Sore winner

Turns out country music superstar and laid-back lifestyle maven Kenny Chesney would rather be judged by a jury of his peers.

The singer-songwriter and former Mr. Renee Zellweger took the top award at Sunday night's 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards and then promptly smack-talked it, saying that this year's first-time online voting for entertainer of the year was a sham. He said it showed "complete disrespect" for the artists and made the awards into "a sweepstakes to see who can push people's buttons the hardest on the Internet."

He'd already won three consecutive times, but always on the votes of Academy of Country Music members. With last night's win, he's now tied with uber-star Garth Brooks in ACM trophies. No word yet on whether he's giving the tainted award back or if the academy will scotch that new interactive feature.

Aside from Chesney, lots of repeats in this bunch, including "American Idol's" Carrie Underwood and cutie crooner Brad Paisley racking up more wins. Something different and exciting: Lady Antebellum, a breakthrough trio, was named best new vocal group. That's today's record-buying tip.

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