2012 Country Music Association Awards Explained

2012 Country Music Association Awards
Location:	Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Host:	Brad Paisley Carrie Underwood
Network:	ABC
Main:	CMA
Previous:	2011
Next:	2013
Most Nominations:	Eric Church (5)
Most Wins:	Blake Shelton (3)
Viewership:	13.4 million
Image Size:	200

The 2012 Country Music Association Awards, 46th Annual Ceremony, is a music award ceremony that was held on November 1, 2012, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee and was hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood for their fifth time together.

Winners and nominees

^[1] Winners are shown in bold.

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Blake Shelton Jason Aldean Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Taylor Swift	Chief — Eric Church Tailgates & Tanlines — Luke Bryan Four the Record — Miranda Lambert Home — Dierks Bentley Own the Night — Lady Antebellum
Male Vocalist of the Year	Female Vocalist of the Year
Blake Shelton Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Eric Church Keith Urban	Miranda Lambert Kelly Clarkson Martina McBride Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood
Vocal Group of the Year	Vocal Duo of the Year
Little Big Town Eli Young Band Lady Antebellum The Band Perry Zac Brown Band	Thompson Square Big & Rich Love and Theft Sugarland The Civil Wars
Single of the Year	Song of the Year (Songwriters' Award)
"Pontoon" — Little Big Town "Dirt Road Anthem" — Jason Aldean "God Gave Me You" — Blake Shelton "Home" — Dierks Bentley "Springsteen" — Eric Church	"Over You" — Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" — Will Hoge and Eric Paslay "God Gave Me You" — Dave Barnes "Home" — Dierks Bentley and John Randall Stewart "Springsteen" — Eric Church, Jeff Hyde and Ryan Tyndell
New Artist of the Year	Musician of the Year
Hunter Hayes Lee Brice Brantley Gilbert Love and Theft Thompson Square	Mac McAnally Sam Bush Paul Franklin Dann Huff Brent Mason
Music Video of the Year	Musical Event of the Year
"Red Solo Cup" — Toby Keith "Springsteen" — Eric Church "Come Over" — Kenny Chesney "Over You" — Miranda Lambert "Pontoon" — Little Big Town	"Feel Like a Rock Star" — Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney "Dixie Highway" — Alan Jackson and Zac Brown Band "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die" — Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg, Kris Kristofferson, and Jamey Johnson "Safe & Sound" — Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars "Stuck On You" — Lionel Richie and Darius Rucker

Performers

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Eric Church	"The Only Way I Know"
Tim McGraw	"One of Those Nights"
Miranda Lambert	"Fastest Girl in Town"
Zac Brown Band	"Goodbye in Her Eyes"
Dierks Bentley	"Tip It On Back"
Eli Young Band	"Even If It Breaks Your Heart"
Eric Church	"Springsteen"
Taylor Swift	"Begin Again"
Little Big Town	"Pontoon"
Luke Bryan	"Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye"
Hunter Hayes	"Wanted"
Keith Urban Zac Brown Band	"Georgia Woods"
Faith Hill	"American Heart"
Brad Paisley	"Southern Comfort Zone"
Brantley Gilbert	"Country Must Be Country Wide"
Jason Aldean	"Take a Little Ride"
Carrie Underwood	"Blown Away"
Kelly Clarkson Vince Gill	"Don't Rush"
Kenny Chesney	"Come Over"
Lady Antebellum Keith Urban Blake Shelton Tim McGraw Faith Hill Willie Nelson	Tribute to Willie Nelson

Presenters

Presenter(s)	Award
Lisa Marie Presley	Single of the Year
Jana Kramer and Jake Owen	Vocal Duo of the Year
Kellie Pickler and Darius Rucker	Song of the Year
Sugarland	Album of the Year
The Band Perry	New Artist of the Year
Scotty McCreery and Shawn Johnson East	Vocal Group of the Year
Martina McBride	Male Vocalist of the Year
Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere and Kimberly Williams-Paisley	Female Vocalist of the Year
Reba McEntire and Tim Allen	Entertainer of the Year

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2012 CMA Awards Winners – Full List. 2 November 2012 .