April 10, 2013

Miranda Lambert victorious at ACM Awards

Rebekah Gould
Staff Writer
At the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards, Miranda Lambert took the spotlight, winning four of her five nominations including Best Female Vocalist and Song of the Year. Along with Reba McEntire and Loretta Lynn, Miranda Lambert is now a four-time winner of the Best Female Vocalist award. Here are some of the categories with the nominees and the winners in bold:

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

Big and Rich

Florida Georgia Line

Love and Theft

Sugarland

Thompson Square

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Blown Away-Carrie Underwood

Chief-Eric Church

Red-Taylor Swift

Tailgates and Tail Lights-Luke Bryan

Tornado-Little Big Town

NEWARTIST OF THE YEAR

Brantley Gilbert

Jana Kramer

Florida Georgia Line

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

The Band Perry

Eli Young Band

Lady Antebellum

Little Big Town

Zac Brown Band

SONG OF THE YEAR

A Woman Like You- Lee Brice

Even if it Breaks Your Heart- Eli Young Band

Over You- Miranda Lambert

Springsteen- Eric Church

Wanted- Hunter Hayes

SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR

Even if it Breaks Your Heart- Eli Young Band

Over You- Miranda Lambert

Pontoon -Little Big Town

Springsteen- Eric Church

Wanted- Hunter Hayes

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Jason Aldean

Luke Bryan

Eric Church

Toby Keith

Blake Shelton

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Miranda Lambert

Martina McBride

Kasey Musgraves

Taylor Swift

Carrie Underwood

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Jason Aldean

Luke Bryan

Miranda Lambert

Blake Shelton

Taylor Swift