The 2020 CMT Music Awards were held in Nashville, Tennessee on October 21, 2020.[1] Kane Brown, Sarah Hyland and Ashley McBryde were the hosts for the show.[2][3] The CMT Music Awards are a fan-voted awards show for country music videos and television performances; Voting takes place on CMT's website.[4]

2020 CMT Music Awards
DateOctober 21, 2020
LocationNashville, Tennessee
Hosted by
Most awardsCarrie Underwood (2)
Most nominationsLuke Combs (4)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCMT
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CMT Equal Play honoree, Jennifer Nettles, of superstar duo, Sugarland.
Winner of Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year, Carrie Underwood.

American singer and record producer Jennifer Nettles was honored with the CMT Equal Play Award for her outspokenness and advocacy for women in country music.[5][6]

Winners and nominees

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Nominees were announced on September 23, 2020.[7][8] Winners are shown in bold.[9][10]

Video of the Year Female Video of the Year
Male Video of the Year Group Video of the Year
Duo Video of the Year Breakthrough Video of the Year
Collaborative Video of the Year CMT Performance of the Year
Quarantine Video of the Year
CMT Equal Play Award

References

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  1. ^ Ungerman, Alex (October 21, 2020). "How to Watch the 2020 CMT Music Awards". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Kane Brown On Hosting 2020 CMT Music Awards: 'My First Award That I Ever Won Was On CMT' – CBS Detroit". CBS News. October 21, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Hubbard, Stephen (October 22, 2020). "2020 CMT Music Awards recap: Carrie Underwood reigns at the socially-distanced, mostly outdoor show". ABC News. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Hurtado, Alexandra (October 22, 2020). "The Fans Have Spoken! See All the 2020 CMT Music Awards Winners". Parade. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  5. ^ Willman, Chris (October 20, 2020). "Jennifer Nettles to Receive First 'Equal Play Award' From CMT Awards for Women's Advocacy (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  6. ^ Paulson, Dave (October 20, 2020). "Jennifer Nettles receives CMT's 'Equal Play Award' for female artist advocacy". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  7. ^ Leimkuehler, Matthew (September 23, 2020). "CMT Music Awards: Sam Hunt, Luke Combs, Kelsea Ballerini among top nominees". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  8. ^ Aniftos, Rania (September 23, 2020). "Kelsea Ballerini, Dan + Shay, Thomas Rhett & More Lead 2020 CMT Music Awards Nominations: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  9. ^ Leimkuehler, Matthew (October 21, 2020). "2020 CMT Music Awards: A list of winners". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  10. ^ Hudak, Joseph (October 22, 2020). "2020 CMT Music Awards: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 20, 2024.