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Following the passing of Southern rock star Gary Rossington in March, the 2023 CMT Music Awards decided to pay tribute to the late superstar and his impact with Lynyrd Skynyrd on Sunday night (April 2).
Taking to the stage for the evening’s final performance, country singers Cody Johnson, Wynonna Judd and LeAnn Rimes were joined by Guns N’ Roses’ Slash, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers and former Allman Brothers Band members Chuck Leavell and Warren Haynes for a tribute to the late guitarist, performing the band’s iconic tracks “Simple Man” and “Sweet Home Alabama.”
The star-studded group of performers was introduced by British rock star Peter Frampton, who lauded Rossington as a “Southern rock icon,” saying the star “helped define a band’s sound, and he inspired millions of fans and musicians” before joining his fellow bandmates “in rock n’ roll heaven.”
For their performance, the superstar group turned the stage into a Southern swamp of talent, backed by images of murky waters and reeds, as the musicians grooved their way through “Simple Man,” with Johnson and Rodgers trading verses back and forth. Once they finished out the classic track, the supergroup launched into a rollicking performance of “Sweet Home Alabama,” bringing the cheering crowd to its feet for a big finish to the annual ceremony.
Johnson, Judd, Rimes and company were far from the only performers to take to the CMT stage on Sunday. Stars including Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, Jelly Roll and Carrie Underwood all performed at the awards show, while Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown hosted the telecast and delivered sets of their own.
Carrie Underwood delivered her highly anticipated CMT Music Awards performance on Sunday night (April 2) when she unleashed her Denim & Rhinestones hit “Hate My Heart” onstage in front of the capitol building in Austin.
Fittingly dressed in a Queen of Hearts-inspired blazer, corset and shorts — and holding a heart-encrusted microphone — the country superstar delivered the track as fireworks blasted off behind her. “Hate My Heart” was up for video of the year at this year’s ceremony, though it ultimately lost to Kane and Katelyn Brown’s “Thank God.”
Underwood’s “Ghost Story” was also nominated for female video of the year.
The singer is no stranger to the CMT Music Awards, as she’s taken home 25 total trophies throughout her career. She also has the most video of the year wins and female video of the year wins of any artist.
“I wanted to have fun from the get-go,” the 40-year-old star previously told Billboard of Denim & Rhinestones, which debuted at No. 2 on Billboard‘s Top Country Albums chart. “That was definitely mission No. 1. With some other albums, it took me writing for a while before I figured out where the album’s gonna go. It’s got a lot of vintage sparkle. It’s not solidly throwback, but we have a couple of songs that are a little more ’70s feel and some that are in the ’80s pop world and some ’90s rock stuff, and obviously country. But we wanted to have music that was fun and felt good.”
Honoring ten years of CMT’s “Next Women of Country” series, a quintet of female singer-songwriters delivered Alanis Morissette‘s star-making 1995 post-breakup anthem “You Oughta Know” at the 2023 CMT Music Awards. Morissette was joined by previous honorees Lainey Wilson, Ingrid Andress, Madeline Edwards and Morgan Wade for the performance.
Wearing a sequined shirt over a white tee, Alanis led the All-Star vocal group in a performance of the incendiary Jagged Little Pill classic — with, appropriately enough, an actual blaze going on behind them. The performance was a mostly faithful rendition, albeit with some more complex harmonies added to the chorus, befitting the vocal talents of the singers assembled, and Alanis still stole the show with her piercing “ohhhhhh“s on the song’s wordless bridge.
The performance was the second ’90s alt-rock crossover event of the evening, following Gwen Stefani and Carly Pearce teaming up for a run through “Just a Girl,” originally by the former’s best-selling band No Doubt. Lainey Wilson had previous taken the stage for her ballad “Heart Like a Truck,” and also picked up a pair of awards earlier in the evening: female video of the year (for “Heart Like a Truck”) and collaborative video of the year (for “Wait in the Truck,” along with HARDY).
“You Oughta Know” served as Morissette’s breakout hit in 1995, as the first single pulled from her Jagged Little Pill album, and made her a phenomenon with its furious (and much-debated) lyrics and impassioned delivery. Jagged Little Pill would ultimately go on to be certified diamond by the RIAA, and ranks at No. 7 on Billboard‘s Greatest of All-Time Billboard 200 chart.
