The ACA announces the nominees

Nominees for the first-ever American Country Awards have been announced! The inaugural fan-voted awards show will air LIVE from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on December 6. Lady Antebellum and Easton Corbin lead the nominees with seven nominations each; Carrie Underwood earned six nods; and Miranda Lambert and Josh Turner each garnered five. Fans will determine the winners for each and every award! You can vote for your favorites at theacas.com once a day through November 8th. Here's a list of the nominees:

Artist of the Year

Lady Antebellum
Taylor Swift
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
Zac Brown Band

Male Artist of the Year

Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Luke Bryan
Keith Urban

Female Artist of the Year

Carrie Underwood
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Reba McEntire
Jewel

New/Breakthrough Artist of the Year

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

Duo/Group of the Year

Rascal Flatts
Lady Antebellum
Zac Brown Band
Sugarland
The Band Perry

Album of the Year

Miranda Lambert – Revolution
Carrie Underwood - Play On
Luke Bryan – Doin’ My Thing
Josh Turner – Haywire
Lady Antebellum – Need You Now

Single of the Year

Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now”
Josh Turner – “Why Don’t We Just Dance”
Luke Bryan – “Do I”
Joe Nichols – “Gimme That Girl”
Easton Corbin – “Little More Country Than That”

Single by a Male Artist

Josh Turner – “Why Don’t We Just Dance”
Luke Bryan – “Do I”
Joe Nichols – “Gimme That Girl”
Easton Corbin – “Little More Country Than That”
Billy Currington – “That’s How Country Boys Roll”

Single by a Female Artist

Reba McEntire – “Consider Me Gone”
Miranda Lambert – “White Liar”
Carrie Underwood – “Cowboy Cassanova”
Martina McBride – “Wrong Baby Wrong”
Kellie Pickler – “Didn’t You Know How Much I Loved You”

Single by a Duo/Group

Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now”
Zac Brown Band – “Toes”
Little Big Town – “Little White Church”
Rascal Flatts – “Unstoppable”
Steel Magnolia – “Keep On Lovin’ You”

Single by New/Breakthrough

Easton Corbin – “Little More Country Than That”
Jerrod Niemann – “Lover, Lover”
Steel Magnolia – “Keep On Lovin’ You”
Jaron and the Long Road to Love – “Pray For You”
Josh Thompson – “Beer On The Table”

Music Video of the Year

Blake Shelton w/Trace Adkins – “Hillbilly Bone”
Josh Turner – “Why Don’t We Just Dance”
Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now”
Easton Corbin – “Little More Country Than That”
Chris Young – “The Man I Want To Be”

Music Video by a Male Artist

Blake Shelton w/Trace Adkins – “Hillbilly Bone”
Josh Turner – “Why Don’t We Just Dance”
Tim McGraw – “Southern Voice”
Easton Corbin – “Little More Country Than That”
Chris Young – “The Man I Want To Be”

Music Video by a Female Artist

Kellie Pickler – “Didn’t You Know How Much I Loved You”
Carrie Underwood – “Cowboy Cassanova”
Miranda Lambert – “White Liar”
Reba McEntire – “Consider Me Gone”
Gretchen Wilson – “Work Hard, Play Harder”

Video by Duo/Group

Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now”
Lady Antebellum – “American Honey”
Zac Brown Band – “Highway 20 Ride”
Little Big Town – “Little White Church”
Steel Magnolia – “Keep On Lovin’ You”

Video by New/Breakthrough Artist

Easton Corbin – “Little More Country Than That”
Steel Magnolia – “Keep On Lovin’ You”
Jerrod Niemann – “Lover, Lover”
Laura Bell Bundy – “Giddy On Up”
The Band Perry – “If I Die Young”

Touring Artist of the Year

Tim McGraw
Brad Paisley
Rascal Flatts
George Strait/Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Sugarland
Brooks & Dunn
Carrie Underwood
Toby Keith
Martina McBride/Trace Adkins




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