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2009 ACM Awards: The Show, The Winners
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The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas was the place to be tonight (April 5) for all things country, as the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards arrived. Hosted by Reba McEntire, the big shindig kicked off with an ensemble performance by Brooks & Dunn, featuring Taylor Swift, Sugarland, Carrie Underwood and Rascal Flatts. McEntire exclaimed, What an opening! Now that's what I call a stimulus package!" And speaking of Rascal Flatts, they garnered the Top Vocal Group award, beating out Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Randy Rogers Band, and Lost Trailers. Meanwhile, Jamey Johnson took home the trophy for Song of the Year (his first ACM as a solo artist) for In Color." Meanwhile, Taylor Swift was presented with a special ACM Crystal Milestone Award for helping to draw a youthful audience to the world of country music. Are you serious?" Swift exclaimed, giving Reba a big hug. To you guys who come to my show. I have absolutely fallen in love with you and will never forget you, ever." With Miley Cyrus stirring up the crowd with her performance of The Climb," the event came to a close with Rascal Flatts being named this year's Entertainer of the Year - an award voted on by fans around the world. The complete list of winners is as follows: Entertainer of the Year Winner: Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Rascal Flatts George Strait Keith Urban Top Male Vocalist Rodney Atkins Kenny Chesney Winner: Brad Paisley George Strait Keith Urban Top Female Vocalist Miranda Lambert Martina McBride LeAnn Rimes Taylor Swift Winner: Carrie Underwood Top Vocal Group Diamond Rio Eagles Emerson Drive Little Big Town Winner: Rascal Flatts Top Vocal Duo Big & Rich Winner: Brooks & Dunn Halfway To Hazard Montgomery Gentry Sugarland Top New Male Vocalist Luke Bryan Winner: Jack Ingram Jake Owen Top New Female Vocalist Sarah Buxton Kellie Pickler Winner: Taylor Swift Top New Duo or Vocal Group Carolina Rain Winner: Lady Antebellum The Wreckers Album of the Year 5th Gear - Brad Paisley Winner: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - Miranda Lambert Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates - Kenny Chesney If You're Going Through Hell - Rodney Atkins Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift Single Record of the Year Don't Blink - Kenny Chesney Famous In A Small Town - Miranda Lambert Lost In This Moment - Big & Rich Winner: Stay - Sugarland Watching Airplanes - Gary Allan Song of the Year Don't Blink - Kenny Chesney Lost In This Moment - Big & Rich Moments - Emerson Drive Watching You - Rodney Atkins Winner: Stay - Sugarland Video of the Year Don't Blink - Kenny Chesney Lost In This Moment - Big & Rich Winner: Online - Brad Paisley Stay - Sugarland Watching You - Rodney Atkins Vocal Event of the Year Because Of You - Reba McEntire Duet With Kelly Clarkson Winner: Find Out Who Your Friends Are - Tracy Lawrence With Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney Shiftwork - Kenny Chesney Duet With George Strait Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore - Bon Jovi Featuring LeAnn Rimes What You Give Away - Vince Gill With Sheryl Crow
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2009.04.06, celebrity-gossip.net
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Julianne Hough Shines at 2009 ACM Awards
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She's a relative newcomer to the world of country music, but Julianne Hough seemed to fit right in at tonight's 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. The That Song in My Head" singer arrived on the orange carpet outside the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino along with her boyfriend, singer Chuck Wicks. And as could be expected, Julianne looked simply stunning in a silver and gold sleeveless dress while Wicks donned a black three-piece suit. Tonight Miss Hough will compete against Sarah Buxton and Ashton Shepherd in the brand new Top New Female Vocalist category.
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2009.04.06, gossipgirls.com
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