Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will be co-hosting the CMA Awards this year for the second year in a row, and Wednesday is the big night! So it’s the perfect time to visit with Brad and Carrie as they talk about hosting “Country Music’s Biggest Night” together and share a little of what it means to your favorite stars when they win a CMA trophy. Don’t miss the excitement this Wednesday, as The 43rd Annual CMA Awards air live from Nashville (8 to 11pm, ET) on ABC Television! (AUDIO INFO BELOW)
Brad Paisley sums up what he likes about co-hosting with Carrie Underwood. (:09)
“Everything about her. She is exactly what she wants the show to be. I mean, you know, it’s classy, the minute she walks out…and then there’s me.”
Carrie Underwood talks about her CMA Awards co-host Brad Paisley and why she thinks they make a good team. (:18)
“He’s fun, and he’s smart, and he’s quick, and he’s…he knows how to make fun of people, and with people, in a way that isn’t gonna offend anybody. And, you know, I think we both do respect the CMA so much that we do want to do a good job, so therefore, the two of us together, I feel like we make a good team.”
Brad Paisley shares what it means to win a CMA Award. (:36)
“It means that you’ve made history in a way that very few people in country music ever will, and every CMA represents something. You know, if it’s a Male Vocalist of the Year award, it’s a representation of a year when the industry thought that you did something exceptionally. And if you’re a singer, and — like Carrie or I happen to be — and do this for a living, and they vote you the vocalist of the year in one of those things, it’s really crazy…and means a lot.”
Carrie Underwood loves the annual CMA Awards program book…and the thrill of having her name in its pages. (:35)
“I love to see…’cause they pass out, you know, booklets to all the people in the audience, and there’s, like, pictures from past CMAs and stuff like that. In the back, they have winners…they have winners listed for every award, so you get to see every single year — you get to see all the people that have ever won Female Vocalist, Male Vocalist, Entertainer…all that stuff. And it’s so amazing when you see your name there with all the other names. That is something that can never be taken away from you. You know, somebody else might win it the next year, but…who cares? My name’s in the book!” (laughs)