# 2010 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2010.

## Events

* January 31 – Taylor Swift becomes the youngest person to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for her sophomore country album Fearless (2008). Fearless additionally wins the award for Best Country Album, while Swift's "White Horse" is awarded Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song.
* February 1 – Loretta Lynn marks 50 years since she signed her first recording contract.
* February 6 – Wynonna Judd announces that she will reunite with her mother, Naomi Judd, to tour and record a studio album for the final time as The Judds by the end of 2010.
* February 13 – Two men in a small pickup truck die from injuries they sustained after colliding with one of Trace Adkins's tour buses. The truck was believed to have crossed the "no passing" line in the center of the road which resulted in the crash. Several members of Adkins' band were aboard the bus, but did not suffer any major injuries. Adkins himself was not on board the bus at the time.
* April 14 – Disney Music Group announces the closure of Lyric Street Records. The label's flagship act, Rascal Flatts, along with Bucky Covington, Kevin Fowler, and Tyler Dickerson follow them within the label's parent company. Three other artists on the roster – Sarah Buxton, Love and Theft and The Parks – are released from the label.
* April 18 – Carrie Underwood becomes the first woman in history to win the Entertainer of the Year award at the Academy of Country Music Awards twice. Underwood previously won the award at the 2009 ceremony.
* May 3 – Chely Wright becomes the first major country artist to come out as homosexual.
* May 4 – Flooding on the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee, causes damage to the Grand Ole Opry House and Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, with several feet of water. Grand Ole Opry performances are moved to the Ryman Auditorium, War Memorial Auditorium and the Two Rivers Baptist Church; all of which were unaffected by the floods. The common areas of the Gaylord Opryland Hotel were destroyed, and parts of the hotel are under 10 feet of water.
* May 11 – Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert become engaged after five years of dating.
* May 26 – Country music legend Willie Nelson cuts his "trademark, waist-length braids."
* May 29 – The Lost Trailers announce that they will disband in September after the final date of their 2010 concert tour.
* June 23 – Kellie Pickler and songwriter Kyle Jacobs become engaged after two and a half years of dating.
* July 10 – Carrie Underwood and Ottawa Senators player Mike Fisher marry in a private ceremony in Georgia.
* October 26 – Billy Ray Cyrus and wife Tish file for divorce in Nashville. According to People magazine, the couple filed for divorce documents on Tuesday, October 26, 2010, citing irreconcilable differences Less than a year later, on March 18, 2011, Cyrus announces on The View that he has dropped the divorce.
* October 30 – Randy Travis and wife Elizabeth file for divorce. According to the Associated Press, Randy filed a petition for dissolution of marriage in Albuquerque, N.M. on Thursday, October 28, citing that a "state of incompatibility exists between the parties".
* November 11 – The Nashville Scene publishes a report from representatives of British progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project, alleging that the chorus of Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" – which during 2010 became a major crossover smash hit in the U.S. and worldwide – has the same melody as the chorus of Parsons' "Eye In The Sky", a 1982 hit single that peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
* December 5 – The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts honors Merle Haggard for his lifetime contributions to the arts.
* December – The song "Love Like Crazy" by Lee Brice, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in September, is named the No. 1 country song of 2010, and in doing so becomes the first non-No. 1 song in the chart's 66-year history to earn such an honor. Earlier in the year, "Love Like Crazy" broke the chart's longevity record, spending 55 weeks on the chart and surpassing (by one week) a 62-year-old record, established by Eddy Arnold's "Bouquet of Roses."

