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Nashville, Nov 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The effervescent 43rd edition of the Country Music Awards was held with pomp and show in Nashville on November 11, 2009. It was a gala and a very happy affair and more so because most of the winners were from the pool of new talent. Hence their enthusiasm was to be seen to be believed.

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.

Taylor Swift was one of the major winners of the day as she won in all the categories that she was nominated in. She won 4 awards in all including ‘Entertainer of the Year.’ She is the youngest person to win this particular award and one of the few females to win it.

Four awards in all the nominations is quiet a clean sweep. She said that she would never forget this moment. “I’ll never forget this moment because in this moment, everything I ever wanted has just happened to me,” an emotional Taylor said before inviting the members of her band onstage to share the spotlight with her.

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