
Last night, the Academy of Country Music sold-out two of the largest arenas in Las Vegas, the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards hosted by Reba and Blake Shelton, and the Mandalay Bay Events Center for the 2nd Annual ACM Fan Jam, hosted by the Zac Brown Band.
Following is the list of winners in the 11 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
• Blake Shelton
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
• Miranda Lambert
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR *(Off Camera Award)
• Thompson Square
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
• Lady Antebellum
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
• Scotty McCreery
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
• Four The Record – Miranda Lambert (RCA)
Produced by: Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
• Don’t You Wanna Stay – Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson (Broken Bow Records)
Produced by: Michael Knox
SONG OF THE YEAR [Award to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
• Crazy Girl – Eli Young Band
Composers: Lee Brice, Liz Rose
Publishers: Cake Taker Music (BMI), Mike Curb Music (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Sweet Hysteria Music (BMI)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Award to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] *(Off Camera Award)
• Red Solo Cup – Toby Keith
Producer: Mark Kalbfeld
Director: Michael Salomon
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] *(Off Camera Award)
• Don’t You Wanna Stay – Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson (Broken Bow Records)