On Monday, April 11, nation music hitmakers will flock to Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium for the 2022 CMT Music Awards. Whereas notable nominees eagerly wait for his or her names to be known as, multi-platinum artist Kelsea Ballerini and Hollywood A-lister Anthony Mackie will push the social gathering alongside as co-hosts.
Nation music followers can anticipate stars dressed to the nines in eye-catching ensembles and jaw-dropping performances by Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Cody Johnson, Kenny Chesney, Maren Morris + Ryan Hurd, Jason Aldean, Little Large City, Outdated Dominion, and extra.
Throughout the star-studded affair, one fortunate nation crooner will stroll away because the Male Video of the 12 months winner. The 2022 competitors is stiff, with Cody Johnson, Eric Church, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett, and Walker Hayes going head-to-head.
In honor of the pleasant rivalry, CMT took a glance again to when fan-favorite musicians scored the celebrated accolade. The 2022 CMT Music Awards will air reside from Nashville at 8 p.m. (ET) Monday on CBS.
2021: Kane Brown – “Worship You”
Kane Brown tackled the 2021 CMT Music Awards as a co-host alongside Kelsea Ballerini. Whereas protecting the viewers engaged and viewers at residence on the sting of their seats, Brown scored Male Video of the 12 months together with his love-centric single “Worship You,” and Collaborative Video of the 12 months for “Well-known Associates” with Chris Younger. The fan-voted honor marked Brown’s second win within the revered class, as he nabbed the title in 2019 with “Lose It.” The family-oriented music video filmed in Jackson Gap, Wyoming, was directed by frequent collaborator Alex Alvga. The chart-topping hit lives on Brown’s EP, “Mixtape Vol.1.”
2020: Luke Bryan – “One Margarita”
Luke Bryan scored Male Video of the 12 months together with his feel-good anthem, “One Margarita,” on the 2020 CMT Music Awards. The smash-hit is featured on Bryan’s seventh studio album, “Born Right here Dwell Right here Die Right here.” The beloved music video was filmed pre-pandemic at Bryan’s Crash My Playa competition in Cancun, Mexico. With confidence, Bryan took the rostrum to thank his devoted fan base for voting and his supportive mom for making an look within the vacation-inspired clip.
“Thanks a lot all of the followers on the market who voted for the video,” he mentioned. “All of the individuals who crashed my social gathering…I need to thank my mom for crashing my video and being the star,” he added concerning the carefree music video that additionally options his shut pals.
2019: Kane Brown – “Lose It”
Nation music star Kane Brown was honored with Male Video of the 12 months on the 2019 CMT Music Awards at Nashville’s Bridgestone Area. The hitmaker scored the accolade with “Lose It,” the up-tempo monitor from his second studio album, “Experiment.” Brown penned the party-anthem alongside songsmiths Chase McGill and Will Weatherly.
“That is superior! I began on Fb, and I bought to thank all my followers, who’ve been behind me by means of all of it,” the younger vocalist uttered in entrance of a roaring crowd of A-listers. At simply 25-years-old the nation crooner snagged the title from seasoned musicians comparable to Eric Church, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Cole Swindell, and Thomas Rhett. Throughout the similar yr, the singer-songwriter was nominated for Video of the 12 months for the fan-favorite clip, “Good As You.”
2018: Blake Shelton – “I’ll Title The Canines.”
2018 was an enormous yr for Blake Shelton, as he dominated the star-studded ceremony. The multi-platinum artist took residence Video of the 12 months for “I’ll Title the Canines” and obtained his tenth win within the Male Video of the 12 months class. Following his victory, the icon took middle stage and acknowledged the following era of nation musicians.
“It’s so cool to sit down up tonight with this new era of nation artists which are developing,” Shelton shared with hope in his voice. “I is likely to be one of many final previous guys which are excited to embrace and be excited concerning the new era developing…so good!”
The music that highlights compromise inside a relationship incorporates a number of conventional nation parts. The hit that soared to the highest of the Billboard Nation Airplay and Mediabase/ Nation Aircheck singles chart was penned by gifted songsmiths Matt Dragstrem, Ben Hayslip, and Josh Thompson. “I’ll Title The Canines” that lives on Shelton’s report, “Texoma Shore” shortly grew to become his twenty fifth profession No.1
2017: Keith City – “Blue Ain’t Your Colour”
The 2017 Male Video of the 12 months class was jammed-packed with fan-favorite nominees, comparable to Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Thomas Rhett, and Eric Church. Nonetheless, the Australian heartthrob snagged the accolade for “Blue Ain’t Your Colour.” Following the discharge, the romantic melody penned by Steven Lee Olsen, Hillary Lindsey, and Clint Lagerberg reached large business and chart success. The mid-tempo monitor raced to the highest of the US Billboard Scorching Nation Songs chart and sat at No.1 for 12 consecutive weeks. Director Carter Smith seamlessly introduced the lyrics to life in a retro-inspired black-and-white music video.
“Thanks. Followers, everyone within the ‘Ville, thanks a lot. You haven’t any concept how a lot this implies to me. I need to say an enormous thanks to my spouse, Nicole Mary. You haven’t any concept how a lot of what I do she’s concerned in each little piece of it, particularly the movies and serving to me,” the hitmaker mentioned whereas accepting the award. “She hates me saying this, however she helps me a lot make these movies what they’re. To our little women at residence, Sunny and FiFi, we’ll convey you subsequent time for certain. And simply once more to CMT and everyone who voted for this, it means all the things to me,” City concluded.
