2020 CMT Music Awards

2020 CMT Music Awards
2020 CMT Music Awards
Date	October 21, 2020
Location	Nashville, Tennessee
Hosted by	Kane Brown; Sarah Hyland; Ashley McBryde;
Most awards	Carrie Underwood (2)
Most nominations	Luke Combs (4)
Television/radio coverage
Network	CMT

The 2020 CMT Music Awards were held in Nashville, Tennessee on October 21, 2020.^[1] Kane Brown, Sarah Hyland and Ashley McBryde were the hosts for the show.^[2]^[3] The CMT Music Awards are a fan-voted awards show for country music videos and television performances; Voting takes place on CMT's website.^[4]

American singer and record producer Jennifer Nettles was honored with the CMT Equal Play Award for her outspokenness and advocacy for women in country music.^[5]^[6]

Winners and nominees

Nominees were announced on September 23, 2020.^[7]^[8] Winners are shown in bold.^[9]^[10]

Video of the Year	Female Video of the Year
Carrie Underwood — “Drinking Alone” Keith Urban — “Polaroid” Tanya Tucker — “Bring My Flowers Now”	Carrie Underwood — “Drinking Alone” Ashley McBryde — “One Night Standards” Gabby Barrett — “I Hope” Kelsea Ballerini — “homecoming queen?” Maren Morris — “The Bones” Miranda Lambert — “Bluebird”
Male Video of the Year	Group Video of the Year
Luke Bryan — “One Margarita” Jason Aldean — “Got What I Got” Luke Combs — “Even Though I'm Leaving” Morgan Wallen — “Chasin' You (Dream Video)” Sam Hunt — “Hard To Forget” Thomas Rhett — “Remember You Young”	Old Dominion — “One Man Band” Lady A — “Champagne Night” Little Big Town — “Wine, Beer, Whiskey” Midland — “Cheatin' Songs (Live From the Palomino)” The Chicks — “Gaslighter” The Highwomen — “Crowded Table”
Duo Video of the Year	Breakthrough Video of the Year
Dan + Shay — “I Should Probably Go To Bed” Brothers Osborne — “All Night (Studio Performance)” Florida Georgia Line — “Blessings” LOCASH — “One Big Country Song” Maddie & Tae — “Die From A Broken Heart”	Gabby Barrett — “I Hope” Blanco Brown — “The Git Up” Caylee Hammack — “Family Tree” Ingrid Andress — “More Hearts Than Mine” Riley Green — “I Wish Grandpas Never Died” Travis Denning — “After a Few”
Collaborative Video of the Year	CMT Performance of the Year
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani — “Nobody But You” Carly Pearce and Lee Brice — “I Hope You're Happy Now” Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber — “10,000 Hours” Kane Brown and Nelly — “Cool Again” Marshmello and Kane Brown — “One Thing Right” Thomas Rhett and Jon Pardi — “Beer Can't Fix”	*From 2019 CMT Artists of the Year: Chris Young —* “Drowning” From 2019 CMT Artists of the Year: Ashley McBryde — “One Night Standards” From CMT Crossroads: Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs — “Brand New Man” From CMT Crossroads: Halsey and Kelsea Ballerini — “Graveyard” From 2019 CMT Artists of the Year: Sam Hunt — “Fancy” From CMT Crossroads: Sheryl Crow and Chris Stapleton —“Tell Me When It's Over”
Quarantine Video of the Year
Granger Smith — "Don't Cough on Me!" Big & Rich — "Stay Home" Brad Paisley — "No I in Beer" Carly Pearce — "It Won’t Always Be Like This" Charlie Worsham and Various Artists — "With a Little Help From My Friends" Dave Haywood and Kelli Haywood — "Just Another Day in Quarantine" Dolly Parton — "When Life Is Good Again" Luke Combs — "Six Feet Apart" Tenille Townes, Abby Anderson, Kassi Ashton, Keelan Donovan, Alex Hall, Adam Hambrick and Caylee Hammack — "Lean on Me" Thomas Rhett, Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin and Keith Urban — "Be a Light"
CMT Equal Play Award
Jennifer Nettles

References

^ Ungerman, Alex (October 21, 2020). "How to Watch the 2020 CMT Music Awards". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ "Kane Brown On Hosting 2020 CMT Music Awards: 'My First Award That I Ever Won Was On CMT' – CBS Detroit". CBS News. October 21, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ Hubbard, Stephen (October 22, 2020). "2020 CMT Music Awards recap: Carrie Underwood reigns at the socially-distanced, mostly outdoor show". ABC News. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ Hurtado, Alexandra (October 22, 2020). "The Fans Have Spoken! See All the 2020 CMT Music Awards Winners". Parade. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ Willman, Chris (October 20, 2020). "Jennifer Nettles to Receive First 'Equal Play Award' From CMT Awards for Women's Advocacy (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ Paulson, Dave (October 20, 2020). "Jennifer Nettles receives CMT's 'Equal Play Award' for female artist advocacy". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ Leimkuehler, Matthew (September 23, 2020). "CMT Music Awards: Sam Hunt, Luke Combs, Kelsea Ballerini among top nominees". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ Aniftos, Rania (September 23, 2020). "Kelsea Ballerini, Dan + Shay, Thomas Rhett & More Lead 2020 CMT Music Awards Nominations: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ Leimkuehler, Matthew (October 21, 2020). "2020 CMT Music Awards: A list of winners". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ Hudak, Joseph (October 22, 2020). "2020 CMT Music Awards: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[1] Ungerman, Alex (October 21, 2020). "How to Watch the 2020 CMT Music Awards". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[2] "Kane Brown On Hosting 2020 CMT Music Awards: 'My First Award That I Ever Won Was On CMT' – CBS Detroit". CBS News. October 21, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[3] Hubbard, Stephen (October 22, 2020). "2020 CMT Music Awards recap: Carrie Underwood reigns at the socially-distanced, mostly outdoor show". ABC News. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[4] Hurtado, Alexandra (October 22, 2020). "The Fans Have Spoken! See All the 2020 CMT Music Awards Winners". Parade. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[5] Willman, Chris (October 20, 2020). "Jennifer Nettles to Receive First 'Equal Play Award' From CMT Awards for Women's Advocacy (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[6] Paulson, Dave (October 20, 2020). "Jennifer Nettles receives CMT's 'Equal Play Award' for female artist advocacy". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[7] Leimkuehler, Matthew (September 23, 2020). "CMT Music Awards: Sam Hunt, Luke Combs, Kelsea Ballerini among top nominees". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[8] Aniftos, Rania (September 23, 2020). "Kelsea Ballerini, Dan + Shay, Thomas Rhett & More Lead 2020 CMT Music Awards Nominations: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[9] Leimkuehler, Matthew (October 21, 2020). "2020 CMT Music Awards: A list of winners". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[10] Hudak, Joseph (October 22, 2020). "2020 CMT Music Awards: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

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