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"Man, you can tell this time, I really didn't think I was going to win: I'm still Willie'd out," Blake said as he got to stage in the same outfit he wore for the Willie Nelson tribute. "I didn't even go back and change. Entertainer of the Year? What are you talking about? When I moved to Nashville in 1994, I had two goals: one was to someday have a gold record and one was to someday be a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Entertainer of the Year was ... what is this?"
"I don't know how this happened but I freaking love it," he continued. "I try to represent country music as best I can with everything I do, whether it's television, it's touring, it's a lot of things. I love country music more than anybody in this room."
There is no doubt that the party will continue long into the night for the Oklahoma native, who also took home Male Vocalist and Song of the Year, the latter in conjunction with his wife, Miranda Lambert for "Over You."
2012 CMA Awards Red Carpet
- Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton
- Taylor Swift
- Carrie Underwood
- Keith Urban
- Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
- Sugarland
- Jason Aldean and Wife Jessica
- Hayden Panettiere
- Lady Antebellum
- Caroline and Luke Bryan
- Martina McBride
- The Band Perry
- Hunter Hayes
- Reba McEntire
- Dierks Bentley
- Jana Kramer
- Jake Owen and Wife Lacey
- Lee Brice and fiance Sara Reeveley
- Shawn Johnson
- Lauren Alaina




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