# 42nd Academy of Country Music Awards

The 42nd Academy of Country Music Awards were held on May 15, 2007, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada. The ceremony was hosted by ACM Award Winner Reba McEntire.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.
| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year |
| Kenny Chesney Brooks & Dunn Tim McGraw Rascal Flatts George Strait | Some Hearts — Carrie Underwood Hillbilly Deluxe — Brooks & Dunn It Just Comes Natural — George Strait Me and My Gang — Rascal Flatts These Days — Vince Gill |
| Top Female Vocalist of the Year | Top Male Vocalist of the Year |
| Carrie Underwood Sara Evans Faith Hill Miranda Lambert Martina McBride | Brad Paisley Kenny Chesney Toby Keith George Strait Keith Urban |
| Top Vocal Group of the Year | Top Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Rascal Flatts Diamond Rio Emerson Drive Little Big Town Lonestar | Brooks & Dunn Big & Rich Montgomery Gentry Sugarland The Wreckers |
| Single Record of the Year | Song of the Year |
| “Give It Away” — George Strait “Before He Cheats” — Carrie Underwood “I Loved Her First” — Heartland “What Hurts the Most” — Rascal Flatts “Would You Go With Me” — Josh Turner | “Give It Away” — Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon, Jamey Johnson “Amarillo Sky” — John Rich, Big Kenny, Rodney Clawson, Bart Pursley “Before He Cheats” — Chris Tompkins, Josh Kear “If You’re Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)” — Sam and Annie Tate, Dave Berg “Would You Go With Me” — Shawn Camp, John Scott Sherrill |
| Top New Male Vocalist of the Year | Top New Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Rodney Atkins Craig Morgan Chris Young | Miranda Lambert Kellie Pickler Taylor Swift |
| Top New Duo or Group of the Year | Video of the Year |
| Little Big Town Heartland The Wreckers | “Before He Cheats” — Carrie Underwood “8th of November” — Big & Rich “Amarillo Sky” — Jason Aldean “Hillbilly Deluxe” — Brooks & Dunn “The Seashores of Old Mexico” — George Strait |
| Vocal Event of the Year ||
| “Building Bridges” — Brooks & Dunn, Vince Gill and Sheryl Crow “I Don’t Want To” — Ashley Monroe and Ronnie Dunn “Me and God” — Josh Turner, Dr. Ralph Stanley, Marty Roe, Dana Williams and Gene Johnson “Politically Uncorrect” — Gretchen Wilson with Merle Haggard “That’s How They Do It In Dixie” — Hank Williams Jr., Gretchen Wilson, Big & Rich and Van Zant ||

## Performers

| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
| Kenny Chesney | "Beer in Mexico" |
| Miranda Lambert | "Famous in a Small Town" |
| Martina McBride | "Anyway" |
| Josh Turner | "Would You Go With Me" |
| George Strait | "Wrapped" |
| Carrie Underwood | "Wasted" |
| Taylor Swift | "Tim McGraw" |
| Rascal Flatts | "He Ain't the Leavin' Kind" |
| Brad Paisley | "Ticks" |
| Toby Keith | "High Maintenance Woman" |
| Big & Rich John Legend | "Lost in This Moment" |
| Little Big Town | "A Little More You" |
| Rodney Atkins | "These Are My People" |
| Jason Aldean | "Johnny Cash" |
| Reba McEntire Kelly Clarkson | "Because of You" |
| Brooks & Dunn | "Hillbilly Deluxe" |
| Faith Hill | "Lost" |
| Sugarland | "Everyday America" |
| Tim McGraw | "If You're Reading This" |
| Vince Gill | "Sweet Thing" |

## Presenters

| Presenter(s) | Notes |
| Hannah Storm Tracy Lawrence | Song of the Year |
| Martina McBride | Album of the Year |
| Gary Dourdan The Wreckers | Top New Male Vocalist |
| Brad Mates Michelle Stafford | Top New Vocal Duo or Group |
| Carrie Underwood | Top New Female Vocalist |
| Vince Gill | Present Home Depot Humanitarian Award to Brooks & Dunn |
| Terri Clark Darius Rucker | Single Record of the Year |
| Montgomery Gentry Gabrielle Reece | Top Male Vocalist of the Year |
| Joe Nichols Blake Shelton | Top Vocal Group of the Year |
| Eric Szmanda Sara Evans | Top Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Luke Wilson | Top Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Shania Twain | Entertainer of the Year |