Carrie Underwood extends her record as the most decorated artist in the history of the CMT Music Awards, winning her 23rd award for her song “Hallelujah”
The legendary Gladys Knight won over audience members — not wearing masks — during a performance of “Friendship Train" with Mickey Guyton. Part of the show felt dedicated to Black female voices thanks to the top notch performances by Knight, H.E.R. and Guyton, who was nominated for two awards and presented the CMT Equal Play Award to Linda Martell, one of the pioneering Black acts in country music and the first Black woman to perform solo at the Grand Ole Opry.
“Hearing Linda sing makes it very clear that she had all the talent to be a huge star but her career was cut short for one reason: the color of her skin," said Guyton, who made history this year as the first solo Black woman nominated for a country Grammy Award. “I would not be standing here today without you, and none of us would be here without you, so thank you!"
Martell, 86, didn't attend the awards show but CMT aired photos of the icon holding her award and said she was watching the show from her home in South Carolina. Guyton also hit the stage with BRELAND, the Black singer who has mixed country, trap and R&B music and had a country hit with the platinum success “My Truck."Lady A kicked off the show with Carly Pearce and Lindsay Ell, Ingrid Andress sang with pop singer-songwriter JP Saxe, while Miranda Lambert performed with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall.Brown won male video of the year for “Worship You” and collaborative video of the year for “Famous Friends” with Chris Young.
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