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Ella Langley & Riley Green’s Hot Streak Continues, Take Home CMA Award For Music Video Of The Year
CMA Awards day is off to a hot start.
This morning, the CMA Awards named some early winners before artists and fans gather in Bridgestone Arena later this evening. Each year, the CMA Awards always announce at least a few of the “smaller” awards ahead of time. A few minutes ago, it was announced that Ella Langley and Riley Green won the CMA award for Music Video of the Year for their viral hit “You Look Like You Love Me,” which was included on Ella’s debut album Hungover.
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Last year, this was the duet that won both Langley and Green their first-ever CMA Award when they took home Musical Event of the Year. “You Look Like You Love Me” has reached a viral magnitude that many did not think was possible. While the song was a moment before the music video came to fruition, the old western-style video shoot took the duet up another notch.
The two were decked out in old-timey western saloon attire and delivered the story through the music video, truly bringing the hit song’s lyrics to life. And it didn’t help that Riley Green was in the video, drawing in his fans to see the cowboy in action.
In the video, Jamey Johnson plays the local sheriff, and it now has over 56 million views on YouTube. During a press event ahead of the ACM Awards earlier this year, Ella spoke in depth about putting the video together, which she co-directed, and about how her bangs have become a signature part of her look.
But she also revealed that she’s the reason Riley brought back his mustache, which she told him he needed for the video to fit the theme, and he hasn’t changed it since then… well, Ella can’t take full credit, and she also gave some to “God and his parents” for the good genes:
“I do not think I can get rid of the bangs. I don’t think I would now, it really does fit my face. It’s funny, now that I see myself without them, I’m like, ugh, who is that? Plus, who needs Botox when you have bangs?
I will tell you, everyone’s excited about Riley’s mustache, you can thank me for Riley’s mustache, other than God, I guess, and his parents. The ‘You Look Like You Love Me’ music video, I co-directed that, and I just knew I wanted it to be an old western. And one thing about my dad, he was watching old westerns or war movies on Sundays after church.”
@100.7thetiger Everyone say thank you to Ella Langley for Riley Green’s mustache #rileygreen #ellalangley #acmawards #fyp #countrymusic ♬ original sound – 100.7 The Tiger
Thank goodness for Ella Langley telling Green he needed the stache, because it’s now part of his signature look. Given that both Langley and Green had reservations about releasing “YLLYLM,” doubting it was too traditional for country radio, the chance they took proved those doubts wrong.
“You Look Like You Love Me” has been a massive hit for both artists and an award-winning machine. This is the first of six nominations that Langley has won going into the night, and “You Look Like You Love Me” is up for two more awards this evening, Single of the Year and Song of the Year. This year’s CMA Awards could be a BIG night for the “Choosin’ Texas” singer.
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