While the 2023 Country Music Television (CMT) Music Awards will be airing Sunday on CBS from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, some familiar faces may be spotted in the audience.
Singer-songwriter Morgan Wade’s music video “Wilder Days,” which is currently up for “Breakthrough Female Video of the Year,” was created in part by Owensboro natives John and Amy-Beth Mason of the video production company Backwards J.
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