# 2011 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2011.

## Events

* January 1 – Shania Twain marries Swiss businessman Frédéric Thiébaud in Puerto Rico, less than two weeks after announcing the two were engaged. Also on the same day, Kellie Pickler and songwriter Kyle Jacobs marry in the Caribbean.
* January 11 – Jewel confirms to People Magazine that she and her husband, Ty Murray, are expecting their first child together. On March 11, Jewel and her unborn baby were unharmed after a collision with a firetruck near her current hometown of Stephenville, Texas. Jewel would give birth to a son, Kase Townes Murray, on July 11.
* February 15 – Glen Campbell announces that he will release his final studio album in 2011 with a farewell concert tour to follow. He also plans an acoustic-style greatest-hits album before officially retiring.
* March 18 – Billy Ray Cyrus confirms on The View that he has dropped his divorce and has begun to reconcile his family.
* March 27 – Shania Twain is inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame during the Juno Awards. In a backstage interview, Twain confirms she is recording new music and preparing to go back on tour.
* April 19 – CMT and several other news sources confirm that actor Jeff Bridges has signed a recording contract with jazz music label Blue Note Records. He will collaborate with producer T-Bone Burnett and would release his debut album in 2011. Bridges previously won an Oscar for his portrayal of a country music singer-songwriter.
* May 14 – Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert are married at Don Strange Ranch in Boerne, Texas, after five years of dating.
* May 23 – John Rich is selected as the winner of the fourth season of the Celebrity Apprentice over actress Marlee Matlin.
* May 25 – Scotty McCreery wins the tenth-season competition of American Idol, becoming the second country music-focused artist (behind Carrie Underwood) to win. Runner-up Lauren Alaina is also rooted in country music. Days later, both sign lucrative contracts with Mercury Nashville Records.
* June 4 – A house fire destroys the home of Trace Adkins and his family; his three youngest daughters and a dog, who were home when the fire started, escape safely.
* June 22 – Glen Campbell announces that he has Alzheimer's disease, having been diagnosed with the illness about six months prior. This news comes four months after Campbell announces his retirement from the music business.
* July 11 – Gloriana, a mixed quartet, announces the departure of Cheyenne Kimball. The group is reduced to a trio at this point.
* August 12 – Carrie Underwood guest Miranda Lambert at the Capital Hoedown in Ottawa, Canada.
* August 13 – Seven people are killed and more than 45 people are injured when an outdoor stage collapses at the Indiana State Fair due to high winds at a concert featuring Sugarland. Neither the duo nor their opening act, Sara Bareilles, were on stage at the time of the collapse.
* October 3 - Hank Williams Jr.'s opening theme for Monday Night Football, "All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night", with its famous line, "Are you ready for some football?", is pulled from that night's program on ESPN, after Williams compared President Obama to Adolf Hitler on Fox & Friends. The song had been used in the show's opening broadcasts since 1989. The song would eventually return in 2017, with a remix featuring Florida Georgia Line and Jason Derulo.
* October 10 - Toby Keith releases "Red Solo Cup". The song becomes a major viral and crossover hit, with the music video acquiring more than 600,000 views on YouTube before the release of Keith's album Clancy's Tavern, and reaching #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on the Hot Country Songs chart, as well as being covered in the Glee episode "Hold On to Sixteen" two months later.
* November 3 – Keith Urban announces that he will undergo throat surgery to remove a polyp in his vocal cords. He subsequently cancels or postpones all public appearances until 2012.

