Winners of The 44th Annual CMA Awards

The 44th Annual CMA Awards 2010 winners

The 44th annual CMA Awards was hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood and was broadcast live from the Bridgestone Arena on ABC-TV in Nashville, Wednesday, November 10, 2010.

Performers for "The 44th Annual CMA Awards" included Dierks Bentley, Kenny Chesney, Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Reba, Blake Shelton, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban.

In addition, special performances featured Gwyneth Paltrow in her live Country Music singing debut with Vince Gill; top nominee Lambert with Sheryl Crow in a tribute to Loretta Lynn's 50th Anniversary as a recording artist; Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson; and Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson.

Miranda Lambert Wins 3 at 44th CMA Awards

Top CMA Awards nominee Miranda Lambert, who entered “Country Music’s Biggest Night™ with a record nine nominations, walked away with an armful of CMA Awards on November 10, 2010.
The Texas bombshell took home three CMA trophies, including Female Vocalist, Album for Revolution (produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke) and Music Video of the Year for “The House That Built Me” (directed by Trey Fanjoy, who picked up her second consecutive Award in that category). The three Awards were the first she has won in her career.

“Revolution has certainly caused a revolution in my life this year thanks to the Country Music industry,” Lambert expressed after winning Album. “It’s what I love, it’s what I do, it’s what I live for, so thank you for loving it too.”
After wowing the crowd with his tribute to the music he loves, “This Is Country Music,” Awards co-host Brad Paisley won the big one, Entertainer of the Year, which was his first win in the category.

An emotional Paisley quoted his hero Little Jimmy Dickens: “’If you see a turtle on a fence post it had help getting there.’ I feel just like a turtle on a fence post right now.”

Paisley went on to thank all fans of Country Music. “It sounds like a cliché when you say thanks to the fans, but the great thing about Country fans is that when you say ‘fans,’ I don’t even mean mine. You guys are loyal to everyone in this room.”
“The 44th Annual CMA Awards” was hosted for the third time by Paisley and Carrie Underwood and broadcast live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on the ABC Television Network.