Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert Win Big At Academy Of Country Music Awards
4/19/2010 02:10:00 PM
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Taylor Swift gets shut out at the 2010 ACMs in Las Vegas.
It was poised to be a big night for the ladies at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday night from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. And Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood and Lady Antebellum made sure that prediction came true as the pistol-packing country gal, the former "American Idol" champ and the female-led chart-topping trio swept up the evening's major awards.
Host Reba McEntire opened the show with some sharp-tongued barbs, praising the year of hits that included "White Liar," and then thanked Tiger Woods and Jesse James for giving country's women so much material. She took some good-humored jabs at young stars Underwood and Taylor Swift, joking about Underwood's recent engagement and Swift's runaway success. "At least I can vote," she said, looking at Swift with a grin.
Before the accolades started rolling in, the show kicked off with Lambert and Underwood dueting on Creedence Clearwater Revival's 1970 hit "Travelin' Band," giving the already swampy rock hit a Nashville rock makeover. The tune's composer, CCR genius John Fogerty, came out and ripped off a wicked solo and threw down a verse, trading off guitar licks with country star Brad Paisley. Also joining them was fiddle icon Charlie Daniels, who recently recovered from a minor stroke.
It was poised to be a big night for the ladies at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday night from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. And Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood and Lady Antebellum made sure that prediction came true as the pistol-packing country gal, the former "American Idol" champ and the female-led chart-topping trio swept up the evening's major awards.
Host Reba McEntire opened the show with some sharp-tongued barbs, praising the year of hits that included "White Liar," and then thanked Tiger Woods and Jesse James for giving country's women so much material. She took some good-humored jabs at young stars Underwood and Taylor Swift, joking about Underwood's recent engagement and Swift's runaway success. "At least I can vote," she said, looking at Swift with a grin.
Before the accolades started rolling in, the show kicked off with Lambert and Underwood dueting on Creedence Clearwater Revival's 1970 hit "Travelin' Band," giving the already swampy rock hit a Nashville rock makeover. The tune's composer, CCR genius John Fogerty, came out and ripped off a wicked solo and threw down a verse, trading off guitar licks with country star Brad Paisley. Also joining them was fiddle icon Charlie Daniels, who recently recovered from a minor stroke.