2018 CMT Music Awards Show Review

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We started off the show with a pretty controversial sketch, but I personally enjoyed it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqBl2Or3cG0

 

We then go to the hosts for this year's show Little Big Town performing their newest hit "Summer Fever"

 

Our first award of the night is for Performance of the Year, with the winners being Backstreet Boys and Florida Georgia Line (Unfortunately, I cannot find links to these performances, not even on CMT's YouTube channel)
• Andra Day, Common, Little Big Town, Lee Ann Womack and Danielle Bradbery – "Stand Up for Something" (From 2017 CMT Artists of the Year)
• Backstreet Boys and Florida Georgia Line – "Everybody" (From CMT Crossroads)
• Charles Kelley, Jason Aldean, Darius Rucker and Derek Trucks – "Midnight Rider" (From 2017 CMT Music Awards)
• Earth, Wind & Fire and Lady Antebellum – "September" (From CMT Crossroads)
• Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, Chris Stapleton and Little Big Town – "I Won't Back Down" (From 2017 CMT Artists of the Year)
• Keith Urban feat. Carrie Underwood – "The Fighter" (From 2017 CMT Music Awards)

 

Blake Shelton then performs his song "Turnin' Me On"

 

The next award of the night is for Breakthrough Video of the Year
• Carly Pearce – "Every Little Thing"
• Danielle Bradbery – "Sway"
• Devin Dawson – "All on Me"
• Lanco – "Greatest Love Story"
• Russell Dickerson – "Yours"
• Walker Hayes – "You Broke Up With Me"

And the Winner Is...

 

Collaborative Video of the Year is up next

• Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line – "Meant to Be"
• Carrie Underwood feat. Ludacris – "The Champion"
• Cole Swindell feat. Dierks Bentley – "Flatliner"
• Justin Timberlake feat. Chris Stapleton – "Say Something"
• Kane Brown feat. Lauren Alaina – "What Ifs"
• Thomas Rhett feat. Maren Morris – "Craving You"

And the Winner is...

 

Jason Aldean then performs "Drowns the Whiskey" sans Miranda Lambert however, which made it sound strange

 

Kelsea Ballerini then took the stage and performed her latest hit "I Hate Love Songs"

 

After a recap of the opening sketch, Dierks Bentley and Brothers Osborne performed their latest song "Burnin' Man" which that specific performance was the first time I had heard that song and I really enjoyed it

 

Duo Video of the Year

• Big & Rich – "California"
• Brothers Osborne – "It Ain’t My Fault"
• Dan + Shay – "Tequila"
• Florida Georgia Line – "Smooth"
• High Valley – "She’s With Me"
• Tim McGraw & Faith Hill – "Speak to a Girl"

And the Winner is...

 

We get back to back performances of Florida Georgia Line's "Simple" and Chris Stapleton's "Millionaire"

 

Group Video of the Year

• Lady Antebellum – "You Look Good"
• Lanco – "Greatest Love Story"
• Little Big Town – "When Someone Stops Loving You"
• Midland – "Make a Little"
• Old Dominion – "No Such Thing As a Broken Heart"
• Rascal Flatts – "Yours If You Want It"
• Zac Brown Band – "My Old Man"

And the Winner is...

 

We then get a performance by Backstreet Boys performing "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"

 

The new Duo of the Year, Dan + Shay, perform their award winning "Tequila"

 

Male Video of the Year

• Blake Shelton – "I'll Name the Dogs"
• Dustin Lynch – "Small Town Boy"
• Jason Aldean – "You Make It Easy"
• Jon Pardi – "Heartache on the Dance Floor"
• Luke Bryan – "Light It Up"
• Thomas Rhett – "Marry Me"

And the Winner is...

 

Kelly Clarkson performs a cover of "American Woman"

 

Female Video of the Year

• Carly Pearce – "Every Little Thing"
• Carrie Underwood feat. Ludacris – "The Champion"
• Kelsea Ballerini – "Legends"
• Lauren Alaina – "Doin’ Fine"
• Maren Morris – "I Could Use a Love Song"
• Miranda Lambert – "Tin Man" From 2017 ACM Awards

And the Winner is...

 

Video of the Year

• Blake Shelton – "I'll Name the Dogs"
• Brett Young – "Mercy"
• Kane Brown feat. Lauren Alaina – "What Ifs"
• Luke Combs – "When It Rains It Pours"
• Thomas Rhett – "Marry Me"

And the Winner is...

 

At certain points of the show, we were treated to performances outside on the streets of Nashville; Sam Hunt's "Downtown's Dead" and Luke Bryan's "Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset"

 

We close out the night with a performance of "Straight to Hell" by Darius Rucker, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and Charles Kelley!