48th Academy of Country Music Awards

48th Academy of Country Music Awards
Date	April 7, 2013
Location	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Hosted by	Blake Shelton Luke Bryan
Most awards	Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Eric Church Miranda Lambert Little Big Town (2 each)
Most nominations	Eric Church (6)
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS

The 48th Academy of Country Music Awards were held on April 7, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada. The ceremony was hosted by Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan.

Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.^[1][2]

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Luke Bryan Jason Aldean Miranda Lambert Blake Shelton Taylor Swift	Chief – Eric Church Blown Away – Carrie Underwood Red – Taylor Swift Tailgates & Tanlines – Luke Bryan Tornado – Little Big Town
Female Artist of the Year	Male Artist of the Year
Miranda Lambert Martina McBride Kacey Musgraves Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood	Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Eric Church Toby Keith Blake Shelton
Vocal Group of the Year	Vocal Duo of the Year
Little Big Town Lady Antebellum The Band Perry Eli Young Band Zac Brown Band	Thompson Square Big & Rich Florida Georgia Line Love and Theft Sugarland
Single of the Year	Song of the Year
"Over You" – Miranda Lambert "Springsteen" – Eric Church "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" – Eli Young Band "Wanted" – Hunter Hayes "Pontoon" – Little Big Town	"A Woman Like You" – Phil Barton, Johnny Bulford, Jon Stone "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" – Will Hoge, Eric Paslay "Over You" – Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton "Springsteen" – Eric Church, Jeff Hyde, Ryan Tyndell "Wanted" – Hunter Hayes, Troy Verges
Best New Artist of the Year	Video of the Year
Florida Georgia Line Brantley Gilbert Jana Kramer	"Tornado" – Little Big Town "Creepin’" – Eric Church "Wanted" – Hunter Hayes "Merry Go ‘Round" – Kacey Musgraves "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" – Taylor Swift "The Wind" – Zac Brown Band
Vocal Event of the Year
"The Only Way I Know" – Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Eric Church "Don't Rush" – Kelly Clarkson and Vince Gill "Easy" – Rascal Flatts and Natasha Bedingfield "Feel Like A Rock Star" – Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw "Let It Rain" – David Nail and Sarah Buxton

References

1. soundslikenashville (2013-02-13). "48th Annual ACM Awards Nominees Revealed". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
2. admin. "48th ACM Awards Winners". CDX. Retrieved 2020-05-29.