Controversy reared it's head on Twitter after the 2009 43rd Annual Country Music Awards (CMA) in Nashville named Taylor Swift "The Female Vocalist of the Year".
The show was popular among country fans that use Twitter. Those viewers were not shy about sharing their opinion over the Taylor Swift win for "Best Female Vocalist". Swift's win quickly made it into the Twitter trending topics list. Trending topics can change moment to moment.
The tweets right after the show revealed either a strong support for Taylor or strong opinions that she wasn't ready for such an award. Most against the award felt that Taylor was a talented entertainer but not gifted as a vocalist.
Taylor made headlines when Kanye West embarrassed her at the MTV's Video Awards show earlier this year. "I want to thank everybody in the room tonight for not running up on the stage during my speech." Swift joked with the CMA crowd during her acceptance speech.
You can follow Taylor Swift on Twitter at @taylorswift13.
Tweets at the time of this writing.
For Taylor's win:
@CLBrannan "Pondering the female vocalist controversey... I really do think Taylor deserved it... Glad Reba is back, though!"
@TammyAllgood "My night is complete! I am so excited that Taylor Swift won Album of the Year, Female Vocalist, Music Video and Entertainer! We love Taylor!"
@JJMiller76 "@taylorswift13 Congrats Taylor on Entertainer & Female Vocalist of the Year.
@MalloryW13 "Still freaking out. Congrats @taylorswift13!! Youngest Entertainer of the Year winner ever. EVER. Album, Female Vocalist, Video, AND EOTY!!!"
Against Taylor's win:
@tylerjz "Female vocalist of the year? Should have been Carrie, Miranda, or Martina. Reba's irrelevant, Taylor is terrible."
@AliRaeSatter "How did taylor swift get female vocalist of the year she can't sing people! It so should have been miranda or reba."
@kymarie13 "CMA's were very cool. Knew Taylor would win EOTY but don't know if I agree with female "vocalist". Carrie should have got that."
@OoShizitsALEX "Taylor Swift winning "Female Vocalist Of The Year" is a disgrace! Vocalist? You've gotta be kidding me."
@crossmark "Taylor Swift -- female vocalist of the year? The world has been duped. It's the CMA version of the Emperor's New Clothes."
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