45th Annual CMA Awards : Country Music's Biggest Night

Wednesday, November 9th at 8/7c

Nominees & Winners


Brad Paisley wins the 2010 CMA Award for Entertainer of the Year
 

Top Female Vocalist

Top Male Vocalist

Vocal Duo of the Year

Vocal Group of the Year

New Artist Of The Year

Album Of The Year [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]

Blake Shelton’s All About Tonight
Produced by Scott Hendricks (Warner Bros. Nashville)
WINNER--Jason Aldean’s My Kinda Party
Produced by Michael Knox (Broken Bow Records)
Taylor Swift's’s Speak Now
Produced by Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records)
Brad Paisley’s This Is Country Music
Produced by Frank Rogers (Arista Nashville)
Zac Brown Band’s You Get What You Give
Produced by Keith Stegall and Zac Brown (Southern Ground Artists/Atlantic Records)

Single Of The Year [Awarded to artist and producer]

"A Little Bit Stronger"
Sara Evans
Produced by Tony Brown
RCA Nashville
"Colder Weather"
Zac Brown Band
Produced by Keith Stegall and Zac Brown
Souther Ground Artists/Atlantic Records
"Don't You Wanna Stay"
Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson
Produced by Michael Knox
Broken Bow Records
"Honey Bee"
Blake Shelton
Produced by Scott Hendricks
Warner Bros. Nashville
WINNER--"If I Die Young"
The Band Perry
Produced by Paul Worley
Republic Nashville

Song Of The Year [Awarded to songwriter(s)]

"Colder Weather"
Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Levi Lowrey, and Coy Bowles
"Dirt Road Anthem"
Brantley Gilbert and Colt Ford
WINNER--"If I Die Young"
Kimberly Perry
"Mean"
Taylor Swift
"You And Tequila"
Matraca Berg and Deana Carter

Musical Event Of The Year [Awarded to each Artist]

"As She's Walking Away" — Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson
Southern Ground Artists/Atlantic Records
"Coal Miner's Daughter" — Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow, and Miranda Lambert
Columbia Records Nashville
WINNER--"Don't You Wanna Stay" — Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson
Broken Bow Records
"Old Alabama" — Brad Paisley featuring Alabama
Arista Nashville
"You And Tequila" — Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter
BNA Records

Music Video Of The Year [Awarded to artist and director]

"Honey Bee"
Blake Shelton
Directed by Trey Fanjoy
"If I Die Young"
The Band Perry
Directed by David McClister
"Mean"
Taylor Swift
Directed by Declan Whitebloom
"Old Alabama"
Brad Paisley featuring Alabama
Directed by Jim Shea
WINNER--"You And Tequila"
Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter
Directed by Shaun Silva

Musician Of The Year

Sam Bush — Guitar
Jerry Douglas— Dobro
Paul Franklin— Steel Guitar
Dann Huff — Guitar
WINNER--Mac McAnally — Guitar

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