FOX-TV recently announced their inaugural award series, the American Country Awards. Nominees in 17 categories were chosen based on Mediabase airplay data, touring info from Pollstar and multi-source rankings from Big Champagne. Artist of the Year nods (overall, male, female, duo/group and breakthrough) were determined by Big Champagne (which includes Mediabase airplay data). Single of the Year, also broken into the above categories, is based solely on Mediabase airplay, as is Album of the Year. Video noms come from GAC videoplay, as reported by Mediabase, with the Touring Headline Package award being based on Pollstar numbers. The eligibility period is October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010.
"Unlike any other country music award show, the AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS will give fans the power to choose all of the winners, which means the awards will reflect what America is listening to and watching right now," said executive producer Bob Bain. "The ACAs will recognize traditional categories like Artist of the Year and Album of the Year but will also introduce new honors for tours and videos, resulting in one amazing night for country music."
With seven each, Lady Antebellum and Easton Corbin lead the nominations. Carrie Underwood earned six and Miranda Lambert and Josh Turner received five each. Kentucky's own, Laura Bell Bundy is nominated for her video "Giddy On Up" for Music Video: Breakthrough Artist of the Year.
Starting today, fans can vote once each day for their favorite AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS nominees at www.theacas.com. Voting is open until November 8, 2010, for all categories, except for Artist of the Year, which closes on December 4. The nominees for each award category have been determined by respected media measurement companies Big Champagne, Great American Country, Mediabase and Pollstar.
The American Country Awards show airs live from The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Monday, Dec., 6 (8:00 PM ET Live/PT Tape-delayed) on FOX.
The American Country Award Nominees are as follows:
Artist of the Year: Female
Jewel
Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
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: Breakthrough Artist
Easton Corbin
Danny Gokey
Jaron and The Long Road To Love
Jerrod Niemann
The Band Perry
Album of the Year
"Doin’ My Thing," Luke Bryan
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
"Revolution," Miranda Lambert
"Haywire," Josh Turner
"Play On," Carrie Underwood
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
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
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: 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: 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
Touring Artist 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
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
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: 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: 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: 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
Comments
I still think that the decisions on the nominations are very questionable...some of them just don't make any sense at all.
What about patriotic song category? John Rich Shuttin Detroit Down, Josh Thompson Way Out Here.
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