# 44th Academy of Country Music Awards

The 44th Academy of Country Music Awards were held on April 5, 2009, 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 |
| Carrie Underwood George Strait Brad Paisley Kenny Chesney Keith Urban | Fearless — Taylor Swift That Lonesome Song — Jamey Johnson Back When I Knew It All — Montgomery Gentry Troubadour — George Strait Carnival Ride — Carrie Underwood |
| Top Female Vocalist of the Year | Top Male Vocalist of the Year |
| Carrie Underwood Miranda Lambert Heidi Newfield Taylor Swift Lee Ann Womack | Brad Paisley Kenny Chesney Toby Keith George Strait Keith Urban |
| Top Vocal Group of the Year | Top Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Rascal Flatts Lady Antebellum Little Big Town The Lost Trailers Randy Rogers Band | Sugarland Big & Rich Brooks & Dunn Joey + Rory Montgomery Gentry |
| Single Record of the Year | Song of the Year |
| “You're Gonna Miss This” — Trace Adkins “Gunpowder & Lead” — Miranda Lambert “In Color” — Jamey Johnson “Johnny & June” — Heidi Newfield “Waitin' On A Woman” — Brad Paisley | “In Color” — Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto “I Saw God Today” — Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell, Wade Kirby “Johnny & June” — Deanna Bryant, Heidi Newfield, Stephony Smith “Waitin' On A Woman” — Don Sampson, Wynn Varble “You're Gonna Miss This” — Ashley Gorley and Lee Thomas Miller |
| Top New Artist of the Year | Video of the Year |
| Julianne Hough Jake Owen Zac Brown Band | "Waitin' On A Woman" — Brad Paisley "Johnny & June" — Heidi Newfield "Just A Dream" — Carrie Underwood "Love Story" — Taylor Swift "Troubadour" — George Strait |
| Vocal Event of the Year ||
| “Start A Band” — Brad Paisley with Keith Urban “Another Try” — Josh Turner with Trisha Yearwood “Cowgirls Don't Cry” — Brooks & Dunn with Reba McEntire “Down The Road” — Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally “Life In A Northern Town” — Sugarland with Little Big Town & Jake Owen ||

## Performers

| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
| Brooks & Dunn Taylor Swift Sugarland Carrie Underwood Rascal Flatts | "Play Something Country" "Picture to Burn" "It Happens" "All-American Girl" "Me and My Gang" |
| Kenny Chesney | "Out Last Night" |
| Heidi Newfeild | "Johnny & June" |
| Toby Keith | "God Love Her" |
| Jamey Johnson | "In Color" |
| George Strait | "Troubadour" |
| Taylor Swift | "You're Not Sorry" |
| Lady Antebellum | "I Run to You" |
| LeAnn Womack | "Solitary Thinkin'" |
| Keith Urban | "Kiss a Girl" |
| Miranda Lambert | "Dead Flowers" |
| John Rich | "Shuttin' Detroit Down" |
| Miley Cyrus | "The Climb" |
| Montgomery Gentry | "One in Every Crowd" |
| Carrie Underwood | "I Told You So" |
| Reba McEntire | "Strange" |
| Trace Adkins | "Til The Last Shot's Fired" |
| Sugarland | "What I'd Give" |
| Blake Shelton | "She Wouldn't Be Gone" |
| Rascal Flatts | "Here Comes Goodbye" |

## Presenters

| Award | Presenter(s) |
| Song of the Year | Jennifer Love Hewitt |
| Top Vocal Group of the Year | Darius Rucker |
| Top New Artist of the Year | Jack Ingram Jason Aldean |
| Top Vocal Duo of the Year | Kaley Cuoco |
| Top Male Vocalist of the Year | Martina McBride |
| Top Female Vocalist of the Year | Dierks Bentley |
| Single of the Year | Sugarland |
| Album of the Year | Blake Shelton |
| Entertainer of the Year | Matthew McConaughey |