Brad Paisley, who began the awards show leading with seven nominations, took a break from co-hosting the show to pick up his third consecutive trophy for Male Vocalist of the Year.

"It's a good problem to have," Brad said about performing double-duty as host and nominee, "to be that busy because I've had six nominations and went away empty-handed. And when you're just sitting in the audience for three hours and perform one time in the middle of that, and then lose six times, that's a long night!"

Brad recently announced plans to take the rest of the year off to be with his family.