Outspoken country artist Wynonna Judd quipped last week that she thought it was “too soon” for 19-year-old Taylor Swift to have been awarded the top award at last week’s CMA Awards when she was presented with the Entertainer of the Year.

Wynonna says now that she didn’t mean to take away from Taylor’s win and that Taylor has made some great contributions to country music in her short time in the spotlight:
“I understand that my comment about Taylor Swift’s Entertainer of the Year nomination came across as a negative statement,” she wrote. “My intent was not to take anything away from …read more

US Weekly is saying that Wynonna Judd has said it was too soon for Taylor Swift to have won the Entertainer of the Year award at last night’s 43rd Annual Country Music Association awards.

Taylor, who, at 19, is the youngest artist to ever win the award, swept the show last night with wins in every category she was nominated in, including Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Music Video of the Year.
Wynonna, who presented an award with mom Naomi Judd last night, shared her opinion of Taylor’s win of the top spot, saying,
“You want …read more

Tonight’s 43rd Annual CMA Awards broadcast was a huge event — lots of great live performances, amusing hosting by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, and a few surprise wins!

Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
* Taylor Swift
Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
* Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year
Kenny Chesney
* Brad Paisley
Darius Rucker
George Strait
Keith Urban
New Artist of the Year
Randy Houser
Jamey Johnson
Jake Owen
* Darius Rucker
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Group of the Year
Eagles
* Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Joey & Rory
Montgomery Gentry
* Sugarland
Single of the Year
“Chicken Fried” — Zac …read more

Keith Urban and his wife, actress Nicole Kidman, were spotted at the 2009 Country BMI Awards last night in Nashville, Tennessee.

Keith is up against George Strait, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, and Tayor Swift for Entertainer of the Year at tonight’s CMA Awards, and about the award, he says:
“It’s not gender based, and it takes into account all the things we do in a year – making records and playing concerts and being artists. It’s always been a real prize.”
The 43rd Annual CMA Awards air tonight at 8:00/7:00 Central on ABC!
MORE PICS of Keith and Nicole after the cut!

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will be performing together on Good Morning America on Tuesday, November 10 live from Nashville on ABC.

The two, who will once again host this year’s CMA Awards, will perform live from Sommet Center’s outside plaza at the corner of Broadway and Fifth Avenue in Nashville, and is presented by Chevrolet.
The concert is free and open to the public and is in conjunction with the 43rd Annual CMA Awards, airing Wednesday, November 11 from 8-11 p.m.
Wendy Pearl, CMA Vice President of Communications, said: “We can’t imagine a better way to jump start the excitement …read more

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be making a stop as a presenter at the November 11 Country Music Association Awards.

Earnhardt is part of a round of presenters announced by the CMA for ceremony, which will air on ABC. Others include LeAnn Rimes, Kellie Pickler, Julianne Hough, and nominees Randy Houser and Jake Owen.
They join the previously announced performers, who include Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney (with Dave Matthews), Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire, Sugarland, George Strait, Zac Brown Band and Vince Gill (with Daughtry).
The show will be co-hosted for the second consecutive year by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, both of …read more

The 43rd Annual Country Music Association nominees were announced this past weekend on ABC by Lee Ann Womack and Darius Rucker.

There are a lot of familiar names on the list, and Brad Paisley is leading the pack with a grand total of seven nominations. Taylor Swift managed to break into the “boys club” for Entertainer of the Year, something that Carrie Underwood managed to do earlier this year at the ACM Awards. A female has not been nominated for Entertainer of the Year in the CMAs since Faith Hill in 2000.
What do you think of the nominations? Who do you …read more

Set your DVRs! The Country Music Association has said they’ll be announcing the nomations for the 43rd Annual CMA Awards on September 9th during Good Morning American on CBS.

Lee Ann Womack and Darius Rucker will be hosting this year’s nominations, which will be announced at 8:30 am EDT on the morning program.
About being asked to host the nominations Darius said: “I was so honored to perform at the 2008 CMA Awards Show, and I feel privileged to be a part of this year’s nominee announcement.”
The 43rd Annual CMA Awards will air November 11th on ABC and will be hosted …read more

Carrie Underwood performed her current hit single “Just A Dream” at last night’s CMA Awards. She was introduced by Leslie Ponder, wife of fallen soldier Master Sergeant James “Tre” Ponder.

I love this song by Keith – “Sweet Thing.” It’s slated to be the lead single from his upcoming fifth album!