CMT Awards Reveal Nominees for October Show, Led by Dan + Shay, Luke Combs, Ashley McBryde and More
Chris Willman Music WriterProducers of the 2020 CMT Music Awards belatedly unveiled the list of nominees for the long-postponed telecast, and among the leading contenders, there was a six-way tie for first. Three nominations apiece went to Dan + Shay, Ashley McBryde, Luke Combs, Kelsea Ballerini, Thomas Rhett and Sam Hunt.Artists with two nominations each are Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Kane Brown, Gabby Barrett, Blanco Brown, Little Big Town, Old Dominion and the Chicks.Initial nominations for the top prize, video of the year, are always unusually crowded, as the CMT Awards start with a list of 14 nominees that’ll be whittled down to five prior to the Oct.