I think the whole thing is an unfortunate mess. Whether she was joking or not Faith's reaction reflects pretty bad judgment despite her veteran status. I think Faith got caught by the speed and power of the Internet.
As for LeAnn's comments, man, if it's really what she said that was truly stupid.
I do feel bad for Carrie as it was her night, but she appears to have moved on. She's got class. Makes me respect her more.
I hope it all goes away.

this post is currently on the front page at google.

I think Carrie has had an amazing year. I rooted for her on American Idol, and I'm rooting for her now. She has an incredible voice and can actually sing live. I've been very disappointed in live performances by Faith, whose voice seems to crack a lot. I guess it's a lot different when you don't have sound mixers to work out the bad stuff for you and you're singing without a net.

Move over ladies, there's a new powerhouse in town and it's wrapped up in a bubbly, beautiful and spiritual package named Carrie Underwood. You go girl!

As we all try to teach our children, take responsibility for your actions. Faith take a lesson take responsibility.

If I remember correctly didn't Leann Rimes get her start due partially to her appearances on Star Search? I don't think she's any different than Carrie, because of the way they started if that's the case. The only difference is that American Idol has far more viewers than Star Search did.

I like and respect Carrie but she aint singing circles around Leann.

Her 15 minutes may be up but she is one hell of a singer.

Umm, I feel that this article is far too unfair to LeAnn and in my opinion underscores country music's love affair for the current "fad-female of the moment." (See Gretchen Wilson)

I take offense to the coment that Carrie would sing circles around LeAnn. Come on. Carrie is good, but to say she is better than LeAnn is a laugh. LeAnn has one of the very best voices in music, period. Songwriters write songs with LeAnn in mind.

Secondly, Trisha covered LeAnn's "How Do I Live." LeAnn recorded it first, made it a hug pop-smash, not Trisha.

Finally, I find the "15-mins are up" comment laughable too. LeAnn has sold over 40 million albums...WORLD-WIDE. She has the most successful single in Billboard Chart history (How Do I Live spent over a year on the Hot 100), recently had a #1 hit with "Something's Gotta Give" and based on the singles chart over the past 12 months, was the second-most successful female behind Carrie. So, to say her "time is up" seems to be very uninformed. I believe that the author here owes LeAnn an apology.

Not to be nitpicky...

Alumnus- Male
Alumna- Female

Did you actually see these statements on Leann's Web site?

It's so funny to see "Personal Attacks Are Not Allowed" for the comments. Guess that doesn't apply to the blog itself.

Are you kidding ? Faith's not joking. Faith's disappointed and surprised, and not a good actor.
She'll get over it. For me, I'm turned off to
the country music establishment. They blacklisted
the most talented act ever to perform country
music -- The Dixie Chicks. The Dixie Chicks
have found and will build a new audience. I know
because I'm part of that audience.

Duhhh, Leann can't sing her recorded songs LIVE. I remembered listening to her unplugged version of 'Life Goes On' she can't belt it out the way she should have in the recorded version. Carrie can sing everything in her album LIVE and she probably would have sounded better. One things for sure--she's just jealous!!!

Gretchen Wilson sings better, performs better, writes better and sure as sh** paid more dues than Carrie, Faith or Leann.

(Rimes, by the way, got thrust into the spotlight on Star Search, so she might wanna shuddup).

I suggest that people take a stop by YouTube and type "LeAnn Rimes Live." Or, specifically, search "Love Is An Army." This should quiet all "haters" on LeAnn. I ask this, "Where will Carrie be in 10 years?" LeAnn's debut sold over 10 Million copies and "Blue" is considered a country Classic. I doubt "Jesus..." will achieve the same success.

The Dixie Chicks are "the most talented act ever to perform country music?" Haha... good one.

country girls behaving badly...when was the last time there was a situation where such a beautiful and talented artist was caught on tape expressing a negative reactions to losing? my reaction was wow, she really thought she had it in the bag, almost too sure, then she lost. But what if Gretchen, Terry or another typically "BAD" country girl would have had that reaction? We would be like "YES" finally a true reaction to loosing. And what about the men... like Toby, Willie and Waylan? What if they had that reaction....they would be haled as truly "Country Bad Boys"....right?

let's get real! Intentional or not....Faith Hill is one of the best female singers there is....And most importantly she's HUMAN!! With Real emotions. I'm sure she was as shocked as were many of the people sitting at home watching the show. I do agree that Carrie Underwood has had a great start and a great year, but she has not earned the status "Female Vocalist of the Year" just yet. Faith need not explain her actions to me. She is an awesome woman and performer and deserves the utmost respect. Let's get real here many women would kill to be half the woman she has proven herself to be! As for Leann...you go girl!!! Honesty doesn't get any better than that!!!

Well I have admired Faith Hill ever since I heard her sing Wild One, the video only added to it, since then she has only gotten better, as for who is better we all need to agree to disagree, personally I will always feel Faith is by far the best, her tour with her husband Tim who in my opo is another prime example of how the CMA's really work, its all politics, Faith is a down to earth sweet "classy lady" so she might have felt as did many umm "Horizon" congratulations Carrie,well deserved, umm top female, umm last time I checked horizon meant up and coming, where as Top meant you already made it,so what gives, in my opo Faith is not at fault it is the folks who voted in this category and all the others, as many well deserved artists were notably overlooked, i.e. Toby, Tim ( again top selling tour) didn't even get nominated,face it, we their true fans will always know the real top entertainers which is exactlly why they sold the amount of tickets and will always do so, we love you Faith you and Tim will always be tops in our books and you owe nobody but nobody any appology or exsplanation, no way, they should be appologizing to you for their complete and total lack of common sense!!

Are you kidding, this was a genius PR move, have you noticed how much attention Faith is getting. Carrie won, but the publicity is all on Faith. Don't believe it... just check youtube.com.
Faith's PR person deserves a big bonus for coaching the "WHAT" move!

Who cares how much sh** Gretchen Wilson has been through? CARRIE AND MARTINA ARE THE BEST FEMALE SINGERS IN THE COUNTRY MUSIC INDUSTRY!!!!!! Gretchen is nothing more than a famous redneck woman.

have to say that the process in which the awards are given out are flawed...The board memebers need to address this apparent problem that exists...The CMA Awards have shown us all that they have failed us in the true fair way awards are given out. Musicians should be treated and judged fairly to their talent.We would all hope that our peers do this correctly.Lets all wait and see what changes are made at the top, right Rod...so we can all enjoy our favorite 'God bless every musician for their sacrifices' country artist.

NOBODY BEATS MARTINA MCBRIDE IN THE TALENT CATEGORY. PERIOD.

No one compared anyone to Martina. Martina trumps all these bitches hands down.

I'm not a country fan, but I did see the video. To me, it looks staged; a publicity stunt possible gone bad.

Carrie is a GREAT singer. But this award is too soon. A year or two would have been more appropriate. Perhaps maybe even after her sophomore album.

Yeah, I love how Google News considers a site called "BlogCritics.Com" a news source. No offense to the fine folks here, but they're not exactly CNN.

Clearly Pete is jealous. Pulling a Leann Rimes are we?

I do believe Faith when she said that she was just joking. If anyone saw what I saw then you could tell that she was joking. The woman does not need another award. She is Faith Hill for goodness sakes. I am sure that none of you out there being so critical have never joked around right?

I'll just ignore all three of them and listen to Alison K rauss

TEAM CARRIE!!

someone start printing the t-shirts

I do believe that Faith was joking. I also feel that it was poor judgment on her part.

As for LeAnn, she should be ashamed of herself. She basically attacked some young girl who has done nothing to her. LeAnn comes off as bitter and jealous in that post. If I were Faith, I would let LeAnn know that as much as I appreciate her support, the next time she wants to speak for me, don't.

I hope Carrie whips them good at the People's Choice Awards, AMAs and Grammys.

To be honest everytime I've seen the Faith Hill reaction (which is getting so overplayed) I thought she was kidding. She is smiling before and she is smiling after and the way she did it right in to the camera just gave me a clowining feel. I don't know her enough to say but to me it seems that this is a media driven storywhich is sad because it seems that we are at a time in this nation where we like to be told how to think and how to interpret things.

