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2013 CMT Music Awards Performances – Full List

Billy Dukes — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:06:20 +0000

Jason Aldean opened the 2013 CMT Music Awards with a blistering hot performance alongside rocker Lenny Kravitz. The two may have never performed live together before, but their version of 'American Woman' showed no flaws. Kravitz shredded while Aldean took his turn at the classic song's verse and chorus. It was the beginning to a eclectic night of live music.

Carrie Underwood Wins Video of the Year at the 2013 CMT Music Awards

Christina Vinson — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:56:11 +0000

After a rendition of ‘Islands in the Stream,’ Sheryl Crow and the legendary Kenny Rogers presented the Video of the Year at the 2013 CMT Music Awards. The two country singers announced the vast list of country stars nominated for the night’s biggest award, which included: Brad Paisley, ‘Southern Comfort Zone’Carrie Underwood, ‘Blown Away’Eric Church, ‘Springsteen’Florida Georgia [...]

Absent Blake Shelton Wins CMT's 2013 Male Video of the Year Award for 'Sure Would Be Cool if You Did'

Megan Pacella — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:35:25 +0000

Not every woman gets the opportunity to present her husband with a coveted award. But at the 2013 CMT Music Awards, Miranda Lambert had that opportunity when she announced that her husband, Blake Shelton, won Male Video of the Year for his smash hit 'Sure Would Be Cool if You Did.'

Jason Aldean Introduces 'Night Train' at the 2013 CMT Music Awards

Christina Vinson — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:27:15 +0000

Jason Aldean certainly debuted his new single 'Night Train' with a celebratory bang as he hit the stage at the 2013 CMT Music Awards. In fact, the sky literally lit up while he played, as fireworks were involved, making it a spectacular display of country music and pyrotechnics.

Lady Antebellum Nab Group Video of the Year for 'Downtown' at 2013 CMT Awards

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:20:06 +0000

Lady Antebellum nabbed the 2013 CMT Award for Group Video of the Year for their uptempo hit ‘Downtown,’ a hilarious, goofy clip that saw the band members adopt drastically different personae. Even though it was not Lady’s first time at this particular rodeo — they won the award in 2011 and 2012 — the threesome seemed [...]

Little Big Town Pay Homage to Fleetwood Mac with 'The Chain' Rendition at CMT Music Awards

Megan Pacella — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:10:36 +0000

It takes some serious chops to cover a Fleetwood Mac song — any Fleetwood Mac song. But at Wednesday’s (June 5) CMT Music Awards, Little Big Town proved that they can cross genres and make any song sound great. Before LBT stepped onto the dark, smoky stage, Keith Urban appeared in the crowd at the [...]

Miranda Lambert Wins Female Video of the Year for 'Mama's Broken Heart'

Christina Vinson — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:04:48 +0000

Miranda Lambert snatched up another belt buckle at the 2013 CMT Music Awards for her hit video ‘Mama’s Broken Heart’ which she also had just performed prior to winning. Lenny Kravitz took the stage again, but this time, it wasn’t for a rockin’ performance — it was to announce Lambert as the winner. She was [...]

Lady Antebellum Deliver Emotionally Resonant 'Goodbye Town' at 2013 CMT Awards

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:57:02 +0000

Lady Antebellum — featuring a heavily pregnant Hillary Scott, who is due to give birth next month — brought their latest single ‘Goodbye Town’ to the stage at the 2013 CMT Awards (June 5). The trio pulled double duty tonight, assisting Darius Rucker as his backup singers during his room-filling performance of ‘Wagon Wheel.’ When [...]

Florida Georgia Line Chalk Up Second CMT Award for Duo Video of the Year

Megan Pacella — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:51:10 +0000

Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line must be tired of getting on and off the 2013 CMT Music Awards stage. The duo made their third trip up the stairs when they snagged the belt buckle for Duo Video of the Year. The guys could barely contain their excitement for winning their second [...]

Keith Urban Lights Up the Stage With 'Little Bit of Everything' at CMT Music Awards

Christina Vinson — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:43:12 +0000

Superstar Keith Urban lit up the Bridgestone Arena stage with his new single, ‘Little Bit of Everything’ during the 2013 CMT Music Awards. As always, the singer showed everyone just how country music is done. Urban’s polished performance of the track, actually inspired by Madonna, was upbeat enough to keep the crowd entertained, but had [...]

