My first single I was nominated for a Grammy with 'Crank That,' and I lost a Grammy to Kanye West, but it was still such a big deal for me to be nominated anyway.

Winning the ACM, winning the CMA, my first time on the Opry and having Grammy nominations were all a big deal to me.

They wanted me to come in lighter. I planned on doing it anyway, just because such a big deal was made out of that last year. I didn't want people to use that as an excuse.

It wasn't really a big deal,

When you get performance slots for award shows - that's a big deal for me.

'Breathe In' was such a big deal for me. It was my first anything. Before that, I was going through 'Backstage Magazine' and applying for student films.