Las Vegas Goes Country

Nicole Kidman and her hubby Keith Urban arrive for the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music awards in Las Vegas on May 18, 2008. Urban performed at the show and was an entertainer of the year nominee.

Top new female artist winner Taylor Swift poses on the red carpet at the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music awards in Las Vegas on May 18, 2008. Swift performed her song "Should've Said No."

Rodney Atkins arrives at the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music awards in Las Vegas on May 18, 2008.

Singer Cowboy Troy arrives at the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music awards in Las Vegas on May 18, 2008.

Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry arrive at the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music awards in Las Vegas on May 18, 2008. Montgomery Gentry was up for top duo of the year.

Up and coming singer Emily West poses on the red carpet at the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music awards in Las Vegas on May 18, 2008.

Top new male artist winner Jack Ingram at the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music awards in Las Vegas on May 18, 2008.

Jay Demarcus, Gary Levox and Joe Don Rooney of Rascall Flatts on the red carpet at the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards. They won top vocal group and were honored with the Home Depot humanitarian award for their charitable work.

Singer and former beauty queen Jennifer Hanson arrives at the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards on May 18, 2008 in Las Vegas.

Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush of Sugarland arrive at the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards on May 18, 2008 in Las Vegas. The duo won song of the year and single record of the year for their acoustic ballad "Stay."

Miranda Lambert and her boyfriend Blake Shelton pose together at the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas On May 18, 2008. Lambert won album of the year for "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend."

Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland shows off her gown on the red carpet before the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music awards.

Top new vocal group Lady Antebellum from left, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood arrive at the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas May 18, 2008.

From left, Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Roads Schlapman, Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook of Little Big Town arrive at the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 18, 2008.

Actress Maureen McCormic arrives at the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 18, 2008. McCormick, best known for her role as Marcia on the "Brady Bunch," appears in Brad Paisley's video "Online" which won top video of the year.

Singer Rissi Palmer on the red carpet at the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 18, 2008.

Musician Jeff Cook arrives at the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. The three hour awards ceremony was broadcast on CBS.

Singer Bryan White and wife Erika Paige White pose for photographers at the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 18, 2008.

Jeremy Baxter, Rhean Boyer and Marvin Evatt of the band Carolina Rain on the red carpet at the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards on May 18, 2008.

Ira Dean of Trick Pony and his wife Brooke pose at the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards on May 18, 2008 in Las Vegas.