For the first time in its 56-year history, the CMT Music Awards is bucking tradition. Historically broadcast from downtown Nashville, the award show set up shop in the “Live Music Capital of the World,” at Austin’s Moody Center this year. Two-time hosts Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown got their bearings a few days early, filming an award show countdown with the University of Texas at Austin’s Longhorn Band, and hitting up some of the city’s famous landmarks. “Heart Like a Truck” singer Lainey Wilson leads the night with four nominations, while East Texas native Cody Johnson isn’t far behind with three, including one for the biggest award of the night: Video of the Year. Other Texas nominees include Miranda Lambert and Maren Morris (both up for…The post First Look: Backstage At Texas’s First-Ever CMT Music Awards appeared first on Texas Monthly.