They held the 46th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards last night - not in Nashville as you might imagine - but in "Sin City" Las Vegas. And once again, Elepharts was there... watching at home on the couch. Yes just like we were for the KCAs on Saturday night. Ah well, maybe next year we can afford to go to some of these events! Anyways, it was a great show featuring some interesting performance duets such as Rihanna and Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles and American Idol winner Carrie Underwood and American Idol judge Steven Tyler. And fans named Taylor Swift Entertainer of the Year, the evening's biggest honor. This is the first year that Taylor Swift has been named Entertainer of the Year. This year marked a record breaking year with nearly 600,000 fans casting their vote for Entertainer of the Year, 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 night's top winner. Sugarland won Vocal Duo of the Year; the group who headlined the first-ever ACM Fan Jam tonight accepted their award from 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 casted their online and text votes for the New Artist of the Year category, making it the largest fan vote for this category.
Here now some more of the great fashionable gals at the event including Brooklyn Decker, Nicole Kidman, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Nettles, Rihanna, Julianne Hough and Reese Witherspoon:
Following is the list of winners in the 14 categories voted on by the membership:
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
Eric Church
NEW VOCAL DUO or GROUP OF THE YEAR
The Band Perry
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
The Band Perry
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR
The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert
SONG OF THE YEAR
The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
As She's Walking Away – Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson
See also:
Taylor Swift Extends Speak Now Tour
Reese Witherspoon Elle UK May 2011
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