Taylow Swift's 'Mine' wins fan-voted CMT award

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

The fans have given Taylor Swift another trophy.

The pop sensation won the fan-voted video of the year award at the CMT Music Awards for “Mine” on Wednesday night. Swift also won the fan-voted Academy of Country Music artist of the year award earlier this year.

Swift couldn’t make it to Bridgestone Arena to accept the belt buckle given to winners. But cameras cut to her tour stop in Wisconsin for a live acceptance speech.

She had opened the show with a pre-recorded faux movie trailer re-creation of “Thelma & Louise” with Shania Twain.

Blake Shelton was the night’s only multiple winner, taking male video of the year for “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking” and best Web video for “Kiss My Country Ass.”

Miranda Lambert’s going to need a trophy room for “The House That Built Me” after picking up yet another honor at the CMT Music Awards.

Lambert won female video of the year Wednesday night for the career-changing song, which has picked up Grammy, Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music awards.

It was a rare predictable moment on a night that offered the usual surprising mix of unlikely pairings and odd sights that the CMT Awards are known for.

Justin Bieber induced tears from teenagers as he walked the red carpet with Rascal Flatts. And Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver and “Dancing With the Stars” champion Hines Ward wore cowboy boots.

Swift and Twain mounted a cross-country crime spree in a faux movie trailer at the top of the show, dispatching a slimy Ron White and running host Kid Rock off a cliff in a pre-recorded segment that also included Donald Trump and Kenny Rogers. Wynonna Judd taught host Kid Rock a little something about country on a duet of Kid Rock’s “Hell, Yes, I’m Country.” And celebrities as diverse as Ludacris, Mary Steenbergen, Kristin Chenoweth and “Celebrity Apprentice” washout Gary Busey.

Sugarland kicked off the night with the first win, taking duo video of the year for “Stuck Like Glue.” Lady Antebellum won group video of the year for “Hello World.” The Band Perry won breakthrough video for “If I Die Young.” Jimmy Buffett and Zac Brown won best CMT performance of the year for “Margaritaville.” And pop sensation and teen heartthrob Bieber added a CMT belt buckle to the pile of trophies he’s won in the last year, taking home best collaboration with Rascal Flatts for “That Should Be Me.”

Long a fan of Rascal Flatts, Bieber drew some of the night’s biggest cheers from the crowd in a corridor of the arena, where the red carpet was moved to avoid oppressive temperatures near 100. One of the night’s largest entourages included Rascal Flatts singer Gary LeVox’s daughters, 10-year-old Brittany and 8-year-old Brooklyn, who were clearly smitten with Bieber.

“If I wanted to go home, I had no choice but to bring them,” LeVox said.