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Taylor Swift wins top prize at ACM Awards

Singer Taylor Swift appears backstage with the Entertainer of the Year award she garnered at the 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 1, 2012. UPI/David Becker

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Published: April 2, 2012 at 10:16 AM

LAS VEGAS, April 2 (UPI) -- Taylor Swift was named Entertainer of the Year for a second consecutive time at the 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony in Las Vegas.

Swift, 22, is the youngest performer to win the award in the 40-year history of this category.

Miranda Lambert won the ACM Awards for Female Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year for "Four The Record" at the MGM Grand Garden Arena show Sunday night. Her husband, Blake Shelton, won Male Vocalist of the Year.

"Crazy Girl" by the Eli Young Band was declared Song of the Year, and Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson picked up the prizes for Single Record of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year for their song "Don't You Wanna Stay."

Lady Antebellum won the award for Vocal Group of the Year, Thompson Square won Vocal Duo of the Year and Scotty McCreery was honored as New Artist of the Year.

Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton served as hosts of the ceremony, which aired on CBS.

Topics: Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Kelly Clarkson, Reba McEntire

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