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Winners' list: Who took awards at the ACMs?


Who won big at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan?

Here's the list of nominees honored tonight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Winners are noted in bold.

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Jason Aldean

Garth Brooks

Winner: Luke Bryan

Miranda Lambert

Florida Georgia Line

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Winner: Jason Aldean

Dierks Bentley

Luke Bryan

Eric Church

Brad Paisley

Blake Shelton

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Brandy Clark

Winner: Miranda Lambert

Martina McBride

Kacey Musgraves

Carrie Underwood

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

Brothers Osborne

Dan + Shay

Winner: Florida Georgia Line

Maddie & Tae

The Swon Brothers

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

Lady Antebellum

Winner: Little Big Town

Rascal Flatts

The Band Perry

Zac Brown Band

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Sam Hunt

Thomas Rhett

Winner: Cole Swindell

ALBUM OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s))

Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean (Producer: Michael Knox; Record Label: Broken Bow Records)

Pain Killer, Little Big Town (Jay Joyce; Capitol Records Nashville

Winner: Platinum, Miranda Lambert (Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf; RCA Nashville)

Riser, Dierks Bentley (Ross Copperman, Jaren Johnston; Capitol Records Nashville)

The Outsiders, Eric Church (Jay Joyce; EMI Records Nashville)

SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s))

American Kids, Kenny Chesney (Producers: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney; Record Label: Blue Chair Records/Columbia Nashville)

Automatic, Miranda Lambert (Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf; RCA Nashville)

Dirt, Florida Georgia Line (Joey Moi; Republic Nashville)

Drunk on a Plane, Dierks Bentley (Ross Copperman; Capitol Records Nashville)

Winner: I Don't Dance, Lee Brice (Lee Brice; Curb Records)

SONG OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s))

American Kids, Kenny Chesney (Songwriters: Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally; Publishers: Big Red Toe Music (BMI), Creative Nation Music (BMI), Farm Town Songs (BMI), Smack Ink (ASCAP), Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Twangin And Slangin Songs (BMI), Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP))

Automatic, Miranda Lambert (Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert; EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI), Pink Dog Publishing (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Wruckestrike (BMI))

Drink a Beer, Luke Bryan (Jim Beavers, Chris Stapleton; House of Sea Gayle Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP))

Follow Your Arrow, Kacey Musgraves (Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves; 351 Music (BMI), Highway 508 Songs (ASCAP), House of Sea Gayle Music (ASCAP), Smack Ink (ASCAP), Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI))

Give Me Back My Hometown, Eric Church (Eric Church, Luke Laird; Creative Nation Music (BMI), Longer And Louder Music (BMI), Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Twangin And Slangin Songs (BMI))

I Hold On, Dierks Bentley (Dierks Bentley, Brett James; Atlas Holdings (ASCAP), Big White Tracks (ASCAP), External Combustion Music (ASCAP), Songs of Brett (ASCAP), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP))

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Rodney Clawson

Ashley Gorley

Luke Laird

Josh Osborne

Chris Tompkins

VIDEO OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s))

American Kids, Kenny Chesney (Director: Shaun Silva; Producer: Don Lepore)

Cop Car, Keith Urban (John Urbano; Michelle Abnet)

Drunk on a Plane, Dierks Bentley (Wes Edwards; Clarke Gallivan)

I'm Not Gonna Miss You, Glen Campbell (James Keach; Julian Raymond)

Somethin' Bad, Miranda Lambert Duet With Carrie Underwood (Trey Fanjoy; Trent Hardville)

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s))

Lonely Tonight, Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe (Producer: Scott Hendricks; Record Label: Warner Bros. Records)

Meanwhile Back at Mama's, Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill (Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw; Big Machine Records)

Somethin' Bad, Miranda Lambert duet with Carrie Underwood (Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf; RCA Nashville)

The South, The Cadillac Three featuring Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley & Mike Eli (Dann Huff, Justin Niebank; Big Machine Records)

This Is How We Roll, Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan (Joey Moi; Republic Nashville)