Carrie Underwood takes home top honors with three awards
Debbie Emery | June 10, 2015 @ 8:38 PM
Last Updated: June 10, 2015 @ 11:08 PM
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Country music’s biggest stars gathered to celebrate at the 2015 CMT Music Awards on Wednesday night, hosted by Erin Andrews and Brittany Snow.
Celebrating a night of reality show winners and country music favorites, the awards were held in the heart of cowboy country at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, and aired on CMT.
Once again after a total of five nominations, Carrie Underwood was the big winner of the night, taking home “Female Video of the Year” and “Video of the Year” for “Something in the Water,” and “Collaborative Video of the Year” for “Somethin’ Bad” with Miranda Lambert. She has now won more CMT trophies than any other artist in the show’s history.
Lady Antebellum and Kenny Chesney entered the night with four nominations each.
The “American Idol” alum was also among the stars performing at the awards. Others taking the stage were Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney and Lady Antebellum.
See the full list of nominees below, winners are in bold.
Video of the Year “Something in the Water” – Carrie Underwood WINNER
“Drunk on a Plane” – Dierks Bentley
“Dirt” – Florida Georgia Line
“Burnin’ It Down” – Jason Aldean
“Play It Again” – Luke Bryan
“Somethin’ Bad” – Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood
Male Video of the Year
“Drunk on a Plane” – Dierks Bentley
“Talladega” – Eric Church
“Burnin’ It Down” – Jason Aldean
“Somewhere in My Car” – Keith Urban
“American Kids” – Kenny Chesney “Play It Again” – Luke Bryan WINNER
Female Video of the Year “Something in the Water” – Carrie Underwood WINNER
“Little Toy Guns” – Carrie Underwood
“The Way I’m Livin'” – Lee Ann Womack
“Little Red Wagon” – Miranda Lambert
“God Made Girls” – RaeLynn
“Going Out Like That” – Reba
Group Video of the Year
“Smoke” – A Thousand Horses
“Dust” – Eli Young Band “Bartender” – Lady Antebellum WINNER
“Day Drinking” – Little Big Town
“Chainsaw” – The Band Perry
“All Alright” – Zac Brown Band
Duo Video of the Year
“Look at You” – Big & Rich
“Rum” – Brothers Osborne “Dirt” – Florida Georgia Line WINNER
“Sundays”- Florida Georgia Line
“Girl in a Country Song” – Maddie & Tae
“Later On” – The Swon Brothers
Breakthrough Video of the Year
“Gonna Wanna Tonight” – Chase Rice
“Sunshine & Whiskey” – Frankie Ballard
“Love Me Like You Mean It” – Kelsea Ballerini
“Girl in a Country Song” – Maddie & Tae
“God Made Girls” – RaeLynn “Leave the Night On” – Sam Hunt WINNER
Collaborative Video of the Year
“Lonely Tonight” – Blake Shelton feat. Ashley Monroe
“Small Town Throwdown” – Brantley Gilbert feat. Justin Moore & Thomas Rhett
“His Hands (Live)” – Jennifer Nettles feat. Brandy Clark
“Wild Child” – Kenny Chesney with Grace Potter “Somethin’ Bad” – Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood WINNER
“Meanwhile Back At Mama’s” – Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill
CMT Performance of the Year “Turn the Page (From CMT Crossroads)” – Bob Seger & Jason Aldean WINNER
“Beat of the Must (From CMT Ultimate Kickoff Party)” – Brett Eldredge
“You & I (Nobody in the World)(From CMT Crossroads)” – John Legend & Lee Ann Womack
“Roar (From CMT Crossroads)” – Katy Perry & Kacey Musgraves
“It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World (From CMT Artists of the Year)” – Keith Urban
“American Kids (From CMT Instant Jam)” – Kenny Chesney
“Wake Me Up (From CMT Ultimate Kickoff Party)” – Lady Antebellum & Aloe Blacc
“Drink a Beer (From CMT Artists of the Year)” – Lady Antebellum & Chris Stapleton
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Carrie Underwood - 16.3 million albums sold in the U.S.
Underwood is the only solo country music star to have a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and 14 No. 1 hits on Billboard's country charts. Her last album, "Storyteller," came out in 2015, so by the time her next one drops, her lead may go up yet again.
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Kelly Clarkson - 14.2 million albums sold in the U.S.
Don't credit Clarkson with the head start just because she was the very first "Idol" winner. She's had five albums go platinum in her career. Her latest album, "Meaning of Life," arrived in October of 2017.
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Chris Daughtry - 7.35 million albums sold in the U.S.
Recording along with his band Daughtry, the Season 5 contestant's self-titled first album went quadruple platinum in 2006. Both that album and his follow-up "Leave This Town" hit No. 1 on Billboard's album charts. The band's fifth album is expected out this year.
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Clay Aiken - 5 million albums sold in the U.S.
The Season 2 runner-up has released two platinum albums and one gold -- and he ran for Congress in 2014.
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Fantasia Barrino - 3.3 million albums sold in the U.S.
The Season 3 winner had her 2004 song "I Believe" hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and her last album came out in 2016.
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Ruben Studdard - 2.6 million albums sold
The Season 2 winner's debut album "Soulful" went platinum, followed by a gold album for "I Need an Angel" in 2004.
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Scotty McCreery - 2.1 million albums sold in the U.S.
The Season 10 winner's debut studio album, "Clear as Day," went platinum upon release. He also released a Christmas album that went gold.
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Kellie Pickler - 1.55 million albums sold in the U.S.
Pickler only finished in sixth place during Season 5, but she ranks eighth overall on this list. She now has her own reality show on CMT.
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David Cook - 1.5 million albums sold in the U.S.
The winner of Season 7 had his self-titled, debut album go platinum and peak at No. 3 on the album charts. Quite impressive for a pop rocker.
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Phillip Phillips - 1.4 million albums sold
The Season 11 winner has only released two albums, but his first, "The World From the Side of the Moon," went platinum.
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Jennifer Hudson - 1.4 million albums sold in the U.S.
Hudson has had two albums go gold, but she's the only "Idol" winner who knows what it's like to earn Oscar gold.
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Jordin Sparks - 1.3 million albums sold in the U.S.
The Season 6 winner's self-titled debut album went platinum in 2007.
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Adam Lambert - 1.2 million albums sold in the U.S.
The Season 8 runner-up has one gold album, his 2009 debut "For Your Entertainment," and has performed as the frontman for Queen.
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David Archuleta - 1.1 million albums sold in the U.S.
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