The Voice judge Blake Shelton dominated the 46th Country Music Association Awards on Thursday, night wining three trophies, including the coveted entertainer of the year prize, on country music’s biggest night.
Blake Shelton shared song of the year honours with his wife Miranda Lambert, for the emotional ballad Over You, while Lambert took home the female vocalist prize, also for the third time, wining three trophies in total.
Country Music Association Awards 2012 Winners: Full List
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Miranda Lambert *WINNER*
Kelly Clarkson
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Blake Shelton *WINNER*
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Keith Urban
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Little Big Town *WINNER*
Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Blake Shelton *WINNER*
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Taylor Swift
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Chief/Eric Church *WINNER*
Four the Record/Miranda Lambert
Home/Dierks Bentley
Own the Night/Lady Antebellum
Tailgates and Tanlines/Luke Bryan
MUSIC VIDEO
‘Red Solo Cup’ – Toby Keith *WINNER*
‘Come Over’ – Kenny Chesney
‘Over You’ – Miranda Lambert
‘Pontoon’ – Little Big Town
‘Springsteen’ – Eric Church
MUSICIAN
Mac McAnally – Guitar *WINNER*
Sam Bush – mandolin
Paul Franklin – steel
Dann Huff – guitar
Brent Mason – Guitar
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
‘Pontoon’ – Little Big Town *WINNER*
‘Dirt Road Anthem’ – Jason Aldean
‘God Gave Me You’ – Blake Shelton
‘Home’ – Dierks Bentley
‘Springsteen’ – Eric Church
SONG OF THE YEAR
‘Over You’ – Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton *WINNER*
‘Even If It Breaks Your Heart’ – Will Hoge and Eric Paslay (performed by Eli Young Band)
‘God Gave Me You’ – Blake Shelton
‘Home’ – Dierks Bentley
‘Springsteen’ – Eric Church
MUSICAL EVENT
Feel Like a Rockstar – Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw *WINNER*
Dixie Highway – Alan Jackson with Zac Brown Band
Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Do – Willie Nelson with Snoop Dogg, Kris Kristofferson and Jamey Johnson
Safe & Sound Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars
Stuck On You – Lionel Richie with Darius Rucker
VOCAL DUO
Thompson Square *WINNER*
Big & Rich
Love And Theft
Sugarland
The Civil Wars
NEW ARTIST
Hunter Hayes *WINNER*
Lee Brice
Brantley Gilbert
Love And Theft
Thompson Square
Country Music Association Awards 2012 Winners: Photos