“Body Like a Back Road” will be CMT's first-ever Song of the Year

CMTSam Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road’ will be honored as CMT’s first-ever Song of the Year at the upcoming 2017 CMT Artists of the Year celebration at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center.

The Montevallo hitmaker joins previously-announced award recipients Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, and Luke Bryan. The evening will also honor those who’ve weathered Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma.

You watch the 90-minute CMT Artists of the Year special Wednesday, October 18 at 8 p.m. ET.

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