2009 CMT Music Awards
| Hosts: | Bill Engvall |
| Venue: | The Sommet Center |
| City: | Nashville |
| Date: | June 17, 2009 |
Video of the Year: "Love Story"
2009 CMT Music Awards Summary
With three wins, Brad Paisley emerged on top at the 2009 CMT Music Awards, although it's likely that Taylor Swift's three
performances are what country music fans will be talking about in the days to come. She also won two awards -- including video
of the year for "Love Story" -- during Tuesday night's (June 16) show at Nashville's Sommet Center.
Aside from a pre-taped opening segment that led into "Thug Story," her humorous, tongue-in-cheek rap video with T-Pain, Swift also provided an inspired performance of "You Belong With Me" and then closed the show with Def Leppard in a collaboration on the British rock band's late '80s hit, "Pour Some Sugar on Me."
In addition to Paisley and Swift, other award winners included Dierks Bentley, the Zac Brown Band, Kid Rock, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Keith Urban and director Trey Fanjoy. The show was hosted by actor-comedian Bill Engvall.
Aside from a pre-taped opening segment that led into "Thug Story," her humorous, tongue-in-cheek rap video with T-Pain, Swift also provided an inspired performance of "You Belong With Me" and then closed the show with Def Leppard in a collaboration on the British rock band's late '80s hit, "Pour Some Sugar on Me."
In addition to Paisley and Swift, other award winners included Dierks Bentley, the Zac Brown Band, Kid Rock, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Keith Urban and director Trey Fanjoy. The show was hosted by actor-comedian Bill Engvall.
Video of the Year
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| Winner: | Taylor Swift |
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"Love Story" |
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Male Video of the Year
Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist.
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| Winner: | Brad Paisley |
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"Waitin' on a Woman" |
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Female Video of the Year
Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist.
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| Winner: | Taylor Swift |
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"Love Story" |
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Group Video of the Year
Best video by a group; awarded to the artists.
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| Winner: | Rascal Flatts |
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"Every Day" |
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Duo of the Year
Best video by a duo; awarded to the artists.
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| Winner: | Sugarland |
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"All I Want to Do" |
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Collaborative Video of the Year
Best video that featured a special collaborative appearance by artists; awarded to the artists (male, female or group/duo).
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| Winners: | Brad Paisley and Keith Urban |
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"Start a Band" |
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USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year
Best video from an artist's major debut album; awarded to the artist (male, female or group/duo).
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| Winner: | Zac Brown Band |
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"Chicken Fried" |
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Wide Open Country Video of the Year
Best video from an artist outside the mainstream of country music; awarded to the artist (male, female or group/duo).
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| Winner: | Kid Rock |
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"All Summer Long" |
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CMT Performance of the Year
Best video performance excerpt from a CMT production; awarded to the artist (male, female or group, duo or collaboration).
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| Winners: | Alan Jackson, George Strait, Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley |
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"Country Boy" at the CMT Giants |
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Director of the Year
Best video director of the year; awarded to the director for his body of work from the past year.
| Winner: | Trey Fanjoy |
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"Good Time", "Last Call", "Love Story", "Muddy Water", "Picture to Burn", "Real Gone", "Stronger Woman", "Sweet Thing", "This Is Me You're Talking To", "Troubadour", "White Horse", "Like a Woman", "That Song in My Head" and "Trying to Stop Your Leaving" |
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