Meet Jackie Venson, the Austin guitarist who slayed the CMT Awards with Alanis Morrisette

Over the past few years, the world has been catching on to Austin's best not-so-well-kept secret: the mind-bending, string-shredding blues chops of guitar phenom, Jackie Venson.

On Sunday, Venson got another national boost when she shared the stage with '90s pop icon Alanis Morissette at the CMT Music Awards in Austin. The Austin native and second-generation musician joined Ingrid Andress, Lainey Wilson, Madeline Edwards and Morgan Wade for a performance of Morissette's female empowerment anthem, “You Oughta Know.”

“I’m still in shock that I get to share the stage with Alanis Morissette," Venson said via text a few days before the performance. "Not only is she an incredible songwriter and performer but Alanis is also a force for good in the industry and has done so much to support women in music, including her recent charity work at We Are Moving the Needle. She’s exactly the type of musician advocate I strive to be myself.”

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In February, Venson, who's scored a slew of viral hits on TikTok recently, dropped by Waterloo Records for the February installment of our monthly live music series, The Drop. The week of her performance, a devastating ice storm left part of the city without power for days. With warmth, humor and the power of song, she thawed our wounded hearts.

Here are a couple videos from the performance, co-produced by our partners at kutx.org:

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Austin's Jackie Venson slays alongside Alanis Morisette at CMT Awards