entertainer of the year

Taylor Swift gets a chance to extend her reign as the Academy of Country Music's entertainer of the year, but she's competing with four-time winner Kenny Chesney and nominees Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley and Blake Shelton.

Taylor Swift was estatic when she took home the award for Entertainer of the Year at the CMAs in Nashville, Tenn.

Taylor Swift is the Country Music Association's entertainer of the year.

After six decades in Hollywood, 88-year-old Betty White has been voted Entertainer of the Year by members of The Associated Press.

Brad Paisley claimed the top prize of entertainer of the year at the Country Music Awards on Wednesday, but it was Miranda Lambert who was the big winner with three honors including best female vocalist and album of the year for "Revolution."

The Country Music Association Awards were Miranda Lambert's and Blake Shelton's party, but Brad Paisley crashed the festivities.

The 2010 CMA Awards nominations came out yesterday, and despite nine well-deserved nominations for Miranda Lambert, including Entertainer of the Year, most of the chatter was about the blondes missing from that category.

Underwood beat out Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney and the Zac Brown Band, among others.

In this Sept. 13, 2009 file photo, singer Kanye West takes the microphone from singer Taylor Swift as she accepts the "Best Female Video" award during the MTV Video Music Awards in New York.

The 19-year-old singer collected four trophies, including the biggest honor of the show: entertainer of the year.