Blake, Miranda, Taylor come out big winners at ACMs

Tonight’s Academy of Country Music Awards proved to be a big night for some of country music’s biggest stars. The most coveted award of the evening, the fan-voted Entertainer of the Year, went to Taylor Swift. Also fan voted, New Artist of the Year, went to American Idol winner Scotty McCreery.

Co-host Blake Shelton and his wife Miranda Lambert walked away with Male Vocalist and Female Vocalist of the Year categories, respectively, for the second year in a row. Miranda also took home the coveted award for Album of the Year for Four the Record. Miranda performed her current single, the moving ‘Over You’, while Blake had two performances with ‘Drink On It’ and another with his new buddy Lionel Richie.

 Lady Antebellum walked away with Group of the Year, beating out heavyweight acts like the Zac Brown Band and The Band Perry.

Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson walked away with both Single of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year for their smash hit ‘Don’t You Wanna Stay’.

Song of the Year went to ‘Crazy Girl’, performed by Eli Young Band and written by Lee Brice and Liz Rose. Video of the Year went to Toby Keith‘s ‘Red Solo Cup’, who also performed the song on the awards show with appearances by Vegas’ own Wayne Newton and Carrot Top.

Performance highlights included Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney, Eric ChurchKeith Urban, and Carrie Underwood.

 

For a full list of tonight’s winners see below:

 

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
  • Jason Aldean
  • Kenny Chesney
  • Brad Paisley
  • Blake Shelton
  • Taylor Swift

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

  • Jason Aldean
  • Kenny Chesney
  • Brad Paisley
  • Blake Shelton
  • Chris Young

FEMALE OF THE YEAR

  • Sara Evans
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Martina McBride
  • Taylor Swift
  • Carrie Underwood

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

  • Love and Theft
  • Montgomery Gentry
  • Steel Magnolia
  • Sugarland
  • Thompson Square

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

  • The Band Perry
  • Eli Young Band
  • Lady Antebellum
  • Rascal Flatts
  • Zac Brown Band

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  • Brantley Gilbert
  • Hunter Hayes
  • Scotty McCreery

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Chief – Eric Church
  • Four the Record – Miranda Lambert
  • Hemingway’s Whiskey – Kenny Chesney
  • My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean
  • Own the Night – Lady Antebellum

SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR

• ‘Crazy Girl’ – Eli Young Band
‘Don’t You Wanna Stay’ – Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson
• ‘Red Solo Cup’ – Toby Keith
• ‘Tomorrow’ – Chris Young
• ‘You and Tequila’ – Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter

SONG OF THE YEAR 

‘Crazy Girl’ – Eli Young Band
• ‘Home’ – Dierks Bentley
• ‘Just a Kiss’ – Lady Antebellum
• ‘Threaten Me With Heaven’ – Vince Gill
• ‘You and Tequila’ – Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• ‘Tattoos On This Town,’ Jason Aldean
• ‘Homeboy,’ Eric Church
• ‘Red Solo Cup,’ Toby Keith
• ‘Just a Kiss,’ Lady Antebellum
• ‘Mean,’ Taylor Swift

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR

• ‘Country Boy’ –  Aaron Lewis featuring George Jones and Charlie Daniels
• ‘Don’t You Wanna Stay’ – Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson
• ‘Old Alabama’ – Brad Paisley feat. Alabama
• ‘Remind Me’ – Brad Paisley duet with Carrie Underwood
• ‘You and Tequila’ – Kenny Chesney feat. Grace Potter