Carly Pearce Thanks Guy Who Broke Her Heart in Epic CMT Awards Speech

Carly Pearce has won her first CMT Music Award for Breakthrough Video of the Year for her "Every Little Thing" music video, and she epically thanked the person the song was inspired by: the guy who broke her heart.

After her big win, Carly tearfully ran up to the stage where she gave an emotional speech. She said:

"Oh my God! Y'all, I sat up in the stands with my mom so many years wondering if I would ever get here. Fans, you have absolutely changed everything for me, so thank you for voting for me. I want to thank Matthew Underwood for shooting this video and telling my story, Big Machine Records, Sandy Borchetta, my manager." She added, "I'm freaking out!"

But the line of the night came at the very end, when she proclaimed, "To the guy that broke my heart ... THANK YOU!"

"Every Little Thing" is Carly's debut single from her debut album of the same name, and was inspired by heartbreak she personally experienced after a relationship ended. When the song was first released, Carly told iHeartRadio of the inspiration behind "Every Little Thing" during an interview: 

"My single is very true to my heart. I wrote it about a heartbreak of a guy that really did a number on me, and it takes you on a journey of the snapshots of my personal story of losing love, and kind of dealing with the ghosts because your heart is the one, ultimately, that decides when you're over somebody."

Congratulations to Carly!

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