CMT Music Awards Performers: First Round Of Artists Performing Announced

The first round of performers set to take the stage at this year's CMT Music Awards were announced on Wednesday.

This year's show will include performances by Ashley McBryde, Dan + Shay, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan and Maren Morris, according to CMT.com.

Each performer announced on Wednesday were also among the list of numerous artists and groups announced to receive CMT Music Award nominations last week. Six Country music acts have tied for the most nominations at this year's show.

McBryde and Dan + Shay, along with Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Sam Hunt and Thomas Rhett each received three nominations during the award show's revealing of nominees last Wednesday.

CMT announced 14 music videos will be considered for the show's top prize, "video of the year," which will be narrowed down to five before the show airs. The fan-voted award show will broadcast on CMT Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020.

This year's CMT Awards will mark the return of The Chicks, who will be nominated for the first time since 2007 for their "Gaslighter" music video. Country legend Tanya Tucker received her first CMT Awards nomination for her video, "Bring My Flowers Down."

Both videos will be nominated for "video of the year" alongside several others including Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, Old Dominion, Carrie Underwood, Blanco Brown and Little Big Town.

Here's a full list of all the 2020 CMT Award nominations, per CMT.com:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Ashley McBryde – “One Night Standards”
• Blanco Brown – “The Git Up”
• Carrie Underwood – “Drinking Alone”
• Dan + Shay – “I Should Probably Go To Bed”
• Keith Urban – “Polaroid”
• Kelsea Ballerini – “homecoming queen?”
• Little Big Town – “Sugar Coat”
• Luke Combs – “Beer Never Broke My Heart”
• Miranda Lambert – “Bluebird”
• Old Dominion – “Some People Do”
• Sam Hunt – “Hard To Forget”
• Tanya Tucker – “Bring My Flowers Now”
• The Chicks -“Gaslighter”
• Thomas Rhett – “Remember You Young”

FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Ashley McBryde – “One Night Standards”
• Carrie Underwood – “Drinking Alone”
• Gabby Barrett – “I Hope”
• Kelsea Ballerini – “homecoming queen?”
• Maren Morris – “The Bones”
• Miranda Lambert – “Bluebird”

MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Jason Aldean – “Got What I Got”
• Luke Bryan – “One Margarita”
• Luke Combs – “Even Though I’m Leaving”
• Morgan Wallen – “Chasin’ You (Dream Video)”
• Sam Hunt – “Hard To Forget”
• Thomas Rhett – “Remember You Young”

GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Lady A – “Champagne Night”
• Little Big Town – “Wine, Beer, Whiskey”
• Midland – “Cheatin’ Songs (Live From the Palomino)”
• Old Dominion – “One Man Band”
• The Chicks – “Gaslighter”
• The Highwomen – “Crowded Table”

DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Brothers Osborne – “All Night (Studio Performance)”
• Dan + Shay – “I Should Probably Go To Bed”
• Florida Georgia Line – “Blessings”
• LOCASH – “One Big Country Song”
• Maddie & Tae – “Die From A Broken Heart”

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR, PRESENTED BY KIT KAT

• Blanco Brown – “The Git Up”
• Caylee Hammack – “Family Tree”
• Gabby Barrett – “I Hope”
• Ingrid Andress – “More Hearts Than Mine”
• Riley Green – “I Wish Grandpas Never Died”
• Travis Denning – “After a Few”

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Blake Shelton with Gwen Stefani – “Nobody But You”
• Carly Pearce and Lee Brice – “I Hope You’re Happy Now”
• Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber – “10,000 Hours”
• Kane Brown feat. Nelly – “Cool Again”
• Marshmello & Kane Brown – “One Thing Right”
• Thomas Rhett featuring Jon Pardi – “Beer Can’t Fix”

CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

• From CMT Artists of the Year: Ashley McBryde – “One Night Standards”
• From CMT Crossroads: Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs – “Brand New Man”
• From CMT Artists of the Year: Chris Young – “Drowning”
• From CMT Crossroads: Halsey and Kelsea Ballerini – “Graveyard”
• From CMT Artists of the Year: Sam Hunt – “Fancy”
• From CMT Crossroads: Sheryl Crow and Chris Stapleton– “Tell Me When It’s Over”

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