Poll: Can Taylor Swift topple Carrie Underwood at CMT Music Awards?
When the CMT Music Awards air Wednesday night, the dueling divas of country tunes square off again in the battle for best video of the year: Carrie Underwood's "Undo It" versus Taylor Swift's "Mine."
Over the last four years, each has seized the crown twice. Underwood won last year for "Cowboy Casanova" and in 2007 for "Before He Cheats." Swift won in 2009 for "Love Story" and in 2008 for "Our Song." With Underwood currently wearing the video-of-the-year crown, it's up to Swift to take it away.
But it may be time for a new queen to rule, and, if so, it will likely be Miranda Lambert, whose "The House That Built Me" won the awards for best song of the year from the Country Music Assn. and the Academy of Country Music.
Lady Antebellum ("Hello World") just swept the Grammys, so maybe they have a shot at an upset, but that would be a huge feat. Other contenders: Jason Aldean, "My Kinda Party"; Kenny Chesney, "The Boys of Fall"; Rascal Flatts, "Why Wait"; Sugarland, "Stuck Like Glue"; The Band Perry, "If I Die Young"; and Zac Brown Band, "Colder Weather."
-- Tom O'Neil
Photos: Carrie Underwood, left, and Taylor Swift. Credit: CMT Awards
Carrie has no chnce at beating Taylor! -- none - Taylor has 55 mill views on yourtube with mine and Carrie only has 5 mill with undo it! Carrie was just a fill in nominie! Miranda Lambert may win female and Taylor should win video of the year!
Posted by: lisa | June 11, 2011 at 01:35 AM
Carrrie, should be the one to win this award hands down. She held the #1 postition on CMT'S countdown at 13 weeks. The song was the most streamed almost all year. It is amazing and so is Carrie. If anyone does beat Carrie, I don't think it will even be Taylor Swift.
Good Luck to Carrie!!!!!! VOTE CARRIE FANS.
Posted by: Judy | June 08, 2011 at 08:48 AM
Will be close. Taylor has more talent,though. Not that it matters, when we talk about music videos. Directors should be honored for this.
Posted by: Joe | June 08, 2011 at 07:20 AM
Working in the music industry and following music patterns over the past 25 years, there are always fluke artists like Taylor who straddle both genres. Taylor uses a country music base to plant stakes in her camp, even though her muisc is geared towards teenagers and tween girls who like that juvenile style of writing. The outcome will be that when this wears off in the next year or so and those teens find the next big pop artist, she will then have to struggle to relate to adult country fans who find it difficult to relate to her songs. Her sales are a reflection of non-country audiences (mainly teenagers) If those sales were divided into pop audience versus country audience, her numbers form the country fan base would not be that high. It's all about marketing and her keeping the sweet, innocent act going until she becomes too old to play that card anymore.
Posted by: Ridrime | June 08, 2011 at 06:56 AM
Taylor may win all because CMT tweeted back and said that International fans can vote too. And when Taylor was on tour overseas she asked everyone to vote for her. And Carrie has yet to ask for votes from her fans unlike other artists have, like Jason Aldean and others. Carrie sings more country than Taylor does so she is not as popular as the pop singer Taylor is,
Posted by: Chris E. | June 08, 2011 at 05:20 AM
Carrie. Her fans are crazy loyal. Why else did she beat out Taylor twice for ACM Entertainer, and the only time Taylor won it was the year Carrie was snubbed. I love both artists, and hate when they're pitted against each other, but I gotta give it to Carrie. Taylor may sell more records and have more facebook fans, but not all of them are country fans who will vote. The majority of Carrie's fans are die hard country lovers who watch and vote in this awards show.
Posted by: Melissa | June 07, 2011 at 11:06 PM
This is so easy !!! CARRIE UNDERWOOD UNDO IT HAVE THE RECORD WITH 13 CONSECUTIVES WEEKS AT #1 ! ! !
The last Taylor videos are so boring ! ! ! and she really sucks ! she is a product!
CARRIE UNDERWOOD is the real TALENT everybody know that!!
Posted by: play | June 07, 2011 at 07:48 PM
I so enjoy the award shows no matter who wins as it is like being at a huge concert. There is something for everybody and completely unnecessary to squabble like children about who is better.
Posted by: Sandy Thornton | June 07, 2011 at 07:08 PM
Here we go again. Carrie always dominates these LA Times pseudo-polls against Taylor.
So isn't it amazing how Swift's album sales, airplay, digital sales, and concert attendance just leave Carrie -- and most everybody else -- at the starting gate.
Oh -- and just for the "numbers don't mean anything" people -- Swift's critical reviews for her concerts and albums are better, too.
So tell me ... where did all these poll people go when it matters?
Posted by: David | June 07, 2011 at 05:51 PM
Who is the best vocalist/performer???---That is a no-brainer---CARRIE UNDERWOOD. Man, that gal can sing anything and do a fantastic job of it---even rock. I am not a country music fan but I can tell you that Underwood is liked and respected in all genres. On the other hand we all know that Swift is not a vocalist and uses bells and whistles to hide the fact that she can't sing worth crap. She is 21 going on 15 years old in her songs. Go figure that she will keep that up until she is old as sin or her fans grow up and they can tell good music/vocalist when they hear one. UNDERWOOD ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!
Posted by: drummer 007 | June 07, 2011 at 05:28 PM
Go Carrie!! She deserves everything!! People were out of their minds to vote for Taylor to win EOTY, Taylor didn't even tour last year!! Taylor's songs and videos are JOKES!! Carrie has the voice and songs that actually mean something! I hope Carrie wins her video are EPIC!
Posted by: Carriefan45 | June 07, 2011 at 04:38 PM
Okay, first of all why is this like the 8th poll pitting Carrie against Taylor? Is there nothing more interesting to write about in the world? To smith, just lol, sure the LA times deff rigs this to get Carrie above Taylor. No offense, but that allegation just has no basis in truth, perhaps Carrie wins because not only does she have more loyal fans who aren't fading away and becoming "Beliebers" instead, but also because the general public recognizes her superiority?
Posted by: Conor | June 07, 2011 at 03:40 PM
UH UH UH UH UH UNDO IT!!!!
Posted by: carriefann | June 07, 2011 at 03:30 PM
The Poll says it ALL! Don't be too upset tomorrow Taylor Fans when Carrie walks away with both of her nominations!
Posted by: carriefann | June 07, 2011 at 03:28 PM
Carries music videos are always terrible. I havent seen one that I thought did the song justice. VOTY should go to Taylor Swift. And why put these two against each other again? We all know that carrie is only a voice. Taylor is the real talent.
Posted by: maggie | June 07, 2011 at 03:26 PM
Taylor is horrible, simple as that, Carrie deserves this. Taylor is autotune and all her songs are about a man who broke up with her or how some lady has a boyfriend that she wants...pathetic...GO CARRIE!
Posted by: Riesch | June 07, 2011 at 02:42 PM
Carrie Underwood all the way.Taylor Swift sucks,she's a pop artist not country she has no business being at the CMT anyways!!Carrie all the way.
Posted by: Mrs_sunshine | June 07, 2011 at 02:38 PM
Go Carrie Underwood!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: carriefann | June 07, 2011 at 02:38 PM
Voted my heart out! CARRIE UNDERWOOD ALL THE WAY!
Posted by: carriefann | June 07, 2011 at 02:26 PM
LA times rigs these to get carrie above taylor... it always happens. carrie has 3 million fbook friends. taylor has 23 million. do the math LA times!
Posted by: smith | June 07, 2011 at 01:10 PM