43rd Annual CMA Awards Winners
Taylor Swift
photos by Alan Mayor
Entertainer Of The Year
Taylor Swift
Male Vocalist Of The Year
Brad Paisley
Female Vocalist Of The Year
Taylor Swift
Vocal Group Of The Year
Lady Antebellum
Vocal Duo Of The Year
Sugarland
New Artist Of The Year
Darius Rucker
Album Of The Year
Fearless, Taylor Swift
Produced By Nathan Chapman And Taylor Swift
Big Machine Records
Single Of The Year
“I Run To You,” Lady Antebellum
Produced By Victoria Shaw And Paul Worley
Capitol Records Nashville
Song Of The Year
“In Color”; Written By Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller And James Otto
Musical Event Of The Year
“Start A Band,” Brad Paisley (Duet With Keith Urban)
Arista Nashville
Music Video Of The Year
“Love Story,” Taylor Swift
Directed By Trey Fanjoy
Hall of Fame Inductee
Barbara Mandrell
Musician Of The Year
Mac McAnally – Guitar
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Taylor is the first independent label artist to win entertainer since Tim McGraw. Major acheivement. Might be years before this happens again. She is only the second in almost 20 years on an indy label. Requires success beyond the norm and majors competing among themselves to pull this off. Pundits say its because she had cross over success and sold 4m records. Perhaps. But the same pundits said she couldn’t win female vocalists based on her chops? What say you about that? or does it really matter?? She is simply the biggest act right now; love her or hate her. For me, love the attention she brings to country music.
Too bad Tim Mcgraw hasn’t won Entertainer since 2001, he deserved it in 2006 and 2007. Its a disgrace that he has ONLY won it once in his career and never from the ACM.