The CMA's: "We like women and black people too!"
In an effort to prove themselves as relevant and not out-of-touch with their current audience (and to prove that they like women), the Country Music Awards gave Taylor Swift four major awards. She went home with Video of the Year Award, Album of the Year, Female Vocalist and the coveted Entertainer of the Year. A female artist has not won the Entertainer award since 1999 (Shania Twain), and for the past 5 years the award went to Kenny Chesney.
The show as a whole seemed to get a face-lift this year as new-comers and younger singers were honored including Darius Rucker, the first Black artist to win New Artist of the Year. In a statement from the CMA's, they said "now that Obama is president, we're going to have to start giving awards to Black people too."
Of course, they don't like ALL black people as the night was not free of Kanye humor. Not only did Little Jimmy Dickens (is that his actual performing name?) come on stage to interrupt someone's speech by saying "Taylor Swift made the best video of all time. Of all time! You go, girl!", but Carrie Underwood sang "Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be Kanye."
Let's hope this is the LAST time we have to hear about Kanye's antics at the VMA's. It is OVER. Taylor has more than recovered and was helped more than hindered by his crazy interruption. OK, you can have one more laugh.... "Kanye is crazy!"... NOW it's over...
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