Carrie Underwood wins ACM Entertainer of the Year

Underwood won the show's top honor last year. This year, she beat out Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, the Zac Brown Band, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, George Strait and Keith Urban.

Top-selling trio Lady Antebellum were the dominant winners, grabbing five trophies, including song and single record of the year for crossover hit "Need You Now," while also snapping Rascal Flatts' seven-year run as best vocal group.

"We are having a blast tonight," singer Charles Kelly told the crowd after win No. 4. "We love you all. We will never forget this night."

Lady A came into the awards ceremony at the MGM Grand with a leading seven nominations and had won five of seven possible (they got two trophies for their single record of the year win because they also produced the record, and also got two trophies for their song of the year win because they composed "Need You Now").

Best bud Miranda Lambert had three trophies on the night. She beat Lady A's self-titled debut for album of the year with "Revolution." It was the second time she won the honor; her "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" won album of the year in 2007. She also beat Lady A in the video category with "White Liar" in awards given out Saturday night.

Lambert didn't get to say much when she won album of the year. She started to address the crowd, then stopped short to make sure producer Frank Liddell got a moment in the spotlight. But as soon as he started to issue thank yous, he was cut off and the camera panned away, eliciting boos from the crowd.

After a commercial break, she came back on stage to perform her latest single, "The House That Built Me," and got another chance to speak when she won top female vocalist, beating out the likes of Swift and Underwood. The tearful Lambert was in disbelief at her win.

Lady A also had a connection to one of the night's other winners, Luke Bryan, who nabbed top new artist.

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