2009 CMA AWARDS WINNERS
CMA award winners are determined by votes cast by professional members of the Country Music Association. See the
official list of nominees below, and then vote for your favorites in the CMT.com Fan Voting poll. We will reveal the
official winners and the fans' picks the night of the show -- Nov. 11, 2009.
Entertainer of the Year
Female Vocalist of the Year
Male Vocalist of the Year
New Artist of the Year
Vocal Group of the Year
Vocal Duo of the Year
Single of the Year
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"Chicken Fried" Zac Brown Band |
"I Run to You" Lady Antebellum |
"In Color" Jamey Johnson |
"People Are Crazy" Billy Currington |
"Then" Brad Paisley |
Album of the Year
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| American Saturday Night Brad Paisley |
Defying Gravity Keith Urban |
Fearless Taylor Swift |
Love on the Inside Sugarland |
That Lonesome Song Jamey Johnson |
Song of the Year
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"Chicken Fried" Zac Brown Band |
"I Told You So" Carrie Underwood |
"In Color" Jamey Johnson |
"People Are Crazy" Billy Currington |
"Then" Brad Paisley |
Musical Event of the Year
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"Cowgirls Don't Cry" Brooks & Dunn and Reba McEntire |
"Down the Road" Kenny Chesney and Mac McAnally |
"Everything but Quits" Lee Ann Womack and George Strait |
"I Told You So" Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis |
"Old Enough" The Raconteurs, Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe |
"Start a Band" Brad Paisley and Keith Urban |
Music Video of the Year
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"Boots On" Randy Houser |
"Love Story" Taylor Swift |
"People Are Crazy" Billy Currington |
"Start a Band" Brad Paisley and Keith Urban |
"Troubadour" George Strait |
Musician of the Year
| Eddie Bayers | Paul Franklin | Dann Huff | Brent Mason | Mac McAnally |
Entertainer of the Year
Female Vocalist of the Year
Taylor Swift"I want to thank everybody in the room tonight for not running up on the stage during my speech."
Male Vocalist of the Year
Brad Paisley"Thank you, everybody who comes to the shows -- all my fans. We've had such a fun year."
New Artist of the Year
Darius Rucker"To the fans, thank y'all for accepting me. And most importantly, to country radio, you took a chance on a pop singer from
Charleston, S.C., and God bless y'all for that."
Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum"Thank you so much for just letting us be up here and feel part of the community -- the country music industry. You guys have
been so supportive of us." -- Charles Kelley
Vocal Duo of the Year
Sugarland"Well, we don't usually expect this, but we definitely didn't this year." -- Jennifer Nettles
Single of the Year
"I Run to You"Lady Antebellum
"First of all, [co-writer] Tom Douglas, Tom Douglas, Tom Douglas. If it wasn't for you this song would not have been ... ."
-- Charles Kelley
Album of the Year
FearlessTaylor Swift
"This album is my diary, and so to all the people who voted for me for this, thank you for saying that you like my diary.
That's the nicest thing, the nicest compliment."
Song of the Year
"In Color"Jamey Johnson
"I never thought y'all would even let me come to stuff like this. Thanks again, ya'll. This has been an unbelievable experience.
Thank you for listening to my music and letting me do what I do."
"Start a Band"
"Love Story"
