Nashville CMA Awards nominee Miranda Lambert, who entered “Country Music’s Biggest Night” with a record nine nominations, walked away with an armful of CMA Awards. The Texas bombshell took home three trophies, including Female Vocalist, Album for Revolution (produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke) and Music Video of the Year for “The House That Built Me”. The three Awards were the first Lambert has won in her career.
“Revolution has certainly caused a revolution in my life this year thanks to the Country Music industry,” Lambert expressed after winning Album. “It’s what I love, it’s what I do, it’s what I live for, so thank you for loving it too.”
Highlights from the CMA Awards in Nashville TN will be presented by country music fan Dale Winton on BBC Radio 2 at 10pm on Friday 12th November.
Academy Award winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow made her Country singing debut on the Awards, performing “Country Strong,” the title track from the upcoming film in which she portrays a Country singer on a comeback tour. The film, which co-stars Tim McGraw. Paltrow closed the show, accompanied by Vince Gill.
Lady Antebellum won their second consecutive Single of the Year Award for the smash crossover hit “Need You Now,” becoming the only artist in CMA Awards history to capture the Single honour in consecutive years. The trio also won their second Vocal Group of the Year Award.
“The 44th Annual CMA Awards” was hosted for the third time by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.
After wowing the crowd with his tribute to the music he loves, “This Is Country Music,” Awards co-host Brad Paisley won the big one, Entertainer of the Year, which was his first win in the category.
Sugarland picked up their fourth Vocal Duo of the Year Award after performing their latest No. 1 hit “Stuck Like Glue.”
Lambert and Sheryl Crow offered a rendition of “Coal Miner’s Daughter” in honour of Loretta Lynn’s 50th anniversary as a Country Music recording artist. Actress Sissy Spacek, who portrayed Lynn in the 1980 biopic “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” made a surprise appearance to celebrate the Country Music Hall of Fame member. Lynn joined Lambert and Crow onstage for the last verse of the song she made famous before presenting the Female Vocalist of the Year Award with Spacek.
Awards co-host Carrie Underwood opened “Country Music’s Biggest Night” with instrumental accompaniment by Australian Keith Urban and fellow co-host Paisley on “Songs Like This.” Later, Underwood brought down the house with the powerful “Mama’s Song.”
Female Vocalist nominee and 2009’s Entertainer of the Year Taylor Swift wowed the crowd at the Bridgestone Arena with “Back to December,” the new single from her latest release Speak Now, which sold more than 1 million copies in its first week and continues its dominance of Country and pop charts.
Genre-blurring Country rocker Kid Rock offered his anthem “Born Free,” the title track from his new album due in November.
Congratulations to Guitarist Mac McAnally picked up his third consecutive Musician of the Year Award.
The Winners of “The 44th Annual CMA Awards” are:
Entertainer of the Year
Brad Paisley
Female Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert
Male Vocalist of the Year
Blake Shelton
New Artist of the Year
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Vocal Duo of the Year
Sugarland
Album of the Year
(Award goes to Artist and Producer(s))
Revolution
Miranda Lambert
Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke
Columbia Nashville
Single of the Year
(Award goes to Artist and Producer(s))
“Need You Now”
Lady Antebellum
Produced by Paul Worley and Lady Antebellum
Capitol Records Nashville
Song of the Year
(Award goes to Songwriter(s))
“The House That Built Me”
Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin
Musical Event of the Year
(Award goes to each Artist)
“Hillbilly Bone”
Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins
Reprise Records
Music Video of the Year
(Award goes to Artist and Director)
“The House That Built Me”
Miranda Lambert
Directed by Trey Fanjoy
Musician of the Year
Mac McAnally – Guitar
