CMT Music Awards See Carrie Underwood, John Legend Take Top Honors
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Carrie Underwood and John Legend took home the top award at Wednesday night’s County Music Television (CMT) Music Awards.
Underwood and Legend won video of the year for Hallelujah, a Legend song that. Underwood used on her holiday album. The songstress accepted for herself and Legend, continuing her record as the most-decorated artist in the history of the CMT Music Awards,
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“Thank you fans! Thank you CMT!” Underwood said. “You’re the reason we’re all here doing what we do, doing what we love (and) making music videos.”
The CMTs were thrown a last-minute jolt when Maren Morris and Gabby Barrett dropped out from the show for vague reasons. Barrett won female video of the year.
The show closed out with a performance of “Famous Friends” by Brown and Young.
Complete Winners List:
Video of the year: Carrie Underwood with John Legend – “Hallelujah”
Female video of the year: Gabby Barrett – “The Good Ones”
Male video of the year: Kane Brown – “Worship You”
Duo/group video of the year: Little Big Town – “Wine, Beer, Whiskey”
Breakthrough video of the year: Dylan Scott – “Nobody”
Collaborative video of the year: Chris Young and Kane Brown – “Famous Friends”
CMT performance of the year: Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey – “The Other Girl”
Best family feature: Taylor Swift – “The Best Day (Taylor’s Version)”
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