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Rossville native Lauren Alaina wins CMT award

Lauren Alaina accepts the award for breakthrough video of the year for "Road Less Traveled" at the CMT Music Awards at Music City Center on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. Looking on in background right is presenter Reba McEntire. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP)
Lauren Alaina accepts the award for breakthrough video of the year for "Road Less Traveled" at the CMT Music Awards at Music City Center on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. Looking on in background right is presenter Reba McEntire. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP)

Lauren Alaina isn’t getting called ‘Miss Piggy’ anymore, but even if she was, you wouldn’t know it as she accepted a CMT Music Award with a bright smile on her face.

Alaina, who placed second on “American Idol” in 2011, won breakthrough video of the year for her No. 1 hit, “Road Less Traveled.”

“Reba McEntire just gave me an award so that’s pretty crazy,” said the shocked 22-year-old singer. After thanking people she gave Jesus a shout-out.

“I should have said that first. Sorry God,” she said.

After walking away empty-handed at the Grammy Awards and the Academy of Country Music Awards earlier this year, Keith Urban found redemption at the 2017 CMT Music Awards, picking up four honors including video of the year for “Blue Ain’t Your Color.”