2012 Country Music Association Awards


The 2012 Country Music Association Awards, 46th Annual Ceremony, is a music award ceremony that was held on November 1, 2012, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee and was hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood for their fifth consecutive time together.

Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.
Entertainer of the YearAlbum of the Year

  • Chief — Eric Church
  • *Tailgates & Tanlines — Luke Bryan
  • *Four the Record — Miranda Lambert
  • *Home — Dierks Bentley
  • *Own the Night — Lady Antebellum
    • Male Vocalist of the YearFemale Vocalist of the Year
  • Blake Shelton
  • *Jason Aldean
  • *Luke Bryan
  • *Eric Church
  • *Keith Urban
  • Miranda Lambert
  • *Kelly Clarkson
  • *Martina McBride
  • *Taylor Swift
  • *Carrie Underwood
    • Vocal Group of the YearVocal Duo of the Year
  • Little Big Town
  • *Eli Young Band
  • *Lady Antebellum
  • *The Band Perry
  • *Zac Brown Band
  • Thompson Square
  • *Big & Rich
  • *Love and Theft
  • *Sugarland
  • *The Civil Wars
    • Single of the YearSong of the Year
  • "Pontoon" — Little Big Town
  • *"Dirt Road Anthem" — Jason Aldean
  • *"God Gave Me You" — Blake Shelton
  • *"Home" — Dierks Bentley
  • *"Springsteen" — Eric Church
  • "Over You" — Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton
  • *"Even If It Breaks Your Heart" — Will Hoge and Eric Paslay
  • *"God Gave Me You" — Dave Barnes
  • *"Home" — Dierks Bentley and John Randall Stewart
  • *"Springsteen" — Eric Church, Jeff Hyde and Ryan Tyndell
    • New Artist of the YearMusician of the Year
  • Hunter Hayes
  • *Lee Brice
  • *Brantley Gilbert
  • *Love and Theft
  • *Thompson Square
  • Mac McAnally
  • *Sam Bush
  • *Paul Franklin
  • *Dann Huff
  • *Brent Mason
    • Music Video of the YearMusical Event of the Year
  • "Red Solo Cup" — Toby Keith
  • *"Springsteen" — Eric Church
  • *"Come Over" — Kenny Chesney
  • *"Over You" — Miranda Lambert
  • *"Pontoon" — Little Big Town
  • "Feel Like a Rock Star" — Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney
  • *"Dixie Highway" — Alan Jackson and Zac Brown Band
  • *"Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die" — Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg, Kris Kristofferson, and Jamey Johnson
  • *"Safe & Sound" — Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars
  • *"Stuck On You" — Lionel Richie and Darius Rucker