Nominees & Recipients
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration) and the video director.? Final nominees announced during live telecast, with final voting held online at CMT.com during the show.
- Blake Shelton featuring Pistol Annies and Friends -- “Boys ‘Round Here”
- Carrie Underwood -- “See You Again”
- Eric Church -- “Give Me Back My Hometown”
- Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan -- “This Is How We Roll”
- Hunter Hayes -- “I Want Crazy”
- Kacey Musgraves -- “Follow Your Arrow”
- Keith Urban with Miranda Lambert -- “We Were Us”
- Luke Bryan -- “That’s My Kind of Night”
- Miranda Lambert -- “Automatic”
- Taylor Swift -- “Red”
- Thomas Rhett -- “It Goes Like This”
- Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban -- “Highway Don’t Care”
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist
- Blake Shelton -- “Doin’ What She Likes”
- Eric Church -- “Give Me Back My Hometown”
- Hunter Hayes -- “I Want Crazy”
- Jason Aldean -- “Night Train”
- Luke Bryan -- “Crash My Party”
- Randy Houser -- “Runnin’ Outta Moonlight”
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist
- Carrie Underwood -- “See You Again”
- Cassadee Pope -- “Wasting All These Tears”
- Kacey Musgraves -- “Follow Your Arrow”
- Miranda Lambert -- “Automatic”
- Sheryl Crow -- “Easy”
- Taylor Swift -- “Red”
GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a group; awarded to the artists
- Eli Young Band -- “Drunk Last Night”
- Lady Antebellum -- “Compass”
- Little Big Town -- “Your Side Of The Bed”
- Rascal Flatts -- “Rewind”
- The Band Perry -- “Done”
- Zac Brown Band -- “Sweet Annie”
DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a duo; awarded to the artists
- Dan + Shay -- “19 You + Me”
- Florida Georgia Line -- “Round Here”
- Florida Georgia Line -- “Stay”
- Thompson Square -- “Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About”
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from an artist's major breakthrough album; awarded to the artist (male, female or group/duo)
- Brett Eldredge -- “Beat Of The Music”
- Cassadee Pope -- “Wasting All These Tears”
- Cole Swindell -- “Chillin’ It”
- David Nail -- “Whatever She’s Got”
- Thomas Rhett -- “It Goes Like This”
- Tyler Farr -- “Redneck Crazy”
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video that featured a special collaborative appearance by artists; awarded to the artists (individual, group or duo)
- Blake Shelton featuring Pistol Annies and Friends -- “Boys ‘Round Here”
- Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan -- “This Is How We Roll
- Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly -- “Cruise (Remix)”
- Hunter Hayes featuring Jason Mraz -- “Everybody’s Got Somebody But Me”
- Keith Urban with Miranda Lambert -- “We Were Us”
- Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban -- “Highway Don’t Care
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Musical performance on a television show, series or variety special on CMT; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo)
- Dierks Bentley and OneRepublic -- “Counting Stars” from CMT CROSSROADS: ONEREPUBLIC AND DIERKS BENTLEY
- Jake Owen -- “Days Of Gold” from CMT HOT 20 COUNTDOWN
- Lady Antebellum and Stevie Nicks -- “Rhiannon” from CMT CROSSROADS: STEVIE NICKS AND LADY ANTEBELLUM
- Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie -- “Oh No/All Night Long” from 2013 CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR
- The Band Perry and Fall Out Boy -- “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark” from CMT CROSSROADS: FALL OUT BOY AND THE BAND PERRY
- Willie Nelson and Neil Young -- “Long May You Run” from CMT CROSSROADS: WILLIE NELSON & FRIENDS FROM THIRD MAN RECORDS