12-11-2009, 13:08
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Taylor Swift was the belle of the ball at the 43rd Annual CMA Awards, leading the pack of winners with four trophies: Female Vocalist, Album of the Year, Video of the Year and the night's biggest honor, Entertainer of the Year.
"I am so incredibly grateful ... I didn't expect to win Entertainer of the Year. I'm at a loss for words!" Taylor gushed to reporters backstage after her big win.
Brad Paisley and Lady Antebellum each had two CMA wins. It was Brad's third consecutive win for Male Vocalist, and he also shares an award with buddy Keith Urban, as they took home Musical Event of the Year for their duet, 'Start a Band.' Lady A beat Rascal Flatts' streak of six consecutive Vocal Group of the Year wins with their latest honor, which accompanied their win for Single of the Year for 'I Run to You.' (See a full list of winners and nominees below.)
Show hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood kept the audience entertained with witty banter throughout the night, starting the show off by singing a humorously revised version of a Willie Nelson classic: "Mammas, don't let your babies grow up to be Kanye." Fans were also dazzled by eclectic performances by the likes of Reba, Best New Artist winner Darius Rucker, Miranda Lambert, the Zac Brown Band, Lady A, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Duo of the Year winners Sugarland, Jason Aldean, Billy Currington and both show hosts. And in true CMA fashion, it wasn't all country stars on stage. Kid Rock sang with Jamey Johnson on 'Between Jennings and Jones,' Vince Gill joined Daughtry on a duet that appears on the rockers' new album, Brooks and Dunn performed with ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Dave Matthews joined Kenny Chesney on their duet, 'I'm Alive.'
2009 CMA Awards - *Winners in bold
Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
*Taylor Swift
Keith Urban
New Artist Of The Year
Randy Houser
Jamey Johnson
Jake Owen
*Darius Rucker
Zac Brown Band
Female Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
*Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year
Kenny Chesney
*Brad Paisley
Darius Rucker
George Strait
Keith Urban
Vocal Group of the Year
Eagles
*Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Joey + Rory
Montgomery Gentry
*Sugarland
Album of the Year (Award goes to artist and producer)
'American Saturday Night' - Brad Paisley, produced by Frank Rogers & Chris DuBois
'Defying Gravity' - Keith Urban, produced by Keith Urban & Dann Huff
*'Fearless' - Taylor Swift, produced by Taylor Swift & Nathan Chapman
'Love on the Inside' - Sugarland, produced by Byron Gallimore, Jennifer Nettles & Kristian Bush
'That Lonesome Song' - Jamey Johnson, produced by the Kent Hardly Playboys
Single of the Year (Award goes to artist and producer)
'Chicken Fried' - Zac Brown Band, produced by Keith Stegall
*'I Run to You' - Lady Antebellum, produced by Victoria Shaw & Paul Worley
'In Color' - Jamey Johnson, produced by the Kent Hardly Playboys
'People Are Crazy' - Billy Currington, produced by Billy Currington & Carson Chamberlain
'Then' - Brad Paisley, produced by Frank Rogers & Chris DuBois
Song of the Year (Award goes to songwriters)
'Chicken Fried' - Zac Brown, Wyatt Durette
'I Told You So' - Randy Travis
*'In Color' - Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto
'People Are Crazy' - Bobby Braddock, Troy Jones
'Then' - Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley
Musical Event of the Year
'Cowgirl's Don't Cry' - Brooks & Dunn with Reba McEntire
'Down The Road' - Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally
'Everything But Quits' - Lee Ann Womack with George Strait
'I Told You So' - Carrie Underwood with Randy Travis
'Old Enough' - The Raconteurs with Ricky Skaggs & Ashley Monroe
*'Start a Band' - Brad Paisley with Keith Urban
Music Video of the Year (Award goes to artist and director)
'Boots On' - Randy Houser, directed by Eric Welch
*'Love Story' - Taylor Swift, directed by Trey Fanjoy
'People Are Crazy' - Billy Currington, directed by The Brads
'Start a Band' - Brad Paisley and Keith Urban, directed by Jim Shea
'Troubadour' - George Strait, directed by Trey Fanjoy
Musician of the Year
Eddie Bayers
Paul Franklin
Dann Huff
Brent Mason
*Mac McAnally
Taylor Swift was the belle of the ball at the 43rd Annual CMA Awards, leading the pack of winners with four trophies: Female Vocalist, Album of the Year, Video of the Year and the night's biggest honor, Entertainer of the Year.
