We’re LIVE backstage at the CMT Music Awards!  Country Girl is in the audience with camera in-hand watching the show, and I’m backstage keepin you up-t0-date on the latest winners, losers, and hopefully getting to talk to some of your favorite artists backstage.

• Kid Rock Kicking-off the show…Rock n’Roll Style with “Cowboy” joined by Randy Houser and Trace Adkins
• wahoo! Jamey Johnson taking me back to the Duke’s of Hazard Days…”Good Ole Boys…” Just gave a shot of Brad Paisley…did NOT look impressed with Kid Rock’s Performance.
• Doh…that’s Hank Williams Jr….what an opening number!!!
• Faith Hill and Taylor Swift first-up to present.  Taylor is rockin some straight hair.  For Group Video of the Year….And the award goes to…..Lady Antebellum!!!!  Simmer down country girl…I know you’re…um…peeved.
• wahooo!!! Trisha! NASHVILLE IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!!
• VIDEO of the year nominees:  Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, Toby Keith …I’m not bitter that Keith didn’t score a nomination…I’m not…nope…ok…I am.
• Kellie Pickler and TO are the next presenters.  Kelly is rockin a black dress and longer hair.
• And the Duo video of the year is….Brooks & Dunn…”Indian Summer”  wow…Ronnie isn’t here…Kix is hysterical!
• Wahoo! Chris  young on the Nationwide stage singing “Getting you home”
• Miranda Lambert sounds amazing singing “White Liar”
• We are talking with Kix Brooks backstage! Ronnie Dunn is out of town enjoying some time off.  Kix Brooks is planning on taking his Country Countdown on the road next year, and he plans to continue making music.
• Zac Brown Band presenting Breakthrough video of the year…please oh please….
• And the winner is….LUKE BRYAN!!!!!!!  wooooohoooo!!!!!!!
• Carrie Underwood introducing Tim McGraw “Southern Voice”
• Talking to Breakthrough Video Winner Luke Bryan backstage…he looks soo happy
• Holy Cow….that is not Reba…well, it’s Saturday Night Live Reba…doh…wait…there she is…This is FUNNY!!!
• Collaborative Video of the year is ….Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins!!!!  “Hillbilly Bone”
• Trailer Choir Backstage Right now…Video coming soon for “Tailgate” the song performed on the Nationwide stage. Trailor Choir big fans of Toby Keith, Zac Brown Band…Still waiting to meet Reba…HUGE Reba fans!
• Brad Paisley performing “American Saturday Night” Love it! He’s rockin a awesome lookin guitar
• Jamey Johnson performing “Macon” his next single he co-wrote with Kate and Kacey
• Ok…I so don’t get all of this Jersey Shore stuff….It’s way beyond me…Oh dear Lord…Did Paula Dean really just rub his belly?
• CMT Performance Video of the year goes too…Carrie Underwood “Temporary Home”
• Blake Shelton and Laura Bell Bundy on stage together…If you follow Blake on Twitter….You know exactly how hysterical this entire collaboration is on stage…I mean…he is ALWAYS joking with Laura Bell Bundy….and yes, she did just say he had a HUGE ‘hillbilly bone’ and I’m sure he loves that.
• LeAnn Rimes singing John Anderson’s hit song “Swinging” in full choreography…
• Toby Keith performing  “American Ride”
• Talking to Paula Dean backstage…donating 35,000 pounds of ham to the food bank before she leaves Nashville for those in need
• Zac Brown Band performed a goose-bump inducing version of “free”
• Talking to Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins backstage…these two are HYSTERICAL!!!  LOVE LOVE LOVE them!!!
• Male Video of the year goes to……   Keith Urban “Til Summer Comes Around” woot woot! long time comin!  Awe…Jason Aldean  gave him a hug.
• Carrie Underwood singing “Undo It” the song that gets stuck in my head and never gets out…As always, she looks fantastic.
• Justin Moore singing on the Nationwide Stage “Small Town USA”
• Snookie and “The Situation” are backstage…I have no idea what to say to them…
• Holy Cow!!! Miranda Lambert got the Buckle for Female Video of the Year for “White Liar” waahooo!! You go Girl! 2010 is your year!
• Keith Urban and John Mayer playing “Hit the Ground Runnin” wwaaahooo!!! This is awesome!  Favorite performance of the night by far!!! I’m not bias, I promise.

• Kid rock is smokin a stoogie on stage…nice …classy…
• Video of the year is…..Carrie Underwood….”Cowboy Casanova” totally didn’t see that coming at all. Even she seems surprised
• Backstage talking to Luke Wilson
• Lady Antebellum singing “Stars Tonight”
• backstage talking to kid Rock smells like gonga
• Carrie Underwood backstage
• talking with Keith Urban backstage right now…what a nice guy.