Nashville, Nov 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The 43rd edition of the Country Music Awards was held at Sommet Center in Nashville. Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley brilliantly hosted it.

Barbara Mandrell and Reba McEntire, who made special appearances at the yearly event, congratulated the 2009 CMA Awards winners. Both of them are legends in their own right and they handed out awards at the ceremony and encouraged all the young talent and the winners generously.

Barbara Mandrell generously praised Taylor Swift for her amazing achievement of winning Entertainer of the Year award. Taylor Swift made history by being the youngest person to ever win the award, and only the third female ever to do so.

Barbara Mandrell gushed that she is looking forward to seeing how far Taylor Swift, can go in her flourishing country music career. She stated that she would be very excited to watch her climb up the success ladder.

Here is a list of the CMA Awards 2009 winners:

Entertainer of the Year: Taylor Swift

Album of the Year: Fearless, Taylor Swift

Male Vocalist of the Year: Brad Paisley

Female Vocalist of the Year: Taylor Swift

Single of the Year: “I Run to You,” Lady Antebellum

Song of the Year: “In Color,” Jamey Johnson (w/ co writers Lee Thomas Miller and James Otto)

Music Video of the Year: “Love Story,” Taylor Swift

Vocal Group of the Year: Lady Antebellum

Vocal Duo of the Year: Sugarland

Best New Artist of the Year: Darius Rucker

Musician of the Year: Mac McAnally

Event of the Year: “Start a Band,” Brad Paisley and Keith Urban