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Starting today, fans can vote once each day for their favorite AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS nominees at www.theacas.com. Voting is open until Friday, Nov. 11 for all categories, except for Artist of the Year, which closes on Friday, Dec. 2. The nominees for each award category have been determined by four media measurement companies: BigChampagne (record sales and media consumption); Great American Country (video airplay); Mediabase (radio airplay); and Pollstar (touring data).
Hosted by Trace Adkins and Kristin Chenoweth, the two-hour live music spectacular is the only country music awards show that gives fans the opportunity to vote for their favorite artists not only in traditional categories but also in previously unrecognized areas of the business such as touring, encompassing the entire spectrum of country music and bestowing honors that no other awards show has.
Following is the list of categories and nominees for the AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS:
ARTISTS
Artist of the Year
Artist of the Year: Male
Artist of the Year: Female
Artist of the Year: Duo or Group
Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
Artist of the Year: New Artist
Albums
Album of the Year
- Jason Aldean, “My Kinda Party
- Kenny Chesney, “Hemingway’s Whiskey”
- Brad Paisley, “This Is Country Music”
- Taylor Swift, “Speak Now”
- Keith Urban, “Get Closer”
- Zac Brown Band, “You Get What You Give”
SINGLES
Single of the Year
- Billy Currington, “Let Me Down Easy”
- Tim McGraw, “Felt Good On My Lips”
- Thompson Square, “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not”
- Chris Young, “Voices”
- Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson, “As She’s Walking Away”
Single of the Year: Male
- Jason Aldean, “My Kinda Party”
- Luke Bryan, “Someone Else Calling You Baby”
- Billy Currington, “Let Me Down Easy”
- Tim McGraw, “Felt Good On My Lips”
- Chris Young, “Voices”
Single of the Year: Female
- Sara Evans, “A Little Bit Stronger”
- Miranda Lambert, “Heart Like Mine”
- Reba, “Turn On The Radio”
- Taylor Swift, “Mean”
- Carrie Underwood, “Mama’s Song”
Single of the Year: Duo or Group
- The Band Perry, “You Lie”
- Rascal Flatts, “Why Wait?”
- Sugarland, “Stuck Like Glue”
- Thompson Square, “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not?”
- Zac Brown Band, “Colder Weather”
Single of the Year: New Artist
- The Band Perry, “You Lie”
- Craig Campbell, “Family Man”
- The Jane Dear Girls, “Wildflower”
- Jerrod Neimann, “What Do You Want?”
- Thompson Square, “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not?”
Single of the Year: Vocal Collaboration
- Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson, “Don’t You Wanna Stay?”
- Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter, “You and Tequila”
- Brad Paisley with Alabama, “Old Alabama“
- Zac Brown Band with Jimmy Buffet, “Knee Deep”
- Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson, “As She’s Walking Away”
TOURING
Touring Headline Package of the Year
- Jason Aldean
- Kenny Chesney
- Toby Keith
- Tim McGraw
- Brad Paisley
- Rascal Flatts
- George Strait
- Taylor Swift
- Carrie Underwood
- Keith Urban
VIDEOS
Music Video of the Year
- Sara Evans, “A Little Bit Stronger”
- Jerrod Niemann, “What Do You Want?”
- Blake Shelton, “Who Are you When I’m Not Looking?”
- Thompson Square, “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not?”
- Josh Turner, “I Wouldn’t Be A Man”
Music Video: Male
- Jason Aldean “My Kinda Party”
- Jerrod Niemann “What Do You Want?”
- Blake Shelton “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking?”
- Josh Turner “I Wouldn’t Be A Man”
- Keith Urban “Put You In A Song”
Music Video: Female
- Sara Evans, “A Little Bit Stronger”
- Reba, “Turn On The Radio”
- Ashton Shepherd, “Look It Up”
- Taylor Swift, “Back To December”
- Carrie Underwood, “Mama’s Song”
Music Video: Duo, Group or Collaboration
- Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson “Don’t You Wanna Stay?”
- The Band Perry “You Lie”
- Lady Antebellum “Hello World”
- Thompson Square “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not?”
- Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson “As She’s Walking Away”
Music Video: New Artist
- The Band Perry “You Lie”
- Craig Campbell “Family Man”
- Brett Eldredge “Raymond”
- Jerrod Niemann “What Do You Want?”
- Thompson Square “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not?”