CMT Country Music Awards Recap 2024

Last night was the 23rd Annual “CMT Music Awards,” broadcast live from Austin Texas. It was an evening that centered on live music, with a couple of awards thrown in – as well as a rocking yet emotional tribute to Toby Keith.

Here’s a complete rundown of the entire evening:

Kelsea Ballerini was once again the host for the awards, her fourth time doing so – and, as she revealed at the end of the broadcast, her last
First up, Cody Johnson got the crowd pumped with his song “That’s Texas.”
Jason Aldean performed “Let Your Boys Be Country”
Montana Jordan and Emily Osment introduced Megan Moroney for a performance of “No Caller ID”
Paul Walter Hauser presents “Collaborative Video Of The Year.” WINNER: Carly Pearce feat. Chris Stapleton “We Don’t Fight Anymore”
Amber Reilly introduces Parker McCollum and Brittany Spencer for a duet performance of Parker’s “Burn It Down”
Megan Moroney and Max Thieriot present the award for “Breakthrough Female Video Of The Year.” WINNER: Ashley Cooke for “Your Place”
…and “Breakthrough Male Video Of The Year.” WINNER: Warren Zeiders for “Pretty Little Poison”
Kelsea Ballerini sings “Come To My Window,” joined by Melissa Etheridge; they then introduce Jordan Davis and NEEDTOBREATHE for a medley of “Brother” and “Next Thing You Know”
Jane Seymour presents the “June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award” to Trisha Yearwood
Jelly Roll and Kelsea Ballerini introduce Lainey Wilson performing “Country’s Cool Again”
Cody Allan introduced Bailey Zimmerman who performs “Where It Ends”
Emma Roberts introduced Keith Urban who performs “Straight Line.” Note: Keith kicked off the song by counting down “5, 3, 24!” – did he just reveal the release date for his upcoming 12th album?
Carly Pearce presents the “CMT Performance Of The Year” award. WINNER: Jelly Roll “Need A Favor” from the 2023 CMT Music Awards
Parmalee introduces Sam Hunt, who performs “Locked Up”
James Van Der Beek introduced Kelsea Ballerini, who performed “Love Me Like You Mean It”
“Duo or Group Video of the Year” award is presented. Winner: Dan + Shay “Save Me The Trouble.” Dan + Shay accept the award from under the stage as they get ready perform live in Kansas City
Roger Clemens introduces a Toby Keith tribute, which consisted of: Brooks & Dunn singing “Should’ve Been A Cowboy”…Sammy Hagar performing “I Love This Bar” and, then, Lukas Nelson & Riley Green introduced Lainey Wilson, who sang “How Do You Like Me Now?”
At the end, all the performers joined center stage to salute Toby with a Red Solo Cup toast, recognizing his family and thanking them for sharing Toby with the world
Cody Allan introduced Old Dominion and Megan Moroney, who performed “Can’t Break Up Now”
Cody Johnson and Kelsea Ballerini introduce Trisha Yearwood, who performs “Put It In A Song”
Mickey Guyton introduced Dasha who performs “Austin”
Minnie Driver presented the “Male Video of the Year.” WINNER: Jelly Roll for “Need A Favor”
Little Big Town and Sugarland perform their new song, a cover of Phil Collins’ “Take Me Home”
Gayle King presents “Female Video of The Year” WINNER: Lainey Wilson for “Watermelon Moonshine”
Billy Bob Thornton presents the “Video Of The Year” WINNER: Jelly Roll “Need A Favor”
Jelly Roll closed out the show with a performance of “Halfway To Hell”

The complete list of last night’s winners:

Video of the Year: “Need a Favor” by Jelly Roll.
Female Video of the Year: “Watermelon Moonshine” by Lainey Wilson.
Male Video of the Year: “Need a Favor” by Jelly Roll.
Duo / Group Video of the Year: “Save Me the Trouble” by Dan + Shay.
CMT Performance of the Year: “Need a Favor” from the 2023 CMT Music Awards by Jelly Roll.
Collaborative Video of the Year: “We Don’t Fight Anymore” by Carly Pearce and Chris Stapleton.
Breakthrough Female Video of the Year: “Your Place” by Ashley Cooke.
Breakthrough Male Video of the Year: “Pretty Little Poison” by Warren Zeiders.
CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year: “It Matters to Her” by Scotty McCreery.
The June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award: Trisha Yearwood.

Jelly Roll was the evening’s big winner, taking home three CMT trophies. If you missed the show, Paramount+ Essential subscribers can watch the 2024 CMT Music Awards on demand starting today.

Source: CMT