Tonight’s Academy of Country Music Awards honored several of the genres top stars like repeating Entertainer of the Year Taylor Swift. However, the show also welcomed a pop princess honoring Kelly Clarkson with two awards for her duet with Jason Aldean, “Don’t You Wanna Stay”. The beautiful ballad which hit # 1 on the Country charts and was a Pop, Hot AC and AC crossover smash has also sold over 2 million downloads, grabbed a Grammy nomination and won a CMA Award as well. That is one enduring hit…. Clarkson wasn’t the only former American Idol winner tonight either as last year’s winner Scotty McCreery won Best New Artist while former ACM winner Carrie Underwood opened the show with her new smash “Good Girl”. (Check out her sexy performance below)…. Other winners included Thompson Square, Lady Antebellum and husband and wife duo Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert. For more on the show, head here and take a look at the big winners below.
2012 ACM Awards Winners:
Entertainer of the Year: Taylor Swift (* fan voted)
Male Vocalist: Blake Shelton
Female Vocalist: Miranda Lambert
Vocal Group: Lady Antebellum
Vocal Duo: Thompson Square
Vocal Event of the Year: “Don’t You Wanna Stay”- Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson
Single Record of the Year: “Don’t You Wanna Stay”- Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson
New Artist: Scotty McCreery (* fan voted)
Video of the Year: “Red Solo Cup”- Toby Keith
Album of the Year: Four the Record- Miranda Lambert
Song of the Year: “Crazy Girl”- Eli Young Band
And here’s Carrie Underwood’s hot performance of “Good Girl”
It seems like we just had a country music award show like last week. Well, it wasn’t last week, but a few weeks ago was the Academy of Country Music Awards, and today we have more country award news. This morning the nominations for the CMT Music Awardshonoring the best in Country music videos were announced. Leading the way is the breakout country crooner of the year Jason Aldean who received noms for his videos “My Kinda Party” and “Don’t You Wanna Stay”, his duet with Kelly Clarkson. Joining her fellow Idol as a nominee is Carrie Underwood who grabbed two nods for her video “Undo It”. Landing three nominations apiece were Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum, Zac Brown Band, The Band Perry, Rascal Flatts and Miranda Lambert. Take a look at the list of the nominees below and watch the show on CMT on June 8th.
2011 CMT Music Award Nominees
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration) and the video director.? Final nominees announced during live telecast, with final voting held online at CMT.com during the show.
• Jason Aldean – “My Kinda Party”
• Kenny Chesney – “The Boys Of Fall”
• Lady Antebellum – “Hello World”
• Miranda Lambert – “The House That Built Me”
• Rascal Flatts – “Why Wait”
• Sugarland – “Stuck Like Glue”
• Taylor Swift – “Mine”
• The Band Perry – “If I Die Young”
• Carrie Underwood – “Undo It”
• Zac Brown Band – “Colder Weather”
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist
• Jason Aldean – “My Kinda Party”
• Kenny Chesney – “The Boys Of Fall”
• Toby Keith – “Bullets In The Gun”
• Blake Shelton – “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking”
• Keith Urban – “Without You”
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist
• Sara Evans – “A Little Bit Stronger”
• Miranda Lambert – “The House That Built Me”
• Reba – “Turn On The Radio”
• Taylor Swift – “Mine”
• Carrie Underwood – “Undo It”
GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a group; awarded to the artists
• Lady Antebellum – “Hello World”
• Little Big Town – “Little White Church”
• Rascal Flatts – “Why Wait”
• The Band Perry – “If I Die Young”
• Zac Brown Band – “Colder Weather”
DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a duo; awarded to the artists
• Steel Magnolia – “Last Night Again”
• Sugarland – “Stuck Like Glue”
• The Civil Wars – “Barton Hollow”
• The JaneDear Girls – “Wildflower”
• Thompson Square – “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not”
