For the first time in the history of the CMT Music Awards, CMT launched a multi-screen initiative to bring the "mother" of all country music awards to an even larger audience. Country music fans around the world logged on right here at CMT.com to watch a live simulcast of the show. In addition, CMT Radio Networks offered the live simulcast to its 131 affiliate radio stations across the country.

Hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, CMT's fifth annual awards show honored country music's elite for the year's most outstanding videos and is the genre's only fan-voted awards show. The 2006 CMT Music Awards featured an extraordinary musical lineup, including Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith, Gretchen Wilson, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Brooks & Dunn and Trace Adkins.