Carrie Underwood Rocks the House at ACM Awards
Carrie Underwood kicked off Sunday night's Academy of Country Music Awards with a big blast of rock 'n' roll, showing her vocal chops in belting out "Good Girl."
Her sexy black and magenta mini-dress was a nice touch too.
To those looking for a lot of traditional twang out of the country gala, Carrie's song was something of a warning shot ... this is 21st century country music.
The ACMs are very much a celebration of what the genre has become, with arena rockers (Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean) and a wave of 20-something upstarts incorporating different sounds into the genre (Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum).
See what you think of Carrie's performance below:
ACM Awards Fashion Face-Off: Luke Bryan vs. Scotty McCreery
Scotty McCreery took home the Academy of Country Music Award last night for New Artist of the Year, proving once again that American Idol really does crank out successful musicians.
But can the young crooner fend off a challenge here from Luke Bryan? That singer is coming at Scotty hard in the following Fashion Face-Off, just one day after firing up the ACM crowd on stage with a rendition of "I Don't Want This Night to End," the second single off his 2011 album "Tailgates and Tanlines."
Two handsome young artists. One poll. One winner. You decide who it will be...
ACM Awards Fashion Face-Off: Taylor Swift vs. Carrie Underwood
We really need your help, readers.
Two of THG's all-tie favorites walked the red carpet at last night's Academy of Country Music Awards, with both Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood striking beautiful poses on the red carpet.
Each would then go on to have huge evenings, with Underwood opening the ceremony (via a rendition of "Good Girl") and Swift taking home Entertainer of the Year AND receiving an award from First Lady Michelle Obama. Not shabby.
With all that in mind, there really is no wrong response to the following Fashion Face-Off. Still, one is needed. Compare, contrast and vote now:
Academy of Country Music Awards 2012: Full List of Winners!
Look out, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw. Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton are giving you a run for your money for country's top supercouple!
The Voice coach Blake took home the award for male vocalist of the year while his wife Miranda won female vocalist and album of the year.
Still, Blake and Miranda weren't much of a match for Taylor Swift when it came to one of Sunday evening's biggest awards: Entertainer of the Year.
Anybody surprised? We didn't think so. In other news, American Idol's reigning champion, Scotty McCreery, captured new artist of the year.
"Don't You Wanna Stay" by Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson captured not one but two trophies, and Lady Antebellum won for best group.
Plenty of winners, not too many surprises overall. Check out the full list of winners from the 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards here:
Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson Present, Look Adorable at ACM Awards
Reese Witherspoon made her first appearance since marrying Jim Toth at Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards, and the newlywed looked amazing.
Oh yeah, and Robert Pattinson was there too.
The Water for Elephants co-stars presented the female vocalist award at the event, while musing about the film they just shot in her native Tennessee. "I liked drinking a lot of moonshine," joked Rob. Check out their banter here:
Miranda Lambert won the award the two were on hand to present. She, Taylor Swift and Lady Antebellum all racked up big wins at the annual event.
Earlier that day, the duo were in Santa Monica, Calif., doing another press event for the period piece about a romance sparked on a traveling circus.
Speaking of a circus, how about the scandalous leak of these Breaking Dawn sex pics and the uproar it caused from the film's producers? Yowza.
Academy of Country Music Awards Duets: Rihanna & Jennifer Nettles, Carrie Underwood & Steven Tyler
Rihanna and ... Jennifer Nettles? Carrie Underwood and ... Steven Tyler?
Not exactly tandems you might expect to perform together, but both duos held their own and then some at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
Here's Rihanna and Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland fame, rocking "California King Bed" before a packed house at the 46th annual industry gala in Vegas ...
Follow the jump for Carrie and Steven - American Idol stars past and present - performing a medley of "Undo it" and "Walk This Way" at the event.
They actually sounded pretty good together ...
ACM Awards Fashion Face-Off: Taylor Swift vs. Julianne Hough
Taylor Swift vs. Julianne Hough. Kind of a no-brainer in terms of musical awards and accolades, but style? The latter may give T-Swizzle a run for her money.
Crowned entertainer of the year last night, Swift was the biggest of the Academy of Country Music Awards winners, and deservedly so. Her music rocks.
How does she stack up with up-and-comer Julianne in terms of fashion, though? Vote for the winner of THG's latest Fashion Face-Off in the poll below ...
ACM Awards Fashion Face-Off: Carrie Underwood vs. Brooklyn Decker
Taylor Swift and Miranda Lambert were the big winners Sunday night at the Academy of Country Music Awards. But who'll win a style showdown from the event?
Below, we pit the amazing, Grammy-winning Carrie Underwood against the gorgeous, Sports Illustrated cover-modeling Brooklyn Decker. Enough said, right?
It's going to be a tough call, with both of these women looking just stunning last night. Let your votes decide the winner of this THG Fashion Face-Off now ...
Academy of Country Music Awards Winners: Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert & More
The 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards was officially ladies' night, with Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift and others taking home the top honors.
Lady Antebellum – the co-ed trio Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood – clocked in the most wins, but the evening's highest honor went to Swift.
The singer was crowned entertainer of the year.
"I'm just losing my mind," Swift told the audience after her big win.
"The fact that this is from the fans makes its so beautiful."
Lambert, meanwhile, snagged honors for favorite female vocalist, record of the year, video of the year and song of the year for "The House that Built Me."
Lady Antebellum won big, like they did at this year's Grammy Awards, for their smash single "Need You Now," scoring album of the year and top vocal group.
