43rd Academy of Country Music Awards

The 43rd Academy of Country Music Awards were held on May 18, 2008, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada and was hosted by ACM Award Winner Reba McEntire.

43rd Academy of Country Music Awards
Date	May 18, 2008
Location	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Hosted by	Reba McEntire
Most awards	Kenny Chesney (2) Brad Paisley (2)
Most nominations	Kenny Chesney (7)
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS

Winners and nominees

Winners in Bold.[1]

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Rascal Flatts George Strait Keith Urban	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - Miranda Lambert 5th Gear - Brad Paisley Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates - Kenny Chesney If You’re Going Through Hell - Rodney Atkins Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift
Top Female Vocalist of the Year	Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Carrie Underwood Miranda Lambert Martina McBride LeAnn Rimes Taylor Swift	Brad Paisley Rodney Atkins Kenny Chesney George Strait Keith Urban
Top Vocal Group of the Year	Top Vocal Duo of the Year
Rascal Flatts Diamond Rio The Eagles Emerson Drive Little Big Town	Brooks & Dunn Big & Rich Halfway To Hazard Montgomery Gentry Sugarland
Single Record of the Year	Song of the Year
“Stay” - Sugarland “Don’t Blink” - Kenny Chesney “Famous in a Small Town” - Miranda Lambert “Lost in This Moment” - Big & Rich “Watching Airplanes” - Gary Allan	“Stay” - Jennifer Nettles “Don’t Blink” - Casey Beathard, Chris Wallin “Lost in This Moment” - Keith Anderson, Rodney Clawson, John Rich “Moments” - Dave Berg, Annie Tate, Sam Tate “Watching You” - Rodney Atkins, Steve Dean, Brian White
Top New Male Vocalist of the Year	Top New Female Vocalist of the Year
Jack Ingram Luke Bryan Jake Owen	Taylor Swift Sarah Buxton Kellie Pickler
Top New Duo or Group of the Year	Video of the Year
Lady Antebellum Carolina Rain The Wreckers	Online - Brad Paisley Don't Blink - Kenny Chesney Lost in This Moment - Big & Rich Stay - Sugarland Watching You - Rodney Atkins
Vocal Event of the Year
“Find Out Who Your Friends Are” - Tracy Lawrence with Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney “Because of You” - Reba McEntire with Kelly Clarkson “Shiftwork” - Kenny Chesney with George Strait “Till We Ain’t Strangers Anymore” - LeAnn Rimes with Bon Jovi “What You Give Away” - Vince Gill with Sheryl Crow

References

1. Staff 3/4/2008, CMT com. "Kenny Chesney Tops List as Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood Reveal ACM Nominees". CMT News. Retrieved 2020-07-18.