USA - At the 2008 Country Music Association Awards, Shure endorser Brad Paisley made it two in a row as the event's chosen male vocalist of the year. Co-hosting the awards show at the Sommet Center with Carrie Underwood, Paisley also took home the evening's best video award for Waitin' on a Woman (featuring Andy Griffith), and kicked off the programme with Start a Band, a duet with Keith Urban, using Shure UR2/SM58 and UR2/KSM9 wireless microphones, respectively.Memorable moments onstage at the 42nd annual CMA Awards continued throughout the night with appearances by Shure endorsers Martina McBride, who sang Ride using a UR2/SM58 combination, and Miranda Lambert, whose rendition of More Like Her was heard via a UR2/Beta 58.
(Jim Evans)
