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GALLERY: Carrie Underwood’s Monumental 2019

It’s hard to believe that Carrie Underwood didn’t tale home the CMA’s Entertainer of the Year for 2019 as she had one of her most banner years to date even…

GALLERY: Carrie Underwood's Monumental 2019
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It's hard to believe that Carrie Underwood didn't tale home the CMA's Entertainer of the Year for 2019 as she had one of her most banner years to date even though in January of 2019, she gave birth to her second song Jacob. With baby in tow, she still managed to be one of country music's brightest stars for the year. We take a look at what made Carrie 2019 so special.

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Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher attend the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on April 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Carrie Underwood attends the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Carrie Underwood performs onstage during the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Carrie Underwood and Chrissy Metz perform onstage during the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Carrie Underwood accepts an award at the 2019 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 05, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Carrie Underwood performs during 2019 CMT Music Awards at The Parthenon in Centennial Park on June 05, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Joan Jett and Carrie Underwood perform on stage during day 2 for the 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 07, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Carrie Underwood performs onstage at Staples Center on September 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.


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Carrie Underwood performs during Carrie Underwood With Maddie & Tae And Runway June In Concert at Madison Square Garden on October 02, 2019 in New York City.


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Carrie Underwood receives CMT Artist of the Year award during a remote performance at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 16, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio.


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Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood, Paul Williams and Randy Travis seen onstage during the 57th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards on November 11, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


The 53rd Annual CMA Awards - Show

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Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire attend the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Music City Center on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Mike Fisher and Carrie Underwood attend the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Music City Center on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood and Dolly Parton speak onstage during the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Music City Center on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Carrie Underwood, winner of the Favorite Album - Country award for 'Cry Pretty' and Favorite Female Artist - Country award, poses in the press room during the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.


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Carrie Underwood attends the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors Kennedy Center on December 08, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.