Leann is a great singer but who does she think she is? Carrie Underwood desrved that award. It's about the music not paying any dues.I have lost any respect I had for Leann. As far as Faith goes, I think she is a goof ball and probably was kidding, I have seen her on many programs and she does have a pretty good sense of humor. If she was serious then too bad for her because if she thinks she is better than Carrie that is sad. They are all very talented but Carrie just put out better music this year.

Leann is a great singer but who does she think she is? Carrie Underwood desrved that award. It's about the music not paying any dues.I have lost any respect I had for Leann. As far as Faith goes, I think she is a goof ball and probably was kidding, I have seen her on many programs and she does have a pretty good sense of humor. If she was serious then too bad for her because if she thinks she is better than Carrie that is sad. They are all very talented but Carrie just put out better music this year.

*sigh*

Female Vocalist Of The Year

Yes..thats spelt

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None of these women in my honest opinion, have had a year quite like Carrie's. She deserves every bit of success that she has been blessed with. Thank you

Those who are saying Carrie didn't deserve the award need to look at the name of the award again. It's Female Vocalist of the YEAR!! No one can say that any of the others had as good a year as Carrie. She deserved it hands down.

What difference does it make if faith's reaction was real or joking?

The Nashville POP celebrated by the CMA's just spews outta Music Row. The pretty little music favored by the Brass on Broadway is all over-produced, forgettable, confections. And it sure ain't country. Faith Hill, Leann Rimes, whatever -- they're more like Celine Dion or Barbra Streisand than Loretta or Patsy.

I agree with 34 and 35. Post 16 says Carrie had a great year, but didn't earn Female Vocalist of the Year yet. How many years does it take to qualify for the award? Are the judges aware of this requirement? They must not have realized that Carrie was not allowed in the category.

BOTTOM LINE
FAITH HILL SHOULDVE ACTED MATURE
LEAVE CARRIE ALONE DAMN.
UR SO MEDIA DREEDY THAT U HAVE TO MAKE A FULL OUT OF URSELF SO U CAN STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT.I DONT THINK FAITH AND LEANNA ARE VERY PRETTY NOWADAYS.CARRIE CONGRATS
THERE HATERS

CARRIE HAS CLASS AND GRACE
FAITH AND LEANNA SURE NEED TO LEARN A FEW THINGS.
CARRIE HAS THE LOOKS,VOICE AND CLASS.I BELIEVE THEY LACK THAT

I too, take offense to the comment about Carrie singing circles around LeAnn. LeAnn can sound great in any genre, unlike Carrie, who is ultimately limited to country/pop. I still like Carrie, but she can't touch LeAnn.

Carrie DESERVES the award.

What you were witnessing was the Nashville knife being jammed into Faith's back, carefully crafted calculated marketing.

Well, my YouTube video got over 1,000,000 hits yesterday. Faith Hill made me a star. HA.

But anyways, I have a new video. And its in response to Mr. Evans' comments about Carrie being able to sing circles around LeAnn. Here you go Chris:

I feel that those who say Carrie shouldn't have won Female Vocalist of the Year might not truly understand the award in itself. True, she hasn't been on the scene as long as Faith, Sara or Martina (even Gretchen is still a fairly new artist), but the award does NOT factor what's been accomplished by these ladies throughout their careers, or the past 3 - 7 years. It's what these ladies have accomplished in the past YEAR that entitles them to be nominated for that award in particular. In the past year, Carrie has broken a Billboard record for having TWO #1 singles, and third single reaching #2 on the charts. Her album is nearing 4X Platinum status (if it hasn't already). Not to mention the fact that she's toured with likes of two of country's biggest male performers. Now, if these other ladies could have accomplished feats this large or larger, I'm sure they would have taken home the award instead of Carrie. They're all talented, but in this past YEAR Carrie surpassed them all and truly deserved the award.
As far as Faith goes, she may have said she was joking, but she doesn't seem sincere in the statement she released. Had she been sincere, she would have apologized to Carrie for poorly timed "joke" and for stealing the thunder surrounding her well deserved win. I believe she thought she had it in the bag and was shocked when she heard otherwise, which is a natural reaction. I'd respect Faith more if she either A) Apologized sincerely or B) Admitted that she is human and humans do have reactions such as that (if it was in fact a true reaction). Her PR person should explain to her that it's going to take one of the above two things for Faith to regain the respect of country music fans.
And Leann, well she's just throwing her name into a highly publicized issue ... not a smart move on her part. Not all PR is good PR ... despite what some may believe.

I agree with the posters about Martina and Allison, two of the best female voices in country music. Allison Krauss has a range and a voice of an angel. I don't think there is another singer period that could match her vocals. Carrie, Faith, and Leann are all good and each deserve the honors that have been bestowed upon them. But if I had to pick a singing voice I would want it would be hands down Martina or Allison. Just my two cents.

First of all--Congrats to Carrie Underwood. I love both Carrie and Faith and have a hard time believing that Faith Hill did anything to purposefully undermine Carrie. They are both beautiful and classy ladies! As for LeAnne Rimes; she should have kept her mouth shut and minded her own business. I'm sure some people won't let this drop, but it really has been blown WAY out of wack. Again, congrats to Carrie! You're a bonefide star and are well deserving of the award.

Faith deserved the award ! Carrie is a flash in the pan ! Her songs are boring and ridiculious !

I'm not a huge fan of Leanne Rimes but whoever said Leanne can't sing her songs live is totally wrong, especially her poppy ones. It was carrie who I thought had trouble making her song live sound just like how it sounds on her album. She was totally off-key, almost painful and just plain boring with no stage charisma. That is not how you sing a cheating song!! I don't think she's a bad singer but definitely nothing compared to Alison or Martina.
This is Carrie's first record with pop catchy, hooky songs from other people. I personally don't think Carrie can match up to Faith and I guess we'll see if Carrie can have longevity since last year's winner of female vocalist is nowhere on TV or radio. The first time I've seen Gretchen has been at this year's CMAs with no nominations.

When I first saw Faith's reaction when I watched the CMAs, I could tell she was joking since she already was being playful when they called her name as a nominee. I don't think she expected to win (she probably thought it was obvious that Martina would win), so she playfully held out her arms and said "Whaaaat?" (while thinking "Duh, it's Martina!") The fact that it was Carrie instead of Martina added to her surprise. As for LeAnn, she bravely said what I think a lot of others are thinking. But I still love Carrie and it was exciting to hear her heartfelt speech.

Jo Dee Messina should have won!

Faith Hill and Leann Rimes are both jealous. Carrie Underwood is AWESOME. Just because she hasn't been in the industry long doesn't make Carrie any less deservant. No one else had the year that Carrie has had this year. If you disagree with me then who really cares what you think. Carrie is doing just fine with or without your support...cough*4 million albums and 3 number 1 singles*cough. WOO!!

Chris Evans = no credibility.

You didn't see the Leann Rimes note. Prove that it exists.

I bet it was made up by some psychos.

Actually Entertainment Weekly (they have a tad of credibility, no?) is the first publication to find it.

I'll gladly provide you with the link, my dear.

To the left, to the left.

I saw the video. Faith Hill assumed she was going to win, and so the moment the winner was called out, rather than wait to hear the result, she theatrically put out her arms. After a pregnant pause, she angrily shouted, "No!"

The lady was most definitely not joking.

No matter how heavily favored you are for an award, good form dictates acting suprised, or at least not acting as if you owned the award.

I doubt this faux pas will go away, and indeed hope it doesn't. A diet of humble pie could do wonders for Faith Hill's swelled head.

Carrie does not have to pay dues to be the best female vocalist of the year. She's sold more albums than Leann and Faith this year, has been immensely successful this year, risen from an unknown according to LeAnn in a "VERY short period of time" etc. So why begrudge her this award? There's another one next year, Faith! How about working on being gracious and putting out music that people will love? You can't just put out something and say, "I'm Faith HIll -- OF COURSE you love me!" And it's just plain greedy and ugly for LeAnn and Faith to attack Carrie simply because she's successful. They're both turning green with envy and Faith is acting like a teenager instead of a woman who has "paid her dues." Sounds like Faith and LeAnn have more dues paying to do because that's where you learn grace and class. Carrie's got it, they don't. and neither one can say they've had a better year than Carrie.