USA WEEKEND BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from an artist’s major breakthrough album; awarded to the artist (male, female, or group/duo)
• Lee Brice – “Love Like Crazy”
• Aaron Lewis – “Country Boy”
• Jerrod Niemann – “Lover, Lover”
• The Band Perry – “If I Die Young”
• Thompson Square – “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not”
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video that featured a special collaborative appearance by artists; awarded to the artists (individual, group or duo)
• Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson – “Don’t You Wanna Stay”
• Justin Bieber feat. Rascal Flatts – “That Should Be Me”
• Kid Rock feat. Sheryl Crow – “Collide”
• Aaron Lewis feat. George Jones and Charlie Daniels – “Country Boy”
• Loretta Lynn, Miranda Lambert and Sheryl Crow – “Coal Miner’s Daughter”
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Musical performance on a television show, series or variety special on CMT; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo)
• Martina McBride and Train – “A Broken Wing” from CMT CROSSROADS: TRAIN AND MARTINA MCBRIDE
• Reba – “If I Were A Boy” from UNPLUGGED: REBA
• Darius Rucker and Adele – “Need You Now” from 2010 CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR
• Keith Urban and John Mayer – “Sweet Thing” from CMT CROSSROADS: JOHN MAYER AND KEITH URBAN
• Zac Brown Band and Jimmy Buffett – “Margaritaville” from CMT CROSSROADS: JIMMY BUFFETT AND ZAC BROWN BAND
BEST WEB VIDEO OF THE YEAR (New for 2011)
Best video created primarily for internet streaming; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo)
• Jason Aldean – “My Kinda Party” (Live From The CMT Webcast)
• Luke Bryan – “It’s A Shore Thing”
• Lady Antebellum – “Stars Tonight”
• Blake Shelton – “Kiss My Country Ass”
• Taylor Swift – “Mine” (Live from the Speak Now Album Release Party)
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Best video director of the year; awarded to the director for his or her body of work from the past year
• Deaton Flanigen (award eligible videos include: Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow’s “Collide” and the JaneDear Girl’s “Wildflower”)
• Trey Fanjoy (award eligible videos include: Miranda Lambert’s “The House That Built Me” and Blake Shelton’s “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking”)
• Chris Hicky (award eligible videos include: Carrie Underwood’s “Undo It” and Keith Urban’s “Without You”)
• David McClister (award eligible videos include: The Band Perry’s “If I Die Young” and LeAnn Rimes’ “Swingin’”)
• Roman White (award eligible videos include: Lady Antebellum’s “Hello World” and Kellie Pickler’s “Makin’ Me Fall In Love Again”)
And here’s Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson with my fave song of the year and a nominee for the CMT’s “Don’ You Wanna Stay”
It looks like Adele and Katy Perry don’t want anyone else to get any glory on the music charts this year as both of them continue their domination of the Album and Singles charts. As Adele’s 21 returns to the top of the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart, it also passes 1 million in sales and remains the top-selling album of the year by over 300,000 copies. (Mumford & Sons’ Sigh No More is in second.). Adele is also helped by her leadoff single “Rolling in the Deep” which remains in the top ten of the Hot 100 and the Top Digital Singles Sales charts… Speaking of the singles charts, Katy Perry’s fourth consecutive Hot 100 and Digital Singles Sales # 1 holds steady as “E.T.” easily wins another week on top. So far this year Katy is the top digital singles sales artist with big numbers for “E.T.”, “Firework” and “Teenage Dream”… The other news on the albums chart comes from debuts in the top ten by Hollywood Undead and Asking Alexandria who both grab their first top ten records. And Blake Shelton makes waves on the singles sales chart with his first top ten “Honey Bee” which got a big boost from his hosting gig in the ACM’s last week and his upcoming stint as a judge on NBC’s The Voice…. Take a look at the tops of both charts below.