## Top hits of the year

The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs or Canada Country charts in 2011:
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
| 1 | 1 | Am I the Only One | Dierks Bentley |
| 18 | — | Amen | Edens Edge |
| 1 | 1 | Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not | Thompson Square |
| 3 | 5 | Back to December | Taylor Swift |
| 3 | 2 | Baggage Claim | Miranda Lambert |
| 1 | 4 | Barefoot Blue Jean Night | Jake Owen |
| 10 | 5 | Bleed Red | Ronnie Dunn |
| 6 | 10 | The Breath You Take | George Strait |
| 12 | 21 | Bullets in the Gun | Toby Keith |
| 15 | 11 | Camouflage | Brad Paisley |
| 1 | 1 | Colder Weather | Zac Brown Band |
| 19 | 35 | Cost of Livin' | Ronnie Dunn |
| 4 | 10 | Country Girl (Shake It for Me) | Luke Bryan |
| 1 | 7 | Country Must Be Country Wide | Brantley Gilbert |
| 1 | 4 | Crazy Girl | Eli Young Band |
| 1 | 4 | Dirt Road Anthem | Jason Aldean |
| 1 | 1 | Don't You Wanna Stay | Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson |
| 3 | 25 | Easy | Rascal Flatts featuring Natasha Bedingfield |
| 14 | 46 | Family Man | Craig Campbell |
| 1 | 1 | Felt Good on My Lips | Tim McGraw |
| 10 | 29 | From a Table Away | Sunny Sweeney |
| 17 | 46 | Georgia Clay | Josh Kelley |
| 1 | 1 | God Gave Me You | Blake Shelton |
| 1 | 2 | Heart Like Mine | Miranda Lambert |
| 6 | 4 | Hello World | Lady Antebellum |
| 2 | 2 | Here for a Good Time | George Strait |
| 13 | 34 | Homeboy | Eric Church |
| 1 | 1 | Honey Bee | Blake Shelton |
| 14 | 38 | I Can't Love You Back | Easton Corbin |
| 17 | 43 | I Got Nothin' | Darius Rucker |
| 8 | 12 | I Got You | Thompson Square |
| 15 | 15 | I Love You This Big | Scotty McCreery |
| 2 | 1 | I Won't Let Go | Rascal Flatts |
| 18 | — | I Wouldn't Be a Man | Josh Turner |
| 1 | 4 | If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away | Justin Moore |
| 1 | 1 | Just a Kiss | Lady Antebellum |
| 6 | 19 | Just Fishin' | Trace Adkins |
| 1 | 1 | Keep Me in Mind | Zac Brown Band |
| 1 | 1 | Knee Deep | Zac Brown Band featuring Jimmy Buffett |
| 1 | 3 | Let Me Down Easy | Billy Currington |
| 1 | 6 | A Little Bit Stronger | Sara Evans |
| 11 | 13 | Little Miss | Sugarland |
| 1 | 1 | Live a Little | Kenny Chesney |
| 1 | 1 | Long Hot Summer | Keith Urban |
| 19 | 40 | Look It Up | Ashton Shepherd |
| 19 | — | Love Don't Run | Steve Holy |
| 11 | 6 | Love Done Gone | Billy Currington |
| 1 | — | Made in America | Toby Keith |
| 2 | 10 | Mama's Song | Carrie Underwood |
| 2 | 2 | Mean | Taylor Swift |
| 2 | 13 | My Kinda Party | Jason Aldean |
| 1 | 1 | Old Alabama | Brad Paisley featuring Alabama |
| 13 | 26 | One More Drinkin' Song | Jerrod Niemann |
| 2 | 2 | Put You in a Song | Keith Urban |
| 1 | 1 | Remind Me | Brad Paisley duet with Carrie Underwood |
| 17 | 39 | The Shape I'm In | Joe Nichols |
| 16 | 39 | Smoke a Little Smoke | Eric Church |
| 1 | 4 | Someone Else Calling You Baby | Luke Bryan |
| 12 | 14 | Somewhere Else | Toby Keith |
| 1 | 1 | Somewhere with You | Kenny Chesney |
| 1 | 3 | Sparks Fly | Taylor Swift |
| 1 | 1 | Take a Back Road | Rodney Atkins |
| 2 | 1 | Tattoos on This Town | Jason Aldean |
| 17 | 33 | Teenage Daughters | Martina McBride |
| 1 | 4 | This | Darius Rucker |
| 2 | 1 | This Is Country Music | Brad Paisley |
| 1 | 13 | Tomorrow | Chris Young |
| 1 | 1 | Turn On the Radio | Reba |
| 1 | 6 | Voices | Chris Young |
| 1 | 1 | We Owned the Night | Lady Antebellum |
| 4 | 28 | What Do You Want | Jerrod Niemann |
| 1 | 3 | Who Are You When I'm Not Looking | Blake Shelton |
| 15 | 23 | Wildflower | The JaneDear Girls |
| 1 | 2 | Without You | Keith Urban |
| 3 | 5 | You and Tequila | Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter |
| 2 | 17 | You Lie | The Band Perry |

