CMT Music Awards Winners Announced 

Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, and Dan + Shay won the show's biggest awards.

(Nashville, TN)  --  Blake Shelton is the big CMT Awards winner this year. 

The 2018 CMT Music Awards took place last night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Shelton won Video of the Year and Male Video of the Year for "I'll Name the Dogs." 

"All I can say is: I’ve been doing this for eighteen years," Shelton said in accepting the prizes. "I’ve been making records and lucky enough that you guys have accepted them, country radio has played them, and CMT has played my videos. It’s been a crazy ride. It’s so cool to sit up here with this new generation of country artists coming up. I may be one of the last old guys that’s excited to embrace the new generation that’s coming up."

Carrie Underwood's "The Champion" won Female Video of the Year, and Dan + Shay's "Tequila" took Duo Video of the Year. 

Here’s a complete list of winners:

Video of the Year: Blake Shelton, “I’ll Name the Dogs”

Male Video of the Year: Blake Shelton, “I’ll Name the Dogs”

Collaborative Video of the Year: Kane Brown featuring Lauren Alaina, “What Ifs”

Female Video of the Year: Carrie Underwood featuring Ludacris, “The Champion”

Group Video of the Year: Little Big Town, “When Someone Stops Loving You”

Duo Video of the Year: Dan + Shay, “Tequila”

Breakthrough Video of the Year: Carly Pearce, “Every Little Thing”

CMT Performance of the Year: Backstreet Boys and Florida Georgia Line, “Everybody” (From CMT Crossroads)

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