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Miranda Lambert Duet Partner Wish List Includes Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift

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Miranda Lambert is one of the reigning female stars in country music, yet she has no interest in enjoying that lofty position all by herself. The superstar entertainer, who has already formed one trio, Pistol Annies, with her pals Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe, actually wants to collaborate with the women with whom she competes for country radio airplay.

"I would like to work with [Taylor] Swift and with Carrie Underwood too," Miranda tells Yahoo. "There is room for [all of] us three [in country music]. We are all three different [types] of country -- well, Taylor's kind of all over everywhere -- but I think it would be cool for the three of us to collaborate."

Miranda believes they would all come out ahead if the three artists were to join forces. "I love girl power," she explains. "The more the merrier! It's not competition. It makes us all look better to help each other."

The reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year considers it her mission to help other women succeed in country music. "When I got my award, I mentioned every woman in that category with me," she recalls of her fellow CMA nominees (including Carrie and Taylor, plus Kelly Clarkson and Martina McBride). "I grew up on Martina, I used to try to sing like her, but of course no one can. We [women] are very few right now. We have a jolt of women in country, [but] the young females are non-existent right now and I refuse to accept that. I'm one of those girls on top at the moment and I'm so thankful. I feel like there is a time for every artist to have their time, but I know it will come time to pass that trophy on to the next. I hope there's enough females in that category."

Miranda is the only female artist nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Album, for Four the Record. She will also perform, along with her current touring partner Dierks Bentley during the Grammy telecast, which airs live Sunday, Feb. 10, at 8:00 PM ET on CBS.

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puggle1019

Taylor really knows how to work her pop/country boy songs to her benefit - she is a guilty pleasure to me, nothing more. MIranda has some strong songs (e.g. Over You, Heat LIke a Wheel). but I always get the sense that she is just ok, not great/amazing since even though she has won 3 best vocalist awards in a row she almost never truly SINGS like I know she can - always subdued or predictable redneck twang - I hope she has the guts to really sing on her next record. Carrie, quite simply, is the best in the busines and operates at a higher level than anyone in music period. Vocals, substantial lyrics/themes, emotional delivery, incredible/benchmark tours, media domination, charity, class, beauty inside & out. I am proud how Carrie represents Country Music and is the reason why she was a Opry member at 26 yrs old. It would be cool for CU and ML to duet, but not Taylor, that is just plain wrong.

February 07 2013 at 1:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sunnydog

Carrie and Miranda can make Taylor look sick real quick. She isn't country and she shouldn't pretend she is. She is just a good marketing tool
for her label right now. she should move to LA where she belongs because she dosent belong in Nashville. Anyone can see that. Carrie and Miranda are awesome. Taylor can write her boyfriend songs, woohoo.

February 06 2013 at 5:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
lorna

I have seen all three live, and they each bring something different to the table. I collaboration would be amazing, but I am not sure how it would work. I have a couple ideas of how they could do it, but my opinion does not matter since they won't listen to a 19 year old nursing student from WI. Ha ha. I love all three girls, but 2 out of the three have definitely become divas, and the other I am not too keen on how she acts when she is speaking on stage, but that has no impact on what I think about their music. I love their music, and these three are raising the roof. Poor boys, they are having a difficult time catching up.

February 04 2013 at 11:20 PM Report abuse -2 rate up rate down Reply
katyrocks27

Miranda and Carrie would sing taylor right off the stage if they ever collaborated. No contest.

February 04 2013 at 7:46 PM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
hylander75

Yes Miranda is all about girl power but this article again is out of context. She was asked if she felt competition w/ Carrie and Taylor. She said No, that there was room for everyone. She said a collaboration w/ them would be fun. They are NOT her "wish list". ANyway it just bugs me when the writers make up their own article w/ bits of into from another article from a week ago. http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/miranda-lambert-m-not-competition-taylor-swift-carrie-181011605.html

February 04 2013 at 4:16 PM Report abuse +5 rate up rate down Reply
bofalaska

Go MIranda, this is the attitude that will keep country creativity alive! As for people knocking Taylor, she's the ONLY big star who has written all her own songs, including 57 on the Billboard Top 100 so far, second only to Aretha Franklin whom she'll soon surpass. People without an ounce of creativity in their own souls just look for cyphers with good voices like something you plug in, souless cutouts like Brittany, Za-Bouncie, the one who did a private show and striptease for Mummar Kadaffi and lip-synched the National Anthem for ol'Bama, and Rhianna the punching bag. Meahwhile the great songwriters continue to creat the songs you hear other people singing. What if Bob Dylan, Joanie Mitchell, Jerry Jeff Walker and Kris Kristofferson just had written for others and never cut their own tunes? WFT? Taylor would be glad to pen a tune for her and Miranda, probably over a latte in ten minutes or on her private jet while crossing the world. Look forward to it!

February 04 2013 at 2:40 PM Report abuse +3 rate up rate down Reply
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fs83jf43

Taylor has NOT written all of her own songs. Why lie and fail to give Liz Rose and her other co-writers any credit? Oh yeah you're exaggerating for Big maketing Machine hype. Maybe you work for them.

February 06 2013 at 10:31 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
timbmbun

Some people refer to Carrie's style of singing as screaming but I would love to hear Taylor try to sing like her. Taylor is always flat, monotone, and off-key. You said she has gotten better. I say the technicians working in the sound room are getting paid overtime to try and make her sound better.

February 04 2013 at 1:33 PM Report abuse -3 rate up rate down Reply
Reesa

I thought a song with Reba and Miranda would be good. I am not wild about Taylor and Carrie's music.Taylor has gotten better but she still doesn't compare to Miranda. Last time, I saw Miranda and Carrie sing, Carrie was screaming like a maniac as usual.

February 04 2013 at 1:06 PM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply
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pintopbeano

Carries can out sing ALL of them! Carrie is better though, I like Miranda. Can't stand Taylor, always off key!!

February 04 2013 at 2:02 PM Report abuse -3 rate up rate down Reply

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