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 What with the CMAs, ACMs, and CMT Music Awards, aren't there already enough award shows devoted exclusively to country music? Fox doesn't seem to think so as it unveiled its new American Country Awards (ACAs) on Monday, December 6, 2010. Broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and hosted by Trace Adkins, the show honors country artists selected by the public in the categories of music, video, and touring. Like a lot of network-created award shows, the ACAs grant a unique prize to its winners rather than a traditional trophy. In this case, the lucky honorees get a custom-made Fender guitar. Seems better than a Moonman or a surfboard to us.
PERFORMANCES INCLUDED:
- Blake Shelton: "Kiss My Country Ass"
- Rascal Flatts medley: "These Days," "Bless the Broken Road," "What Hurts the Most," "Fast Cars and Freedom," "Life is a Highway"
- The Band Perry: "If I Die Young"
- Josh Turner: "Why Don't We Just Dance"
- Toby Keith: "Bullets in the Gun"
- Reba McEntire: "Turn on the Radio"
- Uncle Kracker: "Good to Be Me"
- Keith Urban: "Put You in a Song"
- Steel Magnolia: "Keep on Lovin' You"
- Alan Jackson medley: "Wanted," "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow," "Don't Rock the Jukebox," "Drive (For Daddy Gene)," "Remember When," "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," "Good Time," "Chattahoochie," "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"
- Jason Aldean: "My Kinda Party"
- Trace Adkins: "This Ain't No Love Song"
MULTIPLE AWARD WINNERS
Carrie Underwood: 6 wins
Lady Antebellum: 4 wins
Easton Corbin: 3 wins
Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins: 2 wins
| AWARD |
WINNER |
OTHER NOMINEES |
| BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR |
Easton Corbin |
• The Band Perry
• Jaron and the Long Road to Love
• Jerrod Niemann
• Danny Gokey
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| DECADE AWARD |
Rascal Flatts |
n/a |
| SINGLE OF THE YEAR BY A MALE ARTIST |
"Why Don't We Just Dance" by Josh Turner |
• "Gimmie That Girl" by Joe Nichols
• "Do I" by Luke Bryan
• "A Little More Country Than That" by Easton Corbin
• "That's How Country Boys Roll" by Billy Currington
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| VIDEO VISIONARY |
Toby Keith |
n/a |
| GREATEST HITS |
Alan Jackson |
n/a |
| MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR |
"Hillbilly Rose" by Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins |
• "A Little More Country Than That" by Easton Corbin
• "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum
• "Why Don't We Just Dance" by Josh Turner
• "The Man I Want To Be" by Chris Young
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| GROUP OF THE YEAR |
Lady Antebellum |
• Rascal Flatts
• Zac Brown Band
• The Band Perry
• Sugarland
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| ARTIST OF THE YEAR |
Carrie Underwood |
• Lady Antebellum
• Miranda Lambert
• Zac Brown Band
• Taylor Swift
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| AWARD |
WINNER |
OTHER NOMINEES |
| MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR BY A BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST |
"A Little More Country Than That" by Easton Corbin |
• "Giddy on Up" by Laura Bell Bundy
• "Lover, Lover" by Jerrod Niemann
• "Keep on Lovin' You" by Steel Magnolia
• "If I Die Young" by The Band Perry
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| SINGLE OF THE YEAR BY A BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST |
"A Little More Country Than That" by Easton Corbin |
• "Pray for You" by Jaron and the Long Road to Love
• "Lover, Lover" by Jerrod Niemann
• "Keep on Lovin' You" by Steel Magnolia
• "Beer on the Table" by Josh Thompson
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| MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR BY A MALE ARTIST |
"Hillilly Rose" by Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins |
• "A Little More Country Than That" by Easton Corbin
• "Southern Voice" by Tim McGraw
• "Why Don't We Just Dance" by Josh Turner
• "The Man I Want to Be" by Chris Young
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| SINGLE OF THE YEAR |
"Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum |
• "Do I" by Luke Bryan
• "A Little More Country Than That" by Easton Corbin
• "Gimmie That Girl" by Joe Nichols
• "Why Don't We Just Dance" by Josh Turner
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| SINGLE OF THE YEAR BY A DUO/GROUP |
"Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum |
• "Little White Church" by Little Big Town
• "Unstoppable" by Rascal Flatts
• "Keep on Lovin' You" by Steel Magnolia
• "Toes" by Zac Brown Band
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| MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR BY A DUO/GROUP |
"Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum |
• "Little White Church" by Little Big Town
• "Unstoppable" by Rascal Flatts
• "Keep on Lovin' You" by Steel Magnolia
• "Highway 20 Ride" by Zac Brown Band
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| FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR |
Carrie Underwood |
• Jewel
• Miranda Lambert
• Reba McEntire
• Taylor Swift
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| TOURING ARTIST OF THE YEAR |
Carrie Underwood - "Play On Tour" |
• Brooks & Dunn - "The Last Rodeo Tour"
• Toby Keith - "Toby Keith's American Ride Tour"
• Martina McBride & Trace Adkins - "Shine All Night Tour"
• Tim McGraw - "Live Your Voice Tour"
• Brad Paisley - "American Saturday Night Tour"
• Rascal Flatts - "Unstoppable World Tour"
• George Strait & Reba McEntire - "Fall 2009 Tour"
• Sugarland - "The Incredible Machine Tour"
• Taylor Swift - "Fearless Tour" |
| ALBUM OF THE YEAR |
Play On by Carrie Underwood |
• Doin' My Thing by Luke Bryan
• Need You Now by Lady Antebellum
• Revolution by Miranda Lambert
• Haywire by Josh Turner
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| MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR BY A FEMALE ARTIST |
"Cowboy Casanova" by Carrie Underwood |
• "White Liar" by Miranda Lambert
• "Consider Me Gone" by Reba McEntire
• "Don't You Know How Much I Loved You" by Kellie Pickler
• "Work Hard, Play Harder" by Gretchen Wilson
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| SINGLE OF THE YEAR BY A FEMALE ARTIST |
"Cowboy Casanova" by Carrie Underwood |
• "White Liar" by Miranda Lambert
• "Wrong Baby Wrong" by Martina McBride
• "Consider Me Gone" by Reba McEntire
• "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" by Kellie Pickler
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| MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR |
Brad Paisley |
• Jason Aldean
• Luke Bryan
• Kenny Chesney
• Keith Urban
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