Tune in to the ACM Awards This Sunday Night

Any country music fans out there? If so, don't forget that the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will be live on CBS this Sunday, April 18th, at 8 PM EST! The show is set to take place in Las Vegas and will be hosted by the one and only Reba McEntire.

For the first time ever, ACM has implemented a "text-to-vote" for the evening's biggest award, Entertainer of the Year! Voting will begin at the start of the show when codes will be given for each artist nominated. The nominees are Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Zac Brown Band.

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ACM Awards Scorecard

Here's the rundown of winners and highlights--in case you missed the big show Sunday night.

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR:
Carrie Underwood


TOP MALE VOCALIST:
Brad Paisley

TOP FEMALE VOCALIST:
Carrie Underwood

TOP VOCAL GROUP:
Rascal Flatts

TOP VOCAL DUO:
Sugarland


TOP NEW ARTIST:
Julianne Hough

TOP NEW MALE ARTIST
Jake Owen


TOP NEW FEMALE ARTIST
Julianne Hough


TOP NEW VOCAL GROUP
Zac Brown Band


SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Trace Adkins - "You're Gonna Miss This"

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift - Fearless



SONG OF THE YEAR
Jamey Johnson - "In Color"



VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Brad Paisley - "Waitin' On a Woman"

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Brad Paisley plus Keith Urban - "Start A Band"


Congratulations to all the winners!

Superstar Lineup For 51st Anuual Grammy Awards Announced

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Jan. 29, 2009) — U2, Kid Rock, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, and Rihanna are the latest performers announced for the 51st Annual GRAMMY® Awards. They join previously announced performers Kenny Chesney, Coldplay, Jennifer Hudson, Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne, Paul McCartney (with special guest drummer Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters), Katy Perry, Radiohead, T.I. and Justin Timberlake, Carrie Underwood, and Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, T.I. and Kanye West in a special performance of their hit single "Swagga Like Us." Actor Simon Baker (CBS' "The Mentalist"), actor/musician Jack Black, current three-time GRAMMY nominee Duffy, current nominee Josh Groban, three-time GRAMMY-winning jazz musician and current nominee Charlie Haden, actor Samuel L. Jackson and Academy Award®-winning actress and current GRAMMY nominee Gwyneth Paltrow will appear as presenters.

The music industry's premier event will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 8, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

[Via Grammy.com]