Brad Paisley Gets Kanye-d at CMA awards
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VIDEO: Brad Paisley Gets Kanye-d at CMAs
By Brian Orloff
Originally posted Wednesday November 11, 2009 09:55 PM EST
This time, the joke was on Kanye.
Already a target early on at the Country Music Association Awards when
co-hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley poked fun at him through
song, the rapper received another jab after a country legend crashed
the stage during an exchange between the telecast's co-hosts.
"I just gotta say, "Welcome to the Future" was probably one of my
favorite videos in a long time," Underwood told Paisley.
But before Paisley could reply, Little Jimmy Dickens, 88, a member of
the Grand Ole Opry known for his novelty tunes, crashed the stage and
launched into a (humorous) tirade. "Excuse me, sir," he said, cutting
off Paisley. "I'll let you finish later. I know you had a nice video
and all, but Taylor Swift made the best video of all time. Of all
time! You go, girl!"
And the CMAs agreed: Swift's "Love Story" won best music video of the
year.
Dickens, of course, was poking fun at West's now-infamous
stagecrashing at this year's MTV Music Video Awards, where the rapper
interrupted Swift's acceptance speech. Swift, meanwhile, seemed in on
the joke, laughing modestly in her seat as the audience at Nasvhille's
Sommet Center howled.
Paisley had the last laugh. "What kind of security do we have that a 4
ft., 9 inch, 85-year-old man gets by it," he said.