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By Shelly Fabian, About.com Guide to Country Music since 1997

2006 CMT Music Awards Winners

Sunday April 9, 2006
The awards are voted for by the fans, who cast their votes online.

  • Video of the Year
    Keith Urban - "Better Life"
  • Male Video of the Year
    Kenny Chesney - "Who You'd Be Today"
  • Female Video of the Year
    Carrie Underwood - "Jesus Take the Wheel"
  • Most Inspiring Video of the Year
    Brad Paisley Featuring Dolly Parton - "When I Get Where I'm Going"
  • Group/Duo Video of the Year
    Rascal Flatts - "Sarabeth"
  • Hottest Video of the Year
    Billy Currington - "Must Be Doing Something Right"
  • Breakthrough Video of the Year
    Carrie Underwood - "Jesus Take the Wheel"
  • Video Director of the Year
    Sophie Muller - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill - "Like We Never Loved At All"
  • Collaborative Video of the Year
    Bon Jovi with Jennifer Nettles - "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
  • Johnny Cash Visionary Award
    Hank Williams Jr.

    For more of my thoughts on the show.

My thoughts: I didn't see the whole show, but what I saw was great. The presentation to Hank Williams Jr. was done really well, and I liked what he said: "My father changed and molded country music. Johnny Cash changed and molded country music. Waylon Jennings changed and molded country music. I'm just a guy that's another carpenter in a long line, and there's a lot more new ones here tonight."

Also saw some of Brooks & Dunn's performance of "Believe." Awe-inspiring. It would have been incredible to have been there for that, with all those lights shining. They looked like little flashlights or something.

Sugarland rocked. First time I've seen them perform as a duo, and they really did great. I think they're gonna be fine as a duo.

Jeff Foxworthy was hilarious, as usual. I think he's a good fit with the show.

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April 11, 2006 at 7:01 am
(1) Kyle says:

Where was the third singer, Kristen Hall of Sugarland last nite?

April 11, 2006 at 9:56 am
(2) judy says:

She’s not with them as a band member anymore. i suppose hard feelings

April 11, 2006 at 12:52 pm
(3) countrymusic says:

Kristen Hall was with Sugarland, but she left the group to concentrate on her songwriting. There was no hard feelings in her departure, and Jennifer and Kristian support her decision.

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