Taylor Swift
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This year's CMA Awards broke the mold of usual suspects, with Taylor Swift taking Entertainer of the Year and former Hootie frontman Darius Rucker nabbing New Artist of the Year.

Last year's Country Music Association Awards were pretty rote: Kenny Chesney won Entertainer of the Year for the fourth straight time, and Carrie Underwood took home Female Vocalist of the Year for the third year in a row. But the rise of Taylor Swift's album Fearless has turned the country music world on its ear, and last night's CMA Awards show proved that although the crossover superstar has made an impact all over the music world, she still holds the respect of her core peers.

	2009 Country Music Awards Red Carpet

Swift won in all four categories in which she was nominated: Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Video of the Year (for "Love Story").

It was a long night of firsts, as former Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker took home the statuette for New Artist of the Year, while alt-country outlaw Jamey Johnson won Song of the Year for "In Color." Here's a list of the night's big winners:

Entertainer of the Year: Taylor Swift
Album of the Year: Taylor Swift, Fearless
Single of the Year: Lady Antebellum, "I Run to You"
Song of the Year: Jamey Johnson, "In Color"
Vocal Group of the Year: Lady Antebellum
New Artist of the Year: Darius Rucker
Female Vocalist of the Year: Taylor Swift
Male Vocalist of the Year: Brad Paisley
Vocal Duo of the Year: Sugarland
Music Video of the Year: Taylor Swift, "Love Story"
Musical Event of the Year: Brad Paisley and Keith Urban
Musician of the Year: Mac McAnally

• 2009 Country Music Awards Red Carpet

• Taylor Swift
• Darius Rucker
• Hootie & the Blowfish