Ask [past Entertainers of the Year] Reba or George Strait.

I was especially excited for Sugarland, he said.

I think they might win this one day.

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I hope they do.

So far for us, it doesnt seem to matter how young or how female you are.

We dont really think about it in those terms.

Ah, but we do, Jennifer, we do.

There werent a lot of surprises this year.

Were great friends with everybody in both categories, said bandmate Charles Kelley (pictured with Scott).

Well, not theEagles, Scott corrected him.

But that just shows you that people like something a little left-of-center once in a while.

Darius Rucker, who just became the first African-American to have a No.

Even unlikelier first-time CMA performers: Jamaicas Wailers, who joined Chesney for a medley.

Its a great pleasure being here more than tongue can tell, said Wailers singer Elan Atias.

Country and reggae are very similar.

1 at the format that same day.

She was atoning for all that success by trying to weigh herself down.

Her pre-show dress weighed 30 pounds, she said.

I cant believe I could even walk to the red carpet, its so heavy.

Its like wearing a bag of rocks.

But Im happy to wear this bag of rocks.

Thats why we broke up when he met her).

But hey, you know what?

If they dont want me to write bad things about me, they shouldnt do bad things.