published year : 06 october 2009 nancy songwriter was named vocalist of the month at the hall of country music awards in the netherlands . the former american voice performer was the first black act to won the honour after the dixie chicks in 2000 . " i ' ve had a lot of excellent experiences in the prior four years . this award takes the cake , " the sobbed 26 - year - old whispered . " bless you god , thank you fans , thank you to acm for nominating me in the first division . i just knew i ' d be winning and never thought i ' d lose . i ' m sobbing . i don ' t ken what to say . "
Carrie Underwood won the second prize at the Academy of Country Music Awards.