Winners List – Mass

The CMT Fan Music Awards have come and gone for 2023! This year, the event took place at the Austin Moody Center, and will be broadcast live on CBS, while streaming live on Paramount+ on Sunday, April 2.

Lainey Wilson led the way with four, Kane Brown, Jelly Roll and Cody Johnson are right behind her with three. (Gelard Roll won in all of his categories.) During the ceremony, Shania Twain was announced as the recipient of the CMT Equal Pay Award, which celebrates artists who advocate for “elevating diverse and underrepresented voices in music. She is the third artist to receive the honor, with previous winners Jennifer Nettles and Linda Martell were.

Brown and Kelsea Ballerini co-hosted the event, which featured performances from Blake Shelton, Biebro, Keith Urban and more. Presenters included Megan Thee Stallion, Hardy, Noah Schnapp, Travis Kelce and others.

See the full list of 2023 CMT Music Awards below:

Look at the year

Bieber – “Hate My Heart”
ROBUSTUS feat. Lainey Wilson – “waiting in the truck”
WINNER: Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown – “Thank God”

Video woman of the year

Carl Pearce – “What He Didn’t Do”
Bieber – “Holy Spirit”
Gabby Barrett – “Choose Me”
Kelsea Ballerini – “Heartfirst”
WINNER: Lainey Wilson – “Heart Like a Truck”
Maren Morris – “The Humble Quest”
Miranda Lambert – “Actin’ Up”

Bad video of the year

Bailey Zimmerman – “A Rock and a Hard Place”
Cody Johnson – “Human”
Cole Swindell – “She’s Myself in the Carolina Chapter”
VICTOR: Gelato Roll – “Son of a Sinner”
Kane Brown – “Like I Love Country Music”
Luke Combs – “The Kind of Love We Make”
Morgan Wallen – “Into You”

Group / two video years

Dan + Shay – “You (Performance Video)”
Lady A – “Summer of the Soul”
Little Big City – “Hell Yeah”
Parmalee – “Take My Name”
On War and Negotiation – “That’s How Love Was Made”
WINNER: Zac Brown Band – “Out in the Middle”

Breakthrough female video of the year

Anna Avery – “Narcissist”
Kylie Morgan – “If She Would, She Would”
MacKenzie Porter – “The Pickup”
WINNER: Megan Moroney – “Tennessee Orange”
Morgan Wade – “Wilder Time”
Tiera Kennedy – “It’s Found in You”

Breakthrough male video of the year

Bailey Zimmerman – “Love”
Corey Kent – “Wild Like Her”
Drake Milligan – “Sounds Like Something I’d Do”
Jackson Dean – “I Don’t Come Lookin”
VICTOR: Gelato Roll – “Son of a Sinner”
Nate Smith – “Volume to You”

Collaborative video of the year

Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley – “Worth A Shot”
VICTOR: HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson – “waiting in the truck”
Irene Andrese with Sam Hunt – “Worful Drinking”
Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown – “Thank God”
Mediterranean feat. Jon Pardi – “Longneck Journey”
Russell Dickerson feat. Jake Scott – “Like”
Thomas Rhett & Katy Perry – “Where We Started”

CMT performance of the year

Black Pumas & Mickey Guyton – “Colors” (from the 2022 CMT Music Awards)
Chris Stapleton – “Whenever You Come Around” (from CMT Giants: Vince Gill)
WINNER: Cody Johnson – “‘Til You Can’t” (from the 2012 CMT Music Awards)
Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson – “Never Never” (from the 2012 CMT Music Awards)
Darius Rucker – “Clamat” (from CMT Storytellers)
Emmy Russell & Lukas Nelson – “Bend Me Down” (from Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration of the Life & Music of Loretta Lynn)
Keith Urban – “Wild Hearts” (from the 2022 CMT Music Awards)
LeAnn Rimes with Ashley McBryde & Carly Pearce – “One Way Ticket” (from CMT Courtesy: LeAnn Rimes & Friends)
The Judds – “Love Bridge” (from the 2022 CMT Music Awards)
Wynonna Judd & Brandi Carlile – “The Rose” (from Naomi Judd: River Time Celebration)

CMT’s digital-first performance of the year

Charley Crockett – “Time of the Cottonwood Trees” (from the CMT Campfire Sessions)
Chris Young – “O You Home” (from CMT Time)
Irene Andrese – “Wisful Drinking” (from CMT Studio Sessions)
VICTOR: Gelato Roll – “Son of a Sinner” (from CMT All Access)
Megan Moroney – “Tennessee Orange” (Verified by CMT Viral)
Scotty McCreery – “Perduint Fretum” (from the CMT Campfire Sessions)

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WINNER: Shania Twain