Country music fans -- Monday night was your night. The biggest names in country music gathered in Las Vegas for the 2012 American Country Music Awards, hosted by none other than the adorable (and tiny) Kristin Chenoweth, and much taller Trace Adkins.

Here are some highlights from the show and complete winner's list!

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Singer Luke Bryan poses with his awards during the 2012 American Country Awards at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Monday.

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Best Show Open: Welcome to the ACAs, and say hello to the handsome and talented Luke Bryan (and his charming smile and swaying hips). Do we really have to say it? Swoon.

Size Really Does Matter: The massive difference in height between Chenoweth and Adkins proved to be an entertaining factor. Especially when the duo walked out with Trace carrying his cohost in a pink baby sling. Yup, that happened.

Coolest Award: Each winner got a guitar! Yes, a guitar.

Flirt Machine: OK, Kristin Chenoweth, we see you. The li'l lady was flirtin' up a storm with any single guy in the audience. Hey, she told us, she's single and loving it (despite those Jake Pavelka dating rumors).

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Worst Assumption: Guessing who would snag the New Artist of the Year award reminded us you should never assume. Unless your guess is Lauren Alaina. The newbie and "American Idol" runner-up beat out Miranda Lambert's group, Pistol Annies and cutie Hunter Hayes.

Collabo of the Night: Adkins took the stage alongside Southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd!

Best Outfit: Chenoweth had about a million wardrobe changes throughout the night, but her Honey Boo Boo getup (and impersonation) was the best by far.

Worst Let Down: Unfortunately, Carrie Underwood didn't give Rodney Carrington the big smooch he was expecting when he presented her with the Female Artist of the Year award, just a peck on the cheek. So much for those flowers and chocolates.

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Random Appearance: Why, hello Carmen Electra. Didn't think we'd see you presenting here, but OK. And it's ACAs, not "ACEs," but that's OK, too.

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Singer Carrie Underwood accepts the Female Artist of the Year award onstage during the 2012 American Country Awards.

It's Magic! Although Miranda Lambert would have won Single of the Year by a Female Artist, regardless, it was still cool to see Penn & Teller announce her win through a magic trick.

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Best (Almost) Spill: Chenoweth was able to (kinda) play off almost falling on stage (a couple times) while performing "What Would Dolly Do." She was just too excited.

New Friends: "American Idol" judge Keith Urban invited young musicians from his Grammy Camp to perform with him onstage, which was both sweet and entertaining.

Holiday Spirit: The show left us with Lady Antebellum singing one of their Christmas jingles, Trace Adkins in an elf costume and Kristin Chenoweth looking like a "holiday hooker." Gotta love this time of year.

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Here's the complete winner's list from the 2012 American Country Awards:

• Artist of the Year: Luke Bryan
• Artist of the Year: Male: Luke Bryan
• Artist of the Year: Female: Carrie Underwood
• Artist of the Year: Group: Lady Antebellum
• Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist: Jake Owen
• Artist of the Year: New Artist: Lauren Alaina
• Album of the Year: Luke Bryan, "Tailgates and Tanlines"
• Single of the Year: Luke Bryan, "I Don't Want This Night to End"
• Single of the Year: Male: Luke Bryan, "I Don't Want This Night to End"
• Single of the Year: Female: Miranda Lambert, "Over You"
• Single of the Year: Group: Lady Antebellum, "We Owned the Night"
• Single of the Year: New Artist: Hunter Hayes, "Wanted"
• Single of the Year: Breakthrough Artist: Brantley Gilbert, "You Don't Know Her Like I Do"
• Single of the Year: Vocal Collaboration: Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, "Remind Me"
• Music Video of the Year: Luke Bryan, "I Don't Want This Night to End"
• Music Video of the Year: Male: Luke Bryan, "I Don't Want This Night To End"
• Music Video of the Year: Female: Miranda Lambert, "Over You"
• Music Video of the Year: Group or Collaboration: Little Big Town, "Pontoon"
• Music Video of the Year: New Artist: Hunter Hayes, "Wanted"
• Touring Artist of the Year: Jason Aldean
• Song of the Year: Eric Church, "Springsteen"
• Most Played Radio Track: Luke Bryan, "I Don't Want This Night to End"
• Most Played Radio Track: Male: Luke Bryan, "I Don't Want This Night to End"
• Most Played Radio Track: Female: Miranda Lambert, "Over You"
• Most Played Radio Track: Group: Zac Brown Band, "Keep Me in Mind"
• Most Played Radio Track: New Artist: Kip Moore, "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck"

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If you're the kid who got pulled up on stage by Carrie Underwood for your first-ever kiss, and you have the guts to request that it be "lip-to-lip," well, the next day of school is going to be interesting.