What, no comment for me? :( lol

Anthony, your video shows that Leann can sing, yes. But I never denied that she could. In fact I said she had a beautiful voice. With that said, Carrie still trumps her 2 to 1.

Ha, I think you're crazy. But I can appreciate your opinion as I'm sure you appreciate mine.

The person who wrote this article is wrong on one part, "How so i live" is LeAnn Rimes's song, not Trisha yearwood's...it was written for LeAnn by diane Warren, but Yearwood released it before LeAnn did.

I don't think Carrie deserved to win that award. I agree with LeAnn. Carrie won the Horizon award and that was well deserved, she has a good voice, but how long has she been around, how many songs were hits?? I do think the award should have went to a veteran country star, not a new artist. Two songs just doesn't cut in my book! I am not saying Faith should have won, and her reaction was a shocker but she is human! I don't get this industry, what about the great singers like Martina, Toby Keith, Trick Pony, Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw & Trace Adkins. Why can't the awards be more evenly distributed to these deserving performers!

It s very disturbing that Faith Hill would react in such an undignified manner. To think that she believes she is more deserving of an award because she has been around longer is rediculous.
All three women have incredible voices but Underwood is more popular with the younger listeners. Noone should be offended (Faith). Faith has had (and still has) an amazing career. She has always been poised and respectful. It just goes to show all fans, she is only human. She must think she is more deserving of acclaim and recognition. However, fans will still follow Faith Hill.

Correcting myself with the typo above..."how do i live"

But LeAnn Rimes should know what it feels like to win such a great award...she won the grammy after a year when she released her debut album, "blue", which she deserved...so maybe carrie deserves it too...But i would have to say that Faith hill has a better voice than carrie, but then again, Gretchen won it last year and she is not in the same league as them. LeAnn Rimes should've at least won this award....she is only 24 and has a voice that surpasses faith hill.

this person who wrote this article needs to stop attacking LeAnn Rimes...I like carrie and even have her cd, but the writer said that carrie could sing circles around LeAnn. Sorry but LeAnn Rimes is in a class of her own, and so is faith hill. LeAnn Rimes has had more than 15 minutes of fame...more like her entire life...she started when she was 13 and since has sold more than 37 million albums at only 24!...more than carrie and kelly clarkson combined.

Tiah~~girl you got a head on your shoulders and thank you for qualifying what "Female Vocalist of the Year" means. You backed it up with stats and info.

Frankly, I, too thought that singers who are up for the Horizon Award should not be eligible for other awards, however, once I read the stats Carrie has proven herself This Year.

All of those women are tremendously talented. They have not gotten the exposure that Carrie has on Idol, but she worked hard for that title and for the album to do so well is quite astounding. Look how long it has taken Kellie Clarkston to achieve what she has.

Faith's songs lately do sound like they are being made up on the spot.

Thanks Tiah for bringing some clarity and sensibility to this forum!!!!

People above said that LeAnn Rimes was thrust into stardom by star search is like saying a grain of sand compared to the beach...american idol is huge and she got lots of attention because of american idol. LeAnn Rimes is in a class of her own boasting almost over martina mcbride, considering her age (24). LeAnn Rimes has a world class voice and she doesn't get the attention that other people with no talent are getting.

I think that Carrie is very deserving, she is a great singer and proved it all year long. Had Faith or LeeAnn won the award after such a short time I am sure they wouldn't have said they didn't deserve it. And to say that you need to pay your dues first is just ridiculous. That is like saying you need to be a veteran serviceman to serve your country and get a purple heart award, again ridiculous. As far as I am concerned her dues where paid at the top of the charts.

In my opinion, if you are up for the Horizon and win, then the other top awards are not for you. This just shows that someone missed out due to a lack of good sense in the voting process. Faith will always be great and Carrie will get there.

I missed the reaction and had to go back thru TiVo to see it. I was not as surprised as most. I am not sure how Faith has achieved this "sweet" woman moniker. Here in Colorado we have been a witness to her "support" and "humanity" to the soldiers at Ft. Carson Army base when her husband, Tim McGraw came to do a concert for the troops that had returned from Iraq. This free concert should have been great publicity. Instead the people that assisted with the concert were treated poorly and rudely- like something disgusting McGraw and Hill had stepped in. In addition to that after the concert the line to meet and greet was snarled at and told to get back because neither could be bothered with meeting the people they had volunteered to perform in front of- so my opinion on both Hill and McGraw is they will NEVER see a penny of my money on an album or concert ticket.
Sour grapes. Carrie is an incredible singer and very approachable from all accounts. I would love to see Hill or Rimes compete in a venue such as American Idol and do better!

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IN DIVA WORLD....TWO VETERAN DIVAS JEALOUS OF THE NEWEST DIVA TO BE GETTING ALL THE ATTENTION. GIVE EM A PACIFIER!

Sandi - Thanks for the compliment! I appreciate it. Providing clarity to the awarding process and what each award entitles is important, in my own opinion, because I feel like people discredit the award given to Carrie for the mere reason that she's not been in the industry long enough. That, however, isn't a factor in deciding Female Vocalist of the YEAR and I thought people might have been overlooking that. Had any other one of the other four ladies put up the stats that Carrie did this year, they would have been entitled the win had it gone to them. For more on the awarding process.

On another... somewhat random... note... if anyone watched the CMA's Red Carpet Interview, Carrie didn't say that winning Female Vocalist of the Year was one she wanted to win (not that she wanted to lose it but it wasn't one she talked about in the interview). Her top two were Horizon and Single of the Year and her reasons for wanting both were very humble answers which makes her Female Vocalist of the Year win even more spectacular. Check out the video here:

And finally... I am a Faith fan. I do believe what she did was poorly timed and done so in an ill-manner, even if it was a joke. That doesn't mean, however, that she isn't a great artist. She will ALWAYS be one of the most phenomenal female country stars to exist and has made a tremendous impact on the industry. Same with LeAnn and Carrie. There shouldn't be an argument as to who out of the three is better and why over this issue. They all are among the elite in their category and each of their abilities and talents is different from the other. For that reason alone, comparing one to the other doesn't really validate an argument because they are all so unique.

Just my 2 cents (although it seems like a whole $1).

You could see on Faith Hill's face she was not jokeing around. We seem to live in a world of cover up now days....Jim

saying that rimes or hill wouldn't easily sweep the competition at american idol is like saying Josh groban can't sing

I think this makes Faith Hill and LeAnn Rimes look silly and totally disrespectful. Carrie is amazing, and deserves such an award because she has worked just as hard as they have and has made incredible music. Faith and LeAnn are both terrific but their actions are very disappointing. I'm glad Carrie is handling this maturely, as I would expect.

First of all, regardless of who did or should have won this award, the point is that all of the nominated artists SHOULD have been honored and proud to have been nominated in the first place. To be nominated at all means that they were an outstanding female vocalist that year. Secondly, the award is for female vocalist of the YEAR. Let me say that again, YEAR!!! Despite what "dues" have been paid or not paid, the award is granted for the year's musicianship and no one can deny that Carrie, and all of the nominees for that fact, had a terrific year. I think it's just too bad that some artists (i.e., Faith Hill) could not appreciate the fact that they were nominated at all, and instead chose to highlight their disappointment of the success of a fellow artist.

About LeAnn's comment:
What kind of "dues" exactly is she talking about, considering she won ther first Grammy award when she was 13 years-old??? Does she really think that SHE paid dues herself? Oh, please....
And about Carrie coming from a singing competition. It is not exactly a "piece of cake" to win the Americal Idol competition considering the number of contestants and specially how good the top 24 are. They sing an increadible variety of music styles and are judged week, after week, after week. I honestly don't think that LeAnn would make it into the top 12 if she tried it.

