For Carrie Underwood, the emotion at the ACM Awards was real.
Thatâs according to Keith Urban, who tells CMTâs Cody Alan in a new interview that he observed the country superstarâs rollercoaster of emotion following her comeback performance of âCry Pretty.â
âFor her, not only to get through the song as epically as she did, but I think to see that much love in the room for her was very apparent,â Keith says exclusively of the feeling inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena after Carrieâs ACMs performance, âand I think she was really taken aback by it.â
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Keith took the stage with his âThe Fighterâ collaborator seconds after her performance to accept their win for Vocal Event of the Year for the song.
As for their interaction backstage afterwards, Keith reveals it was âsuper brief.â
âI just thanked her again,â he says. âThis song has been such an unexpected little comet flying through the galaxy. Itâs just been wonderful.â
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Preview more of Codyâs conversation with Keith, who explains how he came to record a song written by Ed Sheeran, below.
Hear the full exclusive interview Friday (April 27) on CMT Radio Live and CMT After MidNite.
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