When it came time for her performance at the 2023 CMT Music Awards on Sunday night (April 2), Kelsea Ballerini decided to bring a quartet of fabulous drag queens out to help her deliver a poignant message.
Performing her single “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too),” Ballerini was joined by RuPaul’s Drag Race alumni Manila Luzon, Kennedy Davenport, Jan Sport and Olivia Lux. All dressed in their best 1950s southern drag, Ballerini and the queens strutted around the stage — which was decorated like a white picket-fenced front yard — singing about their ride-or-die friendship with one another.
Eventually, the quintet of performers found its way from the stage to a massive catwalk stretching through the audience. As confetti rained down from above, Ballerini cuddled up with the four queens, belting out the final words to the song: “Our bodies are buried and they’re in the same ditch/ So even if I wanted to, I can’t snitch,” she sang. “Thirty to life would go quicker with you/ So if you go down, I’m goin’ down too.”
The performance came as something of a political statement from the country star, especially as drag has become a target for right-wing legislatures around the country. Most recently, after Tennessee passed its widely criticized public-drag ban, a federal judge blocked the law from taking effect for 14 days on Friday (March 31), claiming that the state failed to make a compelling argument as to why the new law was warranted.
Ballerini wasn’t only performing on Sunday night — the singer served as one of the evening’s hosts alongside Kane Brown. Stars including Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Gwen Stefani and Tyler Hubbard also shared performances during the event, while Lainey Wilson led nominees at the event with four nominations. Brown, Jelly Roll and Cody Johnson followed with three each.
Check out the full performance below:
Jelly Roll rocked the 2023 CMT Music Awards on Sunday night (April 2) with a performance of his genre-bending hit, “Need a Favor.”
Backed by a full gospel choir, the 38-year-old delivered his sermon for the sinners as church signs featuring the track’s lyrics flashed behind him. “I only talk to God, when I need a favor/ And I only pray, when I ain’t got a prayer,” he belted in the chorus.
Jelly Roll (born Jason DeFord) snagged his first CMT Music Award this year, as he won all three awards he was nominated for. “Son of a Sinner” won digital-first performance of the year, breakthrough male video of the year and male video of the year.
The rising country star made history earlier this year after he surpassed NLE Choppa for most weeks atop Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart, as “Need a Favor” peaked at No. 37 on Hot Country Songs and his most popular track to date, “Son of a Sinner,” peaked at No. 8.
“I think what I think I represent is just a beacon of hope,” the singer previously told Billboard of his success. “I don’t look like the guy that you would’ve assumed would’ve made it [in the music industry]. Sam Hunt’s a really dear friend of mine, and Sam is just a big striking, handsome guy. When you see him, you’re like, ‘Oh, I get it.’ When you see me, you don’t get it initially — then you meet me, and hear the story and hear the music. I just feel like I represent the guy who looks at himself in the mirror every day and goes, ‘Yeah, guys like me don’t make it.’”
Carly Pearce joined Gwen Stefani on stage in Austin at the 2023 CMT Music Awards for a performance of the latter’s first signature song with her ’90s and ’00s band No Doubt, 1995’s “Just a Girl.”
With co-host Kelsea Ballerini teasing a “scream-sing” moment for the old crowd, Stefani took the stage in a throwback sort of punk chic dress to deliver the song’s first verse and chorus. A black-clad Pearce then made her way to the stage to take the second verse and chorus, with Pearce and Stefani trading off vocals on the climactic refrain and singing together on the final “ohhh, I’ve had it up to here”s to loud audience appreciation.
The appearance was Pearce’s second time playing on the evening, having previously performed on her own for her country radio smash “What He Didn’t Do.” Pearce is also nominated for two awards at this year’s ceremonies: female video of the year and CMT performance of the year, both nods for “What He Didn’t Do.” (She lost female video shortly after her and Stefani’s performance, to Lainey Wilson for “Heart Like a Truck.”) Stefani’s husband Blake Shelton previously kicked off the show with his recent single “No Body.”
