The Band Perry

East Tennessee natives and siblings The Band Perry brought a little piece of home with them to the CMA Awards Wednesday night – their grandma, Betty Lou.

“She looks gorgeous,” said Reid Perry. “She’s all dressed up in black and silver.”

The group recently released their debut self-titled CD and said they were still “pinching themselves” that they had finally made it.

“This is 12 years of sweat equity,” said Kimberly Perry. “It’s 12 years of putting one foot in front of the other. It’s just humbling. We fully intend to be seat warmers tonight.”

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Stuck Like Glue Lyrics Sugarland

Sugarland, "Stuck Like Glue." No doubt the night's weirdest performance. I'm putting Sugarland in the so-embarrassingly-awful-that-it-was-kinda-awesome category. The stage was dressed like a music box, but it really just looked like a Target commercial. Jennifer Nettles acted like a wind-up toy, which finally explains her Elaine Benes-like dance moves, and for some reason there was a stationary tutu that was used as a prop.

Following?  Neither was anyone else here, yet just try to not watch this whole performance on YouTube. It's cringe-inducing, yes, especially the out-of-place reggae-rap thing (!?!). I think Sugarland just created ("concocted?") Nashville's "Troll 2." Grade: A.

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