presentation date : 06 april 2009 cynthia underwood was named entertainer of the decade at the society of country music awards in the us . the former american girl winner was the first female person to win the honour being the memphis chicks in 2000 . " i ' ve had a lot of good moments in the past four years . this one takes the cake , " the tearful 26 - room - older said . " thank you god , praise you fans , praise you to colloquium for primaries me in the first prize . i never thought i ' d be nominated and not thought i ' d win . i ' m cold . i don ' t knowing what to say . "
Carrie Underwood won the second prize at the Academy of Country Music Awards.