“Just a Girl” peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early Hot 100, the group’s first top 40 hit. Along with follow-up singles like “Spiderwebs” and “Don’t Speak,” “Girl” helped its parent album Tragic Kingdom become of the best-selling albums of the mid-’90s, earning diamond certification from the RIAA.
Shania Twain proved that she’s still the one on Sunday night (April 2) when accepting the equal play award at the 2023 CMT Awards.
The country icon was presented her award by rap superstar Megan Thee Stallion, who celebrated Twain for being “an outspoken ally against every hate of all kind,” while also celebrating her newfound kinship with the singer. “I don’t wanna cheese this hard because I just met her and that’s my new bestie,” Megan said with a laugh. “She’s hot girl Shania!”
Taking to the stage, Shania immediately proclaimed that one song title in particular appeared to be following her. “When I wrote the phrase, ‘Man! I Feel Like a Woman,’ I had no idea at the time that it would be the undercurrent of a decades-long career, and get adopted by an array of fantastic communities around the world, and become a genuine path of power and progress for women in country music,” she said, grinning.
Reflecting on her history at the CMT Music Awards, Twain eventually cut to the heart of the issue, making a vow to keep uplifting “the many outstanding country artists who are not currently played, streamed, signed or awarded at the level they deserve.” She continued, saying “I believe in an all-inclusive country music. We’re a family … let us, the country music industry, do our part to close the gap and provide an equal workspace for all talent. Let’s ensure that all our fellow artists get equal play, regardless of gender, age or race.”
The “That Don’t Impress Me Much” singer was just one among a bevy of attendees on Sunday night — stars such as Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Gwen Stefani and Tyler Hubbard all performed throughout the telecast. Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown served as the evening’s hosts, while Lainey Wilson led nominees with four nominations. Brown, Jelly Roll and Cody Johnson followed closely behind with three each.
The ultimate country vocal powerhouses came together for a jaw-dropping duet at the 2023 CMT Music Awards on Sunday night (April 2), as Wynonna Judd and Ashley McBryde performed an emotional rendition of Foreigner’s 1984 hit “I Want to Know What Love Is.” The rock hit topped the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for two weeks in 1985.
In addition to mind-blowing vocal runs and harmonies, the most touching part of the performance was when Judd seemed to address her late mother, Naomi Judd, toward the end of the performance. “Mama, you need to be here tonight,” she sang before the last chorus, as McBryde smiled at her in support. “I miss you and I love you and I don’t understand.”
Naomi, 76, who had battled depression, died by suicide on April 30, 2022, one day before The Judds were set to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Wynonna was nominated twice in the CMT performance of the year category at this year’s ceremony, for The Judds’ “Love Can Build a Bridge” from the 2022 CMT Music Awards, and her Brandi Carlile duet “The Rose” from Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration.
McBryde, meanwhile, also has two nominations. Her “Bonfire At Tina’s” collaboration with Caylee Hammack, Brandy Clark and Pillbox Patti is up for video of the year and her “One Way Ticket” CMT Crossroads collaboration with LeAnn Rimes and Carly Pearce is nominated for CMT performance of the year.
The fan-voted CMT Music Awards are back for 2023! This year, the event will be held at Austin’s Moody Center, and will air live on CBS, while streaming live on Paramount+ on Sunday, April 2.
Lainey Wilson leads in nominations with four, while Kane Brown, Jelly Roll and Cody Johnson are right behind her with three. In the days heading into the ceremony, Shania Twain was announced as the recipient of the CMT Equal Pay Award, which celebrates artists who are advocates for “elevating diverse and underrepresented voices in country music,” according to the CMTs. She is the third artist to receive the honor, whose previous winners were Jennifer Nettles and Linda Martell.
Brown and Kelsea Ballerini are set to co-host the event, which will feature performances from Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and many more. Presenters include Megan Thee Stallion, HARDY, Noah Schnapp, Travis Kelce and others.
The show begins at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Keep checking back as we update the full list of winners as they’re announced during the 2023 CMT Music Awards!
