Keith Urban Wins Big at CMT Awards, Underwood Makes History

Lifestyle FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2017 Keith Urban accepts the award for male video of the year for ‘Blue Ain’t Your Color’ at the CMT Music Awards at Carrie Underwood, left, and Keith Urban accept the award for collabora- Music City Center on Wednesday. — AP/AFP photos tive video of the year for ‘The Fighter’. Keith Urban wins big at CMT Awards, Underwood makes history fter walking away empty-handed at the Grammy Awards with Brothers Osborne; The Chainsmokers and duo video of the and the Academy of Country Music Awards earlier this year winners Florida Georgia Line performed the energetic "Last Ayear, Keith Urban found redemption at the 2017 CMT Day Alive," which was pre-taped Tuesday; and Earth, Wind & Fire Music Awards, picking up four honors including video of the year partnered with Lady Antebellum to close the awards show. for "Blue Ain't Your Color." The country star also won male video, Luke Bryan and Jason Derulo, who won CMT performance of collaborative video and social superstar of the year at the Music the year for "Want to Want Me" from their "CMT Crossroads" spe- City Center in Nashville, Tennessee. "I love making music, I love cial, performed the pop song onstage as well as Bryan's slow making videos ... who knows how long you get to do it," said groove, "Strip It Down." The CMT Awards didn't only include Urban, who also thanked his fans and his actress-wife Nicole singers from other genres; Hollywood stars also attended, includ- Kidman, who sat in the audience. ing Ashton Kutcher. Jada Pinkett Smith and Katherine Heigl sport- "I'm just trying to make a connection," he said. Urban also per- ed pink sunglasses while Miranda Lambert sang "Pink Sunglasses" formed, singing his disco-flavored hit "The Fighter" with Carrie onstage. Blake Shelton, Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini also Underwood, who continued to dominate as the most awarded performed during the show. Little Big Town, who also sang, won act in the history of the CMT Awards with 17 wins. She won group video of the year for "Better Man," their No. 1 hit that was female video of the year for "Church Bells" and collaborative written by Taylor Swift. video for "The Fighter." "Thank you God for so many incredible Band member Karen Fairchild thanked the group's fans "for blessings that we have in our lives ... we are so grateful and we are making this such a big hit." Lauren Alaina, who placed second on so blessed," said Underwood, who is married to Mike Fisher of the "American Idol" in 2011, won breakthrough video of the year for Nashville Predators, who are competing in the Stanley Cup Finals her No. 1 hit, "Road Less Traveled." "Reba McEntire just gave me against the Pittsburgh Penguins (Game 5 is Thursday). an award so that's pretty crazy," said the shocked 22-year-old Carrie Underwood, left, and Keith Urban perform ‘The "Go Preds," she said. Others paired up for collaborative per- singer. After thanking people she gave Jesus a shout-out. "I Fighter’. formances throughout the night. Jason Aldean, Darius Rucker, should have said that first. Sorry God," she said. — AP Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum and Derek Trucks kicked off the show with a rocking tribute to southern rocker Gregg Allman, who died last month at age 69. Peter Frampton sang outdoors Kid Rock, right, presents the award for video of the year to Carrie Underwood accepts the award for female Keith Urban, left, and Nicole Kidman arrive at the CMT Music Awards. Keith Urban. video of the year for ‘Church Bells’..

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