Ma ecco nel dettaglio le candidature:
Migliore Canzone Country (Best Country Song):
“The Breath You Take” — Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, autori (George Strait)
“Free” — Zac Brown, autore (Zac Brown Band)
“The House That Built Me” — Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, autori (Miranda Lambert)
“I’d Love To Be Your Last” — Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, autori (Gretchen Wilson)
“If I Die Young” — Kimberly Perry, autrice (The Band Perry)
“Need You Now” — Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, autori (Lady Antebellum)
Miglior Album Country (Best Country Album):
Up On The Ridge — Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give — Zac Brown Band
The Guitar Song — Jamey Johnson
Need You Now — Lady Antebellum
Revolution — Miranda Lambert
Migliore Esecuzione Vocale Country Femminile (Best Female Country Vocal Performance):
“Satisfied” – Jewel
“The House That Built Me” – Miranda Lambert
“Swingin’” – LeAnn Rimes
“Temporary Home” – Carrie Underwood
“I’d Love To Be Your Last” – Gretchen Wilson
Migliore Esecuzione Vocale Country Maschile (Best Male Country Vocal Performance):
“Macon” – Jamey Johnson
“Cryin’ For Me (Wayman’s Song)” – Toby Keith
“Turning Home” – David Nail
“Til Summer Comes Around” – Keith Urban
“Gettin’ You Home” – Chris Young
Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group:
“Free” – Zac Brown Band
“Elizabeth” – Daily & Vincent
“Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum
“Little White Church” – Little Big Town
“Where Rainbows Never Die” – The SteelDrivers
Migliore Collaborazione Country con voce (Best Country Collaboration With Vocals):
“Bad Angel” — Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
“Pride (In The Name Of Love)” — Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
“As She’s Walking Away” — Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
“Hillbilly Bone” — Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
“I Run To You” — Marty Stuart & Connie Smith
Album dell’Anno (Album Of The Year) – NON COUNTRY:
The Suburbs — Arcade Fire
Recovery — Eminem
Need You Now — Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster — Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream — Katy Perry
Disco dell’Anno (Record Of The Year) – NON COUNTRY:
“Nothin’ On You” — B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
“Love The Way You Lie” — Eminem Featuring Rihanna
“F*** You” — Cee Lo Green
“Empire State Of Mind” — Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
“Need You Now” — Lady Antebellum
Canzone dell’Anno (Song Of The Year) – NON COUNTRY:
“Beg Steal Or Borrow” — Ray LaMontagne, autore (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
“F*** You” — Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, autori (Cee Lo Green)
“The House That Built Me” —Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, autori (Miranda Lambert)
“Love The Way You Lie” — Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, autori
(Eminem Featuring Rihanna)
“Need You Now” — Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, autori (Lady Antebellum)