## Top new album releases

The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2011:
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label | Release Date |
| 9 | American Idol Season 10 | Lauren Alaina | 19/Interscope | May 24 |
| 3 | American Idol Season 10 | Scotty McCreery | 19/Interscope | May 24 |
| 6 | American Idol Season 10: Highlights (EP) | Lauren Alaina | 19/Interscope/Mercury Nashville | June 28 |
| 2 | American Idol Season 10: Highlights (EP) | Scotty McCreery | 19/Interscope/Mercury Nashville | June 28 |
| 4 | Anniversary Celebration | Randy Travis | Warner Bros. Nashville | June 7 |
| 1 | Barefoot Blue Jean Night | Jake Owen | RCA Nashville | August 30 |
| 1 | Chief | Eric Church | EMI Music Nashville | July 26 |
| 1 | Clancy's Tavern | Toby Keith | Show Dog – Universal Records | October 25 |
| 1 | Clear as Day | Scotty McCreery | 19/Interscope/Mercury Nashville | October 4 |
| 7 | Concrete | Sunny Sweeney | Republic Nashville | August 23 |
| 7 | Donny & Marie | Donny & Marie | MPCA | May 3 |
| 10 | Double-Wide Dream | Casey Donahew Band | Almost Country | October 25 |
| 4 | Eleven | Martina McBride | Republic Nashville | October 11 |
| 3 | Every Chance I Get | Colt Ford | Average Joe's | May 3 |
| 4 | Footloose soundtrack | Various Artists | Atlantic/Warner Bros. Nashville | September 27 |
| 1 | Four the Record | Miranda Lambert | RCA Nashville | November 1 |
| 6 | Ghost on the Canvas | Glen Campbell | Surfdog | August 30 |
| 4 | Guitar Slinger | Vince Gill | MCA Nashville | October 25 |
| 3 | Hard Bargain | Emmylou Harris | Nonesuch | April 26 |
| 1 | Hell on Heels | Pistol Annies | Columbia Nashville | August 23 |
| 1 | Here for a Good Time | George Strait | MCA Nashville | September 6 |
| 10 | Hillbilly Joker | Hank Williams III | Curb | May 17 |
| 1 | Hunter Hayes | Hunter Hayes | Atlantic Nashville | October 11 |
| 4 | I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive | Steve Earle | New West | April 26 |
| 10 | The JaneDear Girls | The JaneDear Girls | Warner Bros. Nashville | February 1 |
| 10 | Jeff Bridges | Jeff Bridges | Blue Note | August 16 |
| 7 | Lady and Gentlemen | LeAnn Rimes | Asylum-Curb | September 27 |
| 3 | Life at Best | Eli Young Band | Republic Nashville | August 16 |
| 7 | The Love of God | Kenny Rogers | Cracker Barrel | March 7 |
| 2 | Neon | Chris Young | RCA Nashville | July 12 |
| 3 | Now That's What I Call Country Volume 4 | Various Artists | Universal Music | June 14 |
| 1 | Own the Night | Lady Antebellum | Capitol Nashville | September 13 |
| 1 | Outlaws Like Me | Justin Moore | Valory Music Group | June 21 |
| 1 | Paper Airplane | Alison Krauss & Union Station | Rounder | April 12 |
| 2 | Proud to Be Here | Trace Adkins | Show Dog-Universal | August 2 |
| 9 | Rebels on the Run | Montgomery Gentry | Average Joe's | October 18 |
| 1 | Red River Blue | Blake Shelton | Warner Bros. Nashville | July 12 |
| 1 | Ronnie Dunn | Ronnie Dunn | Arista Nashville | June 7 |
| 8 | The Sound of a Million Dreams | David Nail | MCA Nashville | November 15 |
| 2 | Speak Now World Tour – Live | Taylor Swift | Big Machine | November 21 |
| 6 | Spring Break 3...It's a Shore Thing (EP) | Luke Bryan | Capitol Nashville | March 1 |
| 3 | Steel Magnolia | Steel Magnolia | Big Machine | January 11 |
| 1 | Stronger | Sara Evans | RCA Nashville | March 8 |
| 1 | Tailgates & Tanlines | Luke Bryan | Capitol Nashville | August 9 |
| 3 | Take a Back Road | Rodney Atkins | Curb | October 4 |
| 1 | This Is Country Music | Brad Paisley | Arista Nashville | May 23 |
| 3 | Thompson Square | Thompson Square | Stoney Creek | February 8 |
| 1 | Town Line | Aaron Lewis | Stroudavarious | March 1 |
| 2 | Wildflower | Lauren Alaina | 19/Interscope/Mercury Nashville | October 11 |