Congratulations to all of the women nominated for the Female Vocalist of the Year. I think that Carrie fully deserved that award. I too, voted for her on American Idol. She was the one person on that show that ALMOST always seemed to give flawless (or near flawless) performances. She was born to be a country singer. Comparing her to Faith, Leann, Sara, Martina or any other "veteran" country music singer is unnecessary. She is not better or worse than any of them (now or in their debut year). When Leann first came out, everyone thought she was so amazing, does she (Leann) not remember that (I personally never cared for Leann)?! I feel she should have just stayed out of this particular situation. It does her absolutely no good getting involved. Her comment was read on the radio and all over the internet! People are astonished that she would say some of the things she did. "Leave it alone! Leave Carrie alone, and be certain....you're not helping Faith out!" Carrie's year has been amazing! She has worked extremely hard to put out her album and videos. Been going like crazy, doing everything she has probably ever dreamed and things she may have never thought about! I don't believe that there are 'rules and/or regulations' surrounding the ability to be nominated (and win) the 'female vocalist of the year' award. She did have the most amazing year statistically. That's what "qualified" her for the award in the first place. With the fan base Carrie has it's no wonder she won! America (most of America) has fallen in love with her, her voice, and the songs she sings! So "way to go"!
I like Carrie, and her personality. Same for Faith. I think she is my all-time favorite female country singer, however, currently Carrie has put out the songs that I love most these days. Faith's reaction to Carrie winning the award doesn't affect me negatively. I think one of two things obviously happened 1.) She was joking (bad timing) 2.) She was serious (that's ok). I can understand why there is so much media attention surrounding this. I mean, really...Faith, acting like that! Unimagineable!
But, the first thought that crossed my mind when I saw the clip was "Wow - she's human, she had a natural reaction to Carrie winning that award" (that's ofcourse saying that it was real and not staged or a joke). I hope this all blows over for both of them. I hope that Carrie continues to do well and suceed in the country music industry. She is amazing and has an amazing voice. I believe she has enough fans to do that!
I believe Faith is truly a good person. This moment should not define her or her opinion of Carrie. She is an amazing country singer, as well. She is "classic". There is no doubt in my mind that her fans will stand by her and she will continue to suceed as well! God Bless both of them, and may this quickly be put behind them.

Love Faith, but her actions sure created a reaction! Carrie, is a great singer, and her winning just made it official, The country diva's are going to have to work harder for the younger diva's headed into the spotlight. Just like Madonna, Whitney Huston, Diana Ross, etc...all number one at one time, all diva's...

Faith's reaction may have been 'just joking' which I don't believe. What she says and what she feels are two differnt things. So exactly what was her joking way? The reaction, or the action?

oh, and for all of those who would care to know, ONLY another woman, can see the true feelings of other women in their eyes. I seen it in Faith's eyes. She was livid!

If you say that LeAnn Rimes wouldn't make it past top 12 then you need to go to youtube and watch her sing....I've heard carrie sing "unchained Melody" at 13 and i've heard LeAnn Rimes sing her version, and Rimes blasts carrie out of the water. LeAnn Rimes has one of the best voices out in music.

Why are we attacking leAnn Rimes, no doubt that she has one of the best voices around, but she is merely defending her friend's actions as a joke. And when you watch it again on youtube, you can clearly tell it was a joke because you don't see anger in her face at all. That sort of experssion you can tell.

First of all, leann was on star search when she was 8 but she wasn't given a contract for winning. She got hers at 12. LeAnn also paid her dues. She made 3 independant albums by the age of 11, did over 300 shows at Jonnie High's in Texas, she sang at countless opry's around Texas, at 7 sang the national anthem at Dallas Cowbay football games several times, and much more. LeAnn worked very hard at a young age to get where she is and has by far one of the best voices. Everybody needs to remember whats most important the music. All LeAnn was doing was defending a friend and stating her opinion. Get over it.

She made 3 independant albums by the age of 11, did over 300 shows at Jonnie High's in Texas, she sang at countless opry's around Texas, at 7 sang the national anthem at Dallas Cowbay football games several times, and much more.

Carrie's done essentially the same. What dues does she have left to pay?

stop attacking LeAnn....its over. LeAnn was not being mean or personally attacking carrie by saying she sucks. It was a joke!

I have to disagree with those who say Carrie does not deserve the title "Vocalist of the Year" because she has not paid her dues. The award is just that--an award for a female vocalist who has been outstanding for the year.

I think Carrie deserved that award as much as any of the other nominees. I would think differently if it were a "Vocalist of the Decade" award or some other honor specifically intended for a seasoned artist who has "paid her dues". But we all know Carrie has had an outstanding year. Her album is one of if not THE best-selling of the past year (and not just among country albums) and she has released at least three hit singles.

I know a lot of us will say she owes that success to Idol. She definitely owes a great deal of it to Idol, but she also is a really great country artist. I personally didn't care for her when she was on Idol, but she has totally impressed me as a country artist.

Carrie's not as seasoned or experienced as Leann or Faith, but I think this year has proven (even to doubters like me) that she is very capable of one day becoming as great an artist as both of these ladies.

lets be honest..carie underwood should not have won female vocalist of the year her 1st album out its just the truth. look at miranda lambert and julie roberts they have worked through the business to get where they are, and shes been sweeping all the newcomer awards away fom them aswell.however she did win it, and faith hill and leanne rhymes should deal with it..thats the music business. they have enough awards and money, things that most people will never see or have themselves so they need to chill out and be gratefull as hell they have what they do..as far as who is a better vocalist...the truth is carie underwood has more talent than both of them she has both great control of her voice and vocal range. second would be leanne, she is a decent voice, but she is nothing with out all that reverb or (echo) she uses live or on an album..hill wood be the last of the three ..she is a horrible singer she has no control of her voice and no real range to speak of she cant even carry a solid bravado through evenly..i have heard all of them live and in concert..and faith is a perfect example or what we in the music business call..making some studio magic happen..if you ever see her life watch her face and you can see her struggle to make the notes and control her voice..last but not least im not saying hill was being rude or not. leanne was if her comments really were posted on her site..but lets face it we all want to believe that celebrities are so nice and gracious,but lets be honest..and just say that celebrities are a different breed..most of which are not what we would like them to be when the cameras on not ont them..or when they think there is no camera on them

I just want to say that Faith Hill clearly is jealous. She absoultely was not joking. Leann Rimes is no good. And Carrie Underwood can out sing ANYBODY anyday. I'm not saying this because she's new, it's the truth.
Just for the record. I was a Faith Hill fan until her success went to her head. Don't say it didn't. We all know it's true.

A few of the posts were not sure that the comments attributed to Leanne were really posted by her on her fansite. I can say for a certainty that they were because I logged in and read it before she removed it. As a matter of fact, in response to Leannes post, one of her fans said "be careful Leanne or you might be Dixie Chicked". 2 posts later Leanne replied, "why do you think that? I never said anything against carrie. Someone posted the link to leannes blog on cmt.com message board and I happen to be on the board and read it. Then I went to Leanne board. Since then several columnist who also read the post have written re. it.

Hi! I was just reading everyone's posts...wow, lots of Carrie fans out there! I love the music of all of these ladies, although I do prefer LeAnn.

Anyway, I think it is unfortunate that this happened and I'm a sure it was a "half-joke," meaning that Faith was sending out a message in a joking way. I don't believe that Faith even wanted to win herself. I just think she felt that Carrie was too new to deserve it. And you can absolutely bet that MOST of the entertainers in that room felt exactly the same way!

I agree...Carrie had an awesome, whirlwind year, but she is very new to that business. If I were her, I would have been tickled pink to have been nominated and horrified to have won. You have to be careful not to step on toes!

Imagine...you have been working your tushy off in your job for years and someone new swoops into a similar position and suddenly gets all of these awards and praises...maybe you even worked on a project with this person and were more deserving of the praise, but you weren't as "bubbly, pretty, likeable, or NEW." Would you be jealous, bitter?? Sure you would! Think about it! It is human nature!

Any business in the public eye is a just popularity contest...the one with the most talent doesn't always win! At least, in the case of these ladies, they were all talented!

If anyone thinks that carrie is a better singer than LeAnn or Hill, then you are sadly mistaken. I like carrie's voice, but she is very pitch in a lot of places. Carrie doesn't have the power that LeAnn has and doesn't have control like Hill does. LeAnn and Hill are tied for first with carrie last.

