CMA Awards 2011: Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood Sing 'Remind Me'

But at the CMA Awards on Wednesday (Nov. 9), he just may have outdone on his "Idol" predecessor in the live-performance department
Before the 45th annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards came to and end, Taylor Swift was invited to the stage of the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee to collect Entertainer of the Year. This victory saved her from walking home empty handed after she was repeatedly blocked from zwinning 2011 Country Music Awards earlier that night.

Underwood and Brad Paisley, in addition to hosting the awards, also performed their hit song "Remind Me" -- and we have to say, it wasn't Underwood's finest moment. She struggled a little bit with some of the higher notes and generally wasn't the super-polished performer we now expect her to be.

Granted, she had a lot on her plate Wednesday, and we can probably chalk it up to being a little bobble in a hectic night. But her part of "Remind Me" sounded just a little off.

McCreery took the stage a short time later to perform "Walk in the Country" from his debut album "Clear As Day." It's not a super-challenging vocal, but he handled the big stage -- in front of what are no doubt some of his musical idols -- pretty well.Lionel Richie singing "Dancing on the Ceiling" with the Rascal Flatts gang, whose guitarists made it rock like they'd been raised on Bachman-Turner Overdrive, was nothing fans of any type of music should be made to sit through.

And Darius Rucker oversinging "Stuck On You" in that same medley by the night's least-country entertainer wasn't any better.

But every award show has its less-than-stellar moments.Country music’s big night is here with the 45th CMA Awards.

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood co-host the ceremony, which kicks off at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.

Among the scheduled live performers are Kenny Chesney, Faith Hill, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and Taylor Swift.

The nominees for Entertainer of the Year are Swift, Urban, Paisley, Shelton and Jason Aldean Before the 45th annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards came to and end, Taylor Swift was invited to the stage of the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee to collect Entertainer of the Year. This victory saved her from walking home empty handed after she was repeatedly blocked from winning 2011 Country Music Awards earlier that night.