### Other top albums

| US | Album | Artist | Record Label | Release Date |
| 45 | 10 Great Skits | Roy D. Mercer | Capitol Nashville | April 5 |
| 43 | 1978 December | Sonia Leigh | Southern Ground | September 27 |
| 19 | The Academy of Country Music Awards: 2011 ACM Spotlight 'ZinePak | Various Artists | ZinePak LLC/Walmart | March 22 |
| 32 | The Best of Rascal Flatts Live | Rascal Flatts | Hollywood | November 8 |
| 11 | Better Day | Dolly Parton | Dolly | June 28 |
| 42 | Bootleg Volume III | Johnny Cash | Sony Legacy | October 11 |
| 17 | The Broken Record | Corey Smith | Average Joe's | June 21 |
| 13 | Caldwell County (EP) | Eric Church | Capitol Nashville | January 18 |
| 19 | Chippin' Away | Kevin Fowler | Average Joe's | August 9 |
| 44 | Christmas Today's Country Volume One | Various Artists | Curb | September 27 |
| 38 | Country Christmas | Various Artists | Sony Music Special Products | September 20 |
| 23 | Country Classics with a Bluegrass Spin | The Grascals | Cracker Barrel | January 10 |
| 14 | Craig Campbell | Craig Campbell | Bigger Picture | April 5 |
| 24 | Crazy Girl (EP) | Eli Young Band | Republic Nashville | May 3 |
| 42 | The Dreaming Fields | Matraca Berg | Dualtone | May 17 |
| 26 | Firewater | Whiskey Myers | Wiggy Thump | April 26 |
| 40 | For the Kids (EP) | John Rich | Warner Bros. Nashville | May 17 |
| 33 | Frankie Ballard | Frankie Ballard | Warner Bros. Nashville | May 24 |
| 33 | From Memphis to Hollywood | Johnny Cash | Columbia/Legacy | February 22 |
| 16 | Georgia Clay | Josh Kelley | MCA Nashville | March 22 |
| 14 | Ghost to a Ghost/Gutter Town | Hank Williams III | Megaforce/Hank3 | September 6 |
| 20 | Good Luck & True Love | Reckless Kelly | No Big Deal/Red Eye | September 13 |
| 12 | Greatest Hits | Joe Nichols | Show Dog-Universal | January 25 |
| 39 | Hits | George Jones | Bandit | February 15 |
| 24 | I'm American | Billy Ray Cyrus | Buena Vista | June 28 |
| 41 | I Hate You, I Love You | Emily West | Emily West | December 20 |
| 34 | I Will Stand by You: The Essential Collection | The Judds | Curb | April 5 |
| 22 | Icon | Billy Currington | Mercury Nashville | March 22 |
| 14 | Icon | George Strait | MCA Nashville | September 13 |
| 20 | Icon | Josh Turner | MCA Nashville | March 22 |
| 44 | Icon | Conway Twitty | MCA Nashville | May 24 |
| 35 | Icon 2 | George Strait | MCA Nashville | November 8 |
| 19 | It's All Good | Joe Nichols | Show Dog-Universal | November 8 |
| 16 | It's Only Natural | The Oak Ridge Boys | Cracker Barrell | September 19 |
