Oh, here we go…
Last night’s CMT Awards we’re largely uneventful, save for Luke Combs shotgunning a beer on stage with Brooks and Dunn and Blake Shelton calling out awards shows for their lack of credibility.
Carrie Underwood took home the night’s top honor with the award for Video Of The Year, but there was plenty of other chatter on the Twitter regarding a couple of the night’s collaborative performances.
Most notably: Kelsea Ballerini’s duet with Halsey and Jimmie Allen’s duet with Noah Cyrus.
But it wasn’t necessarily all about the music, it was about what they were wearing.
Channeling their inner Coyote Ugly, Kelsea and Halsey teamed up for a performance of “The Other Girl.”
Meanwhile, Jimmie and Noah performed their duet “This Is Us.”
And the Twitter moms had some comments. Many were calling their clothing “stripper-esque,” and criticizing them for not being good role models to young women.
Here’s just a few of the comments, but you get the picture.
What? Sex show for CMT Awards. Families with young girls watch dream of being a country music star, singing not strip moves. Artistry is an expression but these moves in genre such as Country Music known for overall wholesome sure beer drinkin, cheating but watch strip moves?
— 🌞🙏🙌Grateful🦋 (@ccrook1974) October 22, 2020
This performance looked like they were rehearsing for their second job at a strip joint. This isn’t the country I want to see, this is vulgarity.
— Tracy (@Purpleblonde49) October 22, 2020
Exactly!!! I had to send my 10 year old daughter out of the room!
— Lynn (@Lynn63091968) October 22, 2020
Nope..that doesnt sound like country. It’s more in the genre with brittany spears.And trying to do coyote ugly moves…🤦♀️🤦♀️
— Harley (@MissHarley2014) October 22, 2020
Noah’s haters added more of the same:
Sad she’s just like her sister No Class!! Less is more less is more! I was embarrassed for her! Who dresses like that for a CMT performance!
— maryannmcdonelcrooks (@ericsgirl35) October 22, 2020
I am so disappointed in you @CMT. Is this how you are representing country music? Wow. You have lost ANOTHER fan. YUK! 😱
— Jeanne Grace (@jeannegrace1) October 22, 2020
Noah must have gotten off work to get to CMT. Making money on the pole. Wants to be like big sister
— Julie Anne Nielsen (@julesxiii) October 22, 2020
Kelsea responded on Twitter reminding folks that if they don’t have something nice to say, they can “politely shut up.”
Noah was a little more direct.
Haters gonna hate.
The Twitter morality police in full force, eh? You gotta love it…