Suprise!

It's about time something shook this show up... Brad Paisley - Top Male Vocalist. A tad shocking, I thought.

So far, I'm about half and half on my predictions. Sandi - who's out in the audience watching - is about 90%.

Back in the press room -

The Top New Female Vocalist winner came back to the press room after her win, and told XM that she doesn't have a mantle to put her award on, but she just might build one now!

If you're wondering why Miranda didn't thank her boyfriend, Blake Shelton, she says he told her not to. Blake was also was back in the press room, and Miranda couldn't resist heckling him a little... he'd gone to the bathroom when her award came up, and Miranda says "I didn't have anyone to hug!"

Miranda says she doesn't think there will ever come a day when she's not nervous performing on these award shows in front of her heroes. "It's hard to be up there and NOT looking at George Strait!"

Other notes:
- Miranda and Blake did NOT bet on this award the way they did on their albums.
- Her parents are here
- She used to watch the ACM's as a kid, and write all her predictions on a yellow legal pad.

Awaiting the arrival of Brad Paisley. Big & Rich came back with John Legend. Said they took him honky tonkin' in Nashville when he played the Ryman a couple of weeks ago.

Notice how much better Brooks & Dunn sound than just about everyone else who has performed? It's because they're performing live, not karaoke-ing.