CMA Awards 2012

Taylor Swift's Big, Amazing Year

Her CMA nomination for entertainer of the year caps off a wild 2009 for country's new reigning princess

CMA'S GOLDEN GIRL

After kicking off the Country Music Association Awards on Nov. 11 with a performance of "Forever and Always" – and providing fodder for plenty of jokes thanks to Kanyegate – Swift ends the show with four big wins, including becoming the first woman since 2000 to take the coveted Entertainer of the Year.