Urban, Underwood Big Country Winners

(AP)  Keith Urban won video of the year and Carrie Underwood of "American Idol" was the only double winner at the Country Music Television awards show Monday.

Keith performed the song for his winning video, "Better Life," with a displaced choir from the Gulf Coast and scenes from the hurricane-damaged region.

"We just wanted to present a better tone for 'Better Life,' and I had been down to New Orleans and was struck by a combination of things, how much has been done and how little has been done," Urban said. "We just wanted to bring a little more awareness back to the cause down there."

Underwood, who launched her career last year after winning "American Idol," took home honors for breakthrough video and female video for her inspirational hit "Jesus, Take the Wheel."

"This is my very first acceptance speech so I made a list," Underwood said before thanking everyone from God to "Idol."

"Music videos are a huge tool," she said after the ceremony for the awards, chosen by fans. "Fans love them because they add a new dimension to the song, and we love them because it's just another way to get (the music) out there. For my first video to win two awards tonight was amazing."

Another song with a strong spiritual theme, Brad Paisley's duet with Dolly Parton "When I Get Where I'm Going," won for inspiring video.

Bon Jovi and Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles won collaborative video for "Who Says You Can't Go Home," and Kenny Chesney won the male video award for "Who You'd Be Today."

"I think everybody has lost somebody before they were meant to, and Shaun Silva and I did this video to help us all remember those people," Chesney said.

Rascal Flatts won the group/duo video award for "Skin (Sarabeth)," about a girl with cancer.

"I think this song took on a life of its own," said Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts. "It became almost bigger than we are, honestly. We were just the voice behind it."

Billy Currington won hottest video for his R&B flavored hit "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right," and Sophie Muller won video director for the Faith Hill-Tim McGraw duet "Like We Never Loved At All."

Dwight Yoakam paid tribute to his friend and mentor Buck Owens, creator of the twangy "Bakersfield sound" and longtime "Hee Haw" host, who died of a heart ailment March 25.

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