Taylor Swift was the big winner of the night, taking home the award for Artist of the Year. I think this is a huge accomplishment for Taylor because she's a country singer and won against Adele, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, and Katy Perry. Taylor Swift also took home two other awards, one for Favorite Country Female Artist and one for Favorite Country Album. I think Taylor Swift deserves every award she won that night, because I think her songwriting, performance skills, and singing are just beyond what every other artist has done this year.
Taylor Swift was one of the two artists to take home the most awards. Adele also took home three awards that night including, Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist, Favorite Album, and Favorite Female Artist. Here is a full list of the winners that night. Katy Perry was honored with a surprise award achievement award for being the first female pop singer to have five number one singles off one album. I think Katy Perry has been so successful in her career that this award is just the start of great success to come.
There were many performances throughout the night but I think that the best was the finale by LMFAO. They really pumped up the party and just gave a fun filled performance. Justin Bieber, David Hasselhoff, and Keenan Cahill made appearances in LMFAO's performance which really got the crowd excited.
The CMA 45th annual awards show was this past Wednesday, November 9th. The big winner was Taylor Swift who took home the biggest award of the night, Entertainer of the Year.
This is the second time Taylor Swift has won this award, the first time she won this award was in 2009. Taylor performed "Ours" which has just recently become available on iTunes on November 8th. The Band Perry won big too and took home the most awards. They won for New Artist of the Year and their hit song "If I Die Young" won for Single of the Year and Song of the Year. Click here to see the other winners of the night.
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood were co-hosts again, and I think they worked perfectly together. They also performed the hit duet "Remind Me" for the first time live on national t.v., and it was one of my favorite performances of the night.
Another great performance was the tribute to Glen Campbell, who has won Entertainer of the Year in the past, is a Country Music Hall of Fame member, and has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Brad Paisley, Vince Gill, and Keith Urban performed this tribute with three of his songs. Glen Campbell and composer Jimmy Webb went on stage and got a standing ovation afterwards.
