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Lady Antebellum was the big winner at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards. The group went home with five awards, including Best Vocal Group, Single of the Year and Song of the Year for "Need You Now." Carrie Underwood made history when she won the award for Entertainer of the Year. The former "American Idol" became the first woman to win the award two years in a row.
Lady Antebellum was the big winner at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards. The group went home with five awards, including Best Vocal Group, Single of the Year and Song of the Year for Need You Now.
The chart topper spent five weeks on the Billboard Country charts.
Carrie Underwood made history when she won the award for Entertainer of the Year. The former American Idol became the first woman to win the award two years in a row. She had to beat out some pretty impressive talent to do so, Taylor Swift and Kenny Chesney were also nominated in the category.
Miranda Lambert, the former Nashville Star, took home three awards, winning for Top Female Vocalist, Video or the Year and Album of the Year.
The biggest surprise of the evening was that Taylor Swift went home empty handed. The Grammy winner was nominated and lost in five categories.
According the Entertainment Weekly, the CMAs won its timeslot in viewers (13.05 million) but was this season’s first awards show to actually post declines. It was down 12 percent in viewers and down 16 percent in adults 18-49.
The full list of winners:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Carrie Underwood
TOP MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Brad Paisley
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Miranda Lambert
TOP VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum
TOP VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
TOP NEW SOLO VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Bryan
TOP NEW VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Joey + Rory
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TOP NEW VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Gloriana
TOP NEW ARTIST
Luke Bryan
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Revolution - Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville)
Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville)
Produced by: Lady Antebellum, Paul Worley
SONG OF THE YEAR
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
White Liar – Miranda Lambert
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Hillbilly Bone - Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins
TRIPLE CROWN AWARD WINNER—When anartist wins entertainer of the year, top female vocalist and top newcomer in the course of their career
Carrie Underwood
THE HOME DEPOT HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Montgomery Gentry
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