"Record-Setting Moments and Best Dressed: Highlights from CMT Music Awards 2024"

The CMT Music Awards returned to Austin, Texas for a second year, featuring stellar performances but also raising questions about some decisions. The show celebrated Texas imagery and the state's influence on country music, but faced criticism for filming performances at the University of Texas' Tower, the site of a tragic shooting in 1966. While the awards spotlighted diversity by recognizing Black women from Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter album, it missed an opportunity to address Beyoncé's historic Number One country album and promote unity in the country music community.