Kelsea Ballerini's Emotional Tribute to Nashville Shooting Victims at 2023 CMT Awards

Kelsea Ballerini paid tribute to the victims of the recent Nashville shooting and shared her own experience with gun violence at the 2023 CMT Music Awards. She also enlisted several RuPaul's Drag Race alumni for a performance in protest against Tennessee's new law criminalizing drag revues. Shania Twain used her acceptance speech for the Equal Play Award to demand an equal workspace for all talent in country music. The ceremony also featured performances from Wynonna Judd, Alanis Morissette, Darius Rucker, Gwen Stefani, and more.