NASHVILLE, June 9,
2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Taylor Swift took
top honors at the 2011 CMT MUSIC AWARDS for VIDEO OF THE YEAR
("Mine"), accepting her award live via satellite from her concert
in Milwaukee. Blake Shelton won two
buckles, a first-time category win for MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR ("Who
Are You When I'm Not Looking"), and BEST WEB VIDEO OF THE YEAR
("Kiss My Country Ass"), a new category for 2011. His better
half, Miranda Lambert scored her second CMT
MUSIC AWARD for FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR ("The House That Built
Me"), while Jimmy Buffett and Zac Brown Band took home the award for CMT PERFORMANCE OF
THE YEAR ("Margaritaville") from their recent pairing on CMT
CROSSROADS.
Multi-platinum group Lady Antebellum won GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
("Hello World") for the second straight year; Justin
Bieber and Rascal Flatts won COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
("That Should Be Me"); and The Band Perry claimed the USA WEEKEND
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR ("If I Die Young"). Sugarland took
home their fourth buckle for DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR ("Stuck Like
Glue") and director Trey Fanjoy won for VIDEO
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR for the videos she directed over the past year
(award eligible videos include: Miranda
Lambert's "The House That Built Me" and Blake
Shelton's "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking").
The evening kicked off with an elaborate pre-taped segment
starring Taylor Swift and Shania Twain as the
iconic partners in crime, "Thelma and Louise." The parody
also featured "Glee's" Chord Overstreet, Donald
Trump, Ron White, Kenny
Rogers and host Kid Rock. Wynonna Judd made a surprise
appearance at the top of the show with Kid Rock before Toby Keith and the Incognito Banditos debuted the world
premiere of the new song, "Made in America."
The party rolled on with two first-time performers on the CMT
MUSIC AWARDS stage: The Band Perry, who performed their
current hit "You Lie," and Luke Bryan, who
was surrounded by dancers for a pyro-filled performance of "Country
Girl (Shake It For Me)." Eight-time CMT MUSIC AWARDS winners
Rascal Flatts were joined onstage by Out For Souls, a Nashville based community choir, for an inspiring
rendition of their hit, "I Won't Let Go." Big and Rich, whose
CMT performance was the duo's first televised performance in over
three years, was joined by surprise guest Gretchen
Wilson for their new song "Fake ID," which is featured in
the upcoming film, "Footloose." Host Kid Rock and
Sheryl Crow sang and danced to their newest
song, "Collide," and Zac Brown Band channeled
Jimmy Buffett with their perfect summer song,
"Knee Deep."
Sugarland's emotional performance of "Stand Up," featured the
Gilbert family from Joplin, MO, who lost
their home in the recent tornadoes and served as a call to action
to encourage viewers to give to the American Red Cross (www.redcross.org) in support of
continued disaster relief. Keith Urban rocked his single,
"Long Hot Summer," while Lady Antebellum performed their newest
hit, "Just a Kiss" and then segued into the Prince classic, "Kiss."
Jason Aldean was then joined onstage by special guest
Ludacris, who performed Jason's hit, "Dirt Road Anthem," which
included lyrics especially written for this performance, and which
will also be available for download on iTunes at midnight.
Finally, Aldean added a bonus track, closing the show with the
ultimate country party song, "My Kinda Party."
Joining Kid Rock onstage were presenters Shania Twain,
Justin Bieber, "American Idol" winner
Scotty McCreery and runner-up Lauren Alaina, Pittsburgh Steelers receiver and "Dancing
With The Stars" winner Hines Ward, Sara
Evans, Train, Kristin Chenoweth, stars
of the CMT original movie "To The Mat" Laura Bell
Bundy and Ricky Schroder, Green Bay
Packers' Clay Matthews, actresses
Melissa Peterman, Mary
Steenburgen and Cheryl Hines,
Gary Busey of "Celebrity Apprentice" and
Indianapolis 500 winner Dan
Wheldon.
For the fourth year in a row, the CMT MUSIC AWARDS featured a
second concert stage sponsored by Nationwide Insurance that
included such up-and-coming artists as Lee
Brice, Colt Ford, Hunter Hayes, The JaneDear Girls, Thompson Square and
CMT'S NEXT SUPERSTAR Finalists Matt Mason and Steven
Clawson.
CMT.com simulcast the live 2011 CMT MUSIC AWARDS online, and
interacted with fans throughout the telecast with live Twitter
(@FollowCMT) and Facebook updates from the red carpet and
backstage. CMT.com also served as an online hub for all fan
interaction surrounding the show with live streams of the red
carpet, backstage press room and more. Exclusive content can
be found on CMT.com and CMT Mobile, and CMT will later bow the
awards on its digital all-music channel, CMT Pure Country, and the
HD network, Palladia.
The 2011 CMT MUSIC AWARDS will re-air on the following
days/times: Thursday, June 9 at 9:30 a.m., 3:00 p.m., and
9:00 p.m.; Saturday, June
11 at 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.; Sunday, June 12 at
2:00 p.m.; Wednesday, June
15 at 8:00 p.m.; Friday, June 24 at 11:00 p.m.; and
Sunday, June 26 at 6:30
p.m. All times Eastern.
The evening's winners are as follows:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female,
group/duo or collaboration) and the video director. Final nominees
announced during live telecast, with final voting held online at
CMT.com during the show.
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist
GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a group; awarded to the artists
DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a duo; awarded to the artists
USA WEEKEND BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from an artist's major breakthrough album; awarded to
the artist (male, female, or group/duo)
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video that featured a special collaborative appearance by
artists; awarded to the artists (individual, group or duo)
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Musical performance on a television show, series or variety
special on CMT; awarded to the artist (individual, group or
duo)
BEST WEB VIDEO OF THE YEAR (New for
2011)
Best video created primarily for internet streaming;
awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo)
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Best video director of the year; awarded to the director for his
or her body of work from the past year
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