"It was crazy," Chase Kurnick, the12-year-old recipient of that now-famous first kiss, said of the frenzy that surrounded him as he tried to get to class. "It took me like five minutes to get to one class down the hallway. They were just fist-bumping me, high-fiving me -- everyone's like 'I'm so jealous.'"

Kurnick joined TODAY's Willie Geist and Savannah Guthrie Friday to talk about his once-in-a-lifetime encounter, which began when he attended Underwood's Saturday night show in Louisville, Ky. and held up a sign asking her to be his first kiss. (He also brought the sign to TODAY.) Underwood agreed, and ushered him onstage. Kurnick's parents, sitting in seats nearby at the show (and standing to the side during Chase's interview), were stunned. 

"My thought was, 'Well, of course (it's happening),'" said dad John. "Chase was determined, but we were shocked that it actually happened."

And he wasn't going to put up with a friendly little smooch: "I wasn't just going to go up there and get just a little kiss on the cheek. If I'm going to get it, I'm gonna get it right," he said.

For those wondering, yes, Chase (who wore a T-shirt with the hashtag #liptolip on it) has brushed his teeth -- but not washed his lips. And he has his sights set on another star, if she's willing to pucker up:

"Selena Gomez," he said.

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Every 12-year-old boy should take notes on this video from a Carrie Underwood concert in Louisville, Ky., in which a young man scores his very first kiss from the country music star.

Chase, the boy who probably hasn't washed his mouth since this happened, made a sign asking Underwood, "Will you be my first kiss?" The singer spotted the sign and asked the boy to come up on stage. The whole thing was caught on camera and posted on YouTube.

Underwood asks Chase how old he is and admits that she didn't have her first kiss until she was 14. She then tells the boy that her husband is somewhere in the building. "He might be looking for ya later," she says.

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"How we gonna do this?" Underwood asks Chase, and in the best answer ever for a pre-teen that didn't involve Batman or pizza, he says, "Lip to lip." Underwood and the crowd laugh with appreciation. "This is the smartest kid EVER!"

The singer then instructs the boy to close his eyes and plants a lasting memory on his lips.

"The only time that's gonna happen," Underwood warns the cheering crowd. So, grown men everywhere, stop looking for Sharpies and posterboard.

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Slideshow: Carrie Underwood

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Launch slideshow

It's a man's world? Not where country music is concerned. The nominations for the 2012 CMT Music Awards were announced this morning and it's safe to say the ladies are showing those fellas who's boss.

Country cutie and perpetual crossover fave Carrie Underwood led the way, scoring a leading five nominations, including Video and Performance of the Year, closely followed by Miranda Lambert, who nabbed four nods for both her solo and group work.

Who else made the cut?

Not to be outdone by his missus, country bad boy and Voice judge Blake Shelton earned himself three nominations for the music net's awards, joined in his triple-crowning by the genre's usual suspects -- this time around, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift, Thompson Square and The Civil Wars.

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Underwood, the frontrunner nominee, managed to nab two spots on the Video of the Year list, both for "Good Girl" and "Remind Me," her collaboration with Brad Paisley. Her Paisley duet also earned her a nod for Collaborative Video of the Year, while "Good Girl" scored her a Female Video of the Year nod. She's also up for Performance of the Year thanks to her "Just a Dream/Dream On" collaboration with Steven Tyler on their CMT Crossroads special.

As for Lambert, her video for "Over You" earned her two nods, for Female Video of the Year and Video of the Year, but it wasn't just her solo work she got honored for. As part of her band Pistol Annies, she's also up for Group Video of the Year and USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year for "Hell on Heels."

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Meanwhile, Swift has Hunger Games to thank for two of her three nods, as her contribution to the film's soundtrack, "Safe &Sound," earned her both Collaborative Video of the Year and Video of the Year nods.

