by POPSUGAR Entertainment 15

For the third year in a row, Kenny Chesney was named Entertainer of the Year at the 42nd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards. Other honorees included George Strait and Carrie Underwood, while Brooks and Dunn took home an unprecedented fourteenth award for Top Vocal Duo.

The AP continues:

Veteran singer-songwriter Bill Anderson...seemed touched that older artists weren't forgotten. "I'm old enough to be Carrie Underwood's grandfather," the 69-year-old said of the 24-year-old singer.

"I would not be here if it were not for 'American Idol,'" [Underwood] said as she collected her vocal award. "Thank you, fans. God bless you."

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42nd Academy of Country Music Award Winners

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney

TOP MALE VOCALIST
Brad Paisley

TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
Carrie Underwood

TOP VOCAL GROUP
Rascal Flatts

TOP VOCAL DUO
Brooks & Dunn

TOP NEW MALE VOCALIST
Rodney Atkins

TOP NEW FEMALE VOCALIST
Miranda Lambert

TOP NEW DUO OR VOCAL GROUP
Little Big Town

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Some Hearts
Carrie Underwood
#1, 2, 4, 7, 10 & 13 Produced by Mark Bright
#3, 6, 8, 9, 11 & 12 Produced by Dann Huff
19 Recordings Limited/ Arista Records

SONG OF THE YEAR
Give It Away
Writers: Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon, Jamey Johnson
Publishers: © 2006 Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Mr. Bubba Music, Inc., admin. by Sony/ATV
Music Publishing (BMI); Run Slow Music, admin. By ICG (ASCAP); EMI Blackwood Music
Inc. (BMI)

SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR
Give It Away
George Strait
Produced by Tony Brown, George Strait
MCA Nashville

THE HOME DEPOT HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Brooks & Dunn

CLIFFIE STONE PIONEER AWARD
Harlan Howard
Dolly Parton
Waylon Jennings
Don Williams

JIM REEVES INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Buck Owens

MAE BOREN AXTON AWARD
Jack Lameier

Awarded Previously Off-Camera:

ON-AIR PERSONALITY - NATIONAL
Bob Kingsley- Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40 (Jones Radio Network)
ON-AIR PERSONALITY - MAJOR MARKET
Jim, Deb and Kevin- WFMS, Indianapolis, IN
ON-AIR PERSONALITY - MEDIUM MARKET
Charlie James & Pam Wilder- WCOS, Columbia, SC
ON-AIR PERSONALITY - SMALL MARKET
Mike Lawrence and Dana Carole- KHKX, Midland, TX
RADIO STATION - MAJOR MARKET
WSIX- Nashville, TN
RADIO STATION - MEDIUM MARKET
WIVK-Knoxville, TN
RADIO STATION - SMALL MARKET
WPAP- Panama City, FL
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Dann Huff
AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Steve Marcantonio
BASS
Glenn Worf
DRUMS
Eddie Bayers
FIDDLE
Aubrey Haynie
GUITAR
Brent Mason
PIANO / KEYBOARDS
John Hobbs
SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT(S)
Stuart Duncan
STEEL GUITAR
Michael Johnson
VENUE OF THE YEAR
Grand Ole Opry House- Nashville, TN
NIGHTCLUB OF THE YEAR
Buck Owens Crystal Palace - Bakersfield, CA
DON ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR
Bill Magann- Variety Attractions
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
Mike Smardak – Outback Concerts of TN, Inc.