Lambert shines at CMAs
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The win was Bryan s first CMA, despite his multiple hits, top selling albums and top grossing tours.
Well, first of all, I never met Garth. Hey Garth, Bryan said, hugging the legend, who presented the top award.
I hope I can have enough time to say everything that s on my mind, an emotional Bryan said, thanking God, his fans, and his teary eyed wife in the audience at the Bridgestone Arena. I have some angels in heaven, my brother and sister are making this night possible for me.
Wednesday night marked a breakthrough for Bryan, who was also snubbed at the recent Grammy Awards.
Still, Lambert, who was nominated in nine categories, was the night s big winner: The fiery spatagonia better sweater in blue3inger took home four trophies, including album of the year for Platinum and single of the year for Automatic. She stolepatagonia guide pants uk the night with fashion choices that were winners, too, and performances. She sang twice onstage, including a country tinged version of All About That Bass with breakthrough singer Meghan Trainor, where Blake Shelton looked up and bopped his head.
Lambert won her fifth consecutive female vocalist of the year, and Shelton repeated the record for male vocalist of the year.
Let me just say that before I say, I really thought Luke was going to win this, he said. This means so much to me . this is a big night for my family.
The night featured a number of collaborative performances: Shelton sang with Ashley Monroe; the Doobie Brothers performed with Lady Antebellum s Hillary Scott, Jennifer Nettles and Hunter Hayes; George Strait and Eric Chpatagonia outlet store michiganurch performed Cowboys Like Us ; and pop diva Ariana Granpatagonia better sweater in blue1de sported a mini top and skirt as she sang the hit Bang Bang apatagonia better sweater in bluelongside Little Big Town, who won vocal group of the year.
But the night s best collaboration was Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley. The white hot duo, hosting the CMAs for a seventh time, earned laugh after laugh for jokes that ranged from Ebola to Taylor Swift to Underwood s baby bump.
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The song of the year went to Kacey Musgraves, who won for Follow Your Arrow, which she co wrote with Brandy Clark, who is openly gay and was among the contenders for new artist of the year. Our genre was built on simple good songs about real life and that s what this was.
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