Shelton's "God Gave Me You" earned him Male and Video of the Year nods, while his Invitation Only: Blake Shelton performance of "Footloose" earned him a nomination for CMT Performance of the Year.

As for other big-name nominees, Natasha Bedingfield, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Toby Keith, Grace Potter and Zac Brown Band earned two nods apiece, while Sara Evans, Vince Gill, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Kellie Pickler, Lionel Richie (really), Scott McCreery, Montgomery Gentry, Sting, Keith Urban, The Band Perry, Shania Twain and Sugarland all earned one each.

The 2012 CMT Music Awards are in their 11th year and air live from Nashville June 6. Voting for the winners is done by fans, and the five top vote-getters for Video of the Year will be announced at the start of the ceremony, with the ultimate winner announced at the end of the night.

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Here's the complete list of nominees:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Jason Aldean, "Dirt Road Anthem" Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter, "You and Tequila" Toby Keith, "Red Solo Cup" Lady Antebellum, "We Owned the Night" Miranda Lambert, "Over You" Brad Paisley with Carrie Underwood, "Remind Me" Rascal Flatts featuring Natasha Bedingfield, "Easy" Blake Shelton, "God Gave Me You" Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars, "Safe &Sound" Carrie Underwood, "Good Girl"

MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Jason Aldean, "Dirt Road Anthem" Luke Bryan, "I Don't Want This Night to End" Eric Church, "Drink in My Hand" Toby Keith, "Red Solo Cup" Blake Shelton, "God Gave Me You" Keith Urban, "Long Hot Summer"

FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Sara Evans, "My Heart Can't Tell You No" Miranda Lambert, "Over You" Martina McBride, "I'm Gonna Love You Through It" Kellie Pickler, "Tough" Taylor Swift, "Ours" Carrie Underwood, "Good Girl"

GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Eli Young Band, "Crazy Girl" Lady Antebellum, "We Owned The Night" Pistol Annies, "Hell on Heels" Rascal Flatts, "Banjo" The Band Perry, "All Your Life" Zac Brown Band, "Keep Me in Mind"

DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Love and Theft, "Angel Eyes" Montgomery Gentry, "Where I Come From" Sugarland, "Tonight" The Civil Wars, "Poison &Wine" Thompson Square, "Glass" Thompson Square, "I Got You"

USA WEEKEND BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Lauren Alaina, "Georgia Peaches" Brantley Gilbert, "Country Must Be Country Wide" Hunter Hayes, "Storm Warning" Scotty McCreery, "The Trouble With Girls" Pistol Annies, "Hell on Heels" Thompson Square, "I Got You"

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter, "You and Tequila" Brad Paisley with Carrie Underwood, "Remind Me" Rascal Flatts featuring Natasha Bedingfield, "Easy" Lionel Richie with Shania Twain, "Endless Love" Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars, "Safe &Sound" Zac Brown Band featuring Jimmy Buffett, "Knee Deep"

CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR: Jason Aldean, "Tattoos on This Town"Lady Antebellum, "Dancin' Away With My Heart" Little Big Town, "Fix You" Blake Shelton, "Footloose" Sting and Vince Gill, "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood, "Just a Dream/Dream On"

PHOTOS: Flashback! Check out the red carpet from the 2011 CMT Music Awards

Nothing is more gorgeous than a southern belle! At the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas Sunday, three 20-something starlets were throwing down for the most wow-worthy red carpet ensemble.

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Carrie Underwood, left, Miranda Lambert, center, and Taylor Swift on Sunday night in Las Vegas.

Carrie Underwood, 29, showed some leg in her strapless Abed Mahfouz couture chiffon gown with a hip-high slit teamed with silver peep-toe heels. She wore her hair in her signature over-the-shoulder curls and loaded up on mascara and nude lip gloss.

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Miranda Lambert, 28, sparkled in Randi Rahm's tone-on-tone liquid gold sequin and stone gown, which she paired with matching peep-toe heels. Her hair was done in side-parted waves and her makeup looked radiant and flawless.

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Taylor Swift, 22, ditched her sparkly, sequin-adorned frocks like in years past and went with a sleek white floor-length dress with cut outs at the waist and gold detail. Her wiry curls were blown out into soft waves and she loaded up on black eyeliner and false lash strips.

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