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4/18/07
 2007 CMT Awards... a la Goldie!
CMT Canada’s CMT Awards Pre-Party started
off with a bang and I got to watch it all from the studio’s control room.
Beverley Mahood performed “Good To
Be Alive” for CMT Canada’s studio guests and viewers at home. She
looked stunning in a sixties-inspired mini-dress, while Paul McGuire
rocked a cool Muzik Mafia t-shirt under a slick black leather jacket.
Director Joel Stewart wore his
trademark plaid fedora and Road Hammers jacket, trying, once again, to top
the Awards worst-dressed list.
Elissa Lansdell, CMT Canada’s
Nashville correspondent, gave us her predictions from her Nashville dressing
room and the audience booed when she predicted that Keith Urban would
win for worst dressed.
Joel Stewart, told viewers about
CMT’s Casting Call for a “fan turns host” and ribbed Paul about having
to share the limelight with the future day time host.
Beverley gave a soulful performance of
“Route 66”.
Elissa came to us again from her make-up
chair in Nashville with her predictions. She predicted the Dixie
Chicks would win against all odds which was little more than some
wishful thinking on her part since the Chicks didn’t make the top four
acts being voted on for the award.
CMT US’s Katie Cook came to us in a
silky patterned dress that made her right breast look bigger than the left.
Katie chatted with Blake Shelton who looked nice and sexy in a pair
of jeans and a black shirt. He had the requisite bad boy two-day
scruff and couldn’t keep his eyes away from Katie’s cleavage.
Kellie Pickler
fought with her hairdresser and obviously lost. Not sure what that
rat’s nest of braids and whisps was supposed to be, but whatever it was,
it didn’t work. On the plus side, she wore a lovely gold dress that
nicely accentuated her new boob job.
Carrie Underwood looked like she made
herself a dress from her kitchen curtains but she’s so gorgeous she could
wear a paper bag and look great.
LeAnn Rimes looked anorexic in a pale
yellow Marquesa mini dress and Louboutin pumps. Look for LeAnn on
Kellogs cereal boxes next month.
Jennifer Nettles
also seems to have joined the Hollywood Diet bandwagon. She looked
lovely but a little too thin in a silvery grey dress.
Josh Turner turned heads despite the
fact that he obviously put his clippers on the same setting to shave both
his head and chin. He wore all black and with that voice, I’m sure
no one would have cared even if he hadn’t shaved at all.
Gretchen Wilson looked great, sporting
a pair of tight jeans and a low-key and low-cut fitted black blazer.
When Katie asked her about her rock-tight abs, Gretchen said, “I think I
just drank too much and I was dehydrated. They (her abs) just popped out.” Strange. Abs
are not what pops out when I drink too much.
The Show:
Rascal Flatts
rocked “Life Is A Highway”.
Taylor Swift won Breakthrough Artist. She
ran up to the podium pulling up her strapless dress no less than three times
on the way lest it slip off. Taylor, it’s called two-way tape. Your
stylist should have a roll of the stuff. If not, get some.
Sugarland won for Duo.
Kenny Chesney performed “Two Bad
Feet” (title TBC) wearing his trademark sleeveless t-shirt, black cowboy
hat and skinny jeans. ‘Nuff said.
A drunken John Rich & his buddy Big
Kenny introduced Hank Williams Jr. who performed “The Gospel According
To Bocephus”. Very cool, albeit very low-key.
Video Director went to Roman White for
Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats”.
Keith Urban performed “Stupid Boy”
with the worst bed-head I’ve seen in a long time…Seriously, I love Keith
but his hair looked nasty. So what I’d like to know is…where was Nicole
Kidman during all this?
Jeff Foxworthy sported a Dallas Texas
Cheerleaders’ skirt in a joke that otherwise fell pretty flat.
Female Video of the Year went to Carrie
Underwood. Too bad her dress looked like a dog’s breakfast.
Sugarland performed. Jennifer
Nettles wore a shiny throwback-to-the-80’s white suit with pointy
shoulder pads. And while I’m at it, someone please fire the guy who
directed the show? The rack focus going on and off Jennifer during her
performance was barely worthy of a bunch of first-year film students.
Rosanne Cash
presented the Johnny Cash Visionary Award to Kris Kristofferson. Then
Willie Nelson, Marty Scorcese and Keith Urban spoke of
Kris – the man, the story, his life, acting career and of the impact
he’s had on their lives. Kris was visibly touched when he hugged a
tearful Rosanne. He said, “Don’t cry or I’ll start crying,
too” and his voice broke.
Kris told a solemn audience that 42 years
ago, he shook Johnny Cash’s hand backstage at the Ryman Auditorium
and it changed his life. Johnny was Kris’ inspiration, his life and
most importantly, his friend. Kris added, “John was like the North
star. You could guide your ship by him.”
Bon Jovi performed a really lame song
- apparently it’s their new single.
A bouncy Miranda Lambert and Jason
Aldean announced the Wide Open Country category. Jack Ingram
won.
Some flamer in a purple shirt introduced Carrie
Underwood’s performance.
She rocked a pair of gold hot pants, a black
halter top and leather leg warmers reminiscent of a young Shania Twain
crossed with a slutty Faith Hill. Still, she looked amazing.
Kicked a chair into the audience though…not sure what that was all about.
Kenny Chesney won Male Video of The
Year (video directed by Shaun Silva). Kenny brought Shaun up on
stage ‘cause he wanted us to see what he looks like.” He kind of
looks like Johnny Depp – in fact, Shaun played Johnny in Terry
Clark’s video “Girls Lie Too.” Cute.
Kellie Pickler and Melissa Peterman
(the actress who plays “Babara Jean” on Reba) presented the Video of the
Year category, resorting to the line “Aren’t we pretty?” when one of
their jokes fell flat. (Inset eye roll here.) Rascal Flatts
won.
Dierks Bentley performed “It’s A
Long Trip Alone”. He looks great with the shorter locks.
Toby Keith performed “High
Maintenance Woman”.
Barbara Mandrell presented the award
for Video of the Year and Carrie Underwood won for “Before He
Cheats”. Total for Carrie that night – three awards.
And finally, Martina McBride sang
“Do It Anyway”. She wore a short pale yellow dress and her hair pulled
back in a ponytail.
Fashion-wise, it was the year of the short
yellow dress. LeAnn Rimes, Martina McBride and Kellie
Pickler all wore yellow. Of the three, I preferred Martina’s.
It was the classiest and most understated.
Performance-wise Carrie Underwood showed
the world why she is at the top and continuing to rise. She truly is a
star and no amount of bad advice from her stylist can dampen her star.
All in all, a great time was had by... all.
Remember, “it’s not what they say
about you, it’s what they whisper.”
~ Goldie
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