. >> reporter: single record of the year went to the duet don't you want to stay, by jason aldine andded a female vocal on it and kelly was the first name i threw out. >> miranda lambert. >> reporter: miranda lambert's for the record won album of the year. she told me before the show how important this award is to her. >> i want to always be. >> reporter: fans got to see a lot more music this year. 24 acts hit the stage, the most in the show's history. carrie underwood opened the show and admitted to being nervous. >> i'm my toughest critic and i always think i did a horrible job. >> reporter: this year's show didn't only feature country music stars, marc anthony and l.l. cool jay both introduced performances. and a host of stars hit the red carpet. the rock band kiss went a little country by arriving in a monster truck. teresa garcia, cbs news, las vegas. >> stay with us. we'll preview sports plus, next. >>> i've got lots of relatives in kentucky so i have to go with the wildcats. >> i'm there with you. kentucky is looking too darn good this season. so there are now just two left. th

. >> the first category is the best male video of the year and here are the nominees -- >> jason aldine favorite. >> toby keith "red solo cup," blake shelton, "god gave me you" and keith urban, "long, hot summer." >> wow. those are all great ones. >> got some heavy hitters there. do you have a favorite in there? >> they're all our friends, so we would get in trouble. >> if you were a better, which would you bet on? >> i can't get the blake one out of my hand. >> blake shelton. >> i like "drink in my hand," though. >> of course you do. this is a great video, though. this is a song written about his own brother, right? oh, that's miranda's song, right? this is "god gave me you." >> this is so sweet. >> all right, we're going to get to female video of the year. here are the nominees. sara evans, "my heart can't tell you no," miranda lambert "over you," martina mcbride "i'm going to love you through it," kelly pickler "tough," taylor swift "ours" and carey underwood "good girl." you like miranda lambert's song, again, the one written about blake's daughter who passed away. beautiful video.