Taylor and Kellie wins at CMA's!

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Taylor Swift with the Wins at CMT Awards
By Natalie Finn
Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:59:38 PM PDT
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Blondes really do have more fun. At least, they do at the CMT Music Awards.

Taylor Swift, the winner of last year's trophy for Breakthrough Video, was promoted to seasoned status Monday, taking home the awards for Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year for the sweet-natured "Our Song," off of her self-titled debut album.

"Are you serious? I can't even believe this," the 18-year-old singer-songwriter said upon accepting female video honors, for which she beat out LeAnn Rimes, Martina McBride, Miranda Lambert and the belle of last year's ball, Carrie Underwood, who seemingly for the first time since accepting the American Idol crown came up empty-handed at a country-themed kudosfest.

"I wrote that song in the 9th grade for a talent show," Swift added while accepting the evening's top honor. "I never thought it would be on an album, never thought I'd record it, never thought it would be a single, never thought it would be No. 1 and certainly never thought it would win video and female video of the year."


Topping Swift numerically, however, was similarly fair-haired Idol also-ran Kellie Pickler, who had a leading three wins at the fan-driven event celebrating the crème de la crème of Country Music Television.

The calamari-hating 21-year-old from Albemarle, N.C., was handed the Breakthrough Video of the Year torch for "I Wonder," which also was named Tearjerker of the Year and earned Pickler a third statue for best performance from her rendition of the song at the 41st Annual CMA Awards.

"Thank you American Idol, you are the rocket that launched my career," Pickler said in response to her breakthrough win, the same honor a just-starting-out Underwood snagged in 2006 for "Jesus Take the Wheel."

Speaking of taking the world by storm, Monday's ceremony at Nashville's Belmont University was hosted by Disney Channel phenom Miley Cyrus and dad Billy Ray Cyrus, who let the fans at home know he was onto 'em.

"I didn't fall off the turnip truck yesterday…it's pretty obvious what you're all doing. You're just using Miley to get to me," he said. The father and daughter also teamed up on the tune "Ready, Set, Don't Go," the elder Cyrus' first hit single since "Achy Breaky Heart."

In keeping with the harmony in the Cyrus clan, the proverbial battle of the sexes never made its way into the theater Monday, with most of the evening's collaborative awards going to male-female duos.

Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush of Sugarland took home their second straight Duo Video of the Year award, this time for "Stay," while Jon Bon Jovi and Rimes were honored for best collaboration for the steamy "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore."

"I had a lot of fun rolling around with Jon in bed," Rimes said before quickly telling hubby Dean Sheremet, "Sorry, honey, I love you—you're hotter."

"Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)," from the so-wrong-it's-right pair of blugrass chanteuse Alison Krauss and Led Zeppelinite Robert Plant, won the Wide Open Country video award, which embraces the artists who have strayed into the genre and ended up fitting right in. The seemingly odd couple have won rave reviews for their 2007 album Raising Sand.

Meanwhile, holding down the fort for the gents were Celebrity Apprentice runner-up Trace Adkins, who won best male video for "I Got My Game On" and spawned a top Supporting Character award for "Game" vocalist Rodney Carrington; the perennially honored Rascal Flatts, whose "Take Me There" won for group video; and Brad Paisley, who apparently tickled fans' funny bones in "Online," which was named top Comedy (albeit still musical) Video of the Year.


Here is the complete list of winners from the 2008 CMT Music Awards:

Video of the Year: "Our Song," Taylor Swift
Male Video of the Year: "I Got My Game On," Trace Adkins
Female Video of the Year: "Our Song," Taylor Swift
Group Video of the Year: "Take Me There," Rascal Flatts
Duo Video of the Year: "Stay," Sugarland
USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year: "I Wonder," Kellie Pickler
Collaborative Video of the Year: "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore," Jon Bon Jovi and LeAnn Rimes
Performance of the Year: "I Wonder," Kellie Pickler, 41st Annual CMA Awards
Supporting Character of the Year: Rodney Carrington, "I Got My Game On"
Wide Open Country Video of the Year: "Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)," Alison Krauss and Robert Plant
Tearjerker Video of the Year: "I Wonder," Kellie Pickler
Comedy Video of the Year: "Online," Brad Paisley
Video Director of the Year: Michael Salomon
For the lowdown on who walked the red carpet wearing what, check out our CMT Awards photo gallery

[lucassmith]

This is great I'm still soooooooooo happy that she won all three awards. I expected "Breakthrough" with ease but for Kellie to win "Performance of the Year" over sugarland and tim mcgraw is awesome and then to also win "Tearjerker" over sugarland and billy ray cyrus was really great too. But the biggest surprise was the "Life Comes at You Fast" Kellie beating Taylor for that award is just huge I still can't believe that she beat "Our Song" even though I think "I Wonder" is the better song but Taylor is huge at the moment so that was the least expected award for me.

[Pickled Pink]

WOW! Just...WOW!

[Kellieismyidol2]

IM SOOOO HAPPY FOE KELLIE!!! CONGRATS!!!

and well done everybody all our voting paid off!

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Ex-'Idol' finalist Kellie Pickler claims three 2008 CMT Music Awards

By Christopher Rocchio, 04/15/2008

Kellie Pickler's mantle will no longer be bare.


The former American Idol fifth-season finalist won three awards at last night's live 2008 CMT Music Awards ceremony, taking home a trophy in every category she received a nomination in. Pickler accepted the accolades via satellite from Scottsdale, AZ, where she had a concert.

"Thank you American Idol, you are the rocket that launched my career," said Pickler, according to The Associated Press.


Pickler won Performance of the Year for her performance of "I Wonder" at the 41st annual CMA Awards ceremony last November; netted Tearjerker Video of the Year for the music video for "I Wonder;" and also took home the Breakthrough Video of the Year honor for "I Wonder."

"I Wonder" centers on Pickler's estranged mother -- who abandoned her when she was 2-years-old -- and she was emotional throughout her CMA Awards performance of it. She left Nashville's Sommet Center stage in tears, speaking the last line of the song instead of singing it.

Pickler had previously been nominated for last year's CMT Breakthrough Video of the Year award for "Red High Heels;" received a 2007 Academy of Country Music nod for Top New Female Vocalist of the Year; and was also nominated for the 2007 Country Music Association's Horizon Award. However she didn't win any of them.

Other Idol alumni who received 2008 CMT nominations but failed to win were fourth-season champ Carrie Underwood's "Wasted" for Video of the Year and "So Small" for Female Video of the Year; original champ Kelly Clarkson for her "Because of You" duet with Reba McEntire in the Video of the Year and Collaborative Video of the Year categories; and fifth-season finalist Bucky Covington in the Breakthrough Video of the Year category.

"There are so many American Idol alum here that I feel this is a reunion and I'm a proud mom," Idol judge Paula Abdul said prior to introducing Tim McGraw and Faith Hill for their performance of "I Need You," according to The AP.

Other former Idol finalists in attendance included third-season runner-up Diana DeGarmo and sixth-season fifth-place finisher Phil Stacey.

In addition to Pickler, The Celebrity Apprentice runner-up Trace Adkins was also a winner at last night's ceremony as he claimed the Male Video of the Year award for "I Got My Game On."

[RockonPickler]

I kinda glad Kellie wasn't nominated in any of catgories that Carrie was in. CarrieFans board was mess last night. Lots of fighting between Taylor/Carris and Carrie fans. Really bad.