CMT Music Awards: Kelsea Ballerini’s final hosting year, Jelly Roll’s electric performance, and more

Jelly Roll swept all three of his nominations, while others winners include Lainey Wilson and Dasha.

Singer Kelsea Ballerini kickstarted the 2024 CMT Music Awards as the evening’s host, referencing her viral reaction to losing a Grammy to fellow country artist, Lainey Wilson,

"You know sometimes the camera just lands on you and people misinterpret your reactions. Trust me.”

The country singer proceeded to joke about what stars in the audience were thinking,

“You may think you know what's going on in our heads, but you don't. So right now, we're going to find out what the stars in our audience are really thinking. That's right, we're reading minds in here."

The host and country star further thrilled fans with a reimagined rendition of her debut song "Love Me Like You Mean It" at the glamorous 2024 CMT Awards ceremony.

Adorned in a stunning shimmery gold bodysuit paired with black tights and heels, Kelsea expressed to the audience, "Y'all, I really can't believe it's been 10 years. That's crazy," during her performance.

 

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Earlier, the host spoke to Variety about hosting the CMT Music awards for her fourth and final year,

"It was the first thing that I did outside of music really, that allowed me to ask myself the question: What else? Like, what else can I do? And I’m ready to ask myself that question again, and I really want to give myself the space to see what else there is.”

In other news, Jelly Roll rocked the stage with an electrifying set, featuring his country radio hit, “Halfway to Heaven” – a winning song at the show.

 

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Solidifying his position as country music's emerging superstar, Jelly Roll swept all three categories he was nominated for at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday night, including the coveted music video of the year for his soulful "Need a Favor."

Among the other winners were Lainey Wilson, who clinched the female video of the year award for "Watermelon Moonshine," and Dan + Shay, honored for duo/group video with "Save Me the Trouble."

 

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Warren Zeiders earned breakthrough male video recognition for "Pretty Little Poison," while Ashley Cooke secured the equivalent accolade for breakthrough female video with "Your Place." Carly Pearce and Chris Stapleton were celebrated for their collaborative video "We Don't Fight Anymore."