A look back at the best of the CMA Awards
Take a look back at the celebrities and country music legends who have graced the CMA stage as presenters and performers
Written By: Nashville Lifestyles
Photographers: The Tennessean
Reese Witherspoon presents at the CMA Awards, 2009 Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley introduce Martina McBride before her performance at the 43rd annual CMA Awards, 2009 Lee Ann Womack and Kris Kristofferson present the award to Taylor Swift for Female Vocalist of the Year, 2009 Barbara Mandrell speaks during the 43rd annual CMA Awards, 2009 LeAnn Rimes presents the Male Vocalist of the Year to Brad Paisley during the 43rd annual CMA Awards, 2009 Leighton Meester introduces Taylor Swift at the 44th annual CMA Awards, 2010 Blake Shelton hugs Martina MicBride after winning Male Vocalist of the Year at the 44th annual CMA Awards, 2010 Jeff Gordon, Brad Paisley, and Carrie Underwood at the 44th annual CMA Awards, 2010 Ty Pennington and Leann Rimes present the award for Single of the year at the CMA Awards, 2010 Little Big Town announce the winner for Album of the Year at the 44th annual CMA Awards, 2010 Jerrod Niemann, Kellie Pickler, and Luke Bryan announce the winner for Song of the Year at the CMA Awards, 2010 David Freese and Erin Andrews present the Album of the Year Award at the 45th CMA Awards, 2011 Jake Owen and Lauren Alaina present at the 45th annual CMA Awards, 2011 Kimberly Williams Paisley Carrie Underwood performs "So Small" at the 41st annual CMA Awards, 2007 Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley and Kellie Pickler Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley and Kellie Pickler Carrie Underwood performs "Just a Dream" at the 42nd Annual CMA Awards, November 12, 2008 Entertainer of the Year, Taylor Swift, performs during the 43rd annual CMA Awards, 2009 Jason Aldean performs during the 43rd annual CMA Awards, 2009 Billy Currington performs during the 43rd annual CMA Awards, 2009 Martina McBride and George Strait perform during the 43rd annual CMA Awards, 2009 Carrie Underwood performs during the 43rd annual CMA Awards, 2009 Carrie Underwood performs during the 43rd annual CMA Awards, 2009 Brooks and Dunn perform at the 43rd annual CMA Awards, 2009 Reba performs during the 43rd annual CMA Awards, 2009 Jamey Johnson and Kid Rock perform during the 43rd annual CMA Awards, 2009 Kenny Chesney and Dave Mathews perform during the 43rd annual CMA Awards show, 2009 Hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood perform during the 44th annual CMA Awards, 2010 Taylor Swift performs "Back to Decemeber," at at the 2010 CMA Awards Carrie Underwood opens the 44th annual CMA Awards with "Songs Like This" Zac Brown and Alan Jackson perform "As She's Walking Away" at the 2010 CMA Awards Dierks Bentley performs "Up on the Ridge" at the 44th annual CMA Awards, 2010 The Band Perry performs at the 44th annual CMA Awards, 2010 Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson perform "Don't You Wanna Stay" during the 44th Annual CMA Awards, 2010 Blake Shelton performs at the 2010 CMA Awards Carrie Underwood performs "Mama's Song" during the 44th Annual CMA Awards, 2010 Rascal Flatts performs during the 44th Annual CMA Awards, 2010 Kenny Chesney performs "The Boys of Fall" at the 44th annual CMA Awards, 2010 Miranda Lambert performs at the 44th annual CMA Awards, 2010 Keith Urban and Brad Paisley join Carrie Underwood to open the 44th annual CMA awards, 2010 Loretta Lynn performs at the 2010 CMA Awards Sheryl Crow, Loretta Lynn and Miranda Lambert perform during the 44th annual CMA Awards, 2010 Brad Paisley performs during the 44th Annual CMA Awards, 2010 Gwenyth Paltrow performs at the 44th annual CMA Awards, 2010 Gwyneth Paltrow and Vince Gill perform during the 44th Annual CMA Awards, 2010 George Strait performs at the 44th annual CMA Awards, 2010 Reba McEntire peforms at the 2010 CMA Awards Lady Antebellum performs "Hello World" at the 44th annual CMA awards, 2010 Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland performs "Stuck Like Glue" at the 44th annual CMA Awards, 2010 Sara Evans performs at the 2011 CMA Awards Grace Potter and Kenny Chesney perform at the 45th annual CMA Awards, 2011 Vince Gill performs at the 2011 CMA Awards The Zac Brown band performs at the 2011 CMA Awards The Band Perry performs at the 2011 CMA Awards Martina McBride performs at the 2011 CMA Awards Blake Shelton performs "Footloose" at the 2011 CMA Awards Chris Young performs at the 2011 CMA Awards Lady Antebellum performs at the 2011 CMA Awards Keith Urban performs at the 45th annual CMA Awards, 2011 Little Big Town and Lionel Richie perform at the 2011 CMA Awards Taylor Swift performs at the 2011 CMA Awards Luke Bryan performs at the 2011 CMA Awards Miranda Lambert performs at the 2011 CMA Awards Natasha Bedingfield performs "Easy" with Rascal Flatts at the 45th CMA Awards, 2011
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