The lady and the vamp! Carrie Underwood

• Miranda Lambert scoops the most awards, winning four gongs at the ceremony
• Taylor Swift leaves empty handed despite nominations in five categories

She arrived on the red carpet looking pretty as a picture in a demure strapless red and white floral floor length gown.
But hours later, Carrie Underwood adopted a completely different look as she took the stage at the Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday.
The 30-year-old singer sported a sexy black lace mini dress, complete with matching gloves and her hair loose over one shoulder as she performed her song Two Black Cadillacs.
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From demure to danger: Carrie Underwood arrived in a floral gown before swapping to a black mini-dress as she took the stage at the Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Hotel in Las Vegas on Sunday

The blonde singer cut a striking performer as she performed in front of two vintage models of the car amid clouds of dry ice.
The singer then changed again to a stunning blush mini dress with jeweled embellishment.
The star donned the one shouldered dress to perform with Brad Paisley. Brad also played with John Mayer.

 

Striking set: Carrie performed amid smoke and a vintage black car

 

 

Vampish: Carrie performed her song Two Black Cadillacs at the show in front of a couple of vintage models of vintage models of the cars

 

 

 

Positively blooming: The star wore her hair in a shorter style and covered up in the flowery gown as she arrived on the red carpet

 

Flawless: Carrie's hair and make-up were impeccable

Divine divas: Carrie posed with fellow singers Shania Twain and Faith Hill

Taylor Swift also swapped her ensemble, from a stunning metallic embellished dress to a beaded black gown as she took to the stage alongside Keith Urban and Tim McGraw.
The iconic country music trio performed Highway Don't Care with Urban taking on guitar duties.
However, Swift left the show empty handed despite being nominated in five categories and the huge success of her platinum selling album Red last year.

 

 

 

 

Fashion times three: The singer then changed again to a stunning blush mini dress with jeweled embellishment

 

Check this out: Carrie donned the one shouldered dress to perform with Brad Paisley

 

Miranda Lambert was the big winner at the ceremony, winning twice for the deeply personal song she co-wrote with husband Blake Shelton.

 

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The twosome embraced as they collected their gongs, with Miranda looking emotional.
Over You, written by the couple about Shelton's late brother, won song of the year at the Country Music Association Awards last November as well.

 

More demure: Taylor Swift also changed out of her gown to a high necked black beaded gown for her stage performance

Dynamic trio: Taylor was joined by Tim McGraw and Keith Urban to perform Highway Don't Care

 

 

Country icons: The trio received a warm reception to their performance at the MGM

Dramatic performance: The trio arrived on the stage to much acclaim from the crowd

 

Country close: Tim gave the young singer a big hug as they finished to massive applause  

ACM AWARDS: Taylor's sexy shoulder swing to Stevie Wonder

 

Along with her fourth straight female vocalist of the year win and another win for Best Single, Lambert was secure as the night's most honoured star .
'As a songwriter, having your song and your lyrics recognised by your peers is pretty much as good as it gets,' Miranda said in her acceptance speech.
'And I'm so thankful for being in this genre of country music, every single time someone's nominated, I just cheer, because I love everybody to death.
'So thank you for accepting me as a song writer, not just as a singer, because that means the world to me.'

 

Big winner: Miranda Lambert was named Female Vocalist of the Year for the fourth year in a row

 

Winners hug: Husband and wife Blake Shelton and Miranda embraced after winning the Song of the Year award

 

Passionate performance: Miranda sported a clinging black beaded dress as she sang Mama's Broken Heart on stage

Eric Church won two awards, including album of the year, and was tied with Jason Aldean, Little Big Town and Florida Georgia Line in overall win total.
Church, this year's most decorated nominee, also won vocal event of the year for his efforts with Aldean and Luke Bryan for their collaboration on The Only Way I Know.
He also performed his sombre but powerful song Like Jesus Does with only an acoustic guitar and a backup singer.

 

 

Light blue and lacy: Kelly Clarkson took to the stage to sing Don't Rush in a toned down performance

 

Good spirits: Kelly appeared happy and relaxed as she took the stage for the number

 

Quick change: Kelly arrived at the ceremony in a off-the-shoulder blue dress as she chatted to Reba McEntire and Narvel Blackstock

'I can't believe I just met John Fogerty,' Church said as he accepted the album award from the Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman and Lambert. 'We should hang out later.'
Aldean, country's top-selling male act, won male vocalist of the year, while  Little Big Town had wins for vocal group and video of the year.
Florida Georgia Line won for new artist and were previous winners in the new vocal duo/group category.

