# 2012 Country Music Association Awards

The 2012 Country Music Association Awards, 46th Annual Ceremony, is a music award ceremony that was held on November 1, 2012, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee and was hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood for their fifth consecutive time together.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.
| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year |
| Blake Shelton Jason Aldean Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Taylor Swift | Chief — Eric Church Tailgates & Tanlines — Luke Bryan Four the Record — Miranda Lambert Home — Dierks Bentley Own the Night — Lady Antebellum |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Blake Shelton Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Eric Church Keith Urban | Miranda Lambert Kelly Clarkson Martina McBride Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood |
| Vocal Group of the Year | Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Little Big Town Eli Young Band Lady Antebellum The Band Perry Zac Brown Band | Thompson Square Big & Rich Love and Theft Sugarland The Civil Wars |
| Single of the Year | Song of the Year (Songwriters' Award) |
| "Pontoon" — Little Big Town "Dirt Road Anthem" — Jason Aldean "God Gave Me You" — Blake Shelton "Home" — Dierks Bentley "Springsteen" — Eric Church | "Over You" — Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" — Will Hoge and Eric Paslay "God Gave Me You" — Dave Barnes "Home" — Dierks Bentley and John Randall Stewart "Springsteen" — Eric Church, Jeff Hyde and Ryan Tyndell |
| New Artist of the Year | Musician of the Year |
| Hunter Hayes Lee Brice Brantley Gilbert Love and Theft Thompson Square | Mac McAnally Sam Bush Paul Franklin Dann Huff Brent Mason |
| Music Video of the Year | Musical Event of the Year |
| "Red Solo Cup" — Toby Keith "Springsteen" — Eric Church "Come Over" — Kenny Chesney "Over You" — Miranda Lambert "Pontoon" — Little Big Town | "Feel Like a Rock Star" — Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney "Dixie Highway" — Alan Jackson and Zac Brown Band "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die" — Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg, Kris Kristofferson, and Jamey Johnson "Safe & Sound" — Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars "Stuck On You" — Lionel Richie and Darius Rucker |

## Hall of Fame

* Country Music Hall of Fame
* Garth Brooks
* Hargus "Pig" Robbins
* Connie Smith

## Performers

| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Eric Church | "The Only Way I Know" |
| Tim McGraw | "One of Those Nights" |
| Miranda Lambert | "Fastest Girl in Town" |
| Zac Brown Band | "Goodbye in Her Eyes" |
| Dierks Bentley | "Tip It On Back" |
| Eli Young Band | "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" |
| Eric Church | "Springsteen" |
| Taylor Swift | "Begin Again" |
| Little Big Town | "Pontoon" |
| Luke Bryan | "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" |
| Hunter Hayes | "Wanted" |
| Keith Urban Zac Brown Band | "Georgia Woods" |
| Faith Hill | "American Heart" |
| Brad Paisley | "Southern Comfort Zone" |
| Brantley Gilbert | "Country Must Be Country Wide" |
| Jason Aldean | "Take a Little Ride" |
| Carrie Underwood | "Blown Away" |
| Kelly Clarkson Vince Gill | "Don't Rush" |
| Kenny Chesney | "Come Over" |
| Lady Antebellum Keith Urban Blake Shelton Tim McGraw Faith Hill Willie Nelson | Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award honoring Willie Nelson |

## Presenters

| Presenter(s) | Award |
| Lisa Marie Presley | Single of the Year |
| Jana Kramer and Jake Owen | Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Kellie Pickler and Darius Rucker | Song of the Year |
| Sugarland | Album of the Year |
| The Band Perry | New Artist of the Year |
| Scotty McCreery and Shawn Johnson East | Vocal Group of the Year |
| Martina McBride | Male Vocalist of the Year |
| Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere and Kimberly Williams-Paisley | Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Reba McEntire and Tim Allen | Entertainer of the Year |