| 12 | KMAG YOYO | Hayes Carll | Lost Highway | February 15 |
| 32 | Little Bird | Kasey Chambers | Sugar Hill | July 12 |
| 11 | The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams | Various Artists | CMF/Columbia Nashville | October 4 |
| 30 | Love Don't Run | Steve Holy | Curb | September 13 |
| 37 | The Majestic Silver Strings | Buddy Miller | New West | March 1 |
| 50 | The Monument Singles – A-Sides (1960–1964) | Roy Orbison | Legacy | April 26 |
| 20 | Mud Digger: Volume 2 | Various Artists | Average Joe's | July 19 |
| 22 | The Music Inside: A Collaboration Dedicated to Waylon Jennings, Volume One | Various Artists | Scatter/Valory Music Co. | February 8 |
| 22 | Nick 13 | Nick 13 | Sugar Hill | June 7 |
| 33 | Numbers | Jason Michael Carroll | QuarterBack/GrassRoots/Cracker Barrel | July 25 |
| 12 | Opus Collection | Roy Orbison | Legacy | May 10 |
| 36 | Raise My Glass | Micky & the Motorcars | Smith Music Group | August 9 |
| 26 | Rancho Alto | Jason Boland & the Stragglers | Proud Souls | October 4 |
| 43 | Randy Montana | Randy Montana | Mercury Nashville | July 26 |
| 11 | Randy Travis | Randy Travis | Cracker Barrel | May 2 |
| 21 | Ready for Confetti | Robert Earl Keen | Lost Highway | August 30 |
| 39 | Redemption | Josh Gracin | Average Joe's | November 8 |
| 47 | A Redneck Christmas | Slidawg and the Redneck Ramblers | Sonoma | September 27 |
| 40 | Remember Me, Vol. 1 | Willie Nelson | R&J | November 21 |
| 35 | Rich Rocks (EP) | John Rich | Warner Bros. Nashville | May 17 |
| 46 | Satisfied at Last | Joe Ely | Redeye | June 7 |
| 34 | Sleep with One Eye Open | Chris Thile & Michael Daves | Nonesuch | May 10 |
| 14 | Some Lessons Learned | Kristin Chenoweth | Sony Masterworks | September 13 |
| 29 | Songs and Stories | Guy Clark | Dualtone | August 16 |
| 41 | Sunny Sweeney (EP) | Sunny Sweeney | Republic Nashville | January 18 |
| 43 | Take the High Road | The Blind Boys of Alabama | Saguaro Road | May 3 |
| 13 | This Is Indian Land | Cody Canada | Underground Sound | June 21 |
| 38 | Top 50 Hottest Country Hits NOW | Modern Country Heroes | Big Eye Music | October 1 |
| 15 | Velvet | Stoney LaRue | B Side | August 30 |
| 39 | A Very Country Christmas (EP) | Various Artists | Arista Nashville | October 11 |
| 11 | Where Country Grows | Ashton Shepherd | MCA Nashville | July 12 |
| 48 | Wild Together | Carter's Chord | Show Dog-Universal | May 24 |
| 30 | Working in Tennessee | Merle Haggard | Vanguard Records | October 4 |

