Country power couple Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert were feeling the love last night at the 47th CMA Awards in Nashville.
Veteran singer George Strait picked up the Entertainer of the Year honors — beating out Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton and Taylor Swift.
Still reigning as Country’s premiere performers, Blake and Miranda were once again named Male and Female Vocalists of the Year — their fourth year in a row.
‘The Voice’ mentor also snagged Album of the Year for ‘Based on a True Story.’ He literally pulled the award out of presenter Sheryl Crow’s hand and mentioned that the cell phone in his pocket was blowing up. Shelton has never been subtle.
He reflected on his first win in this prestigious category, “I had mentioned earlier today that if there was one award that would mean the most to me, it would be Album of the Year.”
George Strait, midway though a two-year The Cowboy Rides Away tour, seemed genuinely shocked by his Entertainer of the Year win. He exclaimed, “What?! Oh, my gosh, never in a million years.”
The last time Strait picked up a Country Music Association award was five years ago when he won Album of the Year for ‘Troubadour,’ and Single of the Year for ‘I Saw God Today.’
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