And I want to thank Rascal Flatts for even jumping on the song with me."įlatts bassist Jay DeMarcus thanked Bieber right back for bringing the group the "great song," adding, "It was an honor to be in this video with you. "How amazing are Rascal Flatts, everybody? I want to thank my mom. with Rascal Flatts," Bieber said while accepting his first country award. "First of all, I just want to say how honored I am to be here. One of the more unusual names on the winners list was Bieber, who snagged Collaborative Video of the Year for his hookup with Rascal Flatts on the tune "That Should Be Me." Male Video of the Year honors went to "The Voice" judge Blake Shelton for "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking," while the female video winner was his wife, Miranda Lambert, for her emotional tune "The House That Built Me." I don't know what I did to deserve you guys, but you've made so many amazing things happen to me in my life." I want to thank so many people - all the little kids who are in the video and their families for bringing them to Maine and being in the video. "I wish I could be there, but I'm hanging out with 15,000 of my closest friends in Milwaukee. "I just want to say thank you and hi to everybody back at the CMT Music Awards," she said. The biggest example of that cross-over success, Swift, took home one of the top honors, Video of the Year, for her clip "Mine." She accepted the prize from a stage in Wisconsin, her latest tour stop. It's just that some of the hardware handed out at the show hosted by Kid Rock tipped its 10-gallon hat to the ongoing popularity of the pop-infused sound. You might have done a double-take when you saw the list of winners and guests at Wednesday night's CMT Music Awards, which included trophies for Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber as well as performances that featured Ludacris and a cover of Eminem and Rihanna's "Love the Way You Lie."īut, yes, this was a country music event. Sheryl Crow and Justin Bieber at the 2011 CMT Music Awards Photo: Getty Images Kid Rock hosted the show, which featured everyone from Ludacris and Jason Aldean to Sheryl Crow.