Taylor Swift Debuts 'Red' at 2013 CMT Music Awards

Megan Pacella — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:30:27 +0000

After Hunter Hayes and Luke Bryan primed the crowd, Taylor Swift introduced her new country single to CMT Music Awards viewers. Nobody was shocked that Swift brought tons of energy and pizazz to the stage with her 'Red' performance.

Luke Bryan 'Crashes the Party' at the 2013 CMT Music Awards

Christina Vinson — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:23:36 +0000

Luke Bryan partied hard with country music fans as he performed his hit ’Crash My Party’ at the 2013 CMT Music Awards. Bryan really played for his fans during this performance at the Stage on Broadway, and even took a brief second to fist bump with a fan. Onstage, he was surrounded by mostly females (which is [...]

Hunter Hayes Makes Outside Crowd at 2013 CMT Awards Go 'Crazy'

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:15:15 +0000

Crazy. That's exactly how the crowd reacted to superstar-in-the-making Hunter Hayes when he took the outside stage at the 2013 CMT Awards to perform his uber catchy single 'I Want Crazy.' How could they not go nuts over this talented and adorable country wunderkind who was born to perform?

Darius Rucker Gets CMT Music Awards Attendees on Their Feet With Energetic 'Wagon Wheel' Performance

Megan Pacella — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:09:50 +0000

After several energetic performances at the 2013 CMT Music Awards, Darius Rucker brought the crowd to their feet once again with a no-holds-barred rendition of ‘Wagon Wheel.’ Although his band took the stage and the audience expected Rucker to do so as well, the renowned country singer kicked off his performance in the crowd, appearing [...]

Kacey Musgraves Brings a Cafe and 'Blowin' Smoke' to 2013 CMT Awards Stage

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:50:43 +0000

Kacey Musgraves brought KM’s Cafe and her hit single ‘Blowin’ Smoke’ to the stage at the 2013 CMT Awards on Wednesday. The song and the video bemoan Average Jane, small town life, toiling in a dead-end job at a diner, refilling coffee mugs for those just passing through onto the next stop. The singer recreated [...]

2013 CMT Music Awards Winners – Full List

Billy Dukes — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:24:43 +0000

Florida Georgia Line are the big winners so far at the 2013 CMT Music Awards. Their video for 'Cruise' picked up the night's first award for Breakthrough Video of the Year and later won Duo Video of the Year. Miranda Lambert is another two-time winner at this year's CMT Awards.

George Strait, Keith Urban + More Added as 2013 CMT Music Awards Performers

Christina Vinson — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:00:39 +0000

The 2013 CMT Music Awards will be a big night in country music, boasting a terrific lineup of fan-favorite acts, including the King himself. Recently added to the mix are George Strait, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum, making this evening a truly entertaining country music party.

Luke Bryan Performs Drunk On You On CMT Awards Show

Scott Blaine — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:25:37 +0000

Today, while doing my normal work stuff on the computer I noticed that Luke Bryan was one of the most searched topics on Google and Yahoo. Turns out the reason was because of his performance yesterday at the CMT Music Awards and everybody was talking about it. Did you think this was the best performance [...]

Swift Brings Home Big CMT Honor

GNA — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:28:42 +0000

Wednesday night, were the CMT Awards in Nashville. Taylor Swift brought home, what’s been deemed the biggest award of the night — video of the year for her song, “Mine.” While, Swift has numerous fans, I wasn’t sure at first if this video was worthy of winning top honors. The awards, of course, are fan-voted. Swift [...]

CMT Music Awards Coverage And A Rant

Scott Blaine — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:13:49 +0000

CMT held their Music Awards last night in Nashville. I am a big fan of awards shows, so I made sure to check it out. There were lots of great performances such as Big & Rich back together singing their new song "Fake ID", Luke Bryan with a number of pretty women dancing to "Country Girl (Shake It For Me), Toby Keith singing a new song "Made In America" and a very interesting paring of Jason Aldean and rapper Ludacris to wrap up the show with "Dirt Road Anthem" and "My Kinda Party".