The release of her eponymous debut album in 2006 marked the start of her career as a country music singer.
She is also the recipient of ten Grammy Awards, five Guinness World Records, one Emmy Award, 23 Billboard Music Awards, 11 Country Music Association Awards, eight Academy of Country Music Awards, and one Brit Award.
She has appeared in Time's 100 most influential people in the world 2010 and 2015 , Forbes' top-earning women in music 2011—15 , Forbes' 100 most powerful women 2015 and Forbes Celebrity 100 2016.