VIDEO : Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw dominate CMT Music Awards

Carrie Underwood performs during the 2016 CMT Music awards at the Bridgestone Arena on June 8, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Billboard)In the 1980s, the awards show that kicked off the events of Fan Fair week was The Music City News Awards. Regardless of what trends were happening in the industry, the fans had their favorites -- and most years it was The Statler Brothers.