## Top hits of the year

The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs or Canada Country charts in 2010:
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
| 3 | 2 | Ain't Back Yet | Kenny Chesney |
| 1 | 3 | All About Tonight | Blake Shelton |
| 1 | 15 | All Over Me | Josh Turner |
| 1 | 1 | American Honey | Lady Antebellum |
| 2 | 1 | American Saturday Night | Brad Paisley |
| 1 | 1 | Anything Like Me | Brad Paisley |
| 1 | 1 | As She's Walking Away | Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson |
| 6 | 30 | Backwoods | Justin Moore |
| 17 | 44 | Beer on the Table | Josh Thompson |
| 1 | 1 | The Boys of Fall | Kenny Chesney |
| 1 | 8 | Come Back Song | Darius Rucker |
| 1 | 1 | Consider Me Gone | Reba |
| 2 | 3 | Crazy Town | Jason Aldean |
| 6 | 11 | Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song) | Toby Keith |
| 14 | 49 | Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You | Kellie Pickler |
| 15 | 6 | Every Dog Has Its Day | Toby Keith |
| 5 | 25 | Farmer's Daughter | Rodney Atkins |
| 10 | 7 | Fearless | Taylor Swift |
| 1 | 4 | Free | Zac Brown Band |
| 18 | 50 | Get Off on the Pain | Gary Allan |
| 1 | 1 | Gimmie That Girl | Joe Nichols |
| 17 | 11 | Hard Hat and a Hammer | Alan Jackson |
| 10 | 20 | Hell on the Heart | Eric Church |
| 1 | 3 | Highway 20 Ride | Zac Brown Band |
| 1 | 8 | Hillbilly Bone | Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins |
| 20 | — | Hip to My Heart | The Band Perry |
| 3 | 3 | History in the Making | Darius Rucker |
| 1 | 2 | The House That Built Me | Miranda Lambert |
| 17 | 42 | How I Got to Be This Way | Justin Moore |
| 14 | — | Hurry Home | Jason Michael Carroll |
| 3 | 4 | I Gotta Get to You | George Strait |
| 7 | 6 | I Keep On Loving You | Reba |
| 2 | 12 | I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes | Dierks Bentley |
| 2 | 1 | I'm In | Keith Urban |
| 1 | 8 | If I Die Young | The Band Perry |
| 16 | 17 | It's Just That Way | Alan Jackson |
| 4 | 29 | Keep On Lovin' You | Steel Magnolia |
| 1 | 2 | A Little More Country Than That | Easton Corbin |
| 6 | 38 | Little White Church | Little Big Town |
| 3 | 11 | Love Like Crazy | Lee Brice |
| 1 | 2 | Lover, Lover | Jerrod Niemann |
| 1 | 3 | The Man I Want to Be | Chris Young |
| 2 | 7 | Mine | Taylor Swift |
| 12 | 31 | Only Prettier | Miranda Lambert |
| 1 | 1 | Our Kind of Love | Lady Antebellum |
| 13 | 12 | Pray for You | Jaron and the Long Road to Love |
| 1 | 1 | Pretty Good at Drinkin' Beer | Billy Currington |
| 1 | 3 | Rain Is a Good Thing | Luke Bryan |
| 1 | 1 | Roll with It | Easton Corbin |
| 4 | 13 | She Won't Be Lonely Long | Clay Walker |
| 6 | 13 | Smile | Uncle Kracker |
| 1 | 1 | Southern Voice | Tim McGraw |
| 16 | 11 | Still | Tim McGraw |
| 2 | 3 | Stuck Like Glue | Sugarland |
| 1 | 2 | Temporary Home | Carrie Underwood |
| 1 | 1 | That's How Country Boys Roll | Billy Currington |
| 15 | 44 | This Ain't No Love Song | Trace Adkins |
| 13 | 44 | This Ain't Nothin' | Craig Morgan |
| 3 | 1 | 'Til Summer Comes Around | Keith Urban |
| 18 | — | Today | Gary Allan |
| 19 | 35 | Trailerhood | Toby Keith |
| 1 | 1 | The Truth | Jason Aldean |
| 20 | — | Turning Home | David Nail |
| 14 | 13 | Twang | George Strait |
| 1 | 2 | Undo It | Carrie Underwood |
| 7 | 22 | Unstoppable | Rascal Flatts |
| 1 | 1 | Water | Brad Paisley |
| 15 | 50 | Way Out Here | Josh Thompson |
| 2 | 2 | White Liar | Miranda Lambert |
| 1 | 1 | Why Don't We Just Dance | Josh Turner |
| 1 | 2 | Why Wait | Rascal Flatts |
| 18 | 31 | Work Hard, Play Harder | Gretchen Wilson |
| 11 | 18 | Wrong Baby Wrong | Martina McBride |