 

Going for gold! Sheryl Crow swapped her navy blue pants suit for a gold dress as she performed Boys Round Here

 

Country dance: Sheryl duetted with Blake and showed off the black back of her dress

 

 

 

Going for gold: The 51-year-old belted out her song while looking amazing

 

Long time no see: Before performing Sheryl made sure to catch up with Shania Twain

Ladies in leather: The Pistol Annies, Ashley Monroe (L), Angaleena Presley and Miranda Lambert (R), joined in with Boys Round Here

And husband and wife Shawna and Keifer Thompson continued their feel-good story after their group Thompson Square won its second straight vocal duo of the year award.
Shawna Thompson gave a shout out to her mother from stage and later tearfully explained she wanted to acknowledge her mother as her father just passed away.
'She's just having a really hard time,' she said.

 

 

 

Performance of an icon: Stevie Wonder took to the stage with Hunter Hayes to perform his hit Sir Duke

 

Young meets old: The young guitarist shook hands with Stevie after the performance

 

 

no back up needed: The icon could have played the whole event by himself had it not been a country music awards show

Power duo: George Strait (L) and Garth Brooks are two of Country Music's best selling artists but have never before performed together

 

Tribute: The two powerhouses of Country sang in tribute to Dick Clark who used to produce the ceremony and passed away last year

The night was full of colourful performances, but the anticipation of Garth Brooks and George Strait performing together overshadowed almost everything else.
They are two of Country music's biggest selling artists but had never performed together previously. 
The two paid tribute to the late Dick Clark, the executive producer of the show since 1979 who passed away a year ago.
Brooks appeared on stage in flannel shirt and black cowboy hat with a Fu Manchu to perform his hit The Dance before Strait joined him for The Cowboy Rides Away.

 

 

Pretty presenters: Shania Twain was among the country stars to make announcements on the stage along with Reba McEntire

Taking the stage: Popular Country music group Lady Antebellum sung Downtown, with singer Hillary Scott putting in an energetic performance despite being six months pregnant

 

 

Success story: Jason Aldean won Male Vocalist of the year, and showed off his awards later backstage

Lady Antebellum debuted new song Downtown with Charles Kelley finishing off the song by rubbing pregnant trio-mate Hillary Scott's belly.
Reba McEntire introduced the twosome and tearfully paid tribute to Clark -  momentarily breaking down.
'He would slap me if he saw me crying up here,' she said.

 

 

 

Giants of country music: Kenny Chesney sported a sleeveless top for his song, while George Straits pared down performances went down well with audiences

 

Overcome: Luke Bryan looked emotional as Shania Twain presented him with Entertainer of the Year

Overcome: Luke Bryan couldn't contain his emotion as he won the Entertainer of the Year award

Shelton kicked the show off with his new single Boys `Round Here, a hip-hop-flavoured ode to redneck swag.
He was joined by Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley, Sheryl Crow and Pistol Annies, a trio that includes his wife Miranda Lambert.
She joined Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley in racy leather, black and lace outfits for the number.
Crow looked equally striking in a tight gold mini dress, after arriving in a strapless navy blue pant suit.

 

Big winners: Philip Sweet, Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, and Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town accept the Vocal Group of the Year award

 

Prestigious gong: Eric Church holds aloft his award for Album of the Year for his record Chief

 

 

Husband and wife success team: Shawna Thompson and Keifer Thompson of Thompson Square were delighted to accept the gong for vocal Duo of the year

Fresh from his first ever headlining tour in support of his platinum-selling album Tailgates and Tanlines, Bryan was overcome with emotion at winning Entertainer of the Year, beating Swift and Lambert to the crown
'This is the defining moment of my life... and I will never take it for granted,' he told the audience in an tearful speech.

 

Rocking out: John Mayer joined Brad Paisley on stage near the end of the show

 

 

Your country is a wonderland: The notorious ladies' man looked right at home playing outside his genre

Strait made his first appearance of the night earlier, singing Give It All We Got Tonight.
John Mayer joined Paisley for a guitar summit on Beat This Summer and Stevie Wonder also took to the stage to perform his legendary number Sir Duke.
Singing the song with guitarist Hunter Hayes, the pair shook hands at the end of the number which received a rapturous reception from the star-studded audience.

 

Hosts with the most: Shelton and Bryan shared some banter at the beginning of the awards ceremony