The fans love Carrie Underwood. The 27-year-old singer came out on top at Monday night's inaugural American Country Awards in Las Vegas.

The winners of the brand new awards show have the public to thank, as the results were based entirely on fan voting. This worked out well for Underwood, who won in all six categories for which she was nominated, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Female Single of the Year (for "Cowboy Casanova"), beating out both Taylor Swift and Miranda Lambert. Looking every bit the star in a stunning, floor-sweeping red dress, she acknowledged the importance of the public's support. "My whole career has been fan voted, pretty much," she told People.

Lady Antebellum was also a big winner of the evening, scooping up awards for Group Artist of the Year, Group Single of the Year, and Group Video of the Year for "Need You Now." Joking about the inaugural aspect of the event, the group's Hillary Scott said, "Don't be surprised if we don't show up next year, because we want to go out on top." —KIMBERLY STEELE

See a complete list of the night's nominees and winners below:

Single of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
"Little More Country Than That," Easton Corbin
"Pray for You," Jaron and The Long Road To Love
"Lover, Lover," Jerrod Niemann
"Keep on Lovin' You," Steel Magnolia
"Beer on the Table," Josh Thompson

Single of the Year: Duo or Group
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
"Little White Church," Little Big Town
"Unstoppable," Rascal Flatts
"Keep On Lovin' You," Steel Magnolia
"Toes," Zac Brown Band

Single of the Year: Female
"White Liar," Miranda Lambert
"Wrong Baby Wrong," Martina McBride
"Consider Me Gone," Reba McEntire
"Didn't Know How Much I Loved You," Kellie Pickler
"Cowboy Casanova," Carrie Underwood

Single of the Year: Male
"Do I," Luke Bryan
"Little More Country Than That," Easton Corbin
"That's How Country Boys Roll," Billy Currington
"Gimme That Girl," Joe Nichols
"Why Don't We Just Dance," Josh Turner

Breakthrough Artist of the Year
The Band Perry
Jaron and the Long Road to Love
Jerrod Niemann
Danny Gokey
Easton Corbin

Single of the Year
"Do I," Luke Bryan
"A Little More Country Than That," Easton Corbin
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
"Gimme That Girl," Joe Nichols
"Why Don't We Just Dance," Josh Turner

Album of the Year
"Doin' My Thing," Luke Bryan
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
"Revolution," Miranda Lambert
"Haywire," Josh Turner
"Play On," Carrie Underwood

Music Video: Breakthrough Artist
"Giddy On Up," Laura Bell Bundy
"A Little More Country Than That," Easton Corbin
"Lover, Lover," Jerrod Niemann
"Keep on Lovin' You," Steel Magnolia
"If I Die Young," The Band Perry

Music Video: Duo or Group
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
"Little White Church," Little Big Town
"Unstoppable," Rascal Flatts
"Keep on Lovin' You," Steel Magnolia
"Highway 20 Ride," Zac Brown Band

Music Video: Female
"White Liar," Miranda Lambert
"Consider Me Gone," Reba McEntire
"Didn't Know How Much I Loved You," Kellie Pickler
"Cowboy Casanova," Carrie Underwood
"Work Hard, Play Harder," Gretchen Wilson

Music Video: Male
"A Little More Country Than That," Easton Corbin
"Southern Voice," Tim McGraw
"Hillbilly Bone," Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
"Why Don't We Just Dance," Josh Turner
"The Man I Want To Be," Chris Young

Music Video of the Year
"A Little More Country Than That," Easton Corbin
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
"Hillbilly Bone," Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
"Why Don't We Just Dance," Josh Turner
"The Man I Want To Be," Chris Young

Touring Headline Package of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Toby Keith
Martina McBride & Trace Adkins
Tim McGraw
Brad Paisley
Rascal Flatts
George Strait & Reba McEntire
Sugarland
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Artist of the Year: Duo or Group
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band

Artist of the Year: Female
Jewel
Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Artist of the Year: Male
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Keith Urban

Artist of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Zac Brown Band

Greatest Hits Award
Alan Jackson

Decade Award
Rascal Flatts

Video Visionary Award
Toby Keith

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