Taylor Swift at BamaJam June, 2009; photo by Kurt Wolff.

The 43rd annual Country Music Association awards took place this past week, and while there were no earthshaking, out-of-the-blue surprises, there were a couple worth noting (Darius Rucker, for instance, and neo-Outlaw Jamey Johnson). And with teenage superstar Taylor Swift sweeping multiple categories, including Entertainer of the Year, you could say country experienced a slight changing of the guard.

Below is a complete list of winners by category:

Entertainer of the Year: Taylor Swift

Single: "I Run to You," Lady Antebellum

Album: "Fearless," Taylor Swift

Song: "In Color," Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto

Female Vocalist: Taylor Swift

Male Vocalist: Brad Paisley

Vocal Group: Lady Antebellum

Vocal Duo: Sugarland

Musical Event: "Start a Band," Brad Paisley (duet with Keith Urban)

Musician: Mac McAnally

Music Video: "Love Story," Taylor Swift

New Artist: Darius Rucker

For more on the award ceremony, catch the full story on CBS News.

We've got a 40-minute Tim McGraw concert live from the Ed Sullivan stage in New York, recorded Monday, October 12. Click the image below to watch!

There's something so immensely satisfying when you find favorite artists doing some of their finest work later in life. Johnny Cash is an obviously example, Willie Nelson, too--and based on what we've heard so far from Kris Kristofferson's brand-new album, Closer to the Bone, no question you can add him to the list (OK, he was already there, thanks to his beautiful 2006 album This Old Road).

The album dropped last week--here's a taste:

Kris Kristofferson Closer To The Bone from New West Records on Vimeo.

Young country newcomer Tyler Dean has a song called "Taylor Swift," in which he pines for the superstar singer with lines like "she's cool, tall, beautiful" and "I'd like to take her for a drive." Aside from whatever he meant by that "drive" line it's mostly innocent--well, unless you don't count the fact its title seems calculated specifically to grab attention (uh, OK, if you're reading this then it worked).

The fact he's named his song after her is of course an interesting coincidence, since Swift's first single was titled after another country superstar, "Tim McGraw." As you ponder what that all means, you can pop on the video below (courtesy of our friends at Last.fm ).