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.
Winners and nominees Winners are shown in bold. Entertainer of the YearAlbum 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 BandFemale Artist of the YearMale Artist of the Year Miranda Lambert Reba McEntire Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood Lee Ann Womack Brad Paisley Jason Aldean Blake Shelton George Strait Keith UrbanVocal Group of the YearVocal 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 GirlsSingle of the YearSong 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 JohnsonBest New Artist of the YearVideo 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 ChesneyVocal 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 Notes
Performers Performer(s)Song(s)Brad PaisleyAlabamaOpening Performance"Old Alabama"Toby Keith"Somewhere Else"Carrie UnderwoodSteven 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 NettlesRihanna"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 BrownJames Taylor"Colder Weather""Sweet Baby James"
Presenters AwardPresenter(s) Song of the YearBrooklyn DeckerChace CrawfordSingle of the YearNancy O'Dell Top New Artist of the YearLuke BryanAlbum of the YearMiranda LambertTop Vocal Group of the YearDonny OsmondMarie OsmondTop Male Artist of the YearMarg Helgenberger Top Vocal Duo of the YearWynonna JuddNaomi JuddTop Female Artist of the YearReese WitherspoonRobert PattinsonEntertainer of the YearRyan Seacrest
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