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2011 CMA Awards: Nominees & Winners
We’ll be updating this list of winners tonight as they are announced!

The 45th CMA Awards will air live from Nashville on Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. CT on ABC.
UPDATED 9:56 PM CT
The complete list of nominees:
- Entertainer of the Year
- WINNER Taylor Swift
- Jason Aldean
- Brad Paisley
- Blake Shelton
- Keith Urban
- Male Vocalist of the Year
- WINNER Blake Shelton
- Jason Aldean
- Kenny Chesney
- Brad Paisley
- Keith Urban
- Female Vocalist of the Year
- WINNER Miranda Lambert
- Sara Evans
- Martina McBride
- Taylor Swift
- Carrie Underwood
- New Artist of the Year
- WINNER The Band Perry
- Luke Bryan
- Eric Church
- Thompson Square
- Chris Young
- Single of the Year
- WINNER “If I Die Young” – The Band Perry
- “A Little Bit Stronger” – Sara Evans
- “Colder Weather” – Zac Brown Band
- “Don’t You Wanna Stay” – Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson
- “Honey Bee” – Blake Shelton
- Album of the Year
- WINNER My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean
- All About Tonight – Blake Shelton
- Speak Now – Taylor Swift
- This Is Country Music – Brad Paisley
- You Get What You Give – Zac Brown Band
- Song of the Year (award to songwriters)
- WINNER “If I Die Young”
– Kimberly Perry - “Colder Weather”
– Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Levi Lowrey, Coy Bwles - “Dirt Road Anthem”
– Brantley Gilbert, Colt Ford - “Mean”
– Taylor Swift - “You and Tequila”
– Matraca Berg, Deana Carter
- WINNER “If I Die Young”
- Vocal Group of the Year
- WINNER Lady Antebellum
- The Band Perry
- Little Big Town
- Racal Flatts
- Zac Brown Band
- Musical Event of the Year
- WINNER “Don't You Wanna Stay”
– Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson - “As She's Walking Away”
– Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson - “Coal Miner's Daughter”
– Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert - “Old Alabama”
– Brad Paisley featuring Alabama - “You and Tequila”
– Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter
- WINNER “Don't You Wanna Stay”
- Music Video of the Year
- WINNER “You and Tequila” – Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter
Director: Shaun Silva - “Honey Bee” – Blake Shelton
Director: Trey Fanjoy - “If I Die Young” – The Band Perry
Director: David McClister - “Mean” – Taylor Swift
Director: Declan Whitebloom - “Old Alabama” – Brad Paisley featuring Alabama
Director: Jim Shea
- WINNER “You and Tequila” – Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter
- Vocal Duo of the Year
- WINNER Sugarland
- The Civil Wars
- Montgomery Gentry
- Steel Magnolia
- Thompson Square
- Musician of the Year
- WINNER Mac McAnally – Guitar
- Sam Bush – Mandolin
- Jerry Douglas – Dobro
- Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
- Dann Huff – Guitar
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