Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert Among Winners of CMA Awards

The 47TH ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, "Country Music's Party of the Year®" honoring country music's best and introducing the industry's hottest emerging talent, was broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas last night on the CBS Television Network. The show, produced by Dick Clark productions, was hosted for the second consecutive year by Reba and Blake Shelton.

The winners at the 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards were:

Entertainer of the year: Taylor Swift

Top male vocalist: Blake Shelton

Top female vocalist: Miranda Lambert

Top vocal group: Lady Antebellum

Top vocal duo: Thompson Square

Top new artist: Scotty McCreery

Album of the year: Four the Record, Miranda Lambert

Single record of the year: Don't You Wanna Stay, Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson

Song of the year: Crazy Girl, Eli Young Band

Video of the year: Red Solo Cup, Toby Keith

Vocal event of the year: Don't You Wanna Stay, Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson

Today, Monday, April 2nd, the Academy and Dick Clark productions will tape an all-star concert special, ACM PRESENTS: Lionel Richie and Friends In Concert, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena to air at a later date on the CBS. This country collaboration with the legendary Lionel Richie, featuring duets from his upcoming album Tuskeegee along with solo performances, will include some of Richie's greatest hits performed by Jason Aldean, The Band Perry, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Rogers and many more. Tickets sales from ACM PRESENTS: Lionel Richie and Friends - A Lifetime of Hits will benefit ACM Lifting Lives, which works to improve lives through music. For more information, log onto www.ACMLiftingLives.org or www.ACMcountry.com.

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