ACM award winners + acceptance speeches + pictures


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."

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."

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."

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."

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

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."

TOP NEW FEMALE VOCALIST
Taylor 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!"

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

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Miranda Lambert
Produced by Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke
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."

SONG OF THE YEAR
Stay
Writer: Jennifer Nettles
Publishers: 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!'"

SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR
Stay
Sugarland
Produced by Kristian Bush, Byron Gallimore, Jennifer Nettles
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."

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Find Out Who Your Friends Are
Tracy Lawrence featuring Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney
Produced by Julian King, Tracy Lawrence
Rocky Comfort/CO5



Presented prior to the telecast.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Online
Brad Paisley
Producer: Mark Kalbfield and Peter Tilden
Director: Jason Alexander



Presented prior to the telecast.

i'm sorry for the tiny sugarland pictures, those are the only vid caps i could find quickly

also, miranda and lady A FTMFW

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