Video of the year
Carrie Underwood – “Hate My Heart”HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson – “wait in the truck”Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown – “Thank God”
Female video of the year
Carly Pearce – “What He Didn’t Do”Carrie Underwood – “Ghost Story”Gabby Barrett – “Pick Me Up”Kelsea Ballerini – “Heartfirst”Lainey Wilson – “Heart Like A Truck”Maren Morris – “Humble Quest”Miranda Lambert – “Actin’ Up”
Male video of the year
Bailey Zimmerman – “Rock and A Hard Place”Cody Johnson – “Human”Cole Swindell – “She Had Me At Heads Carolina”Jelly Roll – “Son Of A Sinner”Kane Brown – “Like I Love Country Music”Luke Combs – “The Kind Of Love We Make”Morgan Wallen – “Wasted On You”
Group/duo video of the year
Dan + Shay – “You (Performance Video)”Lady A – “Summer State Of Mind”Little Big Town – “Hell Yeah”Parmalee – “Take My Name”The War And Treaty – “That’s How Love Is Made”Zac Brown Band – “Out In The Middle”
Breakthrough female video of the year
Avery Anna – “Narcissist”Kylie Morgan – “If He Wanted To He Would”MacKenzie Porter – “Pickup”Megan Moroney – “Tennessee Orange”Morgan Wade – “Wilder Days”Tiera Kennedy – “Found It In You”
Breakthrough male video of the year
Bailey Zimmerman – “Fall In Love”Corey Kent – “Wild as Her”Drake Milligan – “Sounds Like Something I’d Do”Jackson Dean – “Don’t Come Lookin’”Jelly Roll – “Son Of A Sinner”Nate Smith – “Whiskey On You”
Collaborative video of the year
Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley – “Worth A Shot”HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson – “wait in the truck”Ingrid Andress with Sam Hunt – “Wishful Drinking”Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown – “Thank God”Midland feat. Jon Pardi – “Longneck Way To Go”Russell Dickerson feat. Jake Scott – “She Likes It”Thomas Rhett & Katy Perry – “Where We Started”
CMT performance of the year
Black Pumas & Mickey Guyton – “Colors” (from 2022 CMT Music Awards)Chris Stapleton – “Whenever You Come Around” (from CMT Giants: Vince Gill)Cody Johnson – “‘Til You Can’t” (from 2022 CMT Music Awards)Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson – “Never Say Never” (from 2022 CMT Music Awards)Darius Rucker – “Let Her Cry” (from CMT Storytellers)Emmy Russell & Lukas Nelson – “Lay Me Down” (from Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration of the Life & Music of Loretta Lynn)Keith Urban – “Wild Hearts” (from 2022 CMT Music Awards)LeAnn Rimes with Ashley McBryde & Carly Pearce – “One Way Ticket” (from CMT Crossroads: LeAnn Rimes & Friends)The Judds – “Love Can Build A Bridge” (from 2022 CMT Music Awards)Wynonna Judd & Brandi Carlile – “The Rose” (from Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration)
CMT digital-first performance of the year
Charley Crockett – “Time of the Cottonwood Trees“ (from CMT Campfire Sessions)Chris Young – “Gettin’ You Home” (from CMT Stages)Ingrid Andress – “Wishful Drinking” (from CMT Studio Sessions)Jelly Roll – “Son of A Sinner” (from CMT All Access)Megan Moroney – “Tennessee Orange” (from CMT Viral To Verified)Scotty McCreery – “Damn Strait” (from CMT Campfire Sessions)
CMT equal play
WINNER: Shania Twain
The fan-voted CMT Music Awards, slated to take place on Sunday, April 2 at Moody Center in Austin, Texas and to air on CBS Television Network (and also streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+), will welcome an all-star slate of performers and presenters, including Carrie Underwood, Cody Johnson, Megan Thee Stallion, Shania Twain, Gwen Stefani, and Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown.
Brown and Kelsea Ballerini will co-host this year’s show, while Lainey Wilson is the leading nominee for this year’s awards, earning four nods including video of the year, female video of the year, collaborative video of the year and CMT performance of the year. Johnson, Brown and first-time CMT Music Awards nominee Jelly Roll follow with three nominations each.
