People.com Entertainment Music Country #TBT: From Baby Blake to 17-Year-Old Taylor: What the ACM Awards Looked Like in 2007 Ahead of Sunday's big night, take a look back at the world of country music, 10 years ago this week By Kate Hogan Kate Hogan Instagram Twitter Kate Hogan is Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE. In her 14 years at the brand, she has covered everything from pets and babies to style and Sexiest Man Alive, interviewing celebrities including Céline Dion, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and Chris Evans. Currently, she oversees the creation of photo galleries that complement breaking news and major PEOPLE moments like The Beautiful Issue and 100 Reasons to Love America. She has offered expert celebrity commentary on Good Morning America and Access Hollywood. Before joining PEOPLE in 2008, Kate was an editorial assistant at Morris Visitor Publications. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication and resides outside of Chicago with her husband and three kids. People Editorial Guidelines Published on April 2, 2017 06:00 PM Share Tweet Pin Email 01 of 10 TAYLOR SWIFT Swift, then just 17, won her very first Academy of Country Music Award in 2007: top new female vocalist. 02 of 10 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL Chris Farina/Corbis via Getty Ten years ago: adorable. This year: still adorable, and set to perform a brand new duet! 03 of 10 MIRANDA LAMBERT In her second year as an ACM Awards nominee, Lambert scooped up album of the year for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. 04 of 10 TONY ROMO & CARRIE UNDERWOOD Chris Farina/Corbis via Getty Remember when they dated? (Neither did we!) That year, she scored top female vocalist and brought the Dallas Cowboys quarterback as her date. This year, she'll perform, and likely bring her husband of six years, hockey player Mike Fisher. 05 of 10 BLAKE SHELTON Were we ever so young? 06 of 10 KELLIE PICKLER The country cutie was one year removed from her stint on American Idol. 07 of 10 LITTLE BIG TOWN Chris Farina/Corbis via Getty Only the hair has changed (and with that, just slightly) for this fierce foursome. 08 of 10 KENNY CHESNEY Chris Farina/Corbis via Getty Rocking that iconic cowboy hat, Chesney nabbed both the vocal event of the year award and the coveted title of entertainer of the year. 09 of 10 JAKE OWEN Denise Truscello/WireImage Long, long before Owen cut off those shaggy locks. 10 of 10 SHANIA TWAIN It's safe to say the Canadian crooner hasn't aged a day since this photo was taken.