The American Country Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Monday, Dec. 6 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. The two-hour special will be the first and only country music awards show where fans determine all the winners by voting for their favorite nominees in music and video categories.
Leading the pack is Lady Antebellum with seven nominations. New artist Easton Corbin also has seven nominations. Carrie Underwood scored six, with Miranda Lambert and Josh Turner taking five a piece.
Fans can vote once each day for their favorite American Country Awards nominees. 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.
"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."
The American Country Awards will feature performances and appearances by the year's chart-topping country artists. Performers and presenters will be announced soon.
Full list of nominees follows:
Artist
Artist of the Year:
* Lady Antebellum
* Miranda Lambert
* Taylor Swift
* Carrie Underwood
* Zac Brown Band
Artist of the Year - Male:
* Jason Aldean
* Luke Bryan
* Kenny Chesney
* Brad Paisley
* Keith Urban
Artist of the Year - Female:
* Jewel Kilcher
* 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
Albums
Album of the Year:
* "Doin' My Thing", Luke Bryan
* "Need You Now", Lady Antebellum
* "Revolution", Miranda Lambert
* "Haywire", Josh Turner
* "Play On", Carrie Underwood
Singles
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
* "A 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:
* "A 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
Touring Headline Package 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 Videos
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
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