The 41st Academy of Country Music Awards were held on May 23, 2006 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada. The ceremony was hosted by ACM Award Winner, Reba McEntire.
Winners and nominees Winners are shown in bold. Entertainer of the YearAlbum 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 — SugarlandTop Female Vocalist of the YearTop 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 StraitTop Vocal Group of the YearTop Vocal Duo of the Year Rascal Flatts Alabama Little Big Town Lonestar Sugarland Brooks & Dunn Big & Rich Montgomery Gentry Van Zant The Warren BrothersSingle Record of the YearSong 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 and Craig Wiseman “Baby Girl” — Kristian Bush, Kristen Hall, Jennifer Nettles and Troy Bieser “Jesus, Take the Wheel” — Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson and Brett James “Skin (Sarabeth)” — Doug Johnson and Joe Henry “When I Get Where I’m Going” — George Teren and Rivers RutherfordTop New Male Vocalist of the YearTop New Female Vocalist of the Year Jason Aldean Billy Currington Craig Morgan Carrie Underwood Miranda Lambert Julie RobertsTop New Duo or Group of the YearVideo of the Year Sugarland Big & Rich Little Big Town When I Get Where I'm Going — Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton As Good as I Once Was — Toby Keith Believe — Brooks & Dunn I May Hate Myself in the Morning — Lee Ann Womack Kerosene — Miranda LambertVocal 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
Performers Performer(s)Song(s)Brad Paisley"The World"Miranda Lambert"New Strings"Toby Keith"A Little Too Late"Dierks Bentley"Settle for a Slowdown"Big & Rich"8th of November"Carrie Underwood"Jesus, Take the Wheel"Trace Adkins"Honky Tonk Badonkadonk"Kenny Chesney"Summertime"Gretchen WilsonMerle Haggard"Politically Uncorrect"Sugarland"Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)"Montgomery Gentry"Something to Be Proud Of"Little Big Town"Boondocks"Rascal FlattsKelly Clarkson"Me and My Gang""What Hurts the Most"Keith Urban"Tonight I Wanna Cry"Sara Evans"Coalmine"Brooks & DunnKeith Urban"Believe"Martina McBride"Thanks a Lot"Dwight YoakamBilly GibbonsChris HillmanTravis BarkerTom BrumleyBrad PaisleyBuddy AlanBuck Owens Tribute"Act Naturally""Together Again""Crying Time""Streets of Bakersfield"
Presenters Presenter(s)NotesPhil VassarHannah StormSong of the YearBilly CurringtonKathryn MorrisAlbum of the YearJoe NicholsMichelle StaffordTop New Male Vocalist of the YearKris KristoffersonBig & Rich performanceJulie RobertsDean SamsKeech RainwaterTop New Duo or Group of the YearBilly Ray CyrusMiley CyrusSingle Record of the YearJo Dee MessinaBlake SheltonTop New Female Vocalist of the YearTony StewartPresent Home Depot Humanitarian Award for Vince GillThe Warren BrothersTop Vocal Group of the YearCraig FergusonThe WreckersTop Male Vocalist of the YearPhil McGrawRobin McGrawTop Vocal Duo of the YearJohn CorbettTop Female Vocalist of the YearVince VaughnBuck Owens tribute performance
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