13 November 2009

Taylor Swift Country Music Awards

On Wednesday night, Taylor Swift stormed the Country Music Association Awards and took at home all four prizes for which Taylor was nominated, including the much-coveted Entertainer of the Year trophy.
While it seemed like a validation of Swift's success from the country music establishment, no much people was pleased with the 19-year-old's victory. Country music legend Wynonna Judd spoke out versus Swift's victory, though she reversed her position on Thursday.

During an interview on the show's red carpet Wednesday night, Wynonna was asked what advice she would give to Taylor Swift. "You want my loyal advice? It's too much too soon," Wynonna said, according to USAToday.com. "Time is God's way of keeping everything from happening at once. It's just too much of a good thing too soon. Mom and I rode in a vehicle for the first year of our career to visit radio stations. There was a making of the star, there was a rising-up, and the fans went with us. Now it's over coffee breaks, the success, almost."

But on Thursday, Judd clarified her stance on the message board of her official Web site. "I understand that my comment about Taylor Swift's Entertainer of the Year nomination came across as a negative statement," Wynonna wrote. "My intent was not to take anything away from her talent and contributions to the country music industry, all of which are truly unprecedented for an artist of any age. Taylor is a beautiful, hard-working young woman that deserves the success she has had and I support her as an artist and as a woman in the business."
mtv.com

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