"I am so incredibly grateful ... I didn't expect to win Entertainer of the Year. I'm at a loss for words!" Taylor gushed to reporters backstage after her big win.
Brad Paisley and Lady Antebellum each had two CMA wins. It was Brad's third consecutive win for Male Vocalist, and he also shares an award with buddy Keith Urban, as they took home Musical Event of the Year for their duet, 'Start a Band.' Lady A beat Rascal Flatts' streak of six consecutive Vocal Group of the Year wins with their latest honor, which accompanied their win for Single of the Year for 'I Run to You.' (See a full list of winners and nominees below.)
Show hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood kept the audience entertained with witty banter throughout the night, starting the show off by singing a humorously revised version of a Willie Nelson classic: "Mammas, don't let your babies grow up to be Kanye." Fans were also dazzled by eclectic performances by the likes of Reba, Best New Artist winner Darius Rucker, Miranda Lambert, the Zac Brown Band, Lady A, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Duo of the Year winners Sugarland, Jason Aldean, Billy Currington and both show hosts. And in true CMA fashion, it wasn't all country stars on stage. Kid Rock sang with Jamey Johnson on 'Between Jennings and Jones,' Vince Gill joined Daughtry on a duet that appears on the rockers' new album, Brooks and Dunn performed with ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Dave Matthews joined Kenny Chesney on their duet, 'I'm Alive.'
2009 CMA Awards - *Winners in bold
Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
*Taylor Swift
Keith Urban
New Artist Of The Year
Randy Houser
Jamey Johnson
Jake Owen
*Darius Rucker
Zac Brown Band
Female Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
*Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year
Kenny Chesney
*Brad Paisley
Darius Rucker
George Strait
Keith Urban
Vocal Group of the Year
Eagles
*Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Joey + Rory
Montgomery Gentry
*Sugarland
Album of the Year (Award goes to artist and producer)
'American Saturday Night' - Brad Paisley, produced by Frank Rogers & Chris DuBois
'Defying Gravity' - Keith Urban, produced by Keith Urban & Dann Huff
*'Fearless' - Taylor Swift, produced by Taylor Swift & Nathan Chapman
'Love on the Inside' - Sugarland, produced by Byron Gallimore, Jennifer Nettles & Kristian Bush
'That Lonesome Song' - Jamey Johnson, produced by the Kent Hardly Playboys
Single of the Year (Award goes to artist and producer)
'Chicken Fried' - Zac Brown Band, produced by Keith Stegall
*'I Run to You' - Lady Antebellum, produced by Victoria Shaw & Paul Worley
'In Color' - Jamey Johnson, produced by the Kent Hardly Playboys
'People Are Crazy' - Billy Currington, produced by Billy Currington & Carson Chamberlain
'Then' - Brad Paisley, produced by Frank Rogers & Chris DuBois
Song of the Year (Award goes to songwriters)
'Chicken Fried' - Zac Brown, Wyatt Durette
'I Told You So' - Randy Travis
*'In Color' - Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto
'People Are Crazy' - Bobby Braddock, Troy Jones
'Then' - Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley
Musical Event of the Year
'Cowgirl's Don't Cry' - Brooks & Dunn with Reba McEntire
'Down The Road' - Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally
'Everything But Quits' - Lee Ann Womack with George Strait
'I Told You So' - Carrie Underwood with Randy Travis
'Old Enough' - The Raconteurs with Ricky Skaggs & Ashley Monroe
*'Start a Band' - Brad Paisley with Keith Urban
Music Video of the Year (Award goes to artist and director)
'Boots On' - Randy Houser, directed by Eric Welch
*'Love Story' - Taylor Swift, directed by Trey Fanjoy
'People Are Crazy' - Billy Currington, directed by The Brads
'Start a Band' - Brad Paisley and Keith Urban, directed by Jim Shea
'Troubadour' - George Strait, directed by Trey Fanjoy
Musician of the Year
Eddie Bayers
Paul Franklin
Dann Huff
Brent Mason
*Mac McAnally