People.com Entertainment Music From Nicole Kidman's Baby Bump to an 18-Year-Old Taylor Swift: Here's What the ACM Awards Looked Like in 2008 Blast from the past! See who graced the ACM Awards red carpet 10 years ago By Grace Gavilanes Published on April 13, 2018 02:55 PM Share Tweet Pin Email 01 of 11 NICOLE KIDMAN & KEITH URBAN Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic The star couple are proud parents-to-be as Kidman cradles her burgeoning baby bump (future daughter Sunday Rose!) on the red carpet. 02 of 11 CARRIE UNDERWOOD & BRAD PAISLEY The country superstars take the stage for a tribute performance in honor of Eddy Arnold. 03 of 11 TAYLOR SWIFT Ethan Miller/Getty Then an 18-year-old rising star, Swift is as happy as can be during her rainy performance of “Should’ve Said No." That same night, Swift takes home the coveted new female artist award. 04 of 11 MIRANDA LAMBERT Ethan Miller/Getty Three cheers for Lambert! The singer takes home the top award of the night: album of the year for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. 05 of 11 BRAD PAISLEY Ethan Miller/Getty Paisley feels the music during his total rockstar moment. 06 of 11 MIRANDA LAMBERT & BLAKE SHELTON Frazer Harrison/ACMA/Getty They've since broken up, but 2008 sees the country crooners happy together at the annual music event. 07 of 11 KENNY CHESNEY Ethan Miller/Getty Taking the stage for his performance, Chesney wins the entertainer of the year award that night. 08 of 11 CARRIE UNDERWOOD Three years after her American Idol win, Underwood is a certified country star, letting her voice be heard on the ACM Awards stage. 09 of 11 NICOLE KIDMAN & CARRIE UNDERWOOD In one of her many outfit changes of the night, Underwood poses next to Kidman for a star-studded photo. 10 of 11 GARTH BROOKS Brooks belts it out on the same night he receives the crystal milestone award. 11 of 11 RASCAL FLATTS Kevin Winter/ACMA/Getty Joe Don Rooney, Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts hype up the crowd with their performance.