Grapevine: Taylor Swift wins entertainer of the year at CMA show

Ursula Watson / The Detroit News

Taylor Swift wins entertainer of the year at CMA show

Nashville, Tenn. -- Taylor Swift made history at the Country Music Awards, becoming the youngest person to win entertainer of the year and the first solo female to win it in a decade.

The tearful 19-year-old -- who also was the evening's top winner with four total awards -- cried as she accepted her trophy and said: "I will never forget this moment."

Earlier, Darius Rucker became the first black singer to win new artist of the year, joining Charley Pride as the only African-Americans to win major individual awards.

Rucker, whose first country album, "Learn to Live," sold more than 1 million copies, took the stage to wild cheers from the crowd.

Swift thanked the fans for their support of "Fearless," the top-selling album of the year.

Steven Tyler denies he's leaving Aerosmith

This bit of rock news should be like smelling salts for Aerosmith fans. The band's iconic, pillow-lipped frontman Steven Tyler is not, we repeat, notleaving the band. Tyler joined the second most-recognizable face of Aerosmith, guitarist Joe Perry , on stage at the Fillmore in New York on Tuesday, reports the New York Post's Page Six. After belting out "Walk This Way," Tyler told the audience, "The breakup ... it just ain't true."

Superstars do TV specials Thanksgiving night

Paul McCartney and Beyoncé will star in back-to-back one-hour specials on ABC Thanksgiving night, reports the Associated Press. The evening starts at 9 p.m. with Beyoncé in concert, in a show taped this summer in Las Vegas. Sir Paul will follow with highlights from his summer concert at Citi Field in New York .

The Gosselins will try to be merry for Christmas

It will be a Gosselin Merry Christmas after all! Well sort of. Jon Gosselin says he and estranged wife Kate Gosselin will spend the holiday together with their eight kids. "Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are joint-shared custody days, which means we're both in the house," he told AOL's PopEater.com.

Simon Cowell earned $75 million on prime-time television

As the economy continues to struggle, Forbes.com is there to provide a comforting reminder that some folks are still disgustingly rich. "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell is the top male money-earner on prime time TV in America. In fact, Cowell, a record producer who also is the creator of "America's Got Talent," made $75 million between June 1, 2008, and June 1, 2009.

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