MUMBAI: Hosts Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus welcomed the CMT (Country Music Television) Music Awards 2008 on 14 April, Billy Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville. Trace Adkins and Kellie Pickler emerged as the evening's biggest winners in the music awards.

The award boasted a wide number of luminaries including senators Barack Obama , Hillary Clinton and John Mccain as well as wide array of celebrities including Ryan Seacrest , Gretchen Wilson , Donald trump and Trace Adkins .Adkins took home top honors for male video of the year (I've got my game on); Taylor swift won female video of the year (our song); Rascal Flatts won group video of the year (Take me there); Sugarland won duo video of the year (Stay); and Taylor Swift also won video of the year (our song).

Additionally, Pickler won the first awards of her professional career with three CMT buckles for USA weekend breakthrough, performance and tearjerker video of the year for the video 'I wonder."

Alison Krauss and Robert Plant won Wide Open Country Video of the year (gone, gone, gone (done moved on)); Bon Jovi featuring Leann Rimes won Collaborative video of the year (till we ain't strangers anymore); Brad Paisley won Comedy video of the year (online); Michael Salomon won director of the year (toby keith's "high maintenance woman" and trace adkins' "i got my game on"); and rodney carrington won supporting character of the year ("i got my game on").

Joining Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus onstage were celebrity presenters Jason Aldean with Snoop Dogg, Paula Abdul, Jewel, Tom Arnold with Josh Turner, Julianne Hough, Martina Mcbride, Miranda Lambert, Reba Mcentire, Comedian Rodney Carrington .
That apart, Tim Mcgraw with wife faith hill, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Kenny Chesney and many more artistes.

CMT Music Awards also featured a side stage sponsored by Nationwide that included upcoming talent such as Bucky Covington, James Otto, Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Ashton Shepherd and Chuck Wicks.