2011 Country Music Association Awards
| 2011 Country Music Association Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 9, 2011 |
| Location | Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Hosted by | Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood |
| Television/Radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
The 2011 Country Music Association Awards is a music award ceremony that was held on November 4, 2011, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. It aired live on ABC at 8:00/7:00 PM Central. The show was hosted by Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood.
Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean & Brad Paisley led the nominations with 5 each. Aldean had never won a CMA award prior to 2011 CMA Awards, when he won his first two awards for album of the year and musical event of the year. Miranda Lambert was named female vocalist of the year, and her husband Blake Shelton took home male vocalist. The night's top prize, entertainer of the year, went to Taylor Swift, which was her only victory of the evening.[1] New Artist of the Year went to The Band Perry, who was also nominated for Vocal Group of the Year.
When Taylor Swift won entertainer of the year in 2011, she became only the second female artist to ever win the honor twice, after Barbara Mandrell won it in 1980 and 1981. Swift is currently one of six female artists to ever win the award.
Performers
- Blake Shelton and Kenny Loggins — "Footloose"
- Keith Urban — "You Gonna Fly"
- Miranda Lambert — "Baggage Claim"
- Rascal Flatts and Natasha Bedingfield — "Easy"
- Taylor Swift — "Ours"
- Luke Bryan — "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"
- Lady Antebellum — "We Owned the Night"
- Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter — "You and Tequila"
- Lionel Richie (with Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Rascal Flatts) — "Deep River Woman", "Stuck On You", "Dancing On The Ceiling"
- Martina McBride — "I'm Gonna Love You Through It"
- The Band Perry — "All Your Life"
- Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood — "Remind Me"
- Faith Hill — "Come Home"
Winners and nominees
[2] Winners are shown in bold.