45th Academy of Country Music Awards

The 45th Academy of Country Music Awards were held on April 18, 2010, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada. The ceremony was hosted by ACM Award Winner Reba McEntire.

45th Academy of Country Music Awards
Date	April 18, 2010
Location	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Hosted by	Reba McEntire
Most wins	Miranda Lambert (3)
Most nominations	Miranda Lambert Lady A Carrie Underwood (5 each)
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS
Viewership	12.5 million
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Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Carrie Underwood Kenny Chesney Toby Keith Brad Paisley George Strait Taylor Swift Keith Urban Zac Brown Band	Revolution – Miranda Lambert American Saturday Night – Brad Paisley Lady Antebellum -– Lady Antebellum Play On – Carrie Underwood The Foundation – Zac Brown Band
Top Female Vocalist of the Year	Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert Reba McEntire Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood Lee Ann Womack	Brad Paisley Kenny Chesney Darius Rucker George Strait Keith Urban
Top Vocal Group of the Year	Top Vocal Duo of the Year
Lady Antebellum Little Big Town Randy Rogers Band Rascal Flatts Zac Brown Band	Brooks & Dunn Joey & Rory Montgomery Gentry Steel Magnolia Sugarland
Single Record of the Year	Song of the Year
"Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum "People Are Crazy" – Billy Currington "Red Light" – David Nail "Toes" – Zac Brown Band "White Liar" – Miranda Lambert	"Need You Now" – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott "Cowboy Casanova" – Mike Elizondo, Brett James, Carrie Underwood "People Are Crazy" – Bobby Braddock, Troy Jones "White Liar" – Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert "You Belong With Me" – Liz Rose, Taylor Swift
Top New Artist of the Year	Video of the Year
Luke Bryan Gloriana Joey + Rory	"White Liar" – Miranda Lambert "Boots On" – Randy Houser "Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum "Welcome to the Future" – Brad Paisley "You Belong With Me" – Taylor Swift
Vocal Event of the Year
"Hillbilly Bone" – Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins "Honky Tonk Stomp" – Brooks & Dunn with Billy Gibbons "I Told You So" – Carrie Underwood with Randy Travis "I'm Alive" – Kenny Chesney with Dave Matthews "Seeing Stars" – Jack Ingram with Patty Griffin

Notes

1. From 2008 to 2015, 'Entertainer of the Year' was decided by a combination of ACM professional membership and fan votes cast online and via text message.

Performers

Performer(s)	Song(s)
Miranda Lambert Carrie Underwood Brad Paisley John Fogerty Charlie Daniels	"Travelin' Band"
Blake Shelton Trace Adkins	"Hillbilly Bone"
Billy Currington	"That's How Country Boys Roll"
Kenny Chesney	"Ain't Back Yet"
Laura Bell Bundy	"Giddy On Up"
Toby Keith	"Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)"
Taylor Swift	"Change"
Gloriana Luke Bryan Joey + Rory	Top New Artist of the Year Medley "Wild at Heart" "Do I" "Cheater, Cheater"
Lady Antebellum	"American Honey"
Rascal Flatts	"Unstoppable"
Jason Aldean	"Crazy Town"
Miranda Lambert	"The House That Built Me"
Jack Ingram Dierks Bentley	"Barbie Doll"
Carrie Underwood	"Temporary Home"
Tim McGraw	"Still"
Brad Paisley	"Water"
Brooks & Dunn	"My Maria"
Reba McEntire	"Keep On Loving You"
Keith Urban	"I'm In"
Darius Rucker	"Forever Road"

Presenters

Award	Presenter(s)
Song of the Year	Faith Hill
Single of the Year	Joe Nichols Lindsey Vonn
Top New Artist of the Year	Julianne Hough
Album of the Year	Kristen Bell
Top Vocal Group of the Year	Eddie Cibrian
Top Male Artist of the Year	Matthew McConaughey
Top Vocal Duo of the Year	Randy Travis Carrie Underwood
Top Female Artist of the Year	Josh Duhamel
Entertainer of the Year	Reba McEntire