CMT honored its 2012 Artists of the Year during a TV special hosted by Rascal Flatts and Nashville's Hayden Panettiere, who posed for a photograph with six of the seven artists honored: (seated, from left) Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Hayden and Carrie Underwood; (standing, from left) Rascal Flatts' Gary LeVox, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan and Rascal Flatts' Joe Don Rooney and Jay DeMarcus. (Not pictured is Artist of the Year Toby Keith.)

photo by Rick Diamond/CMT