CMT  heeft bekendgemaakt dat tijdens de CMT Awards op 5 juni ook Boyz II Men, Brandi Carlile, Brett Young, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Luke Combs, Sheryl Crow, Tanya Tucker, Trombone Shorty en Zac Brown Band zullen optreden. De line-up bestond al uit Carrie Underwood, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan, Maren Morris en Thomas Rhett.

Hieronder een overzicht van de genomineerden:

Video of the Year: Best video of the year; awarded to the artist and the video director. Final nominees announced the morning of the show, with final voting held on social media during the live telecast.

• Carrie Underwood – “Cry Pretty”
• Chris Janson – “Drunk Girl”
• Cole Swindell – “Break Up in the End”
• Dan + Shay – “Speechless”
• Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne – “Burning Man”
• Eric Church – “Desperate Man”
• Florida Georgia Line – “Simple”
• Kacey Musgraves – “Rainbow”
• Kane Brown – “Good as You”
• Keith Urban feat. Julia Michaels – “Coming Home”
• Kelsea Ballerini – “Miss Me More”
• Luke Combs – “She Got the Best of Me”
• Maren Morris – “GIRL”
• Zac Brown Band – “Someone I Used To Know”

Male Video of the Year: Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist

• Cole Swindell – “Break Up in the End”
• Eric Church – “Desperate Man”
• Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert – “Drowns The Whiskey”
• Kane Brown – “Lose It”
• Kenny Chesney – “Get Along”
• Luke Bryan – “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset”
• Thomas Rhett – “Life Changes”

Female Video of the Year: Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist

• Brandi Carlile – “The Joke”
• Carly Pearce – “Closer To You”
• Carrie Underwood – “Love Wins”
• Kacey Musgraves – “Space Cowboy”
• Kelsea Ballerini – “Miss Me More”
• Maren Morris – “GIRL”
• Miranda Lambert – “Keeper of the Flame”

Duo of the Year: Best video by a duo; awarded to the artists

• Brothers Osborne – “I Don’t Remember Me (Before You)”
• Dan + Shay – “Speechless”
• Florida Georgia Line – “Simple”
• LOCASH – “Feels Like A Party”
• Maddie & Tae – “Friends Don’t”
• Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift – “Babe”

Group Video of the Year: Best video by a group; awarded to the artists

• Eli Young Band – “Love Ain’t”
• LANCO – “Born to Love You”
• Little Big Town – “Summer Fever”
• Midland – “Burn Out”
• Old Dominion – “Hotel Key”
• Zac Brown Band – “Someone I Used To Know”

Breakthrough Video of the Year: Best video from an artist’s major breakthrough album; awarded to the artist (male, female or group/duo)

• Ashley McBryde – “Girl Goin’ Nowhere (At Marathon Music Works)”
• Jimmie Allen – “Best Shot”
• Jordan Davis – “Take It From Me”
• Mitchell Tenpenny – “Drunk Me”
• Morgan Wallen – “Whiskey Glasses”
• Runaway June – “Buy My Own Drinks”
• Tenille Townes – “Somebody’s Daughter”

Collaborative Video of the Year: Best video from a collaboration; awarded to the artists

• Brantley Gilbert and Lindsay Ell – “What Happens In A Small Town”
• Darius Rucker feat. Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Charles Kelley – “Straight To Hell”
• Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne – “Burning Man”
• Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert – “Drowns The Whiskey”
• Keith Urban feat. Julia Michaels – “Coming Home”
• Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift – “Babe”

CMT Performance of the Year: Musical performance on a television show, series or variety special on CMT; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo)

• Boyz II Men and Brett Young – “Motownphilly” (CMT Crossroads)
• Luke Combs and Leon Bridges – “Beautiful Crazy” (CMT Crossroads)
• Maren Morris and Brandi Carlile – (“You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman” (2018 CMT Artists of the Year)
• Brett Eldredge and Meghan Trainor – “Let You Be Right” (CMT Crossroads)
• Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman and Gladys Knight – “I Can’t Make You Love Me” and “Help Me Make It Through the Night” (2018 CMT Artists of the Year)
• Zac Brown Band and Shawn Mendes – “Keep Me In Mind” (CMT Crossroads)