Carrie Underwood took home top honors as entertainer of the year at last night’s 44th Academy of Country Music Awards, scoring a big victory for the girls, according to a Reuters report.
According to the news service, Underwood became only the seventh woman in 39 years to win country entertainer of the year, ending Kenny Chesney’s run of four consecutive top entertainer awards. She also received the trophy for top female vocalist.
“I’ve had a lot of good moments in the past four years. This one takes the cake,” a teary-eyed Underwood, who performed twice during the show, said in accepting her entertainer of the year award.
With Underwood, 26, taking two top awards and two trophies going to Taylor Swift, 19, the awards show seemed to signal the changing of the guard in the country music world.
