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CARRIE UNDERWOOD TOPS THE “2007 CMT MUSIC AWARDS” |
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Written by CMT
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Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Jack Ingram Also Take Home Buckles
NASHVILLE – April 16, 2007 – Carrie Underwood emerged as the evening’s
big winner at tonight’s 2007 CMT MUSIC AWARDS for her video “Before He
Cheats” winning trophies for VIDEO OF THE YEAR, FEMALE VIDEO OF THE
YEAR and DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR (Roman White). Kenny Chesney took home
top honors for MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR; Rascal Flatts won GROUP VIDEO OF
THE YEAR; and Sugarland won DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR.
Newcomer
Taylor Swift won the first award of her professional career for
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR and Jack Ingram took home his first CMT
buckle in a new category, WIDE OPEN COUNTRY VIDEO OF THE YEAR. The
two-and-a-half hour awards show ceremony took place live at The Curb
Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville.
Hosted by Jeff
Foxworthy, the 2007 CMT MUSIC AWARDS kicked off with an opening sketch
featuring Foxworthy and Blake Shelton entitled, “Are You Smarter Than a
Fifth Grade Country Singer,” with a cast of fifth graders posing as
young country stars. His opening monologue then paid tribute to those
lives lost in the tragedy at Virginia Tech earlier today. Foxworthy
said, “We want you to know that you are in the hearts and minds of the
country music community.”
Kris Kristofferson held back tears as
he was presented the Johnny Cash Visionary Award by close friend and
daughter of the late Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash. In a moving speech,
Cash described Kristofferson’s songs as a “vision of truth, like the
man himself.” The tribute included Gretchen Wilson, Keith Urban, Luke
Wilson, legendary filmmaker and Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese,
Academy Award winner Russell Crowe, Willie Nelson and acclaimed
producer Don Was.
Rascal Flatts ignited the live show with the
fan-voted song, “Life Is a Highway,” which marked the first time in CMT
MUSIC AWARDS history that fans were allowed to cast their votes online
and on mobile phone for the opening number. In addition, a number of
powerful performances marked the evening, including a dramatic
presentation of Sugarland’s hit single, “Stay.” Hank Williams Jr.
brought the audience to its feet with an acoustic version of “A Country
Boy Can Survive,” and Carrie Underwood delivered a dynamic rendition of
“Before He Cheats.”
Keith Urban delivered a special
performance of “Stupid Boy” from Sydney, Australia, rockers Bon Jovi
debuted their new single, “(You Want To) Make A Memory,” from their
upcoming country-inspired album, and Kenny Chesney rocked the house
with his crowd favorite, “Summertime.” Performances by Dierks Bentley
(“Long Trip Alone”), Toby Keith (“High Maintenance Woman”) and Martina
McBride (“Anyway”) rounded out the show.
Joining Foxworthy
onstage were such celebrity presenters as Barbara Mandrell, Big &
Rich, Blake Shelton, Gretchen Wilson, Jason Aldean, NASCAR driver Jeff
Burton, Josh Turner, Kellie Pickler, Lance Smith (“CMT Top 20
Countdown”), LeAnn Rimes, Melissa Peterman (“Reba”, “CMT Comedy
Stage”), Miranda Lambert, Randy Owen of Alabama, comedians Rodney
Carrington and Ron White, Ross “the Intern” Mathews (“The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno”), Stone Cold Steve Austin, Taylor Kitsch (“Friday Night
Lights”) and Taylor Swift.
For the second year in a row, CMT
simulcast the awards live online at CMT.com and on CMT Radio, making
the broadcast available to nearly 150 CMT radio affiliates. In
addition, exclusive content can be seen on CMT.com and its broadband
channel CMT Loaded, on CMT Mobile and on URGE, MTV Network’s digital
music service. MHD: Music High Definition, MTV Networks’
high-definition channel, also simulcasted the 2007 CMT MUSIC AWARDS in
HD. CMT will later bow the awards on its digital all-music channel, CMT
Pure Country.
Below is a complete list of winners for the 2007 CMT MUSIC AWARDS:
CMT MUSIC AWARDS BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from an artist's major debut album; awarded to the artist (male, female, or group/duo).
• Taylor Swift – “Tim McGraw”
CMT MUSIC AWARDS WIDE OPEN COUNTRY VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Video
that aired on CMT during WIDE OPEN COUNTRY and pushes the boundaries of
country music; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or
collaboration).
• Jack Ingram – “Love You”
CMT MUSIC AWARDS VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Video
with the best direction (video that best captures the mood, tempo, and
intensity of the song); awarded to the video director for work on a
specific video and accepted by the director and the artist.
• Roman White / Carrie Underwood – “Before He Cheats”
CMT MUSIC AWARDS GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a group; awarded to the artists
• Rascal Flatts – “What Hurts the Most”
CMT MUSIC AWARDS DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a duo; awarded to the artists
• Sugarland – “Want To”
CMT MUSIC AWARDS FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist.
• Carrie Underwood – “Before He Cheats"
CMT MUSIC AWARDS MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist.
• Kenny Chesney – “You Save Me”
CMT MUSIC AWARDS VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best
video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or
collaboration). Final four nominees announced during live telecast,
with final voting held online at CMT.com and via mobile phone during
the show.
• Carrie Underwood – “Before He Cheats”
CMT,
America’s No. 1 country music network, carries original programming,
specials, and live concerts and events, as well as a mix of videos by
established country music artists and new cutting-edge acts, including
world premiere exclusive videos. Founded March 6, 1983, CMT, owned and
operated by MTV Networks, reaches 84 million households in the United
States. Go to country music’s biggest web site at www.cmt.com.
CMT
will re-telecast the 2007 CMT Music Awards on Monday, April 16 at 10:30
p.m., ET/PT; Tuesday, April 17 at 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., ET/PT;
Thursday, April 19 at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT; Friday, April 20 at 10:00 p.m.,
ET/PT; Saturday, April 21 at 4:30 p.m., ET/PT; Sunday, April 22 at 1:30
p.m. and 7:00 p.m., ET/PT
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