CMT artists of the year (20 images)

Jason Aldean (L) and wife Jessica with Willie Robertson and wife Korie walk the red carpet at the 2012 CMT Artists of the Year awards in Franklin, Tennessee on December 3, 2012. UPI/Terry Wyatt

Kenny Rogers and Rascal Flatts walk the red carpet at the 2012 CMT Artists of the Year awards in Franklin, Tennessee on December 3, 2012. UPI/Terry Wyatt

Rascal Flatts walks the red carpet at the 2012 CMT Artists of the Year awards in Franklin, Tennessee on December 3, 2012. UPI/Terry Wyatt

Eli Young Band walks the red carpet at the 2012 CMT Artists of the Year awards in Franklin, Tennessee on December 3, 2012 UPI/Terry Wyatt