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"Thursday night&amp;#039;s CMAs were, as always, a star-studded bash. America&amp;#039;s greatest current country stars, including Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town, were among the night&amp;#039;s winners. Country darling Carrie Underwood and crooner Brad Paisley hosted the ceremony from Nashville for the fifth year in a row for a night of laughs, deep emotions and big wins. The leading winner was Blake Shelton, who took home the awards for Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year (for the third year in a row) and Song of the Year. His wife, Miranda Lambert, also won the coveted trophies for Female Vocalist of the Year and Song of the Year (which was a duet sung with Shelton). The win for best Song of the Year, accepted by Lambert and Shelton, offered one of the night&amp;#039;s most emotional moments as Shelton recounted his late father&amp;#039;s wish for Shelton to write a song about his brother, who passed away when Shelton was only 14 years old. The win was a tender moment for both Lambert and Shelton, as Shelton expressed his gratitude and love for his country-star wife. Lambert also offered one of the nicest speeches of the night and gave several quick shout-outs filled with compliments to every one of her category mates, including Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson and Martina McBride. Willie Nelson was the recipient of the inaugural Willie Nelson Achievement Award, a lifetime achievement award, and he kept his acceptance speech appreciative yet succinct as Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Lady Antebellum and Keith Urban all joined together to celebrate Nelson&amp;#039;s achievements in a performance. Another exciting win of the night was for lovable newcomer Hunter Hayes, who has been touring recently with Carrie Underwood. Girls screamed as Hayes took the stage to accept the new Artist of the Year Award. Did you watch the CMAs? What did you think about the wins? Comment below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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