## Deaths

* January 10 – Margaret Whiting, 86, female country and pop vocalist of the 1940s and early 1950s. (natural causes)
* January 19 – James O'Gwynn, 82, singer of the late 1950s and early 1960s, best known for his hit "My Name Is Mud."
* January 26 – Charlie Louvin, 83, singer/songwriter who teamed with brother Ira as The Louvin Brothers, and became a star in his own right after Ira's death. (pancreatic cancer)
* March 17 – Ferlin Husky, 85, singer/songwriter of the 1950s and 1960s who had hits with "Gone" and "Wings of a Dove." (congestive heart failure)
* March 30 – Harley Allen, 55, songwriter, writer of several country songs such as "The Baby" and "Awful, Beautiful Life." (lung cancer)
* March 31 – Mel McDaniel, 68, singer in the 1970s and 1980s who had a number one hit in 1985 with "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On." (cancer)
* July 29 – Jack Barlow, 87, singer of several hits in the 1960s such as "I Love Country Music" and "Catch the Wind."
* August 7 – Marshall Grant, 83, bassist of Johnny Cash's original backing duo, The Tennessee Two.
* August 10 – Billy Grammer, 85, Grand Ole Opry member best known for his hit "Gotta Travel On." (natural causes)
* September 12 – Don Wayne, 78, songwriter who wrote "Country Bumpkin." (cancer)
* September 13 – Wilma Lee Cooper, 90, Grand Ole Opry member. (natural causes)
* September 27 – Johnnie Wright, 97, singer/songwriter who was part of Johnnie and Jack and husband of Kitty Wells. (natural causes)
* September 27 – Johnny "Country" Mathis, 80, singer/songwriter and member of Jimmy & Johnny, but not confused to the pop crooner. (pneumonia)
* October 12 – Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, 67, keyboardist for The Charlie Daniels Band. (car accident)
* October 31 – Liz Anderson, 81, singer/songwriter wrote Merle Haggard's The Fugitive and is the mother of Lynn. (heart and lung disease)
* December 14 – Billie Jo Spears, 74, singer of several major hits in the 1970s including the number one single "Blanket on the Ground" in 1975. (cancer)

## Hall of Fame Inductees
### Bluegrass Hall of Fame Inductees

* Del McCoury
* George Shuffler

### Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

* Bobby Braddock
* Reba McEntire
* Jean Shepard

### Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

* Bill Langstroth
* Michelle Wright

## Major awards
### Academy of Country Music

(presented April 1, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada)
* Entertainer of the Year – Taylor Swift
* Top Male Vocalist – Blake Shelton
* Top Female Vocalist – Miranda Lambert
* Top Vocal Group – Lady Antebellum
* Top Vocal Duo – Thompson Square
* Top New Artist – Scotty McCreery
* Album of the Year – Four the Record, Miranda Lambert
* Single Record of the Year – "Don't You Wanna Stay", Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson
* Song of the Year – "Crazy Girl", Eli Young Band
* Video of the Year – "Red Solo Cup", Toby Keith
* Vocal Event of the Year – "Don't You Wanna Stay", Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson
ACM Honors
* Career Achievement Award – Reba McEntire
* Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award – Garth Brooks
* Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award – Larry Gatlin
* Jim Reeves International Award – Taylor Swift
* Mae Boren Axton Award – John Dorris
* Poet's Award – Hank Cochran
* Poet's Award – Tom T. Hall
* Tex Ritter Film Award – Country Strong

### Americana Music Honors & Awards

* Album of the Year – Band of Joy (Robert Plant)
* Artist of the Year – Buddy Miller
* Duo/Group of the Year – The Avett Brothers
* Song of the Year – "Harlem River Blues" (Justin Townes Earle)
* Emerging Artist of the Year – Mumford & Sons
* Instrumentalist of the Year – Buddy Miller
* Lifetime Achievement: Trailblazer – Bob Harris
* Lifetime Achievement: Songwriting – Lucinda Williams
* Lifetime Achievement: Performance – Gregg Allman
* Lifetime Achievement: Instrumentalist – Jerry Douglas
* Lifetime Achievement: Executive – Rick Hall

### American Music Awards

(presented in Los Angeles on November 20, 2011)
* Artist of the Year – Taylor Swift
* Favorite Country Female Artist – Taylor Swift
* Favorite Country Male Artist – Blake Shelton
* Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Lady Antebellum
* Favorite Country Album – Speak Now by Taylor Swift

