Miranda! Carrie! The Judds! Joel McHale? Exclusive photos from backstage at the 2022 CMT Awards

The stars of country music — and Joel McHale? — were out on Monday at the 2022 CMT Music Awards, which aired on CBS and Paramount+. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY and People have exclusive shots of the winners, presenters, and celebrity guests (including Miranda Lambert, who took home the Female Video of the Year award for "If I Were a Cowboy") shot by The Tyler Twins backstage.

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Miranda Lambert at the 2022 CMT Awards. Photo: The Tyler Twins
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Carrie Underwood

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Carrie Underwood at the 2022 CMT Music Awards. The Tyler Twins

As you can see, the former American Idol winner — who went into the night holding the record for the most CMT Awards wins, 23 — extended her lead by two trophies on Monday: one for Video of the Year and another for Collaborative Video of the Year, both for "If I Didn't Love You", her duet with Jason Aldean.

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Jason Aldean

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In addition to winning his two awards with Carrie Underwood, the "If I Didn't Love You" singer performed a soaring rendition of "Heaven" with Bryan Adams during the telecast.

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Gayle King

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Gayle King at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The CBS This Morning co-host was on hand to introduce the next step in CMT Equal Play, a new diversity initiative designed to foster and support all marginalized communities that are underrepresented in the genre of country music.

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The Judds

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Naomi and Wynonna Judd at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

Naomi Judd and daughter Wynonna Judd — who will go out on a 10-stop tour this fall — delivered their first TV performance together in 20 years. Introduced by superstar Kacey Musgraves, the pair performed "Love Can Build a Bridge."

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LeAnn Rimes

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LeAnn Rimes at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The Masked Singer winner — who took home her first of two CMT Awards in 1997 — served as a presenter during Monday's telecast.

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Jimmie Allen and Monica

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Jimmie Allen and Monica at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The country singer and the R&B artist took to the CMT Awards stage to perform "Pray" with the members of Little Big Town.

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Maren Morris

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Maren Morris at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

Fresh off releasing her well-reviewed third solo album, Humble Quest, the singer was nominated for Female Video of the Year for "Circles Around This Town".

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The 'Queer Eye' Cast

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The 'Queer Eye' cast at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

Netflix stars Karamo Brown, Tan France, Bobby Burke, and Antoni Porowski served as presenters. Sadly, the audience wasn't treated to Jonathan Van Ness in chaps.

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Parker McCollum

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Parker McCollum at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

Relative newcomer Parker McCollum took home the Breakout Video of the Year trophy for his hit "To Be Loved By You".

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Taylor Lautner

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Taylor Lautner at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The Twilight alum served as a presenter at the ceremony.

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Martina McBride

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Martina McBride at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The five-time CMT nominee served as a presenter at the 2022 ceremony.

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Cole Swindell and Courtney Little

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Cole Swindell and Courtney Little at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

Nominated for Video of the Year for his duet with Lainey Wilson, "Never Say Never", Swindell attended this year's CMT Awards with girlfriend. Little appeared in Swindell's 2021 video for "Some Habits".

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Joel McHale

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Joel McHale at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The Community alum and current Crime Scene Kitchen host served as a presenter.

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Brittany Spencer

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Brittany Spencer at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The "Sober & Skinny" singer was nominated for the CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year award.

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Thomas Rhett and Riley Green

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Thomas Rhett and Riley Green at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The singers performed their duet "Half of Me" during the telecast. Rhett was also nominated for Male Video of the Year for "Country Again".

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Carly Pearce

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Carly Pearce at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The six-time nominee won a Breakthrough Video of the Year award in 2018 for her first hit single, "Every Little Thing". This year she was nominated in the Digital–First Performance of the Year category for "Dear Miss Loretta" and the Collaborative Video of the Year category for "Never Wanted to Be That Girl", her duet with Ashley McBryde.

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Adrian Quesada, Mickey Guyton, and Eric Burton

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Adrian Quesada, Mickey Guyton, and Eric Burton at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

Guyton — nominated for Performance of the Year and Female Video of the Year — performed Colors with the duo known as the Black Pumas.

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Restless Road

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Restless Road at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

Zach Beeken and Colton Pack were put into a group with fellow founding member Andrew Scholz during season 3 of X Factor in 2013. Scholz left the band in 2015 and was replaced by Garrett Nichols, a former contestant on season 13 of American Idol.

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Priscilla Block

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Priscilla Block at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The "Just About Over You" singer — nominated for Breakthrough Video of the Year — was one of the Ram Trucks Side Stage performers of the evening.

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Gilligan Stillwater and Billy F. Gibbons

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Gilligan Stillwater and Billy Gibbons at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The former ZZ Top member presented at the ceremony, and attended the awards with his wife, whom he wed in 2005.

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Maddie Marlow Font

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Maddie Marlow Font at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The one half of Maddie & Tae accepted the Group/Duo Video of the Year award on behalf of herself and bandmate Taylor Dye Kerr for their song "Woman You Got".

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Dylan Scott

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Dylan Scott at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The "Can't Have Mine" singer served as a presenter at the ceremony.

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Reyna Roberts

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Reyna Roberts at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The country singer is known for her debut single, "Stompin' Grounds", and has appeared multiple times on NFL's Monday Night Football.

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Elvie Shane

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Elvie Shane at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The "My Boy" singer was one of the Ram Trucks Side Stage performers of the evening.

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Kat Luna and Alex Georgia

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Kat Luna and Alex Georgia at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The married couple known as Kat & Alex recently released "Yo Quiero Amarte" (the Spanish version of "I Want It All").

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Rob Cordrey

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Rob Cordrey at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The comedian served as a presenter at the ceremony.

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Brittany Kerr and Jason Aldean

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Brittany Kerr and Jason Aldean at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The former NBA cheerleader married the country star in 2015.

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Tenille Arts

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Tenille Arts at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The singer was nominated for Breakthrough Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year.

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Lily Aldridge

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Lily Aldridge at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The Victoria's Secret Angel and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model served as a presenter at the ceremony.

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Hannah

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Hannah at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The singer is behind the popular TikTok food content series Stand By Your Pan.

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Dustin Lynch at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

The singer was nominated for Collaborative Video of the Year for his duet with MacKenzie Porter, "Thinking 'Bout You".

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Midland

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Midland at the 2022 CMT Awards. The Tyler Twins

Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, and Jess Carson are best known for their band's debut single, "Drinkin' Problem".

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