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The music video for B次元官网网址淣eed A FavorB次元官网网址� earned him male video of the year and the biggest award of the night, video of the year.

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In some ways, it was d茅j脿 vu from , where Jelly Roll also took home three awards, winning over audiences for his larger-than-life personality and outsider songs.

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Live performances were fast and furious. Three-time CMT award winner and Texas native Cody Johnson opened the 2024 show with his ode to the lone star state, B次元官网网址淭hatB次元官网网址檚 Texas.B次元官网网址� Jason Aldean performed B次元官网网址淟et Your Boys Be CountryB次元官网网址� in front of the University of Texas at Austin, a less controversial choice than B次元官网网址淭ry That in a Small Town.B次元官网网址� Its music video was .

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Wilson spent a lot time on stage, taking home female video of the year for B次元官网网址淲atermelon Moonshine.B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淭hank you for supporting women in country,B次元官网网址� she told the audience.

Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush of Sugarland reunited on the CMT stage for the first time since 2011 in a collaborative performance with Little Big Town. The six voices teamed up for a cover of Phil CollinsB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淭ake Me Home.B次元官网网址�

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The country star was honored for her charitable contributions, including longstanding work and the annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Week Project.

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The emotional center of the award show no doubt came later, in an all-star tribute to , with Brooks & Dunn tackling KeithB次元官网网址檚 1993 breakout hit, B次元官网网址淪houldB次元官网网址檝e Been A Cowboy,B次元官网网址� Sammy Hagar doing B次元官网网址淚 Love This BarB次元官网网址� and Lainey Wilson covering B次元官网网址淗ow Do You Like Me Now.B次元官网网址� They all were backed by KeithB次元官网网址檚 longtime band.

Keith, a who riled up critics and was loved by millions of fans, died in February at 62 after being diagnosed with stomach cancer.

In the crowd, artists including Ashley McBryde and Jelly Roll raised their red solo cups in a cheerful tribute to the singer, who immortalized the humble plastic cups in his

After the musical tributes on stage, KeithB次元官网网址檚 longtime friend and baseball star Roger Clemens, his eyes watering, thanked KeithB次元官网网址檚 wife and children in the audience for sharing their husband and father with the world.

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It was a fitting homage: a little funny, with a whole lot of country heart.

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