{"id":970,"date":"2009-11-13T12:23:48","date_gmt":"2009-11-13T12:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/11\/taylor-swift-sweeps-2009-cma-a.html"},"modified":"2009-11-13T12:23:48","modified_gmt":"2009-11-13T12:23:48","slug":"taylor-swift-sweeps-2009-cma-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/11\/taylor-swift-sweeps-2009-cma-a.html","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift sweeps 2009 CMA Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"winner_taylorSwift.jpg\"<\/span>Country music darling Taylor Swift took home top honors at this week’s CMA awards<\/a>, earning awards for Album of the Year, Music Video of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year. The show was hosted by Brad Paisely and Carrie Underwood.
\nIn addition, Swift was surprised backstage during the dress rehearsals for when Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn presented her with the 2009 CMA International Artist Achievement Award. The award recognizes outstanding achievement by a U.S.-based artist who contributes to the awareness and development of Country Music outside the United States. Past winners have included The Bellamy Brothers,<\/a> Keith Urban, Dixie Chicks and last year’s winners, Brooks and Dunn and Dierks Bentley.
\nIt’s nice to see a talented young woman with a sweet personality and a squeaky clean image be rewarded, especially after Kanye West stole her glory at the MTV VIdeo Music Awards Awards<\/a>.
\nOther 2009 CMA winners:<\/strong>
\nLady Antebellum – Single of the Year,”I Run to You”; Vocal Group of the Year
\nJamey Johnson – Song of the Year “In Color”
\nDarius Rucker – New Artist of the Year (which is so funny, considering all of his success with Hootie and Blowfish). Rucker made a little history with this win as the first African American artist to win a CMA Award
\nSugarland – Vocal Duo of the Year
\nBrad Paisley – Male Vocalist of the Year
\nBrad Paisley and Keith Urban – Musical Event of the Year
\nMac McAnally – Musician of the Year
\nYou can learn more about Taylor Swift on her website.<\/a>
\nFor more about the CMA Awards, visit the CMA website.<\/a>
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\nMTV 2009 Video Music Awards: Kanye Rude, Taylor Crushed, Beyonce Saves The Day<\/a>
\nGospel Soundcheck blog posts about The Bellamy Brothers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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