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ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift - Red
ProducerS:Jeff Bhasker,Scott Borchetta, Nathan Chapman, Dann Huff, Jacknife Lee, Max Martin,Shellback, Taylor Swift, Butch Walker and D anWilson
Taylor Swift is clearly a trend-setter, not a follower. When Red
was released a year ago, the title track seemed, like many of the songs on the album, not quite right for country radio. By the time it arrived as a single in June, it fit right into the evolution of country’s sound. Built around her romantic travails from the previous two years, Red
became a commercial juggernaut, selling 1.2 million copies in its opening week and 3.8million total, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It’s her third consecutive proj-ect nominated for CMA album of the year
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EOTY
Taylor Swift won the CMA’s entertainer of the year trophy in 2009, the year she launched her Fear
less tour, and again in 2011,in the midst of her global Speak Now jaunt. Now, with the ambitious Red
tour in progress—with its whirl of costume changes, dancers, pyrotechnics and satellite stages—it could be her year yet again. As much as Swift is hailed as an ambassador for country music outside of its stylistic borders, her vision outside of U.S. borders is particularly impressive. Country has traditionally focused on America, but the entire world has been Swift’s market. She started touring overseas territories
early on in her career and has taken her seamless blend of country and pop to Europe, Australia, South
America, Japan and even Indonesia
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The random mention for Indonesia. 
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Single of The Year
“HIGHWAY DON’T
CARE”
Tim McGraw With Taylor Swift & Keith Urban
PRODUCERS: Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw
The last voice a listener hears on Tim McGraw’s al-bum Two Lanes of Freedom isn’t his. It’s a haunting
echo from Taylor Swift: “I can’t live without you, I can’t live without you, baby.” As the songwriters
envisioned it, Swift portrays a singer on the radio in a car as a woman drives through the night in aching isolation. There’s a lot of drama implied—McGraw calls the song “cinematic”—and Keith Urban’s epic guitar work adds to the impact and tension on the track. It’s a powerhouse lineup: All three artists are past CMA EOTY winners
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FEMALE VOCALITS OF THE YEAR: TAYLOR SWIFT
The 2009 winner of the CMA’s female vocalist trophy, Taylor Swift is the only contender in the category this year who didn’t rely on “Nashville Star” or “American Idol” to earn her 1st hit. A nominee for six straight years, the 23-year-old is still the youngest woman on the ballot. But she’s no dewy-eyed ingénue. Much of the
material on Red may have a young bent, but “Begin Again”—which reached No. 10 on the Hot Country
Songs chart and No. 3 on Country Airplay—is an adult view of romantic risk, delivered with wisdom and
maturity.
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Nnnnnnnn shade a bit 
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Please before LP6. 