Brad Paisley was the big winner with three awards: CMT Performance of the Year, Male Video of the Year and Collaboration of the Year for "Start a Band," his duet with Keith Urban. The Aussie got off the best line of the night, joining
Sugarland got Duo of the Year, Rascal Flatts and the Zac Brown Band took home one award each, and Kid Rock accepted the award for Wide Open Country Video for "All Summer Long," with ex-girlfriend Sheryl Crow at his side. His speech contained the Zen riddle: "What's more creative than a stripper pole on a pontoon boat?"
In the night’s other big improbable appearance, the B-52s got the audience dancing in the aisles with a rousing, twang-free performance of "Love Shack."
Kudos to Brian Phillips, Jay Frank and executive producer John Hamlin on a very hip awards show.
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