NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts) Nashville's Country
Music Assn. decided that it's time to bring some new blood into its ranks, heaping multiple awards on relative newcomers
Jason Aldean and the Band Perry, yet saving its top award for Taylor Swift, naming the 21-year-old singer and songwriter entertainer of the year!
The big winner of the November 9 ceremony, however, was newbie The Band Perry.
They collected three awards in New Artist of the Year, Single of the Year, and Song of the Year.
Jason Aldean followed them by bagging double kudos; Musical Event of the Year and Album of the Year.
However, Little Big Town teamed with Lionel Richie to sing "Deep River Woman"!
Fans gave Taylor Swift her first ACM Entertainer of the Year trophy April 3rd at the 46th Academy of Country Music Awards. It was a record breaking year with nearly 600,000 fans casting their votes for Entertainer, making it the largest vote ever for this category.
Swift is the eighth and youngest female to take the award in the 40-year history of this category; previous winners include Loretta Lynn in 1975, Dolly Parton in 1977, Barbara Mandrell in 1980, Reba McEntire in 1994, Shania Twain in 1999, The Dixie Chicks in 2000 and Carrie Underwood in 2008 & 2009.
Miranda Lambert won Female Vocalist of the Year and Brad Paisley won Male Vocalist of the Year. This is Lambert's second consecutive win as Female Vocalist of the Year and Paisley's fifth consecutive win as Male Vocalist of the Year. Lambert won four awards during tonight's telecast, making her the top winner on The Night Vegas Goes Country. Sugarland won Vocal Duo of the Year, accepting their award from their headlining gig from the ACM Fan Jam at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Lady Antebellum won Vocal Group of the Year; the group's second consecutive win in this category.
The Band Perry was honored as New Artist of the Year in tonight's broadcast. Nearly 155,000 fans voted for the New Artist of the Year category, making it the largest fan vote for this category.
Following is the list of winners in the 14 categories voted on by the membership (excluding the Entertainer of the Year and New Artist categories, which were voted on by a combination of professional ACM members and fans):
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Brad Paisley
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Miranda Lambert
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Sugarland
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum
NEW SOLO VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Previously Announced)
Eric Church
NEW VOCAL DUO or GROUP OF THE YEAR (Previously Announced)
The Band Perry
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
The Band Perry
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville)
Produced by: Lady Antebellum, Paul Worley
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
"The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville)
Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke
SONG OF THE YEAR [Award to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
"The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert
Composers: Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin
Publishers: Built On Rock (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI),
Tomdouglasmusic (BMI)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Award to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
"The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert
Producer: Trent Hardville
Director: Trey Fanjoy
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
"As She's Walking Away" - Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson (Southern Ground
/ Roar / Bigger Picture / Atlantic)
Produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall
FAST FACTS ON THIS YEAR'S AWARDS:
This is Reba's 13th year hosting the Academy of Country Music Awards and Blake Shelton's first.
Brad Paisley is the only artist to win three or more consecutive honors in the Male Vocalist of the Year category; this is Paisley's fifth consecutive win.
Miranda Lambert won four awards tonight in the categories of Female Vocalist of the Year, Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year.
Lady Antebellum won three awards tonight in the categories of Album of the Year (both as artists and producers) and Vocal Group of the Year. This is the group's first win in the Album of the Year category. The group previously won Vocal Group of the Year during the 2010 telecast.
As previously announced, Entertainer of the Year winner Taylor Swift will be presented with the Jim Reeves International Award at ACM Honors, a special event held annually in the fall at the historic Ryman Auditorium. This ACM Special Award is presented to an individual for outstanding contributions to the acceptance of country music throughout the world.
