The 2009 Country Music Association Awards, 43rd Annual Ceremony, was held on November 11, 2009, at the Sommet Center (later the Bridgestone Arena) in Nashville, Tennessee and was hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood for the second time. Taylor Swift became the youngest person in CMA history to be nominated for and win Entertainer of the Year.
Winners and nominees Winners are shown in Bold. Entertainer of the Year Album of the Year Taylor Swift Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley George Strait Keith Urban Fearless — Taylor Swift American Saturday Night — Brad Paisley Defying Gravity — Keith Urban Love on the Inside — Sugarland That Lonesome Song — Jamey JohnsonMale Vocalist of the YearFemale Vocalist of the Year Brad Paisley Kenny Chesney Darius Rucker George Strait Keith Urban Taylor Swift Miranda Lambert Martina McBride Reba McEntire Carrie UnderwoodVocal Group of the YearVocal Duo of the Year Lady Antebellum Eagles Little Big Town Rascal Flatts Zac Brown Band Sugarland Big & Rich Brooks & Dunn Joey + Rory Montgomery GentrySingle of the YearSong of the Year (Songwriters' Award)"I Run to You" — Lady Antebellum "Chicken Fried" — Zac Brown Band "In Color" — Jamey Johnson "People Are Crazy" — Billy Currington "Then" — Brad Paisley"In Color" — Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller and James Otto "Chicken Fried" — Zac Brown and Wyatt Durrette III "I Told You So" — Randy Travis "People Are Crazy" — Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette III, John Driskell Hopkins and Shawn Mullins "Then" — Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois and Ashley GorleyNew Artist of the YearMusician of the YearDarius Rucker Randy Houser Jamey Johnson Jake Owen Zac Brown BandMac McAnally Eddie Bayers Paul Franklin Dan Huff Brent MasonMusic Video of the YearMusical Event of the Year"Love Story" — Taylor Swift; (Dir. Trey Fanjoy) "Boots On" — Randy Houser; (Dir. Drake Vaughan and Eric Welch) "People Are Crazy" — Billy Currington; (Dir. The Brads) "Start a Band" — Brad Paisley and Keith Urban; (Dir. Jim Shea) "Old Enough" — The Raconteurs feat. Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe; (Dir. Autumn de Wilde)"Start a Band" — Brad Paisley and Keith Urban "Cowgirl's Don't Cry" — Brooks & Dunn and Reba McEntire "Down The Road" — Kenny Chesney and Mac McAnally "Everything But Quits" — Lee Ann Womack and George Strait "Old Enough" — The Raconteurs, Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe "I Told You So" — Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis
Performers Artist(s)Song(s)Taylor Swift"Forever & Always"Darius Rucker"Alright"Miranda Lambert"White Liar"Brad Paisley"Welcome to the Future"Zac Brown Band"The Devil Went Down to Georgia"George Strait"Twang"Lady Antebellum"Need You Now"Carrie Underwood"Cowboy Casanova"Vince GillDaughtry"Tennessee Line"Keith Urban"'Til Summer Comes Around"Tim McGraw"Southern Voice"Sugarland"Keep You"Brooks & DunnBilly Gibbons"Honky Tonk Stomp"Jamey JohnsonKid Rock"Between Jennings and Jones"Taylor Swift"Fifteen"Jason Aldean"Big Green Tractor"Martina McBrideGeorge StraitTribute to Barbara Mandrell"I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool"Reba McEntire"Consider Me Gone"Billy Currington"People Are Crazy"Kenny ChesneyDave Matthews"I'm Alive"
Presenters Presenter(s)AwardKid RockSingle of the YearKellie Pickler and Jake OwenSong of the YearPatricia Heaton and Neil FlynnVocal Group of the YearThe JuddsNew Artist of the YearRandy Houser and Robin RobertsAlbum of the YearDale Earnhardt, Jr. and Julianne HoughVocal Duo of the YearLeAnn RimesMale Vocalist of the YearKris Kristofferson and Lee Ann WomackFemale Vocalist of the YearTim McGraw and Faith HillEntertainer of the Year
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