Carrie's voice is pitchy a lot, if you listen to her sing "o Holy night" on youtube after hearing LeAnn or Faith Hill sing it, you will know that underwood's voice has pitch problems.

Martina!

Do any of you remember who won Female Vocalist of the Year - last year? Year before that?

Didnt think so!
See?
Who cares!!!

A few post up someone named Kelly made a comment that said 'Faith just thought that Carrie was to new to deserve it and that MOST of the people in that room felt the same way". Well Kelly I hate to bust your bubble but maybe you should read up on the CMA Awards. The people in that room were the ones who voted. They are the ones who choose Carrie as the FVOTY. So yeah I think its safe to say that you are wrong on that one.

I thought I might have been done contributing to this topic but Kelly's statement that Carrie shoud have "been tickled pink to have been nominated and horrified to have won," left me AGAIN wondering if people truly don't understand how the voting process goes for CMA awards. As Travis said, Carrie's peers in the industry voted for her and that is why she took home FVOTY. I posted a link the voting process in a response above.

Carrie doesn't need to worry about stepping on anyone's toes. All she's doing is what she loves, and that's singing country music. She's been very humble about the opportunities she's been given and extremely gracious to all those who've helped her along the way, including fellow artists. It just so happens that she's so good at what she does (and it seems many agree in the country music indsutry) that she excelled well above all others this past year ... which also happens to be her first full year in the industry. So why shouldn't deserved the award, especially if she was VOTED in. I hardly consider her taking home the award stepping on anyone's toes, as being voted in is not malcious in nature and it's not by her choosing anyway, and I think most would agree with me.

"how much easier it is to be critical than to be correct"

all this chaos has taught me alot about perception. How someone can take something that was meant one way and see it in a completely different and incorrect light. And they believe what they saw to be the truth, even if it was not.

I have known Faith for many years now..and know her character..her sense of humor..and her heart. All of which makes me know without a shadow of a doubt that this was a joke gone bad. Faith and Carrie have talked and made their peace about it long ago. The press and the internet has perpetuated this huge big deal out of it. LeAnn and her two cents worth just added fuel to the fire that coulda smoldered out long ago.

I also dont get why you have to hate one artist to like another? i happen to like all 3 ladies involved. I dont think one cancels the other out. Carrie was a very deserving winner this year..no matter how many "dues" she has paid. No one cried a river when Gretchen Wilson came in and did the same a few years back. I think a Faith-Carrie tour next year would be the bomb! I know i would be first in line!

I sure hope this article was not meant to be an unbiased piece - for an up and coming "journalist," Chris - please research your material thoroughly! Thanks to the above commentor who mentioned that LeAnn recorded "How Do I Live" first - ConAir executives thought her voice sounded too young for such a mature song... regardless - anyone who follows country music and watched the awards knew Faith was joking from the start. She and Martina are the only two who deserved to be nominated anyway. LeAnns just trying to get her opinion into the media wherever she can.

I totally agree with you Trisha...I too love all three ladies and having met Faith I know that she wouldn't say something to hurt another person...she has too good a heart for that...I do think that LeAnn did stir the pot a little with her comment but people can perceive it differently...I don't think that she was deliberately trying to hurt Carrie but was trying to defend Faith instead...I agree that a Faith-Carrie tour would be great and I would be right there by you in line ;)

As a fellow performer, I'd like to add my two cents. This award was for Female Vocalist of the YEAR. This year, 2006. It was not the lifetime acheivement award. Carrie had three chart-toppers this year. What did Faith have? All I can think of was the self-serving "Mississippi Girl" which was nothing more than Faith singing Faith's praises. No one was more deserving in 2006 than Carrie, and she deserved to win.

OKay this was not a LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT award!! It was Female vocalist of the year award and if anyone has listened to Carrie's album it definately has great vocals. Martina has won this award probably more times than anyone and there is a reason for that, as someone said before, when she sings her songs live they sound exactly the same which is hard for most to do. Anyone can sound good after much editing. Carrie is right up there with Martina, Their vocals are both amazing. Female vocalist of the year, If you truly listen to the music and judge it on that then you will see that Carrie is much deserving!

Martina has won lots of those awards because she has a great voice, but so does LeAnn, almost a better voice than mcbride, but she has never won one before. Back then Rimes was McBride's toughest competition because she could match her note for note, and can still if country music would give rimes a chance. Listen to her new international album and you will understand.

Why has no one mentioned that Gretchen Wilson won female vocalist of the year in 2005. Had she paid her dues? No offense to Gretchen.

i think america is the land of freedom? u can say what u want, express what u want. like the dixie chicks? so dont blame faith hill or leann rimes for what they did. respect every opinion. but im totally pissed out when the wreckers losses to brooks and dunn hehehehehe

Most likely, Faith didn't realize the camera was on her, and if she did, she has got to be loosing her mind to joke in such a foolish way. She looked mad as hell and most likely was. To have Carrie win so many awards has taken it's toll on these other Divas. One could flip a coin and either Faith of Carrie was deserving. I feel Faith has leaned a little too Pop the past year and that Carrie is loosing her good basic country look on her last hit. Time will tell, and it's too bad Faith lost her cool.

Leann Rimes was once a contestant on Star Search.

I don't think there's anyway of saying for sure which artist is better than another. Sure, Rimes and Hill have sold more records but look at how long they've been around and look at how long Carrie has been around. There's no way you can compare that. It's true that Carrie basically earned a ticket to fame, but she was voted by america to win American Idol. It's basically the same thing with the singles and the CDs Hill and Rimes released; they were voted by america. Either way, they are all very successful artists. There's just one question I have: if it was just a joke, why? Why would you make this type of joke anyway? Have some common sense, people. There's no way a joke like that would get a good reaction. There's really no good way of looking at this. If it was a joke, I'd say that Hill was an attention hog. If it wasn't, then she should learn how to cope with disappointment.

I think the three should mud-wrestle to see who the best singer is. Oh, wait.....two out of three are......

I think the best thing about this is the dead silence out of Carrie and anyone associated with HER.

LeAnn should have just stayed out of it. Do I think there was some truth to Faith's reaction? For sure. Carrie is an "Idol" so not deserving of respect in a lot of people's minds.

I would like to see someone put LeAnn's Star Search moments up on You Tube and remind her of where she really came from. A lot of people didn't think a teenager deserved the accolades she got, either. Yes her song was good... but deserving of the hype she got? Didn't think so then and don't think so now. I like her music now better than I did when she first showed up.

And Faith honey... remember.. the camera is always watching. You got beat out by a newcomer.. suck it up.

LeAnn was surrounded by so much hype because she could sing better than most country artist back then and now, and she was only 13! It's true that LeAnn and Hill have been there longer and they have sold more records, but just because you are out longer doesn't mean anything. Many artists are out there long but don't sell much at all. LeAnn has only been in the music industry for 11 years now and has sold well over 37 million albums. More than hill and underwood combined.

realy think **** happens, but the article written here is surely in= bad taste lets call everybody names and get over with

Why is everone keeping this stupid situation alive? The fact that each faction is in their camp, saying Leann is best; Hill is best; Underwood is best; is just being stupid (and why people are bringing Martina into it is even crazier). Its not about who is best, because who is best rests strictly in the ears of the fans of each artist. People are losing their perspectives.

Ultimately, in a year, none of this will matter. Get on with your lives. Don't hold grudges. You can't have everyone agree with your perspective. Support your fans by buying their albums, not by talking shit about other singers.

Lmao @ Paul keeping the situation alive himself by even commenting on the article.

Next!!

I just looked at the video for the forst time. My first impression was that the singers know ahead of time who the awards will go to-Faith being one of them. When Carrie's name was called, Faith was stunned and surprised, caught off guard, like she fully expected her name to be called and at the last minute a change was made. At the same time, I am surprised to see that kind of reaction out of a person like Faith Hill.

I think people should get the facts right before posting an article on the internet. I wish the days of serious journalism were back instead of this electronic tabloid style writing.

Donald, you are free to leave your computer and pick yourself up a copy of the New York Times at any point and time. :)

Until then, Viva la Blogcritics.

