The full winners of the ACM Awards have been announced with Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley and Kenny Chesney winning the top categories of the event.
- May 19, 2008
AceShowbiz - Following recent reports about the Academy of Country Music Awards early winners, now the full winners have finally been announced. In addition to the likes of Taylor Swift, Jack Ingram and Miranda Lambert, the have-just-announced award winners are Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts and Kenny Chesney.
Carrie manages to take home one of the event's prestigious awards which is the Top Female Vocalist, making it her second after last year she also won it. Rascal themselves grab this year's Top Vocal Group award, while Kenny wins the top award of the event, the Entertainer of the Year.
Another prestigious award, the Top Male Vocalist is won by Brad Paisley who also takes home the Video of the Year award. Meanwhile, the ACM also gives a special award, the Crystal Milestone Award to Garth Brooks.
The annual event which is hosted by Reba McEntire also gives other awards which are announced off screen, such as the Producer of the Year, Audio Engineer of the Year, Top Bass Player of the Year and many more. Here is the list of partial winners of The 43rd Academy of Country Music Awards :
- Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney - Top Male Vocalist
Brad Paisley - Top Female Vocalist
Carrie Underwood - Top New Male Vocalist
Jack Ingram - Top New Duo or Vocal Group
Lady Antebellum - Top New Female Vocalist
Taylor Swift - Album of the Year
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend by Miranda Lambert Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke Label: Columbia - Video of the Year
"Online" by Brad Paisley Produced by Frames Per Second Directed by Jason Alexander - Single Record of the Year
"Stay" by Sugarland Produced by Kristian Bush, Byron Gallimore and Jennifer Nettles Label: Mercury - Top Vocal Group
Rascal Flatts - Vocal Event of the Year
"Find Out Who Your Friends Are" Tracy Lawrence, Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney Produced by Julian King and Tracy Lawrence Label: Rocky Comfort/CO5 - Top Vocal Duo
Brooks & Dunn - Song of the Year
"Stay" by Sugarland Written by Jennifer Nettles Publishers: Jennifer Nettles Publishing (ASCAP) - Academy of Country Music Crystal Milestone Award
Garth Brooks - The ACM/The Home Depot Humanitarian Award
Rascal Flatts