Previously known as the CMT Flameworthy Music Video Awards, the awards show changed its name to the CMT Music Awards in 2005, and differentiated itself from other awards shows through its dedication to honoring music videos in a range of categories, including “Cameo of the Year” “Hottest Video of the Year” and “Most Inspiring Video of the Year” (all now-defunct categories). Presently, the awards show honors not only music videos, but top artist performances on various CMT shows over the past year, via the CMT performance of the year category. 2022 brought another momentous shift for the awards show, when the CMT Music Awards moved from CMT to a key timeslot on CBS Television Network.
Over the years, artists including The Judds, Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, Zac Brown Band, Jennifer Nettles, Dwight Yoakam and Tanya Tucker have brought some of the most powerful moments in CMT Music Awards history, through unforgettable acceptance speeches, performances, promotional videos, unique collaborations and by honoring trailblazers and iconic artists within the country music genre.
As the CMT Music Awards gear up to add to the list of memorable moments on Sunday evening, we highlight 10 memorable moments from previous CMT Music Awards celebrations:
The Judds’ Final Performance (2022)
On April 11, 2022, The Judds’ Wynonna Judd and Naomi Judd gave what would be their final television performance together during the CMT Music Awards, performing their 1990 signature hit “Love Can Build a Bridge,” backed by a gospel choir, in front of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in downtown Nashville.
Just over two weeks later, Naomi Judd died on April 30, 2022, one day before The Judds were to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. She was 76. Wynonna and her sister Ashley Judd attended the Country Music Hall of Fame ceremony to commemorate the induction, honoring the mother-daughter duo’s decades of success.
Taylor Swift Celebrates First CMT Music Awards Win (2007)
Taylor Swift is now arguably the biggest pop star in the world, as she crosses the country on her Eras Tour this year. But back in 2007, she was celebrating what was touted as the first awards win of her professional career, when the then-teenager accepted the breakthrough video of the year win at the 2007 CMT Music Awards for her music video “Tim McGraw,” directed by Trey Fanjoy. Swift’s debut single, “Tim McGraw,” reached No. 6 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.
CMT Launches Equal Play Award (2020)
In 2020, Jennifer Nettles was honored with the inaugural CMT Equal Play award, which honored Nettles’ advocacy for women and diverse voices within the country music industry.
One year prior, Nettles used her CMT Music Awards red carpet appearance to put country radio on blast, wearing a suit with a cape emblazoned with the words, “Play our f*@#in’ records! Please & Thank You.” As female artists have continued to face an uphill battle in getting airplay on country radio, Nettles has been among the artists regularly speaking out and bringing visibility to the issue.
This year, Shania Twain will be honored with the CMT Equal Play Award; in 2021, Linda Martell was honored with the award for her groundbreaking work as a woman of color in country music. Martell was the first Black female artist to perform solo on the Grand Ole Opry, and released the album Color Me Country in 1970. Her song “Color Him Father” became her highest-charting song, reaching No. 22 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.
Johnny Cash Honored With Visionary Award (2003)
In April 2003, Johnny Cash was honored with the Visionary Award at the CMT Flameworthy Music Video Awards. Vince Gill hosted the tribute, which also included taped praises from stars including Rosanne Cash, U2’s Bono, Kris Kristofferson and the Dixie Chicks.
His wife, June Carter Cash, accepted on his behalf. The video is poignant, given that both Johnny and June Carter Cash died later that year, with June Carter passing on May 15, and the Man in Black passing away on Sept. 12.
“I come for my husband. I used to be just kind of an entertainer like a lot of you,” June Carter Cash told the crowd. “But I married Johnny Cash a long time ago. I just about done everything with him, so I came to thank you for this. This is beautiful…I accept this for him in all humility. He’s one of the most humble guys I know. He’s one of the best husbands that’s ever been and he’s just one of the best country music entertainers I’ve ever known.”
Following Cash’s passing, the accolade was renamed the Johnny Cash Visionary Award, and has been bestowed on artists including Reba McEntire, Loretta Lynn, and Hank Williams Jr.
Zac Brown Has a Message For All the Haters (2019)
In June 2019, Zac Brown Band won the CMT Music Awards’ group video of the year honor, for their video clip “Someone I Used to Know.”
Taking the stage to accept the honor, ZBB lead singer Zac Brown had some pointed advice for aspiring artists, saying, “For you young artists, have courage to stand up against the machine, be yourself, work hard, and one day you can stand up here and tell all the haters to f**k off.”
