# 2011 Country Music Association Awards

The 2011 Country Music Association Awards, 45th Annual Ceremony, is a music award ceremony that was held on November 9, 2011, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The ceremony was co-hosted for the fourth consecutive year by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.
The night's top prize, entertainer of the year, went to Taylor Swift, which was her only victory of the evening; She became only the second female artist to ever win the honor twice, after Barbara Mandrell won it in 1980 and 1981.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.
| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year |
| Taylor Swift Jason Aldean Brad Paisley Blake Shelton Keith Urban | My Kinda Party — Jason Aldean All About Tonight — Blake Shelton Speak Now — Taylor Swift This Is Country Music — Brad Paisley You Get What You Give — Zac Brown Band |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Blake Shelton Jason Aldean Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Keith Urban | Miranda Lambert Sara Evans Martina McBride Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood |
| Vocal Group of the Year | Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Lady Antebellum Little Big Town Rascal Flatts The Band Perry Zac Brown Band | Sugarland The Civil Wars Montgomery Gentry Steel Magnolia Thompson Square |
| Single of the Year | Song of the Year |
| "If I Die Young" — The Band Perry "A Little Bit Stronger" — Sara Evans "Colder Weather" — Zac Brown Band "Don't You Wanna Stay" — Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson "Honey Bee" — Blake Shelton | "If I Die Young" — Kimberly Perry "Colder Weather" — Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Levi Lowrey and Coy Boyels "Dirt Road Anthem" — Brantley Gilbert and Colt Ford "Mean" — Taylor Swift "You and Tequila" — Matraca Berg and Deana Carter |
| New Artist of the Year | Musician of the Year |
| The Band Perry Luke Bryan Eric Church Thompson Square Chris Young | Mac McAnally Sam Bush Jerry Douglas Paul Franklin Dann Huff |
| Music Video of the Year | Musical Event of the Year |
| "You and Tequila" — Kenny Chesney "Old Alabama" — Brad Paisley and Alabama "If I Die Young" — The Band Perry "Mean" — Taylor Swift "Honey Bee" — Blake Shelton | "Don't You Wanna Stay" — Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson "As She's Walking Away" — Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson "Coal Miner's Daughter" — Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert "Old Alabama" — Brad Paisley and Alabama "You and Tequila" — Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter |
| International Artist Achievement Award ||
| Brad Paisley ||

## Hall of Fame

* Country Music Hall of Fame
* Bobby Braddock
* Reba McEntire
* Jean Shepard

## Performers

| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Blake Shelton Kenny Loggins | "Footloose" |
| Keith Urban | "You Gonna Fly" |
| Miranda Lambert | "Baggage Claim" |
| Rascal Flatts Natasha Bedingfield | "Easy" |
| Taylor Swift | "Ours" |
| Luke Bryan | "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" |
| Lady Antebellum | "We Owned the Night" |
| Kenny Chesney Grace Potter | "You and Tequila" |
| Little Big Town Darius Rucker Rascal Flatts Lionel Richie | "Deep River Woman" "Stuck On You" "Dancing On The Ceiling" |
| Martina McBride | "I'm Gonna Love You Through It" |
| The Band Perry | "All Your Life" |
| Brad Paisley Carrie Underwood | "Remind Me" |
| Faith Hill | "Come Home" |

## Presenters

| Presenter(s) | Award |
| Eric Stonestreet | Single of the Year |
| Kellie Pickler and Kellan Lutz | Song of the Year |
| Jake Owen and Lauren Alaina | New Artist of the Year |
| David Freese and Erin Andrews | Album of the Year |
| Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas | Vocal Duo of the Year |
| LeAnn Rimes and Billy Currington | Vocal Group of the Year |
| Reese Witherspoon | Male Vocalist of the Year |
| Dierks Bentley and Emily VanCamp | Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Reba McEntire | Entertainer of the Year |