Miranda Lambert Credits Taylor Swift for Women's Success in Country Music

Miranda Lambert might be married to one of the hottest recording artists out there, but the 28-year-old singer doesn't need a man to make a name for herself in country music.

She's already got a Grammy under her belt, a whole slew of Academy of Country Music Awards, a few CMT awards, and four No. 1 albums. Miranda is also nominated for Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year at the upcoming CMT Awards, airing live on June 6, 2012.

The humble Texas native attributes much of her success to the growing number of female country music artists, many of whom have brought fans over from the pop charts.

“Right now it seems like the girls are drawing more attention to country music. The tides are turning a bit. We are popular music now. Every other genre is starting to come over to our genre now because it’s the cool one!" she said in a recent interview with Parade.

"I think the females are leading that, and I have to give a lot of that credit to Taylor Swift for having crossover fans come our way."

What does hubby Blake Shelton — who is also nominated for Video of the Year at this year's CMT awards — think about his wife's success? Head over to Parade to read the rest of Miranda's interview!

Source: Parade