I wish we could get this type of reaction to something that really matters; because really who cares what her reaction was.

Both LeAnn Rimes and Faith Hill are acting like spoiled brats. They both had No. 1 hits with their debut singles, so why the hell are they complaining about Carrie Underwood winning an award for her first single?

Truthfully, I think that Faith Hill hides her true intentions very well and she finally got caught. I think that Carrie Underwood is a beautiful, talented woman who truly deserves the award. I think that Leeann has a case of "sour grapes" since she couldn't achieve what Carrie has in such a short time, and quite likely, never will. As for Faith, she's used to getting what she wants and it didn't happen this time. Hey Faith...Carrie didn't have to marry someone to get where she is. Dan Hill....hmmmmmm.....

Many folks have seemed to get it correct in this blog. Faith, LeAnn and Carrie are all talented and have successful careers, however, this year was Carrie's first year, yet it was better than Faith or LeAnn's year. The biggest points that have been made is that this by no means says Carrie is better than Faith or LeAnn, it shows that Carrie had a better career year than Faith or LeAnn. Female Vocalist of the Year means just that, voted by her peers, she was selected as the winner, by no means would Carrie win Lifetime Achievement award or anything like that at the present time, but no one can say that she didn't deserve the award for outstanding female vocalist of the year for this 2006 year. Congrats Carrie!

I think that kate really needs to get her facts straight...LeAnn has achieved more than carrie in her first year. When Rimes released her first debut album, "blue" it was the highest selling album figures ever recorded back then. She also won 2 grammies that year, and if you don't know, grammies are 10 times better than a CMA. Get your facts straight before you start saying bad about someone.

I LOVE Carrie Underwood!!She is the best!!She is the best singer in Country now!!Carrie made country music better.Carrie is WAY WAY WAY better singer that Hill and Rimes!!So just cause u lost from the best singer dont get all bad.We all know that carrie is a way better singer than hill!!!And always will be.I LOVE U CARRIE U R THE BEST THING THAT HAPPENED 2 COUNTRY MUSIC!!!

Too many busy bodies. Get on with your life and don't sweat the small stuff

Carrie is the best singer!!And no 1 is going 2 take that away ok Hill!I did like hill but now i dont cause what she said 2 carrie,and no 1 is going 2 talk 2 Carrie like that ok HILL!!!!Just cause Carrie is a better singer. That does not mean Hill can get all jealous on carrie!I mean if u think u r a better singer why didnt u win??yeah Carrie won that means everyone likes her better that Hill!!The best Female voices in country music are Grecthen Wilson and Carrie Underwood!!And Grecthen won last year and Carrie won this year cause they both r 2 of the most best singers in country music!!!I now in HELL its not HILL!She singes Bad Compared 2 Carrie!!Carrie I LOVE u so much u r my Idol,I will always like your music.I love all of your songs now why should i stop!!Your Bigest
fan!!

I LOVE u Carrie u r the best singer in country music!!And way better than
faith i dont know why she got mad i think she just wanted the attition cause she thought that she was going 2 win but u did,i knew u was going 2 win anyways so i was not sweating at all!but i bet Faith was!!LOVE U CARRIE!!Faith i hope u get over loseing from carrie.i mean everyone new Carrie was going 2 win anyways!!

okay, jerri, carrie's bigest fan, and carrie love u, no need to post 3 times. You write with a 2 instead of 'to' and you have a bunch of 'love' and capital letters. Gretchen wilson is not even that good of a singer, and carrie is good, but no where in the same league of Hill and Rimes. I hate die hard fans like you who aren't willing to accept anything. You tell yourself that Carrie is the best singer but in reality she isn't compared to Rimes and McBride. When you do that, you sound arrogant.

Face it...Faith and Leanne, your music sucks!
You're just jealous that someone who's prettier, smarter, and musically talented beat you out! Whooo! Whoo! Go Carrie!

Carrie Underwood is freakin' hot!

Carrie Underwood totally deserved the award! She is very mature and handled the whole situation very well! Hopefully Carrie will win at the people's Choice Awards! I think it is about time that someone who is humble, deserving, and pretty as Carrie wins!

this is ridiculous!!! Carrie Underwood has only been in the business a couple of years..but it doesn't mean she didn't work hard. And, the fact that she hasn't been doing this for very long....is just on more reason she deserved that award....Faith and Leann know how hard they worked..how could they NOT be happy for her???I mean...I'm a BIG TIME Martina McBride fan...so I wanted her to win...but I wasn't at all upset to see Carrie win..I think she is very deserving of it...especially since she has a genuine personality..which obviously can't be said about Faith or Leann...I was always a fan of those to.And, I can't really say that I'm not now,but it really ruined what I thought of both of them...I really thought they were a few of the "real" ones out there...guess not. Now their true personality is out and they can't hide it...I don't care how much she claims she was "kidding" if she was only kidding...then why did she feel guilty enough to apologize??I'm not saying it was wrong for her to apologize...but if she was kidding...why would she apologize??

Carrie is hot, but she is no where as good as Rimes is.

I blame Carrie Underwood's PATHETIC fans for her so-called fame. You guys are disgusting. How can you call yourselves fans of music? Leann's latest album may have only sold 600,000 copies, but at least she's hard-working and talented. Carrie won American Idol... congratulations. Fucken manufactured talent... sickening. Did you hear her sad excuse for a performance at the CMAs? Hmm, makes you wonder what they were trying to pull on American Idol. No one with pitch like that should ever be a singer. And Sheena, the last poster, this comment is specifically for you: how can you possibly know that Carrie Underwood is any more genuine than Faith Hill or Leann Rimes? Do you know them? No. So shut your mouth. And Alexis Jane, I love how you had to add "pretty" in there. Because Carrie should take home all the awards, because she's so pretty. and humble. Because you know that.

No Kate, you're right, Carrie Underwood didn't have to marry someone to get famous. She simply has to sleep with Simon Cowell, and sell her soul to win American Idol. But that's way better, don't you think? Leann Rimes has achieved so much more than Carrie Underwood has. She has a better voice, range, has sold more albums and she was also a child prodigy. She didn't need AI to achieve fame. I think people are giving Carrie too much credit. Oh well, the next winner of American Idol will be the end of the world for you people too I suppose. Just keep feeding the market.

OH YEAH...She was pissed.....Hey they all can sing wonderfully....Carrie you go girl.....Martina is my ultimate favorite....worthy of many standing ovations!!!!Leanne is great vocally also, I liked Faith,but things went to her head....I am glad she was seen showing her true colors...She is not as sweet as her people try to make her seem...She has showed her ugly temper many times...just had to be paying attention....

Carrie paid her dues. She won an American contest with the public voting. She lived a humble life. She has handled the opportunity with grace and dignity. Faith lied to get into the record business. She got hired as a secretary, with intentions of fast-tracking to get a contract. She dated a producer, then married him (Dan Hill). She divorced him and got a new producer fiance. Then she cheated on him while on tour with Tim McGraw. Got pregnant and married within months. She still carries her first husband's name...? I thought Mississippi girls remain traditional and humble? Tim McGraw has described Faith to be just like June Clever. June Clever had one husband and carried her husband's last name. June Clever didn't hire a nanny to raise her kids. Faith is threatened and jealous of Carrie because she is gracious and beautiful inside and out. Carrie earned her contract. Faith manipulated people all the way. Faith is fine as long as she feels she is the center of attention. Her reaction was a genuine reflection of that. Even in the movie she was in (Stepford Wives), she asked for a voice-over because she didn't want her part. If she was gracious and talented, she would do whatever she was asked to pay her dues and prove herself. She can't play any instruments, can't dance, can't sing live, can't write music on her own. She is lucky to have been given the opportunity to get this far. I am fine with all that, but once Faith began to scrutinize someone for an award, she has no right.For Faith to claim she was joking is a child's reaction to getting caught with their hand in the cookie jar. You make jokes at an appropriate time. She should know that. She got caught and has no other way out. I wish someone would do some dirt-digging on Faith and prove she is not what she and Tim have built their "campaign" on. We don't care if she is a good cook or June Clever, but they go out of their way to shove that image down our throats. This is a tue piece of humble pie for Ms. Mississippi girl. Carrie is the genuine southern belle, not Faith.

