Country CMAs Music Awards:So How Were the CMAs, Taylor?

Taylor Swift swept the four Country Music Awards she was nominated for Wednesday night, becoming the youngest ever winner of the CMAs Entertainer of the Year award in the process. The 19-year-old country/pop phenomenon was characteristically gracious in winning, thanking her competition for everything they’ve done for her.”Every single person in that category let me open up for them this year,” she said of fellow nominees Brad Paisley, George Strait, Keith Urban and Kenny Chesney. “Thank you so much to y’all. I love you.”
The proceedings were not without reference to Taylor’s recent MTV VMA win with host Brad Paisley at one point singing, “Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be Kanye.” He was joined by co-host Carrie Underwood and continued the parody. “Let ’em pick guitars and drive them ol’ trucks/ Cause cowboys have manners/ They don’t interrupt.”
Besides Entertainer of the Year, Taylor also won Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for Fearless, and Music Video of the Year for “Love Story.” The young singer looked stunned as she walked away with an armful of awards. Of course she did bring a much higher profile to the awards, which often cater to an older crowd of say twice her age.

Below is a full list of the winners.
Entertainer

* Kenny Chesney
* Brad Paisley
* George Strait
* Taylor Swift – WINNER
* Keith Urban

Album

* American Saturday Night – Brad Paisley
* Defying Gravity – Keith Urban
* Fearless – Taylor Swift – WINNER
* Love on the Inside – Sugarland
* That Lonesome Song – Jamey Johnson

Female Vocalist

* Miranda Lambert
* Martina McBride
* Reba McEntire
* Taylor Swift – WINNER
* Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist

* Kenny Chesney
* Brad Paisley – WINNER
* Darius Rucker
* George Strait
* Keith Urban

Video

* Love Story – Taylor Swift – WINNER
* Boots On – Randy Houser
* People are Crazy – Billy Currington
* Start a Band – Brad Paisley with Keith Urban
* Troubadour – George Strait

Musical Event

* Cowgirls Don’t Cry – Brooks & Dunn with Reba McIntyre
* Down the Road – Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally
* I Told You So – Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis
* Everything but Quits – Lee Ann Womack duet with George Straight
* Old Enough – The Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Moore
* Start a Band – Brad Paisley with Keith Urban – WINNER

New Artist

* Randy Houser
* Jamey Johnson
* Jake Owen
* Darius Rucker – WINNER
* Zac Brown Band

Single

* Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band
* I Run to You – Lady Antebellum – WINNER
* In Color – Jamey Johnson
* People are Crazy – Billy Currington
* Then – Brad Paisley

Song

* Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band
* I Told You So – Randy Travis
* In Color – Jamey Johnson – WINNER
* People are Crazy – Billy Currington
* Then – Brad Paisley

Vocal Duo

* Big & Rich
* Brooks & Dunn
* Joey + Rory
* Montgomery Gentry
* Sugarland – WINNER

Vocal Group

* Eagles
* Lady Antebellum – WINNER
* Little Big Down
* Rascal Flatts
* Zac Brown Band

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