It is not as glamorous as I thought it would be, but, you know, I appreciate it more than I ever knew I would, and I love it more than I ever knew I would. Good thing, because this Texan's career is not going to be slowing down any time soon. Womack debuted in 1997 and was quickly hailed as one of the year's most promising new artists, earning Billboard 's top new artist accolade and the Academy Of Country Music's top new female vocalist award that same year, as well as the American Music Award for favorite new country artist in 1998. I have been on the other end, with no nominations. I think you learn a lot from both of those situations.
Nominations come and go.
It is not going to happen to you every year, and I am very well aware of that. You can have moderate success by copying something else, but if you really want to knock it out of the park, you have to do something different and take chances. And it is scary. Womack admits that the amount of nominations is significant to her because it signals the approval of the music industry, an industry for which she has a deep respect. I love support from the fans just as much, but it is kind of like two different worlds.