Taylor Swift, CMA Awards 2013 Pinnacle Award Winner, VIDEO
Taylor Swift has six nominations heading into tonight’s Country Music Awards but the hit singer already knows she will be walking away with at least one new accolade.
Swift is set to receive the Pinnacle Award, a prestigious honor has only been doled out once before. Garth Brooks was granted the award when it was created in 2005, according to The Associated Press.
The Pinnacle Award is given to country artists who have impacted the industry on a global scale and have garnered recognition and awards while bringing in impressive sales for both albums and concerts, according to Taste of Country.
“You’re rewarding not only my hard work and exhaustion but the hard work and exhaustion of my family, my label, and…my fans,” Swift said as she accepted her award after a video montage chronicling her success.
The 23-year-old singer released her first self-titled album in 2006 and later followed it up with 2008’s Fearless, 2010’s Speak Now, and 2012’s Red. After dropping Red in October of 2012, Swift continued to ride its success through 2013. Last summer saw the young artist embark on the third tour of her career, this time across North America.
Swift will play dates in Australia and New Zealand in December before heading to England and Germany at the start of 2014.
