NASHVILLE, Tenn. — “Sons of Sinners” singer Jelly Roll was the big winner at the CMT Music Awards as the rapper-turned-country singer took home three awards as an underdog on Sunday as fans sang his confession. The song won an award.
The tattooed singer got emotional on his CBS show in Austin, Texas, as he thanked the country radio industry for accepting him and called out those who felt the same way.
“You can be whoever you want to be. I promise you that.
I tell them I want to be a country singer, I’m running for the CMT Awards for male video of the year, baby,” he shouts.
Earlier in the night, he shouted for his prayer theme song “Favour” and raised his hand from the crowd.
Kicking off on a somber note, country singer and co-host Kelsea Ballerini read out loud Monday about the school shootings in Nashville.She noted how she shared their pain, explaining that in 2008 she witnessed a school shooting in the cafeteria of a high school in her hometown of Knoxville and prayed “The Right Ways” to protect children and families.Earlier in the evening, country artists carried ribbons on the black red carpet to honor the victims of the shooting.
But the show generally puts nostalgia front and center, as the show mixes rock, blues and country from the heartland of Texas, blending homages and covers with favorite new artists and hits.
Country superstar and five-time Grammy winner Shania Twain has received the Equal Play Award, which recognizes her as a “visible and vocal advocate” for diverse voices in country music. Grammy-winning Texas-born rapper Megan Thee Stallion introduced Twain, and the two danced and hugged to Twain’s hit “Dude, I Feel Like a Woman.”
Twain said the song’s lyrics became the undercurrent of a decades-long advertising career.
“I promise to continue to support the many great country artists who are not currently playing, streaming, touring, signing or being honored to the level they deserve,” Twain said.
“I believe in all things country music.”
Lainey Wilson twice won Woman Video of the Year for ‘Heart Like a Truck’ and Video of the Year for HARDY’s ‘Wait in the Truck’.
“My heart is racing, and I’m telling you the truth,” Wilson said after winning Female Video of the Year, calling the hit the anthem for “Scratch, Dive to Survive.” and bumps in the road. “
Co-host Kane Brown and his wife Katelyn won Video of the Year for their duet “Thank God.”
“This is brand new to me. When we recorded this song a year ago, I never thought this would happen,” says Kaitlyn Brown.
Later in the show, as states across the country considered passing laws restricting drag shows, Ballerini took the stage, flanked by drag performers. The Tennessee native sang “If You Go Down (I’m Going Down)” and was joined by Kennedy Davenport, Young Spot, Manila Luzon and Olivia Lux Dancing, they are all stars of the show “RuPaul’s Drag Race “.
Rock singer Alanis Morissette along with Wilson, Ingrid Andress, Madeline Edwards and Morgan Wade “You Oughta Know” was performed, bringing more 90s rock to the stage.
Carrie Underwood, the most awarded artist in CMT history with 25 awards, performed “Hate My Heart” as fireworks lit up the night in Austin. Four-time Grammy winner Clark Jr. A tribute to the late Texas guitarist Steve Ray Vaughan at the top of the show.
Southern rocker Lynyrd Skynyrd receives a tribute performance after the death of the last original member, Gary Rossington, in March.
Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top, Slash from Guns N’ Roses and Warren Haynes and Chuck Leavell from the Allman Brothers round out the set, along with vocalists Paul Rodgers and Cody Johnson and backing vocals from LeAnn Rimes and Judd.
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