## Top new album releases

The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2010:
| US | Album | Artist | Record label | Release date |
| 7 | 34 Number Ones | Alan Jackson | Arista Nashville | November 23 |
| 5 | Achin' and Shakin' | Laura Bell Bundy | Mercury Nashville | April 13 |
| 6 | The Age of Miracles | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Zoë | April 27 |
| 9 | Album Number Two | Joey + Rory | Vanguard/Sugar Hill | September 14 |
| 1 | All About Tonight (EP) | Blake Shelton | Reprise Nashville | August 10 |
| 3 | All the Women I Am | Reba McEntire | Starstruck/Valory | November 9 |
| 2 | American VI: Ain't No Grave | Johnny Cash | Lost Highway | February 23 |
| 2 | The Band Perry | The Band Perry | Republic Nashville | October 12 |
| 1 | Bullets in the Gun | Toby Keith | Show Dog-Universal Music | October 5 |
| 2 | Burning the Day | Randy Rogers Band | MCA Nashville | August 24 |
| 1 | Charleston, SC 1966 | Darius Rucker | Capitol Nashville | October 12 |
| 8 | Chicken & Biscuits | Colt Ford | Average Joes | April 20 |
| 4 | Country Music | Willie Nelson | Rounder | April 20 |
| 2 | Country Strong Soundtrack | Various Artists | RCA Nashville | October 26 |
| 5 | Country Strong: More Music from the Motion Picture | Various Artists | Screen Gems | December 21 |
| 1 | Cowboy's Back in Town | Trace Adkins | Show Dog-Universal Music | August 17 |
| 6 | Crazy Heart Soundtrack | Various Artists | New West | January 19 |
| 4 | Easton Corbin | Easton Corbin | Mercury Nashville | March 2 |
| 2 | Enjoy Yourself | Billy Currington | Mercury Nashville | September 21 |
| 2 | Freight Train | Alan Jackson | Arista Nashville | March 30 |
| 2 | Get Closer | Keith Urban | Capitol Nashville | November 16 |
| 2 | Get Off on the Pain | Gary Allan | MCA Nashville | March 9 |
| 2 | Getting Dressed in the Dark | Jaron and the Long Road to Love | Jaronwood Music/Universal Republic/Big Machine | June 22 |
| 1 | The Guitar Song | Jamey Johnson | Mercury Nashville | September 14 |
| 2 | Halfway to Heaven | Brantley Gilbert | Average Joes | March 16 |
| 9 | Happy Hour: The South River Road Sessions (EP) | Uncle Kracker | Atlantic | June 22 |
| 2 | Haywire | Josh Turner | MCA Nashville | February 9 |
| 1 | Hemingway's Whiskey | Kenny Chesney | Blue Chair/BNA Records | September 28 |
| 2 | Hillbilly Bone (EP) | Blake Shelton | Reprise Nashville | March 2 |
| 4 | Hits Alive | Brad Paisley | Arista Nashville | November 2 |
| 6 | I Got Your Country Right Here | Gretchen Wilson | Redneck Records | March 30 |
| 1 | The Incredible Machine | Sugarland | Mercury Nashville | October 19 |
| 3 | iTunes Session (EP) | Lady Antebellum | Capitol Nashville | August 17 |
| 1 | Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury | Jerrod Niemann | Sea Gayle/Arista Nashville | July 13 |
| 2 | Junky Star | Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses | Lost Highway | August 31 |
| 4 | Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton | Blake Shelton | Reprise Nashville | November 9 |
| 6 | Love Heals | Wynonna | Cracker Barrel | May 24 |
| 9 | Love Like Crazy | Lee Brice | Curb | June 8 |
| 4 | A Merry Little Christmas | Lady Antebellum | Capitol Nashville | October 12 |
| 3 | My Best Days | Danny Gokey | RCA Nashville/19 | March 2 |
| 1 | My Kinda Party | Jason Aldean | Broken Bow | November 2 |
| 1 | Need You Now | Lady Antebellum | Capitol Nashville | January 26 |
| 1 | Nothing Like This | Rascal Flatts | Big Machine | November 16 |
| 3 | Now That's What I Call Country Volume 3 | Various Artists | Capitol | September 14 |
| 7 | Now That's What I Call the USA: The Patriotic Country Collection | Various Artists | Sony | June 15 |
| 6 | Number One Hits | Tim McGraw | Curb | November 30 |
| 2 | Pass the Jar | Zac Brown Band | Atlantic | May 4 |
| 1 | The Reason Why | Little Big Town | Capitol Nashville | August 24 |
| 4 | Rebel Within | Hank Williams III | Curb | May 25 |
| 10 | Shake What God Gave Ya | James Otto | Warner Bros. Nashville | September 14 |
| 5 | She Won't Be Lonely Long | Clay Walker | Curb | June 8 |
| 1 | Speak Now | Taylor Swift | Big Machine | October 25 |
| 3 | Sweet and Wild | Jewel | Valory Music Group | June 8 |
| 8 | They Call Me Cadillac | Randy Houser | Show Dog-Universal Music | September 21 |
| 2 | Up on the Ridge | Dierks Bentley | Capitol Nashville | June 8 |
| 9 | Way Out Here | Josh Thompson | Columbia Nashville | February 23 |
| 1 | You Get What You Give | Zac Brown Band | Atlantic | September 21 |

