2012 American Country Awards Nominees Revealed, Luke Bryan Leads the Pack with Seven Nods
Nominees for this year’s fan-voted American Country Awards were revealed on the ACAs website early this morning.
Luke Bryan yet again proves he’s a forced to be reckoned with. After scoring two American Music Awards nominations yesterday, the superstar leads the ACA nominations with a total of seven, including a nod for Artist of the Year. Lady Antebellum and Zac Brown Band follow with six nominations apiece, while Taylor Swift and Eric Church each earned five nods.
ACAs, hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Trace Adkins, will air live Dec. 10 on Fox from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Voting is open now at TheACAs.com.
The complete list of American Country Awards Nominees are…
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean
Lady Antebellum
Zac Brown Band
Luke Bryan
Taylor Swift
MALE ARTIST
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Eric Church
Toby Keith
FEMALE ARTIST
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
GROUP
Lady Antebellum
Zac Brown Band
Rascal Flatts
The Band Perry
Eli Young Band
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
Lee Brice
Colt Ford
Gloriana
Justin Moore
Jake Owen
NEW ARTIST
Lauren Alaina
Pistol Annies
Hunter Hayes
Jana Kramer
Kip Moore
ALBUM
Lady Antebellum – Own The Night
Dierks Bentley – Home
Luke Bryan – tailgates and tanlines
Eric Church – Chief
Blake Shelton – Red River Blue
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean – “Tattoos On This Town”
Zac Brown Band – “Keep Me In Mind”
Luke Bryan – “I Dont Want This Night To End”
Eric Church – “Drink In My Hand”
Chris Young – “You”
SINGLE OF THE YEAR: MALE
Jason Aldean – “Tattoos On This Town”
Luke Bryan – “I Dont Want This Night To End”
Kenny Chesney – “Reality”
Eric Church – “Drink In My Hand”
Chris Young – “You”
SINGLE OF THE YEAR: FEMALE
Sara Evans – “My Heart Can’t Tell You No”
Miranda Lambert – “Over You”
Martina McBride – “I’m Gonna Love You Through It”
Taylor Swift – “Ours”
Carrie Underwood – “Good Girl”
SINGLE OF THE YEAR: GROUP
Lady Antebellum – “We Owned The Night”
Zac Brown Band – “Keep Me In Mind”
Rascal Flatts – “Banjo”
The Band Perry – “All Your Life”
Eli Young Band – “Even If It Breaks Your Heart”
SINGLE OF THE YEAR: NEW ARTIST
The Farm – “Home Sweet Home”
Hunter Hayes – “Wanted”
Jana Kramer – “Why Ya Wanna”
Dustin Lynch – “Cowboys And Angels”
Kip Moore – “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck”
SINGLE OF THE YEAR: BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
Lee Brice – “A Woman Like You”
Brantley Gilbert – “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do”
Gloriana – “(Kissed You) Good Night”
David Nail – “Let It Rain”
Jake Owen – “Alone With You”
SINGLE OF THE YEAR: VOCAL COLLABORATION
Kix Brooks (Feat. Joe Walsh) – “New To This Town”
Zac Brown Band (Feat. Jimmy Buffet) – “Knee Deep”
Kenny Chesney (Duet with Tim McGraw) – “Feel Like A Rock Star”
Rascal Flatts & Natasha Bedingfield – “Easy”
Brad Paisley (Duet with Carrie Underwood) – “Remind Me”
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Luke Bryan – “I Don’t Want This Night To End”
Jake Owen – “Alone With You”
Blake Shelton – “God Gave Me You”
Keith Urban – “For You”
Chris Young – “You”
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR: MALE
Luke Bryan – “I Don’t Want This Night To End”
Jake Owen – “Alone With You”
Blake Shelton – “God Gave Me You”
Keith Urban – “For You”
Chris Young – “You”
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR: FEMALE
Sara Evans – “My Heart Can’t Tell You No”
Miranda Lambert – “Over You”
Martina McBride – “I’m Gonna Love You Through It”
Taylor Swift – “Ours”
Carrie Underwood – “Good Girl”
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR: GROUP OR COLLABORATION
Lady Antebellum – “Dancin’ Away With My Heart”
The Band Perry – “All Your Life”
Gloriana – “(Kissed You) Good Night”
Little Big Town – “Pontoon”
Love And Theft – “Angel Eyes”
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR: NEW ARTIST
Hunter Hayes – “Wanted”
Casey James – “Let’s Don’t Call It A Night”
Jana Kramer – “Why You Wanna”
Dustin Lynch – “Cowboys And Angels”
Kip Moore – “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck”
SONG OF THE YEAR
Trace Adkins – “Just Fishin” – Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill
Jason Aldean – “Fly Over States” – Michael Dulaney& Neil Thrasher
Jason Aldean – “Tattoos On This Town” – Michael Dulaney, Wendell Mobley &Neil Thrasher
Lee Brice – “A Woman Like You” – Phil Barton, Johnny Bulford & Jon Stone
Kenny Chesney w/Grace Potter – “You And Tequila” – Matraca Berg &Deana Carter
Eric Church – “Springsteen” – Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell
Ronnie Dunn – “Cost Of Livin” – Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn
Toby Keith – “Red Solo Cup” – Will Hoge & Eric Paslay
Tim McGraw – “Better Than I Used To Be” – Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers, Brad Warren & Brett Warren
Eli Young Band – “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” – Ashley Gorley & Bryan Simpson
TOURING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean
Lady Antebellum
Zac Brown Band
Kenny Chesney / Tim McGraw
Eric Church
Rascal Flatts
Toby Keith
Miranda Lambert
Brad Paisley
Taylor Swift
