Spotlight On: Miranda Lambert

Ever since she won the 2007 Top New Female Vocalist honor at the Academy of Country Music Awards, Miranda Lambert has established herself as one of the top female country artists to look out for. Famous for her tough onstage personality and her spirited country music songs, she immediately made herself distinct from the image of a sweet and innocent, all-American girl her peers have been known for. This year, Lambert has again made a name for herself by bagging three awards at the recently concluded 45th ACM Awards held at Las Vegas this April.

Aside from winning the Album of the Year Award for “Revolution,” her third studio effort filled with new country songs representing her distinct sound, she also won the Top Female Vocalist of the Year and Video of the Year Awards. Her historic win made Lambert the first solo female artist to ever win two Album of the Year Awards (she won Album of the Year for Crazy Ex Girlfriend in 2008). Certainly, 2010 is the year that Miranda Lambert can safely say that she has finally arrived.

At first, Lambert could not believe that she has garnered six nominations from the ACM, saying, “It was crazy the way I found out, because I was at the CBS ‘Early Show’ with Blake [Shelton], just being the supportive girlfriend.” She adds, “[I] got up early and I was proud because his record was coming out. Not only did I get to hear the nominations in person, but Reba McEntire and my own boyfriend were the ones calling out my name.” Indeed, garnering three awards out of six nominations for her hit country music songs certainly made the event even more memorable for her.

Speaking in front of the crowd when she won her second Album of the Year Award, Lambert said, “This music is what I do, it’s the only thing I live for. Thanks for loving it. It changed my life.” She also added, “I didn’t get to thank very many people last time, but I really missed the most important person, which is the Lord…Thank you so much to the fans. This is my life and you make it great.”

As for her recent release, the aptly titled “Revolution,” Lambert says, “the only thing I did differently was to take a bit more time to do the songwriting. Things were very rushed with the last album, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. I was on the road, and was finishing songs in the studio. For this album, I used the same musicians and the same producers, but I used different co-writers, and I took more time. Having some success allowed me to have more control of my schedule.”

Explaining the title of her latest album, she says, “To me, that’s an exciting word, that something new is happening. I sort of reinvented myself musically on this record. It feels like there’s change, that country music is more open-minded. To me, anyways.” This album, containing 11 new country songs, has already made its mark, landing at the top spot of the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums. With outstanding country music songs such as “”White Liar,” “Dead Flowers,” and “The House That Built Me” featured in her third album, Lambert has established her spot as one of the greatest singer and songwriters of her generation. Her previous albums include “Miranda Lambert” (2001), “Kerosene” (2005), and “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (2007).

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