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Thanks to everyone who joined the Clear Crew for a “CMA Night of Tweets” on Clear 99’s Twitter page.

We had a great time! We hope you did too, and congratulations to Carrie Kiesling of Jefferson City, who won Tim McGraw tickets for being a follower of Clear 99.

The 2009 CMA’s belonged to Taylor Swift. She went into the night with 4 nominations and walked out with 4 trophies, including the night’s biggest ward, Entertainer of the Year. Taylor is officially the youngest winner in that cateory in the history of the CMA Awards.

Other big winners included Lady Antebellum, who took home Single of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year, ending Rascal Flatts six-year reign in that category.

And Sugarland took home what would have been Brooks & Dunn’s 17th and final win for Vocal Duo of the Year, much to their surprise.

Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood hosted the show again, and did a great job with their witty banter and clever songs. Also, all in all from red carpet to after parties, Carrie made 11 wardrobe changes throughout the night.

Another highlight of the evening was when Barbara Mandrell was honored as one of this year’s Country Music Hall of Fame inductees. She was surprised with a performance of her signature song “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool,” sung by Martina McBride and George Strait.

Video and pictures from the red carpet for the 2009 CMA Awards.

Winners in BOLD.

Your picks from the Clear 99 poll are in RED.

Entertainer of the Year

Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Taylor Swift
Keith Urban

New Artist Of The Year

Randy Houser
Jamey Johnson
Jake Owen
Darius Rucker
Zac Brown Band

Female Vocalist of the Year

Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the Year

Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Darius Rucker
George Strait
Keith Urban

Vocal Group of the Year

Eagles
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band

Vocal Duo of the Year

Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Joey + Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Sugarland

Album of the Year (Award goes to artist and producer)

‘American Saturday Night’ – Brad Paisley
‘Defying Gravity’ – Keith Urban
‘Fearless’ – Taylor Swift
‘Love on the Inside’ – Sugarland
‘That Lonesome Song’ – Jamey Johnson

Single of the Year (Award goes to artist and producer)

‘Chicken Fried’ – Zac Brown Band
‘I Run to You’ – Lady Antebellum
‘In Color’ – Jamey Johnson
‘People Are Crazy’ – Billy Currington
‘Then’ – Brad Paisley

Song of the Year (Award goes to songwriters)

‘Chicken Fried’ – Zac Brown, Wyatt Durette
‘I Told You So’ – Randy Travis
‘In Color’ – Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto
‘People Are Crazy’ – Bobby Braddock, Troy Jones
‘Then’ – Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley

Musical Event of the Year

‘Cowgirl’s Don’t Cry’ – Brooks & Dunn with Reba McEntire
‘Down The Road’ – Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally
‘Everything But Quits’ – Lee Ann Womack with George Strait
‘I Told You So’ – Carrie Underwood with Randy Travis
‘Start a Band’- Brad Paisley & Keith Urban

Music Video of the Year (Award goes to artist and director)

‘Boots On’ – Randy Houser
‘Love Story’ – Taylor Swift
‘People Are Crazy’ – Billy Currington
‘Start a Band’ – Brad Paisley and Keith Urban
‘Troubadour’ – George Strait