41st Academy of Country Music Awards

The 41st Academy of Country Music Awards were held on May 23, 2006 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas Nevada, and was hosted by ACM Award Winner Reba McEntire.

41st Academy of Country Music Awards
Date	May 23, 2006
Location	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Hosted by	Reba McEntire
Most awards	Brad Paisley (3)
Most nominations	Brad Paisley (5)
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS

Winners and nominees

Winners in Bold.[1][2]

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Kenny Chesney Brooks & Dunn Toby Keith Rascal Flatts Keith Urban	Time Well Wasted - Brad Paisley Feels Like Today - Rascal Flatts There’s More Where That Came From - Lee Ann Womack Tough All Over - Gary Allan Twice the Speed of Life - Sugarland
Top Female Vocalist of the Year	Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Sara Evans Martina McBride Carrie Underwood Gretchen Wilson Lee Ann Womack	Keith Urban Dierks Bentley Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley George Strait
Top Vocal Group of the Year	Top Vocal Duo of the Year
Rascal Flatts Alabama Little Big Town Lonestar Sugarland	Brooks & Dunn Big & Rich Montgomery Gentry Van Zant The Warren Brothers
Single Record of the Year	Song of the Year
“Jesus, Take the Wheel” - Carrie Underwood “Alcohol” - Brad Paisley “Baby Girl” - Sugarland “Believe” - Brooks & Dunn “Best I Ever Had” - Gary Allan	“Believe” - Ronnie Dunn, Craig Wiseman “Baby Girl” - Kristian Bush, Kristen Hall, Jennifer Nettles, Troy Bieser “Jesus, Take the Wheel” - Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson, Brett James “Skin (Sarabeth)” - Doug Johnson, Joe Henry “When I Get Where I’m Going” - George Teren, Rivers Rutherford
Top New Male Vocalist of the Year	Top New Female Vocalist of the Year
Jason Aldean Billy Currington Craig Morgan	Carrie Underwood Miranda Lambert Julie Roberts
Top New Duo or Group of the Year	Video of the Year
Sugarland Big & Rich Little Big Town	When I Get Where I'm Going - Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton As Good I Once Was - Toby Keith Believe - Brooks & Dunn I May Hate Myself in the Morning - Lee Ann Womack Kerosene - Miranda Lambert
Vocal Event of the Year
“When I Get Where I’m Going” - Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton “I Play Chicken With the Train” - Cowboy Troy and Big & Rich “Like We Never Loved at All” - Faith Hill with Tim McGraw “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” - Jennifer Nettles and Bon Jovi

References

1. "Nominees for 41st ACM Awards". Orange County Register. 2006-03-09. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
2. "2006 Academy of Country Music Awards Winners". ACountry. 2006-05-24. Retrieved 2020-08-20.