CMT Awards Winners List and Gallery: Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson Win Big; Megan Thee Stallion and Shania Twain Stun on Red Carpet

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The Academy of Country Music Awards nominations for 2023 are led by two of the newer artists in the genre who have crossed the threshold into becoming stars, Hardy, who has seven nods, and Lainey Wilson, who has six. Following close behind with five nominations each were Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs, Kane Brown and Cole Swindell. Lambert is the most veteran of this crop, having won a record number of ACM Awards over the past two decades. Of the nominations they picked up, Hardy and Wilson share a nod in three categories, as the duet they recorded, the domestic violence-themed “Wait in the Truck,” is in the running for song of the year, visual media of the year and event of the year.

2023 ACM Awards nominees, with HARDY and Lainey Wilson leading the way. Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks will host «Country Music's Party of the Year,» which is set to stream live on Prime Video on Thursday, May 11 at 8 p.m. EDT/7 p.m.

Lainey Wilson admitted she almost walked away from "Yellowstone" before she even got the gig. The 30-year-old country star revealed she was "on top of the world" professionally while also "going through it" with family matters at the same time Taylor Sheridan was expecting a confirmation she would portray Abby on the hit show.  Wilson's father was having health issues, and she was afraid of committing to the show without knowing what the next steps would be for their family. "Professionally, I felt like, man, I'm in the best spot that I've ever been in.

Lainey Wilson is opening up about nabbing her acting debut on Yellowstone.

Lana Wilson always knew Brooke Shields was very beautiful and famous, but prior to making “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” a deeply honest and affectionate portrayal of Shields’ life story, she didn’t really consider that much more about the American cultural icon. “I first vaguely remember encountering her though her sitcom work in the ‘90s,” recalls Wilson, also the filmmaker of the Taylor Swift documentary, “Miss Americana.” “And I had a vague sense of something that had to do with her postpartum [depression].

belted out a rendition of Foreigner’s “I Want to Know What Love Is” accompanied by superstar Ashley McBryde, 39. “Mama, you need to be here,” said Judd about midway through the performance. “And I miss you, and I love you, and I don’t understand.”The elder Judd died by suicide at age 76 on April 30, 2022, the day before she and her daughter were slated to join the Country Music Hall of Fame.“Today we sisters experienced a tragedy.

Sticking to her roots. Lainey Wilson showed off her acting chops as musician Abby on Yellowstone season 5, but her acting debut isn’t enough for the country star to give up her one true passion.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic During the opening monolog at Sunday night’s CMT Music Awards, broadcast from Austin on CBS, there was a comedic bit in which Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown exchanged anniversary presents to celebrate their cohosting of the show for the third consecutive time. Brown gave Ballerini a cowboy hat, and she reciprocated by giving him a pink hat to put on in return. At least a few audience members shared a joke about the exchange: By wearing pink, would Brown be breaking Tennessee’s recently passed law that some believe would ban most drag performances in the state, if they were back home? Viewers whose minds went there during that silly opening were just kidding — but Ballerini really went there later in the three-hour telecast, when she chose four “RuPaul’s Drag Race” queens to perform with her as she sang “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too).” That song, off her 2022 album “Subject to Change,” is Ballerini’s anthem of female friendship — and, with the way the CMT Awards routine played out, she very much seemed to be counting drag performers as among those friends. The performance was playful and ostensibly non-political, and in a different year might not have raised very many shaved or unshaved eyebrows. In spring 2023, it was hard to read it as anything other than a statement of: If drag queens are brought down, the rest of us will be dragged down with them.

The winners are in for the 2023 CMT Music Awards!

The CMT Music Awards 2023 proved to be a big night for Jelly Roll who topped the night as the most-awarded artist taking home three trophies.

star Lainey Wilson and Ian Bohen both told ET they haven't heard many updates on the recently-confirmed news that Matthew McConaughey will star in a new franchise spinoff. «We'll go back this summer,» Bohen told ET's Cassie DiLaura from the red carpet of Sunday's CMT Music Awards but added that «mums the word» on whether he'd seen any scripts yet. «I haven't got a call yet,» Wilson said about filming the rest of season 5, «but as far as I know they don't even know when they're going to be filming.» Wilson added she was feeling positive about the show's future. «I have a really good feeling that if they do finish things in a way that, you know, they're planning, I will be back in it,» she said.

The winners have been announced at the 2023 CMT Music Awards. The show – which was co-hosted by Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown – was held at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.

Date night at the CMT Music Awards! Several stars brought dates to the red carpet in Austin on Sunday, April 2, including both cohosts, Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini.

Wynonna Judd told ET on Sunday that her return to the CMT Music Awards is «bittersweet,» adding that she would use this weekend's award ceremony as an opportunity to help others struggling with their mental health. During her performance of «I Want To Know What Love Is» with Ashley McBryde, Wynonna pointed to the sky and said, «Mama, you need to be here.»Wynonna and her late mother, Naomi Judd, delivered their first TV performance in two decades at last year's CMTs. The performance turned out to be the duo's final one together; Naomi died by suicide weeks later. «I'm going to use my time to talk to anyone out there who is struggling,» Wynonna told ET's Cassie DiLaura of her appearance at Sunday's awards.

Lainey Wilson is a first-time winner at the CMT Music Awards!The country singer took home her first-ever CMT award on Sunday, winning in the Collaborative Video of the Year category for the HARDY-led track, «wait in the truck.»«Man, it's so hard not to cuss,» HARDY began, kicking off their acceptance speech. «This is incredible. I remember the day that Jordan Schmidt, who I wrote the song with, sent me back the demo for this song.

Country music stars focused on fashion while walking the red carpet ahead of the 2023 CMT Music Awards Sunday in Austin, Texas. Kelsea Ballerini wore Dolce & Gabbana to make her red carpet debut with boyfriend Chase Stokes before hosting the show.

Alanis Morissette is about to take over the 2023 CMT Music Awards with an epic performance!

Shania Twain came to slay at the 2023 CMT Music Awards! ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke to Twain at the annual awards show Sunday, where she opened up about receiving the Equal Play honor and dished on her fiery new look.«I mean, what it really means to me, is that the need for equal play for everyone — that needs to be highlighted. So, I'm very proud to be part of that highlight. Obviously, I champion the idea of equal play,» Twain said of the initiative, which aims to break down the gender disparity in the genre.

Body-ody-ody! Megan Thee Stallion had all eyes on her at the 2023 CMT Music Awards. 

Kane Brown and his wife, Katelyn, told ET they are ready to make history at the 2023 CMT Music Awards on Sunday. Should they take home the trophy for Video Of The Year, the duo will be the first-ever married couple to win the prize. «I mean of course it would be so special,» Katelyn told ET's Cassie DiLaura of the potential win.  The couple hit the red carpet in coordinated white outfits they attributed to their shared stylist.