Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood rehearse on Sunday, Nov. 8 at the Sommet Center in Downtown Nashville for "The 43rd Annual CMA Awards," which will broadcast live on the ABC Television Network on Wed., Nov. 11th, 8-11PM/ET. Photographer: John Russell / CMA

The wait for the 43rd Annual CMA Awards is almost over! We’ll be blogging during the show tonight and we want your participation! Watch along with us and leave your comments at the end of this blog entry. Let us know how you feel about the performances, the speeches, the fashions and more!

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9:58 p.m. Thanks for reading my blog! Now it’s time for the red carpet and show photos to start rolling in. Click here to browse our CMA Awards photo gallery!

9:57 p.m. Brad and Carrie sign off. Wonderful hosting job, y’all!

9:56 p.m. Taylor invites her band up onstage to share in the glory. Now THAT is class.

9:54 p.m. Country music history is made. Taylor Swift is named Entertainer of the Year. At 19, that makes her the youngest-ever winner of this category. Congrats, Taylor!

9:53 p.m. Country’s royal couple, Tim McGraw & Faith Hill present the last award of the night, Entertainer of the Year.

9:46 p.m. Kenny Chesney takes the stage with Dave Matthews to perform “I’m Alive.”

9:40 p.m. “I wanna thank every single person in this room tonight for not running up on the stage.” Funny one, Taylor!

9:39 p.m. Lee Ann Womack and the handsome Kris Kristofferson present the Female Vocalist Award to a visibly shocked Taylor Swift.

9:35 p.m. Billy Currington’s singing one of my favorite country songs, “People Are Crazy.” Click here to find out what Billy drinks before he sings!

9:30 p.m. Reba looks and sounds amazing, singing “Consider Me Gone.” Where can I get the boots she’s wearing?

9:25 p.m. Lovely speech by Barbara Mandrell. She’s a class act!

9:22 p.m. Martina McBride & — surprise — George Strait! — paying tribute to Hall of Fame members Barbara Mandrell & Charlie McCoy

9:18 p.m. Jason Aldean’s singing “Big Green Tractor.” Whose tractor is sexier? Jason’s or Kenny Chesney’s? Leave a comment!

9:17 p.m. Carrie in yet another pretty, ladylike dress. Great job, Trish Townsend!

9:11 p.m. …the CMA Awards co-host with the most — Brad Paisley! Good goin’, Brad!

9:10 p.m. LeAnn Rimes takes the stage to present the Male Vocalist of the Year Award to…

9:06 p.m. A very cool moment…Taylor Swift’s singing “Fifteen” out in the audience and her young fans are singing/shouting with her. This is the power of country music, folks.

9:04 p.m. Hey y’all, we’ve got GAC peeps backstage in the CMA press room, giving us the lowdown on what’s happening. Check out our Twitter page for details!

8:58 p.m. Julianne Hough & Dale Earnhardt Jr. are presenting Vocal Duo of the Year…to Sugarland. They thanked B&D for what they’ve done for country music. We’ll surely miss you, Kix & Ronnie!

8:54 p.m. Jamey Johnson & Kid Rock — outlaw country at its finest. Waylon would be proud!

8:50 p.m. Brooks & Dunn make their final CMA performance with the help of the guys from ZZ Top.  What will country music do without B&D? Seems weird to think of an awards show without them.

8:44 p.m. Taylor Swift wins Album of the Year. “Thank you for saying that you like my diary,” says Taylor in her speech. Congrats, Taylor!

8:43 p.m. Awwww, little Drake Dixon, star of “Boots On,” is flirting with Kellie Pickler. Cute!

8:41 p.m. I love Robin Roberts! They’re showing Randy Houser’s video for “Boots On” now.

8:37 p.m. The fabulous Lady A is in the press room while Sugarland is onstage.

8:35 p.m. Carrie thanks the troops. Thank God for all those who serve!

8:26 p.m. After a 4-year absence, Tim McGraw’s back on the CMAs, performing the title cut from his new CD, Southern Voice. Nice of Tim — and Taylor Swift in her opening song – to help us out by projecting the lyrics behind them!

8:21 p.m. Keith Urban. Dreamy song, dreamy performance. Pure talent.

8:20 p.m. This is the prettiest Carrie dress so far. Gotta love Little Jimmy Dickens!

8:15 p.m. Word from our GAC folks backstage is, Keith Urban’s and Tim McGraw’s performances are coming up next. But first, a commercial break.

8:11 p.m. “American Idol”‘s Chris Daughtry w/Vince Gill. Interesting pairing. It works…but then again, with Vince’s magical harmonies, how could it not?

8:09 p.m. Darius Rucker wins Best New Artist. Loved his genuine, heartfelt thank you speech. Congrats, Darius!

8:07 p.m. The Judds! They’re presenting the New Artist of the Year award.

8:03 p.m. Carrie “best-legs-in-the-biz” Underwood is singing “Cowboy Casanova.” Click here to see Carrie’s advice for avoiding those fellas!

7:57 p.m. Nice shout-out to the Veterans, Hillary.

7:56 p.m. Lady A WINS Group of the Year! Couldn’t have happened to a nicer group of folks.

7:55 p.m. Patricia Heaton & Neil Flynn presenting Group of the Year award…Patricia has a moment with Nicole Kidman. Yes, Patricia, the CMAs do ROCK!

7:51 p.m. Lady A is singing the coolest new country single out right now, “Need You Now.” Is it just me, or does Charles Kelley (in silhouette, sans spotlight) look like Ronnie Dunn? Who’s with me?

7:47 p.m. Brad looks dapper in all black. Ahh, George Strait. A classic.

7:42 p.m. Another standing O

7:41 p.m. They’re making Charlie proud!

7:39 p.m. Zac Brown Band is tearing through Charlie Daniels’ “Devil Went Down to Georgia!” 

7:38 p.m. Why do I have the sudden urge to play PacMan?

7:33 p.m. Brad Paisley is singing “Welcome to the Future.” Great song, great guy.

7:26 p.m. Miranda Lambert is singing the fire out of “White Liar.”

7:24 p.m. Also big congrats to co-writers James Otto & Lee Thomas Miller!

7:23 p.m. …Jamey Johnson for “In Color”! Jamey’s getting a much-deserved standing ovation. That is a killer song.

7:21 p.m. Kellie Pickler (looking good as a redhead!) & Jake Owen present the Song of the Year award to…

7:18 p.m. Darius Rucker’s singing “Alright.” He’s doing more than alright in the country format!

7:17 p.m. Dang, Carrie Underwood never hits a bad note. She’s incredible. Sang the “Blue” parody and even got the smiling approval of LeAnn Rimes in the audience.

7:11 p.m. WOW, Lady Antebellum wins their first CMA Single of the Year award for “I Run To You.” Congrats!

7:10 p.m. The ’70s called — and they said to tell Kid Rock he looks groovy! He’s presenting the Single of the Year award.

7:08 p.m. Love the Brooks & Dunn “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” parody. Carrie & Brad sound great together. Don’t y’all think they should record a duets album?

7:06 p.m. Carrie & Brad singing “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Kanye.” Ha! Clever!

7:05 p.m. Carrie looks beautiful in the silver fringe.

7:03 p.m. Taylor is throwing furniture.

7 p.m. Taylor Swift opens the show w/mock interview and “Forever & Always.” Cool black ensemble, Taylor! Girl knows how to make an entrance!

Check out our CMA Awards Show section for complete coverage, photos, videos, trivia and a downloadable ballot.

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