CMA Awards Winners 2012

Country music’s biggest event wal held yesterday. The 46th annual CMA Awards broadcast yesterday was full of surprising winners. Blake Shelton leads the CMa 2012 winners with three accolades – having bested such country music giants as Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney and Taylor Swift.

Blake’s wife and co-writer Miranda Lambert helped him to scoop the award in Entertainer of the year category, but it was just one of Shelton’s awards. He also scored male vocalist of the year and got a little choked up when he and Lambert’s song Over You won song of the year. The couple, who wrote the track about the car accident that killed Shelton’s older brother when he was teenager, gave an emotional acceptance speech. Lambert was seen getting teary-eyed, as Shelton spoke onstage.

Of course, recurring hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood were there for all of the action — which airs live from Nashville annually — though some may say they have the easy job. The hardest part of the CMAs is likely choosing winners from an endless list of country music talent.

There was also a star-studded tribute to Willie Nelson featuring Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Shelton and Lady Antebellum.

2012 CMA Awards Nominees and Winners

Entertainer of the Year

Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton – WINNER
Taylor Swift

Female Vocalist of the Year

Kelly Clarkson
Miranda Lambert – WINNER
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the Year

Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Blake Shelton – WINNER
Keith Urban

Vocal Group of the Year

The Band Perry
Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town – WINNERS
Zac Brown Band

Vocal Duo of the Year

Big & Rich
Love and Theft
Sugarland
The Civil Wars
Thompson Square – WINNERS

New Artist of the Year

Lee Brice
Brantley Gilbert
Hunter Hayes – WINNER
Love and Theft
Thompson Square

Album of the Year

Luke Bryan, Tailgates and Tanlines
Eric Church, Chief – WINNER
Miranda Lambert, Four the Record
Dierks Bentley, Home
Lady Antebellum, Own the Night

Song of the Year (Award goes to songwriters)

Eli Young Band, Even if It Breaks Your Heart – written by Will Hoge and Eric Paslay
Blake Shelton, God Gave Me You – written by Dave Barnes
Dierks Bentley, Home – written by Dierks Bentley, Dan Wilson and Brett Beavers
Miranda Lambert, Over You – written by Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton – WINNERS
Eric Church, Springsteen – written by Eric Church, Jeff Hyde and Ryan Tyndell

Single of the Year (Award goes to artist and producer)

Jason Aldean, Dirt Road Anthem
Blake Shelton, God Gave Me You
Dierks Bentley, Home
Little Big Town, “Pontoon” – WINNERS
Eric Church, Springsteen

Musical Event of the Year

Dixie Highway, Alan Jackson and Zac Brown Band
Feel Like a Rock Star, Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw – WINNERS
Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die, Willie Nelson featuring Snoop Dogg, Kris Kristofferson and Jamey Johnson
Safe and Sound, Taylor Swift featuring the Civil Wars
Stuck on You, Lionel Richie and Darius Rucker

Music Video of the Year

Eric Church, Springsteen
Kenny Chesney, Come Over
Miranda Lambert, Over You
Little Big Town, Pontoon
Toby Keith, Red Solo Cup – WINNERS

Musician of the Year

Sam Bush
Paul Franklin
Dann Huff
Brent Mason
Mac McAnally – WINNER

Here are CMA 2012 red carpet arrivals:

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