46th Academy of Country Music Awards

46th Academy of Country Music Awards
46th Academy of Country Music Awards
Date	April 3, 2011
Location	MGM Grand Garden Arena; and Mandalay Bay
Hosted by	Reba McEntire; Blake Shelton
Most wins	Miranda Lambert (3)
Most nominations	Miranda Lambert (6)
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS
Directed by	Glenn Weiss

DateApril 3, 2011

LocationMGM Grand Garden Arena
and Mandalay Bay

Hosted byReba McEntire
Blake Shelton

Most winsMiranda Lambert (3)

The 46th Academy of Country Music Awards were held on April 3, 2011, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. The ceremony was hosted by Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton.

Entertainer of the Year^[a]	Album of the Year
Taylor Swift Jason Aldean Toby Keith Brad Paisley Keith Urban Miranda Lambert	Need You Now – Lady Antebellum Hemingway’s Whiskey – Kenny Chesney The Guitar Song – Jamey Johnson Speak Now – Taylor Swift Up On The Ridge – Dierks Bentley You Get What You Give – Zac Brown Band
Female Artist of the Year	Male Artist of the Year
Miranda Lambert Reba McEntire Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood Lee Ann Womack	Brad Paisley Jason Aldean Blake Shelton George Strait Keith Urban
Vocal Group of the Year	Vocal Duo of the Year
Lady Antebellum Little Big Town Randy Rogers Band The Band Perry Zac Brown Band	Sugarland Joey + Rory Montgomery Gentry Steel Magnolia The JaneDear Girls
Single of the Year	Song of the Year
"The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert "A Little More Country Than That" – Easton Corbin "As She’s Walking Away" – Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson "If I Die Young" – The Band Perry "Love Like Crazy" – Lee Brice "The Boys Of Fall" - Kenny Chesney	"The House That Built Me" – Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin "A Little More Country Than That" – Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress and Wynn Varble "As She’s Walking Away" – Zac Brown and Wyatt Durrette "If I Die Young" – Kimberly Perry "Love Like Crazy" – Tim James and Doug Johnson
Best New Artist of the Year	Video of the Year
The Band Perry Eric Church	"The House That Built Me" – Miranda Lambert "Hillbilly Bone" – Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins "Only Prettier" – Miranda Lambert "Stuck Like Glue" – Sugarland "The Boys Of Fall" – Kenny Chesney
Vocal Event of the Year
"As She's Walking Away" – Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson "Blue Sky" – Emily West and Keith Urban "Coal Miner's Daughter" – Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert "Cold Beer" – Colt Ford and Jamey Johnson "Good To Be Me" – Uncle Kracker and Kid Rock

Performer(s)	Song(s)
Brad Paisley Alabama	Opening Performance "Old Alabama"
Toby Keith	"Somewhere Else"
Carrie Underwood Steven Tyler	"Undo It" "Walk This Way"
Sugarland	"Tonight"
Dierks Bentley	"Am I the Only One"
Keith Urban	"Without You"
Eric Church	"Smoke a Little Smoke"
Taylor Swift	"Mean"
The Band Perry	"If I Die Young"
Jason Aldean	"Dirt Road Anthem"
Blake Shelton	"Honey Bee"
Sara Evans	"A Little Bit Stronger"
Miranda Lambert	"Heart Like Mine"
Jennifer Nettles Rihanna	"California King Bed"
Ronnie Dunn	"Bleed Red"
Martina McBride	"Teenage Daughters"
Darius Rucker	"Music From The Heart"
Reba McEntire	"When Love Gets a Hold of You"
Zac Brown James Taylor	"Colder Weather" "Sweet Baby James"

Award	Presenter(s)
Song of the Year	Brooklyn Decker Chace Crawford
Single of the Year	Nancy O'Dell
Top New Artist of the Year	Luke Bryan
Album of the Year	Miranda Lambert
Top Vocal Group of the Year	Donny Osmond Marie Osmond
Top Male Artist of the Year	Marg Helgenberger
Top Vocal Duo of the Year	Wynonna Judd Naomi Judd
Top Female Artist of the Year	Reese Witherspoon Robert Pattinson
Entertainer of the Year	Ryan Seacrest

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