CMT Awards honor Allman and give awards to Urban, Underwood
Jason Aldean, Darius Rucker, Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum and Derek Trucks kicked off the 2017 CMT Music Awards with a rocking tribute to southern rocker Gregg Allman, who died last month at age 69.
The performance earned a standing ovation Wednesday from the audience at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee, which included country music's top stars, along with Hollywood actors and musicians from the rock, pop and R&B worlds.
Ashton Kutcher, Jada Pinkett Smith and Katherine Heigl will present awards at the show on CMT, where performers include Earth, Wind & Fire, Peter Frampton and the Chainsmokers.
The seventh nominee is "Forever Country," the medley song and video celebrating the Country Music Association Awards' 50th anniversary featuring Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and others.
Nominees for male video of the year include Shelton, Aldean, Urban, Bryan, Rhett and Eric Church.