Entertainer of the Year
· Jason Aldean
· Toby Keith
· Miranda Lambert
· Brad Paisley
· Taylor Swift
· Keith Urban
Top Male Vocalist of the Year
· Jason Aldean
· Brad Paisley
· Blake Shelton
· George Strait
· Keith Urban
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
· Miranda Lambert
· Reba McEntire
· Taylor Swift
· Carrie Underwood
· Lee Ann Womack
Top Vocal Duo of the Year
· the JaneDear girls
· Joey + Rory
· Montgomery Gentry
· Steel Magnolia
· Sugarland
Top Vocal Group of the Year
· Lady Antebellum
· Little Big Town
· Randy Rogers Band
· The Band Perry
· Zac Brown Band
Top New Solo Vocalist of the Year (Previously Announced)
· Eric Church
· Easton Corbin
· Randy Houser
Top New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year (Previously Announced)
· the JaneDear girls
· Steel Magnolia
· The Band Perry
Album of the Year [TIE] (awarded to Artist, Producer, Record Co.)
· Hemingway’s Whiskey – Kenny Chesney (BNA); Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
· Need You Now - Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville); Produced by: Lady Antebellum, Paul Worley
· The Guitar Song – Jamey Johnson (Mercury); Produced by: Arlis Albritton, Dave Cobb, The Kent Hardly Playboys
· Speak Now – Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records); Produced by: Nathan Chapman, Taylor Swift
· Up On The Ridge – Dierks Bentley (Capitol Records Nashville); Produced by: Jon Randall Stewart
· You Get What You Give - Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground / Roar / Bigger Picture / Atlantic); Produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall
Single Record of the Year [TIE] (awarded to Artist, Producer, Record Co.)
· A Little More Country Than That – Easton Corbin (Mercury); Produced by: Carson Chamberlain
· As She’s Walking Away - Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson (Southern Ground / Roar / Bigger Picture / Atlantic); Produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall
· If I Die Young – The Band Perry (Republic Nashville); Produced by: Paul Worley
· Love Like Crazy – Lee Brice (Curb Records); Produced by: Lee Brice, Doug Johnson
· The Boys Of Fall – Kenny Chesney (BNA); Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
· The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville); Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke
Song of the Year (awarded to Composer, Publisher, Artist)
· A Little More Country Than That – Easton Corbin; Composers: Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress, Wynn Varble; Publishers: A Sling And A Prayer Music (ASCAP), Chrysalis One Music (ASCAP), Don Poythress Songs (ASCAP), Precious Flour Music (BMI), Universal Music-MGB Songs (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
· As She’s Walking Away – Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson; Composers: Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette; Publishers: Angelika Music (BMI), Weimerhound Publishing (BMI)
· If I Die Young – The Band Perry; Composer: Kimberly Perry; Publishers: Pearlfeather Publishing (BMI), Rio Bravo Music, Inc. (BMI)
· Love Like Crazy – Lee Brice; Composers: Tim James, Doug Johnson; Publishers: Mike Curb Music (BMI), Sweet Radical Music (BMI), T-Bird’s Music (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
· The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert; Composers: Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin; Publishers: Built On Rock (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Tomdouglasmusic (BMI)
Video of the Year (awarded to Producer, Director, Artist)
· Hillbilly Bone – Blake Shelton Featuring Trace Adkins; Producer: Randy Brewer; Director: Roman White
· Only Prettier – Miranda Lambert; Producer: Trent Hardville; Director: Trey Fanjoy
· Stuck Like Glue – Sugarland; Producer: Tony McGarry; Director: Declan Whitebloom
· The Boys Of Fall – Kenny Chesney; Producer: Don Lepore; Director: Shaun Silva
· The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert; Producer: Trent Hardville; Director: Trey Fanjoy
Vocal Event of the Year (awarded to Artist, Producer, Record Co.)
· As She’s Walking Away – Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson (Southern Ground / Roar / Bigger Picture / Atlantic); Produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall
· Blue Sky – Emily West Featuring Keith Urban (Capitol Records Nashville); Produced by: Mark Bright
· Coal Miner’s Daughter – Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville; Produced by: John Carter Cash, Patsy Lynn Russell
· Cold Beer – Colt Ford Featuring Jamey Johnson (Average Joes); Produced by: Shannon Houchins, Adrian Young
· Good To Be Me – Uncle Kracker Featuring Kid Rock (Top Dog/ Atlantic / Bigger Picture); Produced by: Kid Rock
