CMT's Artists Of The Year Honorees Give Emotional Introduction To Ceremony

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Tonight was CMT's annual Artists Of The Year award ceremony. However, this year was unlike previous shows. For 2017 the artists focused on their love for the fans and country music community after the tragedy that struck Las Vegas on October 1st marking the deadliest mass shooting in United States history at Route 91 Harvest Music Festival. 

CMT Artists Of The Year 2017 honorees Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Jason Aldean, Chris Stapleton and Florida Georgia Line all took the stage for an introduction to the evening with heartfelt words in light of tragedies and natural disasters that have recently struck the United States.