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CMT Music Awards 2023 Photos: Jelly Roll, Shania Twain and More!

From Jelly Roll's emotional speech to Alanis Morissette and Shania Twain, check out all the best moments and from the 2023 CMT Music Awards.

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Jelly Roll performs "Need A Favor" at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
Jelly Roll performs "Need A Favor" at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

NASHVILLE — Rapper-turned-country singer Jelly Roll took home three awards at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, making him the night's big winner. The performer got emotional during his speech as he thanked the country radio industry for accepting him.

The award show, which was televised in Austin, Texas on CBS relied heavily on nostalgia as Shania Twain, Alanis Morissette and Gwen Stefani took to the stage to perform some of their old hits. Twain was even awarded the Equal Play Award, recognizing her for being a “visible and vocal advocate” for diverse voices in country music. Rapper Megan Thee Stallion was even on hand to present the country singer with the accolade.

Lainey Wilson and co-host Kane Brown were other big winners of the night. The latter taking home the award for video of the year for his duet "Thank God" in which he sings with wife Katelyn Brown.

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Check out photos from the 2023 CMT Awards below.

Kennedy Davenport, from left, Jan Sport, Manila Luzon and Olivia Lux arrive at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Ashley McBryde arrives wearing a black ribbon in honor of the victims of the shooting at Covenant school in Nashville, Tenn. at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Kane Brown arrives at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Shania Twain arrives at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Megan Thee Stallion, right, presents Shania Twain with the equal play award at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Hosts Kelsea Ballerini, left, and Kane Brown speak at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Carly Pearce, left, and Gwen Stefani perform "Just A Girl" at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Jelly Roll performs "Need A Favor" at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Lainey Wilson accepts the award for female video of the year for "Heart Like a Truck" at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Jelly Roll reacts as he accepts the award for male video of the year for "Son of a Sinner" at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Shania Twain, left, accepts the equal play award at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. Megan Thee Stallion cheers from right. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Kelsea Ballerini, center, performs "If You Go Down (I'm Going Down Too) accompanied by drag queens Manila Luzon, from left, Jan Sport, Olivia Lux and Kennedy Davenport at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Lainey Wilson, from left, Morgan Wade, Alanis Morissette, Ingrid Andress and Madeline Edwards perform at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Kane Brown, left, and Katelyn Brown accept the award for video of the year for "Thank God" at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Slash, left, and Billy Gibbons perform during a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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