Amazon's Movers & Shakers Top Winners of 47th CMA AWARDS

Dubbed the biggest night in country music, last night's broadcast of the 47th Annual CMA Awards recognized this year's top performers. As expected, hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley provided an entertaining evening filled with witty pop culture banter and performances by country legends and newcomers alike.

But how did the winners of the night's awards fare in terms of customer demand in CD purchases? Amazon.com looked at each artist ranking on the Amazon's Movers & Shakers List for Music after the show ended*. Updated hourly, the Movers & Shakers list shows the biggest gainers in sales rank over the past 24 hours.

Within the Top 20 Movers & Shakers, 13 country artists make an appearance. Amazon's big winners include:

Pinnacle Award Winner: Taylor Swift
· Taylor Swift's album Fearless is the #8 bestselling album of all-time on Amazon.com

· Her other albums on the top 100 albums of all-time list are Speak Now at #21 and Red at #36

· Taylor Swift has sold more albums than any other solo artist on the list - and more than Dixie Chicks, Lady Antebellum and the Zac Brown Band combined

· Current rankings: Red - up 77% from #64 to #36 and Speak Now - up 57% from #401 to #255

Lifetime Achievement Award: Kenny Rogers
· You Can't Make Old Friends- up 476% from #1,396 to #242

Entertainer of the Year: George Strait
· 50 Number Ones - up 83% from #299 to #163

· Love is Everything - up 79% from #446 to #248

Vocal Duo of the Year: Florida Georgia Line
· Here's To The Good Times - up 383% from #116 to #24

New Artist of the Year: Kacey Musgraves
· Same Trailer Different Park - up 952% from 200 to 19, #2 in Country Best Sellers

Female Vocalist of the Year: Miranda Lambert
· Four The Record - up 168% from #306 to #114

Vocal Group of the Year: Little Big Town
· Tornado -up 827% from 473 to 51

Album of the Year & Male Vocalist of the Year: Blake Shelton
· Based On A True Story - up 636% from #81 to #11, #1 in Country Best Sellers

* The above data was pulled as of 9:30am EST on 11/7/13

For a complete list of "Movers & Shakers" in Music see here. Be sure to check out all the music from the CMA Award winners and nominees in Amazon's Music store. To learn more about Amazon MP3, AutoRip and Amazon Cloud Player - Amazon's cloud music service that lets customers instantly play songs from any Kindle Fire, Android phone or tablet, iPhone, iPod touch, Ford SYNC-equipped vehicles, Samsung TVs, Roku, Sonos, and any web browser visit: www.amazon.com/music.

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