Taylor Swift

Taylor Alison Swift was born in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania on December 13, 1989, to Scott and Andrea Swift.

Taylor Swift started writing songs when she was twelve. She wrote

songs with local songwriters, and

became the youngest staff songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV

Tree Publishing House.

Taylor Swift learned to play a guitar when she was 12 years old. She plays her guitar whether she is in a video shoot, or a concert.

"I started listening to female country artists non-stop: Faith Hill, Shania Twain, The Dixie Chicks, and LeAnn Rimes.“

-Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift became one of Country &

Pop's brightest and

youngest faces in 2006.

Taylor signed with Big Machine Records, and in November, 2008, she

released 2 studio albums; Taylor Swift ,and Fearless, voted 2009 Album of The Year by the A.C.M. association.

Swift's first single, "Tim McGraw", was released in the summer of 2006, and on October 24, 2006, her self-titled album was released.

Taylor Swift has been

nominated 22 times , including

nominations from the CMT Music Awards, and MTV Video Music Awards,

and has received 12 awards for

her music.

Taylor Swift was also an endorser of

Body By Milk, a campaign calling for

teenagers to drink low fat

milk to maintain a

healthy weight.

Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert was born

November 10, 1983,

in Lindale, Texas, to

Richard and Beverly Lambert.

Miranda’s Father taught

her how to shoot at an

early age, and she became an avid deer

hunter.

Miranda Lambert is an American country music artist who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003

season of Nashville Star.

Miranda finished in 3rd place on Nashville Star and later signed with Epic Records.

After the closure of Epic's Nashville division, Lambert was transferred to Columbia Records Nashville for her second album, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, which was released in early 2007.

“Gunpowder & Lead" became her first Top 10 country hit in July 2008.

Miranda Lambert has been nominated

17 times for a variety of music

awards . She won Top New Female

Vocalist and Album of the Year for

“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”

at the Academy of Country Music

Awards.

Carrie Underwood

Carrie Marie Underwood born March 10, 1983 in Muskogee, OK. Carrie is classified as a

country/pop artist. She is a singer-songwriter and plays the piano

and guitar.

During her childhood, Carrie sang at The Free Will Baptist Church.

In the summer of 2004, Carrie

Underwood auditioned for

American Idol’s season 4.

On May 25, 2005,

Underwood was crowned the winner of

the 4th season of American

Idol.

Carrie has been honored with 27 nominations, and has won a total of

59 awards. She has been to

the American Music Awards , Billboard Music

Awards, Grammy Awards, and The

Academy of Country Music Awards, and

she was voted Entertainer of The

Year in 2009 by the ACM

association.

Carrie Underwood performed for the U.S. Army Troops

on a USO tour in Iraq.

Carrie received a

gift from the 25th Infantry Division Task

Force “Lightning”

after performing.

Carrie Underwood was also asked to

be an endorser

of Body By Milk.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD

COUNTRY MUSIC’S 2009 ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

GOT COUNTRY?