Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood. Mark Humphrey/AP/Shutterstock
A giant honor! Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood‘s duet “If I Didn’t Love You” took dwelling the highest prize fro Video of the 12 months through the 2022 CMT Music Awards on Monday, April 11.
“Thanks a lot. Thanks, followers. I imply, this belongs to you,” Underwood, 39, stated.
Aldean, 45, added, “I simply must say, 17 years within the recreation, that is the primary time I’ve ever received Video of the 12 months, so that is fairly superb for me. I feel Carrie and I form of hit the scene on the similar time. The truth that you guys care sufficient about us this a few years into our careers to vote for us and care sufficient about what we’re doing, to nonetheless take heed to the music and vote for us means the world to me. Thanks guys a lot.”
He concluded, “I’m fairly certain I picked the right associate for this tune.”
Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood. Andrew H. Walker/Shutterstock
The “Ghost Story” performer has held the file for artist with essentially the most CMT wins in historical past for a number of years, and he or she tightened her grip on that title on Monday, bringing her whole as much as 25 with two extra trophies. Along with Video of the 12 months, the duo additionally picked up an honor for Collaborative Video of the 12 months.
The musicians beat out fellow performers Brandi Carlile (“Proper on Time”), Cody Johnson (“’Til You Can’t”), Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson (“By no means Say By no means), Kacey Musgraves (“Justified”), Kane Brown (“One Mississippi), Kelsea Ballerini feat. Kenny Chesney (“Half of My Hometown”), Luke Combs (“Ceaselessly After All”), Maren Morris (“Circles Round This City”), Mickey Guyton (“Bear in mind Her Title”), Miranda Lambert (“If I Was a Cowboy”) and Taylor Swift feat. Chris Stapleton (“I Guess You Assume About Me (Taylor’s Model) (From the Vault)”).
Underwood’s “Hallelujah” collaboration with John Legend took dwelling the trophy throughout final 12 months’s ceremony.
“Followers, thanks a lot, you guys are the explanation that we’re all right here doing what we do [and] doing what we love, making music,” the Calia designer, 39, gushed through the June 2021 awards present. “John Legend, thanks for sending me this unbelievable tune and agreeing to sing with me on it and making this unbelievable video which I’m so happy with and congratulations on what I feel is your first CMT Award!”
Underwood, who debuted “If I Didn’t Love You” with the Georgia native in September 2021, scored the coveted nomination for his or her duet earlier this 12 months. The efficiency has since made historical past on the nation charts.
“Thanks to everybody who got here out to have fun my twenty sixth Quantity One tune, “If I Didn’t Love You’ with @CarrieUnderwood,” Aldean wrote through Instagram on Friday, April 8. “We thought this one was going to be good, but it surely ended up being actually particular. Massive thanks to the writers, @CarrieUnderwood, Nation radio, my crew and everybody who leaned in on this tune – I’m actually happy with it.”
