CMT Music Awards 2020 Winners LIST: Carrie Underwood Takes Home Top Honours, Gwen Stefani Wins Her First (Pic credit – Carrie Underwood & Gwen Stefani/ Instagram; CMT Music Awards/twitter )
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Carrie Underwood has added another feather to her hat by winning two coveted awards at the CMT Awards 2020. The fan-voted awards show for country music videos and television performances, the function was held at Nashville, Tennessee on October 21. Read on to know more about the night below.
For the unversed, these Underwood is the receiver of the highest number of awards in CMT Awards’ history. She earned these honours for video of the year and female video of the year for the track Drinking Alone.
While Carrie Underwood is a legend in CMT Awards, American singer Gwen Stefani won her first CMT Music Award for her collaborative video with Blake Shelton, Nobody But You. Singer Taylor Swift, who won a breakthrough award at the CMT Music Awards 13 years ago, presented this year’s award to Gabby Barrett for I Hope. This track has been a No. 1 hit across both country and pop charts this year.
Listed below are the others who took home the coveted award.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Carrie Underwood – Drinking Alone
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Carrie Underwood – Drinking Alone
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Luke Bryan – One Margarita
GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Old Dominion – One Man Band
DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Dan + Shay – I Should Probably Go To Bed
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Gabby Barrett – I Hope
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Blake Shelton with Gwen Stefani – Nobody But You
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
From CMT Artists of the Year: Chris Young – Drowning
QUARANTINE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Granger Smith – DON’T COUGH ON ME!
Underwood made a virtual performance to accept her award for Drinking Alone. She thanked fans for voting for her during a year when touring came to a halt because of the COVID-19 pandemic. She said, “This one is all about you guys especially because we again haven’t been together but I feel so loved tonight.”
After winning the collaborative video of the year award for Nobody But You, Blake Shelton with Gwen Stefani shared a hug and drinks together. Expressing their love for one another in their recorded speech, Stefani said, “What is happening in my life?”
Sarah Hyland hosted the CMT Music Awards with Kane Brown and Ashley McBryde. Artists like Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato, Jessica Chastain, Kelly Clarkson and others made their presence felt at the award function as well.