Top Ten Albums:
1.Adele, 21 (last week~ 3)
2.Britney Spears, Femme Fatale (lw~ 1)
3.Radiohead, King of Limbs (lw~ 6)
4.Hollywood Undead, American Tragedy (debut)
5.Wiz Khalifa, Rolling Papers (lw~ 2)
6.Chris Brown, F.A.M.E. (lw~ 4)
7.Various, Songs for Japan (lw~ 5)
8.Mumford & Sons, Sigh No More (lw~ 11)
9.Asking Alexandria, Reckless & Relentless (debut)
10.Kirk Franklin, Hello Fear (lw~ 9)
Top Ten Digital Sales Singles:
1. “E.T.”- Katy Perry w/Kanye West (lw~ 1)
2. “Just Can’t Get Enough”- Black Eyed Peas (lw~ 2)
3. “S & M”- Rihanna (lw~ 3)
4. “Honey Bee”- Blake Shelton (debut)
5. “Til the World Ends”- Britney Spears (lw~ 15)
6. “Look at Me Now”- Chris Brown (lw~ 5)
7. “On the Floor”- Jennifer Lopez w/Pitbull (lw~ 4)
8. “Rolling in the Deep”- Adele (lw~ 9)
9. “Give Me Everything”- Pitbull (lw~ 58)
10. “Born This Way”- Lady Gaga (lw~8)
And here’s a little Adele treat for you… Enjoy her live performance of the gorgeous song “Turning Tables” below… And watch out for Gwyneth Paltrow to sing it onGleein the coming weeks…
You may be wondering what the heck Rihanna was doing at a country music awards show over the weekend. However, after watching her perform her new single “California King Bed” with Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles, you probably didn’t care. It was that good and was one of two fantastic duets that stole the show at the Academy of Country Music Awards last night. The other was a big diva duet between former ACM Entertainer of the Year Carrie Underwood and new American Idol judge Steven Tyler who slayed their hits “Undo It” and “Walk This Way”. Check out both performances below. Also take a look at the winners list which featured Miranda Lambert taking home 4 awards and Taylor Swift grabbing the big award for the first time in her career.
2011 ACM Award Winners:
Entertainer of the Year: Taylor Swift
Top Male Vocalist: Brad Paisley
Top Female Vocalist: Miranda Lambert
Top Vocal Duo: Sugarland
Top Vocal Group: Lady Antebellum
Top New Solo Artist: Eric Church (previously announced)
Top New Vocal Duo or Group: The Band Perry (previously announced)
Top New Artist: The Band Perry
Album of the Year: Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
Single Record of the Year: “The House That Built Me,” Miranda Lambert
Song of the Year: “The House That Built Me,” Miranda Lambert
Video of the Year: “The House That Built Me,” Miranda Lambert
Vocal Event of the Year: “As She’s Walking Away,” Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson
Carrie Underwood & Steven Tyler “Undo It/Walk This Way”
Carrie Underwood has done it again. Tonight she won Entertainer of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards for the second consecutive year becoming the first female artist to win this award twice. Other female acts who have won the prize, however just once, include Shania Twain, Dolly Parton and the Dixie Chicks. It was an auspicious win as Carrie lost in the other 5 categories she was nominated in. (At least she can take solace in the big award as her rival Taylor Swift went 0 for 5 tonight). Carrie was also recognized for having received the “Triple Crown” of ACM honors in the past consisting of Best New Artist, Female Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year. Other big winners tonight included Lady Antebellum and Miranda Lambert who was a surprise Album of the Year and Female Vocalist winner over Swift and Underwood. For all your ACM info, click here. Check out the list of this year’s winners below and an amazing performance by the Entertainer of the Year, Miss Carrie Underwood doing her recent # 1 smash “Temporary Home”.
Here’s a complete list of the winners at the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR: Carrie Underwood
TOP MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR: Brad Paisley
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR: Miranda Lambert
TOP VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR: Lady Antebellum
TOP VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR: Brooks & Dunn
TOP NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Luke Bryan
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: “Revolution” – Miranda Lambert
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR “Need You Now”- Lady Antebellum
SONG OF THE YEAR: “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum
Tonight’s Academy of Country Music Awards honored several of the genres top stars like repeating Entertainer of the Year Taylor Swift. However, the show also welcomed a pop princess honoring Kelly Clarkson with two awards for her duet with Jason Aldean, “Don’t You Wanna Stay”. The beautiful ballad which hit # 1 on the Country charts and was a Pop, Hot AC and AC crossover smash has also sold over 2 million downloads, grabbed a Grammy nomination and won a CMA Award as well. That is one enduring hit…. Clarkson wasn’t the only former American Idol winner tonight either as last year’s winner Scotty McCreery won Best New Artist while former ACM winner Carrie Underwood opened the show with her new smash “Good Girl”. (Check out her sexy performance below)…. Other winners included Thompson Square, Lady Antebellum and husband and wife duo Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert. For more on the show, head here and take a look at the big winners below.
