Carrie Underwood Takes Home Top Honor at Country Music Awards
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Carrie Underwood won the top honor at the Country Music Awards last night, taking home the coveted Entertainer of the Year award.
Introduction
Carrie Underwood took home the top honor at the 53rd annual Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night, winning entertainer of the year for the second time in her career.
Accepting the award, Underwood thanked her husband, Mike Fisher, and their young son, Isaiah, as well as her parents, who were in attendance.
“Mom and dad, I know you guys are probably getting a little bit sick of seeing me up here,” she said. “But thank you for being here.”
Underwood also paid tribute to all of the artists who have inspired her throughout her career, including Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire.
“This business has been so good to me,” she said. “I’ve been so blessed.”
Underwood was nominated for four CMA Awards this year, including female vocalist of the year and single of the year for her hit song “Something in the Water.”
Background
Carrie Underwood first came to prominence as the winner of American Idol’s fourth season in 2005. Since then, she has gone on to become one of the most successful country music artists of all time. In addition to her musical accomplishments, Underwood is also an accomplished philanthropist. In this article, we’ll take a look at her background and her successes.
Carrie Underwood’s career
Carrie Underwood’s career began when she won Season 4 of American Idol in 2005. Her debut album, Some Hearts, was released in late 2005 and quickly became a success, selling more than 3 million copies. She followed up with two more successful albums, Carnival Ride (2007) and Play On (2009). In 2010, she released a fourth album, Blown Away, which was another commercial and critical success. She has also released several successful singles, including “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” “Before He Cheats,” and “Blown Away.” In addition to her musical success, Carrie Underwood has also starred in several film and television projects, including The Sound of Music Live! (2013), Soul Surfer (2011), and The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006).
The Country Music Awards
The annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards is a major event that celebrates and honors the biggest names in country music. The awards show is broadcast live on television and radio, and typically features performances by some of the genre’s biggest stars. This year’s event was held on November 14, 2018, at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.
This year’s show was hosted by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley for the 11th time. Underwood is a seven-time CMA winner, and Paisley has won the award for Entertainer of the Year three times.
The award for Entertainer of the Year went to Carrie Underwood, making her the first woman to win the coveted prize in over a decade. Other winners included Chris Stapleton, who took home three awards including Male Vocalist of the Year; Ashley McBryde, who won New Artist of the Year; and Brothers Osborne, who won Vocal Duo of the Year.
In addition to celebrating country music’s biggest stars, the CMAs are also a major red carpet event. This year’s attendees included Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, Reba McEntire, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Sugarland, and many more.
The Event
Carrie Underwood took home the top honor at the Country Music Awards last night, winning Entertainer of the Year for the first time since 2009. The other nominees in the category were Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, and Miranda Lambert.
The winners
This year’s Country Music Awards were filled with surprises, but none bigger than Carrie Underwood taking home the top honor of Entertainer of the Year. Underwood beat out some stiff competition, including last year’s winner Garth Brooks, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, and Keith Urban.
It was a big night for Underwood, who also won Female Vocalist of the Year and shared the award for Vocal Event of the Year with Brad Paisley for their duet “Remind Me.”
Other winners included Luke Bryan for Male Vocalist of the Year, Little Big Town for Group of the Year, Blake Shelton for Single of the Year (“God Gave Me You”), and Lady Antebellum for Album of the Year (Own the Night).
The performances
The show started off with a performance by Garth Brooks and Carrie Underwood. The two performed their duet, “Shallow,” which is a song from the soundtrack of the film “A Star Is Born.” The two were both nominated forEntertainer of the Year, but only Underwood took home the prize.
Other performances throughout the night included Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Dan + Shay, Keith Urban, Bebe Rexha and more. One of the most talked-about moments of the evening was when Dierks Bentley performed his new song, “Living,” which is about the recent death of his father.
Another moving moment during the show was when Reba McEntire paid tribute to the late great Dolly Parton. McEntire started off by saying that she has known Parton for over 50 years, ever since they both first started in country music. She then went on to say that Parton is one of her biggest inspirations, both as a singer and as a songwriter. McEntire sang a medley of some of Parton’s most popular songs, including “Coat of Many Colors” and “I Will Always Love You.”
Conclusion
In conclusion, Carrie Underwood took home the top honor at the Country Music Awards. She is a deserved winner and we congratulate her on her achievement.
