Academy of Country Music Awards
In 2003, the awards show left Los Angeles. It moved to Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The show is now held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The Academy also adopted a sleeker, modern version of the "hat" trophy that year. That is now made by New York firm Society Awards. In 2004 the organization started online awards voting for its professional members. It became the earliest televised awards show to do so.