First of all, I like Taylor Swift. I like that she’s sweet and wholesome, I like that she writes her own music, I like that they play her music all the time on the radio so I can turn it up loud when I’m driving and sing at the top of my lungs. I think she’s got awesome hair and love that she doesn’t let her 5’11 frame bother her.

I really do like her.

But all that being said, I also think the Taylor-mania is getting a little out of control. When she beat out Beyonce at the now infamous VMAs this past September, I agreed with what Kanye said. (And that made me rather unpopular, to say the least.) Sure, Taylor’s song was catchy and the video was cute, but it was not better than Beyonce’s jaw-dropping choreography for “All The Single Ladies.” The lyrics weren’t anything new or brilliant, the tune wasn’t anything we hadn’t heard before (assuming anyone ever listened to country music before…) and while the song was good, it was by no means the best.

And it was at that moment – when Kanye acted a fool – that people started looking at Taylor in a new way, putting her up on some pedestal that she never really deserved to be on.

Just last week Taylor beat out Martina McBride and Reba McEntire to take home the award for Entertainer of the Year at the CMAs. Then at last night’s AMAs, she took home 5 awards, even beating out Lady Gaga, KOL an MICHAEL FREAKING JACKSON for Artist of the Year.

Now, I get the love for T-Swift, but really?
Better than Michael?

This is a little much.

Taylor Swift has done a lot to bring country to the forefront of the music scene and she knows how to write a good sing-along jam (I can’t help but belt out some Love Story at the bar), but she is not the artist everyone is touting her to be. Her voice isn’t strong like Celine, she doesn’t dance like Beyonce and she’s not really pushing any envelopes like Gaga.

So what is all the fuss about? What is it about Taylor that is so effing great?!

I’m sorry, but she’s is just another run of the mill sugar coated pop star with a great PR team around her making us all believe she’s something that she’s not. And when she looks at those 10 new statues she’s taken home in the past 3 months alone, she better be giving thanks to the one and only Kanye West.

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But Chesney has some tough competition; also up for Entertainer of the Year are Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, George Strait, and Keith Urban. So can he win? Well, we have the power to help him this year.

For the first time ever, the Entertainer of the Year award winner will be chosen by the fans. So, you can vote, vote, vote, starting on May 5. That gives you some time to listen to Chesney’s newest album over and over again. Or to stare at pictures of his amazing body. Perferably shirtless.

If 39-year-old Chesney wins for Entertainer of the Year, it will be his fourth straight win, tying him with Garth Brooks. Can you say legend?

And after you’re done voting, you can tune into the awards on May 18, held in Las Vegas, to see all of your favorite country stars. Also up for awards are Rodney Atkins, Carrie Underwood, Big and Rich, Brad Paisley, Sugarland, Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, Jack Ingram, Kellie Pickler, and more.

Does it even matter whether or not you like country music? With hot men in cowboy hats and the chance of Chesney taking his shirt off, I know I’ll be watching.