KICK Picks Tonight’s CMT Awards
We're less than four hours (as of this writing) away from tonight's CMT Music Awards, honoring the best of the past year in music videos. Last fall we tried to pick the CMA Awards (which Ben won), and earlier this year we tried to pick the ACM Awards (which I won), so let's put our predicting skills to the test to pick the best videos in country music. The awards air tonight at 7pm central on CMT. Each nominee is clickable through to the video (only once per nominated video throughout the article)
Video of the Year
NOMINEES: Artists of Then, Now & Forever, “Forever Country”; Brad Paisley, “Today”; Brett Eldredge, “Wanna Be That Song”; Carrie Underwood, “Church Bells”; Cole Swindell, “Middle of a Memory”; Dierks Bentley and Elle King, “Different for Girls”; Florida Georgia Line, “H.O.L.Y.”; Jon Pardi, “Dirt on My Boots”; Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”; Kelsea Ballerini, “Peter Pan”; Little Big Town, “Better Man”; Luke Bryan, “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day”; Miranda Lambert, “Vice”; Thomas Rhett, “Star of the Show”
Ben: Artists of Then, Now & Forever, “Forever Country”
Brodie: Artists of Then, Now & Forever, “Forever Country”
Michael: Artists of Then, Now & Forever, “Forever Country”
Sam: Artists of Then, Now & Forever, “Forever Country”
Female Video of the Year
NOMINEES: Carrie Underwood, “Church Bells”; Kelsea Ballerini, “Peter Pan”; Lauren Alaina, “Road Less Traveled”; Maren Morris, “80s Mercedes”; Miranda Lambert, “Vice”; Reba McEntire, “Back to God”
Ben: Carrie Underwood, "Church Bells"
Brodie: Maren Morris, "80s Mercedes"
Michael: Reba McEntire, "Back To God"
Sam: Maren Morris, "80s Mercedes"
Male Video of the Year
NOMINEES: Blake Shelton, “Came Here to Forget”; Eric Church, “Record Year”; Jason Aldean, “Lights Come On”; Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”; Luke Bryan, “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day”; Thomas Rhett, “Star of the Show”
Ben: Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
Brodie: Thomas Rhett, “Star of the Show”
Michael: Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
Sam: Thomas Rhett, “Star of the Show”
Duo Video of the Year
NOMINEES: Big & Rich feat. Tim McGraw, “Lovin’ Lately”; Brothers Osborne, “21 Summer”; Dan + Shay, “How Not To”; Florida Georgia Line, “H.O.L.Y.”; LoCash, “I Know Somebody”
Ben: Big & Rich feat. Tim McGraw, “Lovin’ Lately”
Brodie: Big & Rich feat. Tim McGraw, “Lovin’ Lately”
Michael: Florida Georgia Line, “H.O.L.Y.”
Sam: Florida Georgia Line, “H.O.L.Y.”
Group Video of the Year
NOMINEES: Eli Young Band, “Saltwater Gospel”; Lady Antebellum, “You Look Good”; Little Big Town, “Better Man”; Midland, “Drinkin’ Problem”; Old Dominion, “Song For Another Time”
Ben: Little Big Town, “Better Man”
Brodie: Little Big Town, “Better Man”
Michael: Lady Antebellum, “You Look Good”
Sam: Lady Antebellum, “You Look Good”
Breakthrough Video of the Year
NOMINEES: Brett Young, “In Case You Didn’t Know”; Jon Pardi, “Dirt on My Boots”; Kane Brown, “Used to Love You Sober”; Lauren Alaina, “Road Less Traveled”; Luke Combs, “Hurricane”; RaeLynn, “Love Triangle”
Ben: Jon Pardi, “Dirt on My Boots”
Brodie: Lauren Alaina, “Road Less Traveled”
Michael: Kane Brown, “Used to Love You Sober”
Sam: Lauren Alaina, “Road Less Traveled”
Collaborative Video of the Year
NOMINEES: Artists of Then, Now & Forever, “Forever Country”; Chris Young feat. Vince Gill, “Sober Saturday Night”; Dierks Bentley and Elle King, “Different for Girls”; Florida Georgia Line feat. Tim McGraw, “May We All”; Keith Urban feat. Carrie Underwood, “The Fighter”; Kenny Chesney feat. Pink, “Setting the World on Fire”
Ben: Artists of Then, Now & Forever, “Forever Country”
Brodie: Artists of Then, Now & Forever, “Forever Country”
Michael: Dierks Bentley and Elle King, “Different for Girls”
Sam: Artists of Then, Now & Forever, “Forever Country”
Social Superstar
NOMINEES: Brett Eldredge; Jake Owen; Keith Urban; Kelsea Ballerini; Lauren Alaina; Thomas Rhett
Ben: Brett Eldredge
Brodie: Thomas Rhett
Michael: Lauren Alaina
Sam: Thomas Rhett
CMT Performance of the Year
NOMINEES: Jason Aldean, “Hicktown” (CMT Concert of the Summer); Jason Derulo and Luke Bryan, “Want to Want Me” (Crossroads); John Mellencamp and Darius Rucker, “Pink Houses” (Crossroads); Alicia Keys and Maren Morris, “80s Mercedes” (Crossroads); Meghan Trainor, Jill Scott and Kelsea Ballerini, “You’re Still the One/Any Man of Mine/Man, I Feel Like a Woman” (CMT Artists of the Year); Nick Jonas and Thomas Rhett, “Close” (Crossroads)
Ben: Nick Jonas and Thomas Rhett, “Close” (Crossroads)
Brodie: Meghan Trainor, Jill Scott and Kelsea Ballerini, “You’re Still the One/Any Man of Mine/Man, I Feel Like a Woman” (CMT Artists of the Year)
Michael: John Mellencamp and Darius Rucker, “Pink Houses” (Crossroads)
Sam: Nick Jonas and Thomas Rhett, “Close” (Crossroads)
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