Idol Chatter & Voice Views

From an awards standpoint, Wednesday night’s CMAs were a bust for American Idol fans.

Carrie Underwood failed to win in either of the categories she was nominated — album of the year and female vocalist of the year — thanks to Miranda Lambert.

But, hey, we got to hear Carrie perform “Songs Like This” and “Mama’s Song” from her “Play On” album.

We got to hear Kelly Clarkson sing country music and sound great doing it during her “Don’t You Want to Stay” duet with Jason Aldean.

In addition to presenting an award, Kellie Pickler apparently got to flash her engagement ring.

And even the commercial breaks brought Idol news — Carrie will star on a special edition of Extreme Home Makeover Sunday night and Kellie will appear on a country music Christmas special Nov. 29.

And we got to hear a snippet of the new song Carrie recorded for the next Chronicles of Narnia film.

When it came to awards, Miranda ruled supreme, snagging four — the two mentioned above plus song of the year and video of the year, both for “The House That Built Me.” And anyone who thinks she wasn’t deserving clearly hasn’t listened to her music.

About the only award she didn’t win was entertainer of the year, which went to Brad Paisley, Carrie’s co-host for the ceremony.

Other double winners included Miranda’s fiance Blake Shelton, named male vocalist of the year; and Lady Antebellum.

Here’s the complete list of award winners, followed by lots of photos, with more likely to be added Thursday.

The awards:

Single of the Year: Lady Antebellum for “Need You Now.”

Song of the Year (a songwriter’s award): “The House That Built Me” recorded by Miranda Lambert

New Artist of the Year: Zac Brown Band

Vocal Group of the Year: Lady Antebellum

Musician of the Year: Mac McAnally (guitarist)

Album of the Year: “Revolution” by Miranda Lambert

Vocal Duo of the Year: Sugarland

Video of the Year: “The House that Built Me” by Miranda Lambert

Male Artist of the Year: Blake Shelton

Musical Event of the Year: Hillbilly Bone by Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins

Female Artist of the Year: Miranda Lambert

Entertainer of the Year: Brad Paisley