( RollingStone.com ) -- By now , Miranda Lambert is certainly accustomed to being the belle of the country ball , but she tries not to show it . The country queen took home three trophies at Sunday 's Academy of Country Music Awards , including a record fifth straight win as Female Vocalist of the Year . `` I can not believe this ; I really did n't expect it , '' said the denim-clad singer upon besting Sheryl Crow , Kacey Musgraves , Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood for the Female Vocalist honor . `` I was just hanging out with Trisha Yearwood back there -- holy crap ! And I was standing next to Sheryl Crow , a complete and utter rock star . Kacey Musgraves , she wrote the Single of the Year . Carrie Underwood 's my buddy ; she 's a phenomenon . '' RS : Taylor Swift in Wonderland . That Musgraves-penned , Lambert-delivered Single of the Year is the musical spitfire , `` Mama 's Broken Heart . '' Keith Urban shares the country singer 's third win of the evening , Vocal Event of the Year , for their duet , `` We Were Us . '' He also shares bragging rights as the night 's top winner , as he collects two trophies for `` We Were Us , '' as artist and producer of the song , along with Video of the Year for `` Highway Do n't Care , '' his catchy collaboration with Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift . While Urban and Lambert led in numbers , it was George Strait who took home the night 's top trophy , Entertainer of the Year . This follows the King of Country 's victory in the same category at the CMAs last November -- both sweet sentimental wins in that the 61-year-old music icon is retiring from touring after his current Cowboy Rides Away trek . RS : Miranda Lambert 's best revenge songs . `` I 've always said I have the best fans in the world , and I heard this was a fan-voted thing , so I rest my case , '' quipped the legendary singer from the ACM 's Las Vegas stage . The only other fan-voted award of the night was perhaps the night 's only controversial moment . The 2014 ACM New Artist of the Year is Justin Moore , a singer who first hit the country airwaves in 2008 . With three albums now under his belt , including two gold-sellers , the Arkansas native actually does not qualify for the New Artist title under the ACM 's rules that `` any solo artist that has sold 500,000 copies of a previously released album ... [ is ] not eligible for this category . '' The Academy explained that , in some cases , there are exceptions to the rule . A grateful Moore , who stands about 5 ' 6 '' , made light of the situation in his acceptance speech , joking , `` I was beginning to think there might be a height requirement for this award . '' George Strait to record five new albums . Jason Aldean stands tall with his second win in a row for Male Vocalist of the Year , while Vocal Group of the Year went to first-time winners , The Band Perry . Predictable victories included Florida Georgia Line for Vocal Duo of the Year and critic darling Kacey Musgraves for Album of the Year . Jessi Alexander , Connie Harrington and Jimmy Yeary -- the songwriters behind Lee Brice 's `` I Drive Your Truck '' -- took home Song of the Year honors . To mark the ACM 's 50th anniversary , the awards show will next year broadcast live from AT & T Stadium , home to the Dallas Cowboys . See the original story at RollingStone.com . Copyright © 2011 Rolling Stone .
Miranda Lambert won Female Vocalist of the Year for the fifth year in a row . - The first time that country music has been nominated as Best New Artist since Garth Brooks was awarded Album of the Year. ` We Were Us '' George Strait was awarded the night 's top trophy , Entertainer of the Year .