### Other top albums

| US | Album | Artist | Record Label | Release Date |
| 32 | The Band Perry EP | The Band Perry | Republic Nashville | April 6 |
| 34 | The Best of Chris Cagle | Chris Cagle | Capitol Nashville | February 9 |
| 43 | Best Of... So Far | Kevin Fowler | Kevin Fowler | December 7 |
| 49 | Brand New Me | Cory Morrow | APEX/Write On | August 31 |
| 41 | Breathe Deep | Guy Penrod | Spring House | February 23 |
| 28 | Christian Kane (EP) | Christian Kane | Bigger Picture | March 9 |
| 14 | Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn | Various Artists | Columbia Nashville | November 9 |
| 19 | Dailey & Vincent Sing the Statler Brothers | Dailey & Vincent | Cracker Barrel | February 2 |
| 12 | The Definitive Greatest Hits: 'Til the Last Shot's Fired | Trace Adkins | Capitol Nashville | October 12 |
| 40 | The Essential Dixie Chicks | Dixie Chicks | Sony | October 26 |
| 35 | Everything Comes and Goes (EP) | Michelle Branch | Warner Bros. Nashville | July 13 |
| 44 | 50th Anniversary Collection | Loretta Lynn | MCA Nashville | April 6 |
| 41 | 14 Love Songs for the 14th | Rascal Flatts | Lyric Street | February 9 |
| 46 | Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions | Marty Stuart | Sugar Hill | August 24 |
| 24 | Good Ol' Nashville | Various Artists | Cracker Barrel | February 23 |
| 16 | The Gospel Music of The Statler Brothers: Volume 1 | The Statler Brothers | Gaither | May 18 |
| 17 | The Gospel Music of The Statler Brothers: Volume 2 | The Statler Brothers | Gaither | May 18 |
| 24 | Greatest Hits | Gretchen Wilson | Columbia Nashville | January 19 |
| 41 | Head Above Water | Brandon Rhyder | Reserve | February 16 |
| 27 | High in the Rockies: A Live Album | Jason Boland & the Stragglers | Thirty Tigers | April 20 |
| 25 | The House Rules | Christian Kane | Bigger Picture | December 7 |
| 18 | I Am What I Am | Merle Haggard | Vanguard | April 20 |
| 43 | Icon: Don Williams | Don Williams | MCA Nashville | August 31 |
| 45 | Icon: Johnny Cash | Johnny Cash | Mercury Nashville | August 31 |
| 38 | Icon: Patsy Cline | Patsy Cline | MCA Nashville | August 31 |
| 69 | Icon: Trisha Yearwood | Trisha Yearwood | MCA Nashville | August 31 |
| 32 | Lifted Off the Ground | Chely Wright | Vanguard | May 4 |
| 41 | Live at Billy Bob's Texas | Wade Bowen | Smith | April 27 |
| 36 | Love Songs | Vince Gill | MCA Nashville | January 26 |
| 19 | Matt Kennon | Matt Kennon | BamaJam/Stroudavarious | May 11 |
| 47 | Michael Waddell's Bone Collector: The Brotherhood Album | Rhett Akins and Dallas Davidson | Reprise | September 28 |
| 50 | Mosaic | Ricky Skaggs | Skaggs Family | August 24 |
| 46 | Mud Digger | Various Artists | Average Joes | August 3 |
| 32 | Not That Far Away (EP) | Jennette McCurdy | Capitol Nashville | August 17 |
| 42 | Outlaw | Mark Chesnutt | Saguaro Road | June 22 |
| 20 | Party Heard Around the World | Lonestar | Saguaro Road | April 27 |
| 47 | Patchwork River | Jim Lauderdale | Emergent | May 11 |
| 27 | Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks | Dixie Chicks | Columbia | June 1 |
| 41 | Right Road Now | Whitney Duncan | Warner Bros. Nashville | April 20 |
| 25 | The Road & the Rodeo | Aaron Watson | 31 Tigers | October 12 |
| 11 | Rodney Atkins | Rodney Atkins | Cracker Barrel | September 7 |
| 12 | Sarah Buxton | Sarah Buxton | Lyric Street | February 23 |
| 27 | The Secret Sisters | The Secret Sisters | Universal Republic | October 12 |
| 28 | She's Like Texas | Josh Abbott Band | Pretty Damn Tough | February 16 |
| 22 | Somewhere in Time | Reckless Kelly | Yep Roc | February 9 |
| 47 | Steel Magnolia — EP | Steel Magnolia | Big Machine | February 23 |
| 12 | Sweet Home Alabama: The Country Music Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd | Various Artists | Hip-O Records | July 20 |
| 16 | Tailgate | Trailer Choir | Show Dog-Universal Music | July 6 |
| 21 | Taken | Rhonda Vincent | Upper Management | September 21 |
| 40 | Top 10 | Randy Travis | Warner Bros. Nashville | September 28 |
| 21 | Unmistakable: Love (EP) | Jo Dee Messina | Curb | April 27 |
| 43 | Wear the Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash | Esteban | Celestiel | November 16 |
| 43 | Welder | Elizabeth Cook | 31 Tigers | May 11 |
| 43 | Winter Wonderland | Mandy Barnett | Rounder/Cracker Barrel | September 20 |
| 31 | A Woman Needs | Jessica Harp | Warner Bros. Nashville | March 16 |