Backstage at the event, Brown expanded on his comments to Billboard, saying, “I think we just have been ourselves the whole time. I have the best band in the world. We’re just artists and we love to make music and we have a fan base that loves what we do and follows us down all these different rabbit holes of what we like. We really love all different styles of music and to write all different kinds is really fulfilling to us. We don’t have to dance for anybody. That’s the greatest part about it, to really create what we want.”
Chris Stapleton Teams With H.E.R. (2021)
Two top-notch singers and guitar shredders, Chris Stapleton and “Damage” hitmaker H.E.R., joined forces during the 2021 CMT Music Awards to perform “Hold On,” trading off guitar licks and vocal lines. The understated performance heavily showcased the talents of both performers. Stapleton later praise H.E.R. via Instagram, saying “H.E.R. is without a doubt one of the greatest singer/songwriter/guitar players on the planet earth. Fact.”
That wasn’t Stapleton’s only performance of the evening; he also performed a rendition of “Arkansas,” from his 2020 album Starting Over.
Dwight Yoakam Honors Buck Owens (2006)
At the 2006 CMT Music Awards, Dwight Yoakam honored his late friend and mentor, Buck Owens, with a performance of Owens’s 1964 hit “I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail.”
Owens died in March 2006 at his ranch just north of Bakersfield, California. In 2007, Yoakam further honored his friend with the release of the album Dwight Sings Buck. The album includes renditions of “Crying Time,” “My Heart Skips a Beat” “Act Naturally” and more.
Tanya Tucker’s All-Star Lineup (2019)
At the 2019 CMT Music Awards, the iconic Tanya Tucker performed her signature 1972 hit “Delta Dawn” with the help of an all-star lineup of friends, culminating with a chorus filled with luminous harmonies.
Brandi Carlile, Deana Carter, Martina McBride, Carly Pearce, RaeLynn and Trisha Yearwood joined Tucker during the awards show, held at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, to pay homage to the song that became a hit with Tucker was just 13.
The performance coincided with the release of Tucker’s “Wheels of Laredo,” from her album While I’m Livin’. The Carlile and Shooter Jennings-produced album would go on to win Tucker her first two Grammy awards, for best country album, and best country song (“Bring My Flowers Now”).
Shania Twain, Taylor Swift Team Up (2011)
The 2011 CMT Music Awards opened with a video of Taylor Swift and Shania Twain, and a double shot of attitude, in this wild mock movie “Taylor and Shania,” a spoof on the 1991 classic film Thelma & Louise.
The clip shows Swift getting dumped by a lover, just as she is about to head to the recording studio to record an album of love songs. She turns to friend and fellow artist Twain, who picks up Swift in a classic blue convertible. The two proceed to take off down the highway and find some mischief. Their hijinks make newspaper headlines, leading to a scene of Donald Trump (pre-Presidential run/win/indictment) looking up from his newspaper and saying, “If I could harness the power of these two women, I could control the world. They’re incredible.”
Kid Rock, actor Chord Overstreet and Kenny Rogers all make cameos, with Rogers singing a bit of his signature hit “The Gambler.”
As the video nears its end, Swift and Twain pick up Kid Rock, and then proceed to mimic the final scene of Thelma & Louise, as they drive the car off a cliff. The car careens over the edge and lands in a fireball of a crash, as the CMT Music Awards begin.
Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert Bring the Fire (2014)
Two of country music’s best vocalists teamed up for “Somethin’ Bad,” as Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert offered a red-hot performance during the 2014 CMT Music Awards. The collaboration featured not only sterling vocals and plenty of attitude, but also an abundance of pyrotechnics, smoke and fire.
“Somethin’ Bad” was included on Lambert’s 2014 album Platinum and was a top 10 hit on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. In 2015, the video for “Somethin’ Bad” was named collaborative video of the year at the CMT Music Awards.
Lambert has won eight career CMT Music Awards and is nominated this year for female video of the year (“Actin’ Up”), while Underwood holds the record as the artist with the most CMT Music Awards wins in history, with 25 career wins. Underwood is nominated for the video of the year honor again in 2023, for “Hate My Heart,” and in the female video of the year category, for “Ghost Story.”