The soon-to-be "retired" duo of Brooks & Dunn narrowly beat out Sugarland as fan favorites to win Vocal Duo of the Year, after ceding the title to Sugarland for the past two years. A win in this category would mark the duo's 20th CMA Awards trophy, 15 of which are for Vocal Duo of the Year.
"Taylor won our poll across every age demo and genre, and the results are a direct reflection of the unprecedented year she's had with CMT viewers," said Jay Frank, SVP of music strategy, CMT. "Her hard work and amazing music definitely have fans rooting for her to sweep the CMA Awards next Wednesday."
She's up for Female Vocalist of the Year, but fans think Carrie Underwood is a winner on the red carpet too. She was declared as the female artist with the best red carpet style when fans were polled by CMT. Underwood holds five previous CMA Awards including two consecutive wins in the Female Vocalist category. For a full look at past red carpet styles, visit www.cmaawards.cmt.com.
CMT commissioned its annual poll using a random sample of 1,000 country music fans ages 18 and older, and asked who they personally thought would win CMA's Entertainer, Album, Song, Female, Male, Group and Duo of the year. Complete CMT poll results are as follows:
1. Entertainer of the Year - Taylor Swift
2. Album of the Year - Taylor Swift's Fearless
3. Song of the Year - Carrie Underwood's "I Told You So" written by Randy
Travis
4. Female Vocalist of the Year - Taylor Swift
5. Male Vocalist of the Year - George Strait
6. Vocal Group of the Year - Rascal Flatts
7. Vocal Duo of the Year - Brooks & Dunn
CMT goes live with its annual, exclusive coverage of the "CMA Awards" when the CMA AWARDS RED CARPET 2009 premieres Wednesday, November 11 at 7:00-8:00 p.m., ET/PT. CMT hosts Lance Smith and Katie Cook team up for unparalleled coverage from the red carpet. The red carpet show will also stream live at CMT.com.
In addition, fans can log on to CMT.com for the latest CMA news, the complete list of this year's nominees, an in-depth archive featuring 42 years of CMA Awards winners, highlights, photos and video galleries. Fans can stream music videos from current and past nominated artists, or view more than 30 photo galleries featuring the most memorable fashion moments over the years with such artists as Shania Twain, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Dolly Parton and more.