## Deaths

* January 16 – Carl Smith, 82, honky tonk-styled star of the 1950s through 1970s.
* January 27 – Shirley Collie Nelson, 78, rockabilly artist, second wife of Willie Nelson.
* May 26 – Judy Lynn, 74, Nashville Sound artist of the 1960s and former beauty pageant queen.
* June 13 – Jimmy Dean, 81, popular country music singer, actor and entrepreneur, best known for his 1961 hit "Big Bad John" and his eponymously named sausage company.
* July 15 – Hank Cochran, 74, songwriter behind hits such as "I Fall to Pieces" and "The Chair" among others.
* July 17 – Fred Carter, Jr., 76, session guitarist and father of country artist Deana Carter.
* July 22 – Margaret Ann Rich, 76, songwriter, wife of the late singer-songwriter Charlie Rich
* July 26 – Ben Keith, 73, session pedal steel guitarist, record producer
* July 31 – George Richey, 74, songwriter and record producer; widower of Tammy Wynette. (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
* August 23 – Bill Phillips, 74, singer and songwriter best known for his 1966 country hit, "Put It Off Until Tomorrow", written by Dolly Parton.
* October 24 – Linda Hargrove, 61, singer and songwriter, wrote "Just Get Up and Close the Door" by Johnny Rodriguez.

## Hall of Fame inductees
### Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame Inductees

* John Hartford
* Louise Scruggs

### Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

* Jimmy Dean (August 10, 1928 - June 13, 2010)
* Ferlin Husky (December 3, 1925 - March 17, 2011)
* Billy Sherrill (November 5, 1936 - August 4, 2015)
* Don Williams (May 27, 1939 - September 8, 2017)

### Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

* Donna & LeRoy Anderson
* Willie P. Bennett
* Marie Bottrell
* Eddie Eastman
* Don Harron
* Fred McKenna
* Wayne Rostad
* Ray St. Germain
* Joyce Smith
* Tom Tompkins
* Hal & Ginger Willis

## Major awards
### Academy of Country Music

(presented April 3, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada)
* Entertainer of the Year – Taylor Swift
* Top Male Vocalist – Brad Paisley
* Top Female Vocalist – Miranda Lambert
* Top Vocal Group – Lady Antebellum
* Top Vocal Duo – Sugarland
* Top New Solo Artist – Eric Church
* Top New Duo/Group – The Band Perry
* 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

### Americana Music Honors & Awards

* Album of the Year – The List (Rosanne Cash)
* Artist of the Year – Ryan Bingham
* Duo/Group of the Year – The Avett Brothers
* Song of the Year – "The Weary Kind" (Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett)
* Emerging Artist of the Year – Hayes Carll
* Instrumentalist of the Year – Buddy Miller
* Spirit of Americana/Free Speech Award – Mary Chapin Carpenter
* Lifetime Achievement: Songwriting – John Mellencamp
* Lifetime Achievement: Performance – Wanda Jackson
* Lifetime Achievement: Instrumentalist – Greg Leisz
* Lifetime Achievement: Executive – Luke Lewis
* Lifetime Achievement: Producer/Engineer – Brian Ahern

