American Idol winner Carrie Underwood won Female Vocalist of the Year for the third time in the 2008 Country Music Awards Wednesday night at the Sommet Center in Nashville.

The winners of “The 42nd Annual CMA Awards” are:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Brad Paisley

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Carrie Underwood

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Rascal Flatts

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Sugarland

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“Troubadour”
George Strait
Produced by Tony Brown and George Strait
MCA Nashville

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“I Saw God Today”
George Strait
Produced by Tony Brown and George Strait
MCA Nashville

SONG OF THE YEAR
“Stay”
Jennifer Nettles
Jennifer Nettles Publishing

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
“Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)”
Rounder Records

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“Waitin’ On a Woman”
Brad Paisley featuring Andy Griffith
Directed by Jim Shea and Peter Tilden

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Mac McAnally – Guitar