I’ll let you in on a little secret: though I’ve protested – loudly – in the past about country music and how I had a deep-seated gag reflex for anything about its scene, I’ve had a change of heart. It’s apparently growing on me. I downloaded a Lady Antebellum song a few weeks ago, and just the other night, Sugarland. I know it’s pretty awful to say, when I formerly prided myself on my eclectic music tastes, but when you live somewhere for so long, I guess it begins to wear you down (and I’ll tell you guys – where I live, country is king – these people haven’t even heard of Radiohead or Gomez). And wear you down, it does – So much so that the once-odd-sized peg that refused to jam itself into the hole begins to slip in rather daintily, and without sound, after all of that involuntary whittling and rubbing away.
So the awards show. Good stuff, lots of pretty people, and some decent music. And I know, I know – I have no fucking clue as to why Criss Angel was there flashing gang signs, either.
Here’s the complete list of last night’s winners if you weren’t able to catch the show:
Artist of the Year – Carrie Underwood
Artist of the Year – Male: Brad Paisley
Artist of the Year – Female: Carrie Underwood
Artist of the Year – Duo or Group: Lady Antebellum
Artist of the Year – Breakthrough Artist: Easton Corbin
Album of the Year – Play On – Carrie Underwood
Single of the Year – Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Single of the Year – Male: Why Don’t We Just Dance – Josh Turner
Single of the Year – Female: Cowboy Casanova – Carrie Underwood
Single of the Year – Duo or Group: Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Single of the Year – Breakthrough Artist: Easton Corbin
Touring Headline Package of the Year – Carrie Underwood
Music Video of the Year – Hillbilly Bone – Blake Shelton w/Trace Adkins
Video of the Year – Male: Hillbilly Bone – Blake Shelton w/Trace Adkins
Video of the Year – Female: Cowboy Casanova – Carrie Underwood
Video of the Year – Duo or Group: Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Video of the Year – Breakthrough Artist: Little MoreCountry Than That – Easton Corbin
Decade Award – Rascal Flatts
Video Visionary Award – Toby Keith
Greatest Hits Award – Alan Jackson
Thank you so much for taking the time to label the pictures in the galleries with the people’s names. Most of the time on this blog the picture label is just a string of numbers and you’re left to figure out who it is. Like it is a test – “Well, you should KNOW who all of these people are.” You know what, I don’t always.
No problem! I know what you mean – I don’t always know who everyone is, either. :)
thank goodness someone finally realized taylor swift isn’t actually a country singer…
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