NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Country singers Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood and Kelsea Ballerini honored each other and celebrated their shared successes at the CMT Artists of the Year show.
Female singers rocked the stage, geeked out over on another and showcased women’s impact on country music’s past, present and future during the award show held Wednesday at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The show will air on CMT at 9 p.m. Eastern Thursday.
Twain, who is country music’s most successful female singers, was given the artist of the lifetime award and was serenaded with a medley of her songs by female artists across three genres.
Grammy winners pop singer Meghan Trainor and R&B singer Jill Scott joined Ballerini to sing Twain’s classic anthem to female strength, “Man, I Feel Like a Woman,” while Twain sang along from her seat in the crowd.
Twain made her name in the mid-’90s with her big pop country songs and her music videos that combined sex appeal, female empowerment and high fashion.