# 46th Academy of Country Music Awards

The 46th Academy of Country Music Awards were held on April 3, 2011, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. The ceremony was hosted by Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.
| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year |
| Taylor Swift Jason Aldean Toby Keith Brad Paisley Keith Urban Miranda Lambert | Need You Now – Lady Antebellum Hemingway’s Whiskey – Kenny Chesney The Guitar Song – Jamey Johnson Speak Now – Taylor Swift Up On The Ridge – Dierks Bentley You Get What You Give – Zac Brown Band |
| Female Artist of the Year | Male Artist of the Year |
| Miranda Lambert Reba McEntire Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood Lee Ann Womack | Brad Paisley Jason Aldean Blake Shelton George Strait Keith Urban |
| Vocal Group of the Year | Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Lady Antebellum Little Big Town Randy Rogers Band The Band Perry Zac Brown Band | Sugarland Joey + Rory Montgomery Gentry Steel Magnolia The JaneDear Girls |
| Single of the Year | Song of the Year |
| "The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert "A Little More Country Than That" – Easton Corbin "As She’s Walking Away" – Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson "If I Die Young" – The Band Perry "Love Like Crazy" – Lee Brice "The Boys Of Fall" - Kenny Chesney | "The House That Built Me" – Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin "A Little More Country Than That" – Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress and Wynn Varble "As She’s Walking Away" – Zac Brown and Wyatt Durrette "If I Die Young" – Kimberly Perry "Love Like Crazy" – Tim James and Doug Johnson |
| Best New Artist of the Year | Video of the Year |
| The Band Perry Eric Church | "The House That Built Me" – Miranda Lambert "Hillbilly Bone" – Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins "Only Prettier" – Miranda Lambert "Stuck Like Glue" – Sugarland "The Boys Of Fall" – Kenny Chesney |
| Vocal Event of the Year ||
| "As She's Walking Away" – Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson "Blue Sky" – Emily West and Keith Urban "Coal Miner's Daughter" – Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert "Cold Beer" – Colt Ford and Jamey Johnson "Good To Be Me" – Uncle Kracker and Kid Rock ||

## Performers

| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
| Brad Paisley Alabama | Opening Performance "Old Alabama" |
| Toby Keith | "Somewhere Else" |
| Carrie Underwood Steven Tyler | "Undo It" "Walk This Way" |
| Sugarland | "Tonight" |
| Dierks Bentley | "Am I the Only One" |
| Keith Urban | "Without You" |
| Eric Church | "Smoke a Little Smoke" |
| Taylor Swift | "Mean" |
| The Band Perry | "If I Die Young" |
| Jason Aldean | "Dirt Road Anthem" |
| Blake Shelton | "Honey Bee" |
| Sara Evans | "A Little Bit Stronger" |
| Miranda Lambert | "Heart Like Mine" |
| Jennifer Nettles Rihanna | "California King Bed" |
| Ronnie Dunn | "Bleed Red" |
| Martina McBride | "Teenage Daughters" |
| Darius Rucker | "Music From The Heart" |
| Reba McEntire | "When Love Gets a Hold of You" |
| Zac Brown James Taylor | "Colder Weather" "Sweet Baby James" |

## Presenters

| Award | Presenter(s) |
| Song of the Year | Brooklyn Decker Chase Crawford |
| Single of the Year | Nancy O'Dell |
| Top New Artist of the Year | Luke Bryan |
| Album of the Year | Miranda Lambert |
| Top Vocal Group of the Year | Donny Osmond Marie Osmond |
| Top Male Artist of the Year | Marg Helgenberger |
| Top Vocal Duo of the Year | Wynonna Judd Naomi Judd |
| Top Female Artist of the Year | Reese Witherspoon Robert Pattinson |
| Entertainer of the Year | Ryan Seacrest |