Winners of the 2023 CMT Awards Announced

Sunday saw the CMT Music Awards take place at Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown hosted the event, which was voted on by the fans, and even performed during the broadcast.
Remarkably, Kane and his wife Katelyn Brown made history as the first husband-and-wife duo to win the highly-coveted Video of the Year award for their 2022 song “Thank God”. It was also the first time each of them have won in this category.

Rapper and country singer Jelly Roll earned a major win on Sunday, taking home three awards such as male breakthrough video of the year.

The show boasted performances from Gwen Stefani, Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes, Keith Urban and Alanis Morissette, the latter marking her CMT debut celebrating the 10th anniversary of the “CMT Next Women of Country.”

Country music luminary Shania Twain was presented with the 2023 “CMT Equal Play Award,” and tributes to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Lynyrd Skynyrd were given by various artists.

Here are the winners of the CMT Awards 2023:

Video of the year
Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown - “Thank God” *WINNER

Female video of the year
Lainey Wilson - “Heart Like a Truck” *WINNER

Male video of the year
Jelly Roll - “Son of a Sinner” *WINNER

Group/duo video of the year
Zac Brown Band - “Out in the Middle” *WINNER

Female breakthrough video of the year
Megan Moroney - “Tennessee Orange” *WINNER

Male breakthrough video of the year
Jelly Roll - “Son of a Sinner” *WINNER

Collaborative video of the year
HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson - “Wait in the truck” *WINNER

CMT performance of the year
Cody Johnson - “‘Til You Can’t” (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS) *WINNER

CMT digital-first performance of the year
Jelly Roll - “Son of a Sinner” (from “CMT All Access”) *WINNER