### American Country Awards

(presented December 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada)
* Artist of the Year – Carrie Underwood
* Female Artist of the Year – Carrie Underwood
* Male Artist of the Year – Brad Paisley
* Group/Duo of the Year – Lady Antebellum
* Touring Package of the Year – "Play On Tour", Carrie Underwood
* Album of the Year – Play On, Carrie Underwood
* Breakthrough Artist of the Year – Easton Corbin
* Single of the Year – "Need You Now", Lady Antebellum
* Female Single of the Year – "Cowboy Casanova", Carrie Underwood
* Male Single of the Year – "Why Don't We Just Dance", Josh Turner
* Duo/Group Single of the Year – "Need You Now", Lady Antebellum
* Breakthrough Single of the Year – "A Little More Country Than That", Easton Corbin
* Music Video of the Year – "Hillbilly Bone", Blake Shelton feat. Trace Adkins
* Female Music Video of the Year – "Cowboy Casanova", Carrie Underwood
* Male Music Video of the Year – "Hillbilly Bone", Blake Shelton feat. Trace Adkins
* Duo/Group Music Video of the Year – "Need You Now", Lady Antebellum
* Breakthrough Music Video of the Year – "A Little More Country Than That", Easton Corbin

### ARIA Awards

(presented in Sydney on November 7, 2010)
* Best Country Album – Wrapped Up Good (The McClymonts)
* ARIA Hall of Fame – John Williamson

### Canadian Country Music Association

(presented September 12 in Edmonton)
* Fans' Choice Award – Johnny Reid
* Male Artist of the Year – Gord Bamford
* Female Artist of the Year – Victoria Banks
* Group or Duo of the Year – Doc Walker
* Songwriter(s) of the Year – "Dance With Me", written by Johnny Reid, Victoria Banks, and Tia Sillers
* Single of the Year – "Dance With Me", Johnny Reid
* Album of the Year – Day Job, Gord Bamford
* Top Selling Album – Fearless, Taylor Swift
* Top Selling Canadian Album – Dance with Me, Johnny Reid
* CMT Video of the Year – "Day Job", Gord Bamford
* Rising Star Award – One More Girl
* Roots Artist or Group of the Year – Corb Lund

### Country Music Association

(presented November 10 in Nashville)
* Single of the Year – "Need You Now", Lady Antebellum
* Song of the Year – "The House That Built Me", Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin
* Vocal Group of the Year – Lady Antebellum
* New Artist of the Year – Zac Brown Band
* Album of the Year – Revolution, Miranda Lambert
* Musician of the Year – Mac McAnally
* Vocal Duo of the Year – Sugarland
* Music Video of the Year – "The House That Built Me", Miranda Lambert
* Male Vocalist of the Year – Blake Shelton
* Female Vocalist of the Year – Miranda Lambert
* Musical Event of the Year – "Hillbilly Bone", Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins
* Entertainer of the Year – Brad Paisley

### CMT Music Awards

(presented June 9 in Nashville)
* Video of the Year – "Cowboy Casanova", Carrie Underwood
* Male Video of the Year – "'Til Summer Comes Around", Keith Urban
* Female Video of the Year – "White Liar", Miranda Lambert
* Group Video of the Year – "Need You Now", Lady Antebellum
* Duo Video of the Year – "Indian Summer", Brooks & Dunn
* USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year – "Do I", Luke Bryan
* Collaborative Video of the Year – "Hillbilly Bone", Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins
* Performance of the Year – "Temporary Home", Carrie Underwood, from CMT Invitation Only
* Video Director of the Year – Shaun Silva
* Nationwide Is On Your Side Award – Chris Young
CMT Artists of the Year (presented December 1 in Nashville)
* Jason Aldean
* Lady Antebellum
* Taylor Swift
* Carrie Underwood
* Zac Brown Band

### Grammy Awards

(presented February 13, 2011)
* Best Female Country Vocal Performance – "The House That Built Me", Miranda Lambert
* Best Male Country Vocal Performance – "'Til Summer Comes Around", Keith Urban
* Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals – "Need You Now", Lady Antebellum
* Best Country Collaboration with Vocals – "As She's Walking Away", Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson
* Best Country Instrumental Performance – "Hummingbyrd", Marty Stuart
* Best Country Song – "Need You Now", Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott
* Best Country Album – Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
* Best Bluegrass Album – Mountain Soul II, Patty Loveless

### Juno Awards

(presented March 27, 2011 in Toronto)
* Country Album of the Year – A Place Called Love, Johnny Reid