ACM Winners!!!

Entertainer of the Year

Kenny Chesney

"Thank you so much everybody. This one is really extra special, because long before I had a hit record, the fans always came to the shows. I want to thank you guys for voting and for being there for me. ... I want to thank my mom and dad for having sex so many years ago and being responsible for me being up here tonight. But seriously, a lot of great artists and people who mean a lot to this business have stood up here in years past, and I’m honored to be up here for the fourth year in a row. God bless y’all. Thank you so much." -- Kenny Chesney

Top Female Vocalist

Carrie Underwood

"Wow. God is good! God is good! I would like to thank the most wonderful family in the world. I have great parents, great sisters, great family. ... There are so many people who have done so many wonderful things for me, and I know I don’t deserve it. But I’ll take it!" Suddenly, she added, "Oh, fans! Thank you fans! Duh! Fans got me everything that I have and I owe everything to you, so thank you fans." -- Carrie Underwood

Top Male Vocalist

Brad Paisley

"A singer is nothing without inspiration. I thank my wonderful wife, Kim, who is not here tonight. I probably ought to thank my son for the first time for inspiration. I am so honored to carry the torch another year, and thank God for all the blessings in my life." -- Brad Paisley

Top Vocal Group

Rascal Flatts

"The fans, thank you so much for coming out every night. Thank you all so very much, seriously. We like to give God all the thanks and all the glory for giving us a stage to stand up and perform on every night. Thank you to Las Vegas for keeping air conditioners on." -- Gary LeVox

Academy of Country Music Crystal Milestone Award

Garth Brooks

"I just want to say thank you. This is about record sales. I’m hoping it’s about music. I have to thank all of record retail. Of course, I have to thank all the guys in Nashville and country radio. Country music fans, of course, are still the greatest and the biggest population out there. I think like all children out here, which I am, I owe this to my mom and dad since they probably bought half of these records anyway." -- Garth Brooks

The ACM/The Home Depot Humanitarian Award

Rascal Flatts

"We are humbled and honored to receive this tonight, and of all we’ve been given, this is probably one of the most special. We’ve been firm believers that if you get, you give back. ... I want to challenge everybody out there to give your blessings back because it will come back to you 100 times over." -- Jay DeMarcus

Vocal Event of the Year

"Find Out Who Your Friends Are"  

Tracy Lawrence, Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney
Produced by Julian King and Tracy Lawrence
Label: Rocky Comfort/CO5

Presented prior to the telecast.

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Top Vocal Duo

Brooks & Dunn

"We’re glad Dr. Phil was here because we’re going to need therapy!" -- Kix Brooks

"There’s a little fire in the train now, it’s heated up." -- Ronnie Dunn

Song of the Year

"Stay"  

Sugarland
Written by Jennifer Nettles
Publisher: Jennifer Nettles Publishing (ASCAP)

"It means so much to me that you guys really relate to this song and that you accept it. Thank you so much to my partner Kristian Bush and to Gail Gelman [manager] for believing in this song before anybody did. Thank you to Luke Lewis and your whole staff at Mercury to have big ones enough, that when we came to you and said, 'Hey, let’s put a song without drums on the radio,' you said, 'Sure!'" -- Jennifer Nettles

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Album of the Year

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend  

Miranda Lambert
Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke
Label: Columbia

"I don’t know what to say. I was not expecting this at all. I was right behind Kenny Chesney, and I just don’t feel right taking this. But thank you so much to my fans and to the industry for accepting me so much, being a little left of center. I’m a songwriter. I poured my heart and soul into this album. It’s a part of who I am. Thank you for appreciating it. Thank you to my family and to ... my boyfriend for supporting me and telling me it's OK to be who I am. Thank you so much. I appreciate it." -- Miranda Lambert

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Top New Male Vocalist

Jack Ingram

"To anybody who dared to dream big dreams and high hopes with me, know this: Live it! Own it! Dreams come true, man. Never give up." -- Jack Ingram

Top New Duo or Vocal Group

Lady Antebellum

"We want to thank God and our families so much for their support, and we are so humbled." -- Hillary Scott

Top New Female Vocalist

Tayor Swift

"There are so many people who deserve to be thanked for this, but I am going to thank one. And that’s a person that used to love to go to lunch with her friends and cook dinner for her family and sleep in her bed every night. She gave that all away and left that all behind to go on the road with her 16-year-old daughter. … And then she was sleeping in rental cars and in airplanes and rental cars with her mouth wide open because she was so tired. And so Mom, thank you so much! I love you! This is for you!" -- Taylor Swift

Video of the Year

"Online"  

Brad Paisley
Produced by Frames Per Second
Directed by Jason Alexander

Presented prior to the telecast.

Lyrics | Video

Single Record of the Year

"Stay"  

Sugarland
Produced by Kristian Bush, Byron Gallimore and Jennifer Nettles
Label: Mercury

"Thanks everybody for believing in a song that's almost a five-minute acoustic song and making that a hit on the radio. That's something that wouldn’t have happened without everybody here." -- Kristian Bush

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National On-Air Personality of the Year

On-Air Personality of the Year -- Major Market

On-Air Personality of the Year -- Medium Market

On-Air Personality of the Year -- Small Market

Radio Station of the Year -- Major Market

Radio Station of the Year -- Medium Market

Radio Station of the Year -- Small Market

Producer of the Year

Audio Engineer of the Year

Top Bass Player of the Year

Top Percussionist/Drummer of the Year

Top Fiddle Player of the Year

Top Guitarist of the Year

Top Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year

Top Specialty Instrument(s) Player of the Year

Top Steel Guitar Player of the Year

Venue of the Year

Nightclub of the Year

Casino of the Year

Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year

Promoter of the Year