Faith Hill is becoming a has-been, HER 15 minutes of fame are up, she should stick to laying on her back with her legs in the air for her hubby, Timmy. She is overated, and did not deserve best female vocalist of the year. As for Carrie, give the girl her dues, she can sing her ass off and on any day is better than any of her competitors. As far as I am concerned after seeing Faith Hill scream "What?" after hearing of Carrie's win, she can get run over by a mack truck and I would not shed a tear.

I think Faith Hill expected to win, and acted off of complete emotions when hearing Carrie's name called instead. She has been around the camera scene long enough to know that the cameras would be on her. So to say she was just making a joke - pretty bad timing on her part. I think all three singers are as good as it gets. I think Carrie deserved the award as much as any of them and more. She earned alot of fame from Amer. Idol, and has not slowed down. She is everywhere and people can not get enough of her. As for Faith and Leanne - most people are turned off by attitudes like theirs.

Faith wasn't joking Faith is a joke.

Faith is either stupid or mean. Take your pick. She was mean (re-view the shot)and upon the media and public lashing out at her, is pining to be recognized as a stupid woman who made a practical joke. Lets just forgive this sore loser and move on. Both Stupid Faith & Mean Faith had to lose. Carrie very much deserves it.

Who cares what any of you think, Faith Hill looks good. Does it really matter what she says. Yall get a life. Carrie looks even better, and Leanne she needs to be quiet and put a bag over her whole body especially her face.

I think that maybe the writer of this article should get some of his facts straight. "How do I Live" was LeAnn's song first. Also I use to like Carrie Underwood, but I don't really have any respect for her now. I think she has forgotton where she came from. Also I don't blame Faith for being upset, I agree maybe she shouldn't have done in front of the cameras because something like this would happen, but Faith can sing better and stronger than Carrie anyday. I was rooting for Faith to win, but I also think anyone of the nominees deserved it more than Carrie

What did Carrie do to make you loose your respect? I must be missing something here.

Ya, why has she (Carrie)forgotten where she has come from. Because she won and has had a hot year, she is awsome. She deserved to win, and obviously most people felt that way.

Kimberly...you are very angry and should seek help! :)

I agree with you Kate, I don't know why I sat here and read these. I am a fan of all three singers. Faith, Leanne, and Carrie. I was glad to see Carrie win. Also thought Faith acted ugly, and Leanne just needs attention one way or another. But the funniest thing is how Kimberly sounds in her comment. Major anger issues. LOL,

People, this was just an award show. Big deal!

My favorite, Alison Krauss, is generally ignored and this year, another favorite (Toby Keith) was completely ignored. So?

Carrie won, she's had a great year which included a diverse 3 top hits, each sung beautifully. However, who knows if Faith and another simply split the vote resulting in Carrie's win or if Carrie's vote was simply overwhelming? Does it really effect your lives?

In my opinion, after Alison, Martina and Faith have the best voices in country music today. Leann has the potential, however, I find her singing to be more appropriate for a Broadway show ... maybe she'll become a star on the stage. Who knows? Who cares?

All of these people are rich and as grateful and happy as they choose to be.

Please enjoy your Thanksgiving leftovers and "come on people now, try to love one another right now!"

Personally, I have to agree with Cory and all the others who stood up for LeAnn and Faith. Carrie indeed hasn't paid her dues. Jenny, you can shut the hell up,and Scott, you're an a**hole, the thing about LeAnn putting a bag over herself is ridiculous, LeAnn is a very beautiful woman, and just because she and Faith aren't always sitting back without an opinion, doesn't make them less real. In fact, they're more real because they have an opinon.
P.S.- Kimberly, you rock! I totally agree with you!

CHRIS EVANS CAN KISS MY BUTT!!!!!!!!!

I would just like to say that my personal opinion of the situation is that Faith Hill was definately NOT joking, if she was she could have won a best actress oscar but I've seen Stepford Wives and her acting isnt that good. And this is not a personal attack infact I am a Faith fan but have lost a enormous amount of respect for her.

i love the fact that carrie won she totally deserved it becasue she is way better than faith

Scott, you need to adjust what you think is hot because LeAnn Rimes is one of the best looking people out there.

I think Carrie Underwood is full of herself she doesnt even sound country. I dont blame Faith for getting upset I would to. I love Faith Hill and will continue to do so. Carrie is a wannabe.Carrie is just a little girl who doesnt know anything. Faith Hill is a very talented woman. You go Faith!

Carrie is in high demand for all of the special events and these others are not.

carrie has the look, voice and is just a very sweet girl. Plus she is Country being from OK born and raised and what do you mean she does not sound country ?
Rimes has plenty of songs that fall out of the pure Country Genre, You don't have to yoddle to be Country

and I agree Rimes is pretty but she looks 10 years older than she actually is. She was so mature when she started which was her voice and her look. Not sure that in the long time is a great thing.

Carrie Rocks!!!

All of you can suck my ass I'm with Faith Hill on all of it. You can't tell me if you had been working somewhere for 15 years and some new girl came and took your promotion after being there for just 2 weeks I'd be pissed off too. You need to give all of them a break thats tuff to see something and not be able to have it. I hope that in a few days this will blow over. I personally think that Faith was just jokeing.

Carrie is awesome and definately deserved that award. So, she's talented and it didn't take her 10 years or so to get the award, big deal. She definately worked for it and deserved it. I definately agree that Martina McBride does have the best voice out of all of them though. Go Carrie!!!

Yikes Kimberly. I feel bad for you. And thank you everyone else for being rational and fair. It's good to know that we can all have different opinions and still be civil about it. It certainly makes Kimberly's post stand out- as sad and pathetic.

LeAnn Rimes is the in the business! Carrie cannot be compared to LeAnn, who has been fantastic for over 10 years!

Don't be so stupid! LeAnn voiced an OPINION which everyone is entitled to. Most people would back a friend up, so why is LeAnn so wrong for backing up her friend, Faith?

All 5 female artists are very talented. That is not the issue. This is simply about egos.

Carrie Underwood Is in a class that the spoiled brat Rimes will never achieve. When LeAnn opened her trap she showed the world just how stupid she is!!

Carrie Underwood Is in a class that the spoiled brat Rimes will never achieve. When LeAnn opened her trap she showed the world just how stupid she is!!

LeAnn is passionate about her music, which certainly shows in her lyrics! Don't get me wrong, Carrie is a 'good' artist and still has room left to grow. But Carrie will NOT be better than LeAnn! LeAnn is still growing as a person, an artist and a song writer... No one can beat LeAnn!

As you can probably tell, i'm a huge LeAnn fan and i would walk on fire for that woman, she's amazing.

As a member of LeAnn's fanclub, i really don't think LeAnn said anything wrong in the message she posted, she voiced an opinion and stood by her friend, Faith.

Ok, this argument isn't about who is better or who has been doing this longer. Everyone of these artists can hold their own and are very talented in their own ways. It is about Faith Hill's reaction and if it was appropriate. When it comes to Female Vocalist of the Year, Carrie Underwood had the best year. She was the most successful within the last year then any of them. The award was given to it's rightful owner. Go Carrie and keep up the good work!

I think Carrie Underwood deserves to be called the Female Vocalist of the Year. She is the best country singer. Faith Hill and Leann had their 15 minutes and they are jealous of Carrie. Leann wasn't even nominated for the awards.
As for Faith I lost respect for her even if she was joking.

Carrie Rocks!

I really liked Carrie Underwood on American Idol but was a Bo Bice fan. Enjoyed them both....hope they both do well and have wonderful carriers. As far as Faith & LeAnn....I don't know to many people that could keep their ego's in check if they were as big. Doesn't excuse anything, don't agree with what Faith did whether a joke or not, just something to think about.

But as far as the Dixie Chicks....some friends and I drove 2 hrs to an outdoor concert in Washington and they were over 2 hrs late getting to the concert. No one ever said why...but it was around a 100 and miserable waiting for them. They were ok, the fiddle player was by far the best part of the show. By the time Tim McGraw got on stage it was getting late and we left after a few songs....he was alright. It was disappointing...especially when you consider the cost of the tickets, gas and travel. Wouldn't do it again.

