Mickey Guyton honored pioneering Black female vocalist Linda Martell with CMT’s equal play award before going on to duet with BRELAND on “Cross Country.”
The legendary Gladys Knight invited them on board the “Friendship Train,” in a highlight that was rivaled only by H.E.R., who teamed with Chris Stapleton for “Hold On.” Earlier, Blanco Brown debuted “Nobody’s More Country.”
The cross-genre collaborations that are a hallmark of the CMT Awards were out in full force: Kelsea and Paul Kelin of LANY debuted “I Quit Drinking,” while Ingrid Andress subbed for Maren Morris on “Like That” with JP Saxe. Carrie Underwood joined NEEDTOBREATHE for “I Wanna Remember.”
Ultimately, Underwood extended her streak as the most awarded artist in CMT Awards history, taking home the night’s biggest honor for video of the year for \"Hallelujah,\" her cross-country collab with John Legend.
Ballerini and Dylan Scott both nabbed their very first CMT honors.
Ballerini's co-host, Kane Brown, closed the show with his hit duet with Chris Young, \"Famous Friends,\" the tune that also brought them collaborative video of the year honors.
Check out the night's winners below:
Video of the Year
Carrie Underwood with John Legend -- \"Hallelujah\"
Male Video of the Year
Kane Brown -- \"Worship You\"
Female Video of the Year
Gabby Barrett -- \"The Good Ones\"
Duo/Group Video of the Year
Little Big Town -- \"Wine, Beer, Whiskey\"
Breakthrough Video of the Year
Dylan Scott -- \"Nobody\"
CMT Performance of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey -- \"The Other Girl\" (from the 2020 CMT Music Awards)
Collaborative Video of the Year
Chris Young and Kane Brown -- \"Famous Friends\"
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