### American Country Awards

(presented December 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada)
* Artist of the Year – Jason Aldean
* Female Artist of the Year – Carrie Underwood
* Male Artist of the Year – Brad Paisley
* Group/Duo of the Year – Lady Antebellum
* Touring Artist of the Year – Jason Aldean
* Album of the Year – My Kinda Party, Jason Aldean
* Breakthrough Artist of the Year – Chris Young
* New Artist of the Year – Scotty McCreery
* Single of the Year – "Voices", Chris Young
* Female Single of the Year – "Mama's Song", Carrie Underwood
* Male Single of the Year – "My Kinda Party", Jason Aldean
* Duo/Group Single of the Year – "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not", Thompson Square
* Breakthrough Single of the Year – "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not", Thompson Square
* Single by a Vocal Collaboration – "Don't You Wanna Stay", Jason Aldean feat. Kelly Clarkson
* Music Video of the Year – "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking", Blake Shelton
* Female Music Video of the Year – "Mama's Song", Carrie Underwood
* Male Music Video of the Year – "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking", Blake Shelton
* Duo/Group Music Video of the Year – "Don't You Wanna Stay", Jason Aldean feat. Kelly Clarkson
* Breakthrough Music Video of the Year – "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not", Thompson Square

### American Music Awards

(presented November 20 in Los Angeles)
* Favorite Male Country Artist – Blake Shelton
* Favorite Female Country Artist – Taylor Swift
* Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Lady Antebellum
* Favorite Country Album – Speak Now, Taylor Swift

### ARIA Awards

(presented in Sydney on November 27, 2011)
* Best Country Album – Little Bird (Kasey Chambers)

### Canadian Country Music Association

(presented September 12 in Hamilton)
* Fans' Choice Award – Johnny Reid
* Male Artist of the Year – Johnny Reid
* Female Artist of the Year – Terri Clark
* Group or Duo of the Year – Hey Romeo
* Songwriter(s) of the Year – "Trail in Life", written by Dean Brody
* Single of the Year – "Trail in Life", Dean Brody
* Album of the Year – Trail in Life, Dean Brody
* Top Selling Album – Speak Now, Taylor Swift
* Top Selling Canadian Album – A Place Called Love, Johnny Reid
* CMT Video of the Year – "Today I'm Gonna Try and Change the World", Johnny Reid
* Rising Star Award – Chad Brownlee
* Roots Artist or Group of the Year – Jimmy Rankin

### Country Music Association

(presented November 9 in Nashville)
* Single of the Year – "If I Die Young", The Band Perry
* Song of the Year – "If I Die Young", Kimberly Perry
* Vocal Group of the Year – Lady Antebellum
* New Artist of the Year – The Band Perry
* Album of the Year – My Kinda Party, Jason Aldean
* Musician of the Year – Mac McAnally
* Vocal Duo of the Year – Sugarland
* Music Video of the Year – "You and Tequila", Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter
* Male Vocalist of the Year – Blake Shelton
* Female Vocalist of the Year – Miranda Lambert
* Musical Event of the Year – "Don't You Wanna Stay", Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson
* Entertainer of the Year – Taylor Swift

### CMT Music Awards

(presented June 8 in Nashville)
* Video of the Year – "Mine", Taylor Swift
* Male Video of the Year – "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking", Blake Shelton
* Female Video of the Year – "The House That Built Me", Miranda Lambert
* Group Video of the Year – "Hello World", Lady Antebellum
* Duo Video of the Year – "Stuck Like Glue", Sugarland
* USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year – "If I Die Young", The Band Perry
* Collaborative Video of the Year – "That Should Be Me", Justin Bieber and Rascal Flatts
* Performance of the Year – "Margaritaville", Jimmy Buffett featuring Zac Brown Band from CMT Crossroads
* Web Video of the Year – "Kiss My Country Ass", Blake Shelton
* Video Director of the Year – Trey Fanjoy
* Nationwide Is On Your Side Award – The Band Perry
CMT Artists of the Year (presented December 13 in Nashville)
* Jason Aldean
* Kenny Chesney
* Lady Antebellum
* Brad Paisley
* Taylor Swift

### Grammy Awards

(presented February 12, 2012)
* Best Country Solo Performance – "Mean", Taylor Swift
* Best Country Duo/Group Performance – "Barton Hollow", The Civil Wars
* Best Country Song – "Mean", Taylor Swift
* Best Country Album – Own the Night, Lady Antebellum
* Best Bluegrass Album – Paper Airplane, Alison Krauss & Union Station

### Juno Awards

(presented April 1, 2012 in Ottawa)
* Country Album of the Year – Roots and Wings, Terri Clark