LEANN RIMES IS THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS!!!

Gooooooo LeAnn, keep up the FANTASTIC work!

You go Carrie Underwood!! She very much deserved the Female Vocalist of the Year award!!! I hope she keeps on winning!! She worked hard to get where she is today. I've lost a lot of respect for Faith Hill, she may have been kidding, but you can tell she's not very educated, because, that is no way to joke around. oh poor Faith, someone stole your spotlight, boo hoo!!! YOU GO CARRIE UNDERWOOD!!!!

Carrie is a very talented girl, and God has blessed her with the wonderful voice she has. I am very proud of Carrie winning. She deserved it. Faith Hill acted VERY imature. And she should be ashamed of herself! Carrie is my model in life. She is a great example for young teenage girls. She is for me. And I don't know why everyone is making a big fuss over Carrie winning. Carrie is awesome. And it was God's purpose for her to win. You rock Carrie!!!

Rather faith was really upset that Carrie won or if she was joking she showed a complete lack of class.

Funny how it's cool for everyone on this site who doesn't like Leann Rimes and/or Faith Hill to make all kinds of negative comments towards them in defense of Carrie, but it's not ok for Leann Rimes of make very articulate comments in her defense of Faith Hill...may I also point out that Leann's comments do not put down Carrie Underwood.
Look I like all three singers. I like the Dixie Chicks too, and a lot of other country musicians. At the end of the day it's just an award, and who cares if Faith was joking or not. There'll be another batch of awards dished out next year and this whole thing will all be forgotten.

I would just like to say that i agree with TH, it is only an award show. Now if were arguing here on talent well some of you need to understand what REAL music is...i consider REAL amazing talent to be writing your own songs,producing your own music and have a voice in this new day and age. The dixie chicks are amazing in so many different ways and NO ONE in country can compare to them. FREEDOM OF SPEECH HAS NEVER BEEN MORE WONDERFULLY EXPRESSED! NATALIE MAINES FOR PRESIDENT!!!!Also i love you Kimberly, you are a breath of fresh air!Im sure Carrie won't be around next year and what a horrible performance at the cma's...yeash!!!

Carrie Underwood will be around next year and many years to come, she has talent that no one can take from her (not even Faith Hill's uneducated comments), but hey, Faith Hill just made herself look like an immature idiot. Roll on Carrie Underwood, you deserve it!!! Also, why is it just an award ceremony when Carrie Underwood wins, but it is a grand finale when Faith Hill or Leanne Rimes wins, hmm, let's not be jealous and bitter!!!

No matter who wins ITS JUST AN AWARD SHOW!

LeAnn Rimes is and was not bitter towards Carrie, or anyone else come to that! TH was right in saying LeAnn did NOT put Carrie down in any of her comments.

Most of this is some of the dumbest crap I've ever read in my life!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere we go!!

"Why has no one mentioned that Gretchen Wilson won female vocalist of the year in 2005. Had she paid her dues? No offense to Gretchen."



Actually Gretchen has paid her dues. Why don't you go buy her book and try to read it. You will see Why Gretchen deserves everything she wins. Which she should have won that award instead of Carrie.

Faith acted like a poor sport, We have all had those moments, its human nature to be upset or jealous if we work really hard and dont see the outcome we hoped for. Carrie is an amazing singer, in my opinion she is not better than Faith or Leann, but she did have a better year and that is what the award was for. way to go Carrie!!! I know i have been very upset if i thought i did'nt get something i deserved, we ALL have, only we did,nt have millions of people watching us. anyway all are very fine singers, leanne has prooved herself as has Faith, now its Carries turn, she is doing pretty well. i rooted for her on idol!

Poor Faith, Poor Faith, Pour Faith a drink. She lost, now she needs to deal with it!!! Show her up next time, Carrie, you go GIRL!!!

I think that Katrina Elam should have been nominated for the award myself.

There are some things in this world that can be played as a joke. Sorry Faith, but you were not joking, and I cant believe you are standing there saying this was a joke. Why? Because you got caught. How in the world can you make your actions seem like a joke. Sorry, this is one incident where you acted spoiled because you lost to a new star. Faith you are a wonderful musician and probably have awards coming out your ears. Sometimes it pays just to say I screwed up and I am sorry.

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH MR. ODESSA, FAITH HILL SCREWED UP AND MADE HERSELF LOOK LIKE A COMPLETE FOOL!!!! WOULD YOU LIKE SOME CHEESE TO GO WITH YOUR WHINE FAITH, WHY DON'T YOU AND TIM GO MAKE ANOTHER BABY AND LET SOMEONE ELSE WIN THE AWARDS!!!!

Wow. A lot of comments. Well how about mine. My uncle is a country music star and I have been around this business since I was a child. And I can tell you the awards are very political. And as I agree Carri deserves this award. So dose each woman up their. Unfortunately their is only one per year. And being such I can totally understand the paying your dues. A few years back I watched one of these ladies have the best year and still was beat out over a top selling record of another. Was this to boost the sales more??? Of course it was. And as for faith she might have been shocked as we all were. Again repeating Carri is well deserving of this. But I think the biggest problem is we put so much stock into our stars that now we have to get mad at them. And forget they are human just like us. Now you go to work for a company for several years and a new person comes in and shines at no fault to the new person you will still be a little upset. And I bet you won't hide your feelings. But that is what you are asking the stars to do. And as shown in the clip. She was playing around before so who is to say that isn't what happened. And I happen to agree with Leanne. Like I said I am involved with this business and still have time to have a life and not make a stars reaction something to piss me off so badly. No one did anything the people who are mad about this. It happened to Carri not you. If anyone has the right to be upset it's her and I doubt she is. And if she is she has gotten over it. theirs an old saying if you are so worried about what is going on with someone else you are not making sure your own is taken care of. I don't normally have the time for this but I am riding in a car long distance and just happened on this through the country weekly.

Wow, this Chris Evans has his head so far up Carrie's butt it's coming out her nose. Carrie does not deserve vocalist of the year. She may be a good singer and she does deserve the new artist award but she is not as good as any of the artists that were nominated against her.

Carrie hasn't even proven she can write any songs yet. I don't believe she has even co-wrote any songs. To say that Carrie has a better voice than LeAnn or Faith is just the most moronic thing I ever read. LeAnn had a better voice when she was 14 then Carrie will ever have. LeAnn's voice has only grown stronger and the same goes for Faith.

There is a big difference from being selected for a record deal on AI and having everything handed to you then from just being discovered on a TV talent show and then having to prove yourself to fans and the record labels to get a deal. LeAnn, Faith, and almost every artist out there besides AI winners had to fight to get discovered. Some like LeAnn get discovered at a young age and some have to wait a while. But they all worked for it. Carrie didn't have to work that much to get selected for a record deal.

GET OVER IT PEOPLE, CARRIE UNDERWOOD IS THE WINNER, GO PUT SOME MORE LIGHTS ON YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE!!! AS FOR LEANN AND FAITH, SUCK IT UP, YOU BOTH LOST!!!!

Go put more lights on your christmas tree...????

Holy crap did that get blown out of proportion, Faith Hill did the exact same thing a few years ago at the CMT flameworthy awards when her husband beat her for an award, as it was then and I am sure it is now, it was all in good fun. If you were watching she was obviously being sarcastic.
Now to Leann Rimes, first "How do I live" was originally for her, but he makers of ConAir, the film in which the song was the theme song for, did not think she was mature enough/old enough.. so they decided to go with Trisha Yearwood... So Rimes cut the song along with Yearwood... around the same time so neither one really did a "cover".
Now I am a huge Carrie fan, and saw her with Brad Paisley in concert and I have to say she does not deserve female vocalist. I love her but really a "vocalist" needs to perform a variety of different sounding songs to really showcase her voice, and honestly she did not sound that great in concert. My pick would have been Sara Evans or Gretchen Wilson. Carrie was picked because the academy was focusing on the theme of the year.. all the songs of faith.

Annie-Dixie Chicka,
That wasn't even directed at you, so mind your own business!!!!!!!