{"id":19005,"date":"2022-04-12T05:50:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/?p=19005"},"modified":"2022-04-12T05:51:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:51:31","slug":"carrie-underwood-jason-aldean-cody-johnson-win-big-at-cmt-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2022\/04\/carrie-underwood-jason-aldean-cody-johnson-win-big-at-cmt-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean &amp; Cody Johnson Win Big At CMT Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The CMT Music Awards were held live from Nashville on Monday, April 11th, airing on CBS for the first time ever.<\/p>\n<p>The evening&#8217;s big winners were Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean and Cody Johnson, who each took home two belt buckle trophies.<\/p>\n<p>Keith Urban kicked off the night with his song \u201cWild Hearts,\u201d followed by Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson performing a dramatic \u201cNever Say Never\u201d in the rain.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tqEeNYwh1s8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pUJqjReVKIg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Kelsea Ballerini co-hosted the event virtually from home due to a COVID-19 diagnosis, while Anthony Mackie joked that they found a \u201cbackup KB\u201d to co-host, as Kane Brown joined him onstage throughout the night.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being nominated for four CMT awards, Kane didn\u2019t end up taking home any buckles this year.<\/p>\n<p>Carrie Underwood had already won the most CMT awards ever before last night \u2014 and she took home two more with Jason Aldean for \u201cIf I Didn\u2019t Love You,\u201d including Video of the Year. Jason said that this is the first Video of the Year award he\u2019s won in his 17-year-long career.<\/p>\n<p>Cody Johnson&#8217;s two CMT awards were for Male Video of the Year for \u201c\u2019Til You Can\u2019t&#8221; and CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year for &#8220;Dear Rodeo&#8221; (from CMT Campfire Sessions).<\/p>\n<p>Miranda Lambert was the lucky winner for Female Video of the Year for \u201cIf I Was a Cowboy,\u201d which she performed live later in the show.<\/p>\n<p>Carrie Underwood wowed the audience with her aerial silks skills while singing \u201cGhost Story,\u201d and The Judds performed for the first time at an awards show in over 20 years, singing a momentous version of \u201cLove Can Build a Bridge\u201d with the help of a gospel choir.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xlPRM_koEeA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y1Smd25IFck\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Jason Aldean and Bryan Adams revived their 2009 CMT Crossroads rendition of \u201cHeaven.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uUA1jm12mb4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Jimmie Allen, Monica, and Little Big Town also brought heaven to the stage visually with \u201cPray\u201d\u2014as the performers were all dressed in white with cloud-like fog at their feet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V6vwwyR3i94\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Co-host Kelsea Ballerini took work-from-home to a whole new level, performing her new song \u201cHeartfirst\u201d from her backyard.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yMaUN2bOj3g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Other performers included Carly Pearce, Old Dominion, Thomas Rhett + Riley Green, Mickey Guyton + Black Pumas, Gabby Barrett, Walker Hayes, Maren Morris + Ryan Hurd, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Kane Brown, and Kenny Chesney.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c8dNZwQ_rdM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GxVHPySWelE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cbSfEMB1KeQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>George Strait won his first CMT Award ever for Performance of the Year, which he accepted virtually. Maddie &amp; Tae won Group\/Duo Video of the Year for \u201cWoman You Got,\u201d which a very emotional Maddie Font accepted in person without Tae Kerr, who appeared virtually from home with her newborn baby.<\/p>\n<p>Presenters included Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes, Dennis Quaid, Martina McBride, Kacey Musgraves, Gayle King, Joel McHale, Taylor Lautner, and the stars of Queer Eye: Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, and Antoni Porowski.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full list of winners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Video of the Year<\/em><br \/>\nJason Aldean &amp; Carrie Underwood &#8211; &#8220;If I Didn&#8217;t Love You&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Female Video of the Year<\/em><br \/>\nMiranda Lambert &#8211; &#8220;If I Was A Cowboy&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Male Video of the Year<\/em><br \/>\nCody Johnson &#8211; &#8220;&#8216;Til You Can&#8217;t&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Group\/Duo Video of the Year<\/em><br \/>\nMaddie &amp; Tae &#8211; &#8220;Woman You Got&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Breakthrough Video of the Year<\/em><br \/>\nParker McCollum &#8211; &#8220;To Be Loved By You&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Collaborative Video of the Year<\/em><br \/>\nJason Aldean &amp; Carrie Underwood &#8211; &#8220;If I Didn&#8217;t Love You&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>CMT Performance of the Year<\/em><br \/>\nGeorge Strait &#8211; &#8220;Is Anybody Goin&#8217; to San Antone (from CMT GIANTS: Charley Pride)&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year<\/em><br \/>\nCody Johnson &#8211; &#8220;Dear Rodeo&#8221; (from CMT Campfire Sessions)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The big winners at the CMT Music Awards were Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean and Cody Johnson, who each took home two belt buckle trophies.","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":19006,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_img_display":"Yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[3386,45,3012,707,76,142,265,65,180,162],"class_list":["post-19005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-country-music-news","tag-bryan-adams","tag-carrie-underwood","tag-cmt-awards","tag-cmt-music-awards","tag-cody-johnson","tag-jason-aldean","tag-jimmie-allen","tag-kelsea-ballerini","tag-little-big-town","tag-miranda-lambert"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-11 12:59:54","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"react_link":"https:\/\/country959.com\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2022\/04\/carrie-underwood-jason-aldean-cody-johnson-win-big-at-cmt-awards\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19005"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19007,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19005\/revisions\/19007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}