Last night, the CMT Music Awards were a show unto themselves. An odd mix of country and pop culture converged to produce a spectacle that had to have felt as disheveled to the live audience as it came across on TV. Somewhere among the chaos they passed out some awards to, who were they? Like, country artists? The awards themselves and the people who won them seemed secondary to the parade of name-dropping egotism. The loud, overbearing atmosphere was enough to drive someone to drink. Oh, wait. They were! The party atmosphere shown backstage in host Kid Rock’s dressing room is not exactly the image upheld by country music and its artists. Sure, country music sings about drownin’ your sorrows at the bar because you’re woman left you and your dog died, but its artists’ public image has always been American heartland versus underground party den. An interesting engage was begun on The Country Station’s facebook page last night. If you “like” us, or would like to comment here, we’d be curious as to what you have to say about the direction that country’s image is going.
If you missed any of the awards that the fans voted for, here’s the night’s tally:
2010 CMT MUSIC AWARD WINNERS
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Carrie Underwood – “Cowboy Casanova”
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Keith Urban – “‘Til Summer Comes Around”
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Miranda Lambert – “White Liar”
GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now”
DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn – “Indian Summer”
USA WEEKEND BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Luke Bryan – “Do I”
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins – “Hillbilly Bone”
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Carrie Underwood – “Temporary Home” from INVITATION ONLY: CARRIE UNDERWOOD
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Shaun Silva (award eligible videos include: Kenny Chesney’s “Out Last Night” and Rascal Flatts’ “Summer Nights”)
THE NATIONWIDE INSURANCE ON YOUR SIDE AWARD
Chris Young
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