Country music's wildest party of the year turned it up a notch as hosts ErinAndrews and J.J. Watt led a star-studded event at the 2016 CMT MUSIC AWARDS live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. Carrie Underwood owned the night, winning "Female Video of the Year" and "CMT Performance of the Year" for "Smoke Break" and surpassing her own record for the most wins in the show's history with a grand total of 15. Tim McGraw scored his first-ever "Video of the Year" win, the biggest award of the night, marking his first win since 2005. Blake Shelton nabbed the inaugural CMT #SocialSuperstar Award, honoring artists that are pioneering social media as a tool to regularly interact with fans through a multitude of platforms and apps.
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.
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist
GROUP / DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a group or duo; awarded to the artists
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from an artist's major BREAKTHROUGH album; awarded to the artist (male, female or group/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)
CMT #SOCIALSUPERSTAR AWARD
The award honors artists who are pioneering social media as a tool to regularly interact with fans through a multitude of platforms and apps.
Additional airings of the "CMT Music Awards" include the following: Thursday, June 9 at 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.; Saturday, June 11 at 12:00 p.m.; Sunday June 12 at 6:30 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. All times are ET/PT.
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