Winners have
been announced for the 45th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY
MUSIC AWARDS, a star-studded ceremony broadcast LIVE tonight on the CBS
Television Network from MGM GRAND in Las Vegas. Once again, nearly half a
million fans voted for the Entertainer of the Year category and named Carrie Underwood winner of the
evening's biggest honor. This is the second year in a row that Underwood has
been named Entertainer of the Year.
Underwood is the first female to ever win the
Entertainer of the Year award twice and only the 7th 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 Underwood's first
Entertainer of the Year award in 2009.
Underwood also received the Triple Crown
Award, thanks to her past wins for the categories of Entertainer of the Year, Top
Female Vocalist and Top New Female Vocalist, which has been won by only one
other female artist - Barbara Mandrell in 2004.
Brad Paisley won Top Male Vocalist and Miranda Lambert
won Top Female Vocalist. This is Paisley's fourth consecutive win as Top Male
Vocalist and Lambert's first win as Top Female Vocalist. Brooks & Dunn
won Top Vocal Duo and, in addition, the pair sang the fan-selected song
"My Maria" as their final Academy of Country Music Awards performance. Lady Antebellum took home their first
Top Vocal Group honor; the group won a total of five honors in three categories
during tonight's telecast, making them the night's top winners.
Also this
evening, Montgomery Gentry was
honored with the 9th annual ACADEMY
OF COUNTRY MUSIC / The Home Depot Humanitarian Award, which salutes an
artist or group in the country music industry who is committed to serving
others, has a generosity of spirit and a dedication to helping build the dreams
of those in need.
Eddie Montgomery and Troy
Gentry devote their time and energy into making the needs of others a
priority. They are active participants in many charitable organizations giving
their time, talent and treasure. Together, they have strongly served and supported
the U.S. military and numerous charitable organizations including the TJ
Martell Foundation, which Gentry serves as a board member. They also provide
their individual time to two deserving philanthropies. Montgomery gives his
support to Camp Horsin' Around in Lexington, KY, which provides a camp facility
equipped for children with serious, chronic illnesses and physical
difficulties. Also, Gentry bolsters the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle
Tennessee.
Following is
the list of winners in the 16 categories
voted on by the membership (excluding the Entertainer of the Year and Top New
Artist categories, which were voted on by a combination of professional ACM
members and fans):
Entertainer of the Year
Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Top Female Vocalist of the
Year
Top Vocal Group of the Year
Top Vocal Duo of the Year
TOP NEW SOLO VOCALIST of the
Year *
TOP NEW VOCAL DUO of the Year
*
TOP NEW VOCAL GROUP of the
Year *
TOP NEW ARTIST
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record
Company(s)]
-
Revolution
- Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville)
Produced
by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke
Single Record of the Year [Awarded
to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company(s)]
-
Need You
Now - Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville)
Produced
by: Lady Antebellum, Paul Worley
Song of the Year [Awarded
to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
-
Need You
Now - Lady Antebellum
Composers: Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley,
Hillary Scott
Publishers: EMI
Foray Music (SESAC), Darth Buddha (ASCAP), Dwhaywood Music (BMI), Hillary Dawn Publishing (SESAC), Radiobullets Publishing (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing
Corp. (BMI), Year Of The Dog Music (ASCAP)
Video of the Year
[Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] (Off Camera Award)
-
White
Liar - Miranda Lambert
Producer: Tameron Hedge
Director:
Chris Hicky
Vocal Event of the Year
[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/ Record Company(s)] (Off Camera Award)
-
Hillbilly
Bone - Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins (Reprise Records / Warner Music
Nashville)
Producer:
Scott Hendricks
TRIPLE CROWN AWARD WINNER
THE HOME DEPOT HUMANITARIAN
AWARD
FAST FACTS ON THIS YEAR'S
AWARDS:
- This is Reba McEntire's twelfth year hosting the Academy of Country
Music Awards.
- Brad
Paisley is the only artist to win three or more consecutive honors in
the Top Male Vocalist of the Year category;
this is Paisley's fourth consecutive win.
- With this year's win for Top Vocal Duo, Brooks & Dunn have now
received an astounding 27 Academy of Country Music Award trophies, the
most of any artist in Academy history. Due to this achievement, Brooks
& Dunn will be honored at the ACM
PRESENTS: BROOKS & DUNN - THE LAST RODEO which will air Sunday,
May 23, 2010 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.
- Miranda
Lambert is the first solo female artist to ever win two Album of the Year awards; Lambert
previously won Album of the Year for Crazy
Ex Girlfriend during the 2008 telecast.
Lady
Antebellum won five awards tonight in the categories of
Single Record of the Year (both as
artists and producers),
Song of the Year
(both as artists and composers) and
Top
Vocal Group.