How many CMT Music Awards did Brad Paisley win?
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. Paisley’s wins included a male video nod for “Waitin’ on a Woman,” which featured an appearance by actor Andy
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. Paisley’s wins included a male video nod for “Waitin’ on a Woman,” which featured an appearance by actor Andy
For a second year in a row, Taylor Swift claimed the same top two crowns at the CMT Music Awards: best video of the year and best female video. This year “Love Story” took both trophies. Last year she prevailed twice for “Our Song.” Brad Paisley actually nabbed the most CMT Music Awards — three. He won his first-ever victory as best male vocalist (“Waiting on a Woman”) plus laurels in two other categories: collaboration (“Start a Band” with Keith Urban) and performance of the year (“Country Boy” with Alan Jackson, George Strait and Dierks Bentley). Brad Paisley’s never won best video of the year. Now Taylor Swift has tied the record for most wins in that top race — and set a new one for female artists. Also claiming it twice in the past were Keith Urban (“Better Life,” 2006; “Days Go By,” 2005) and Toby Keith (“American Soldier,” 2004; Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue,” 2003). Sources:
