Luke Bryan Leads 2014 American Country Countdown Awards Nominees!
After broadcasting the best in country music for more than four decades, the American Country Countdown radio show is gearing up for its own televised awards program. The first-ever American Country Countdown Awards will be held at Nashville's Music City Convention Center on December 15th, with a live broadcast airing on FOX at 8 p.m. EST. The night's top nominee, Luke Bryan, is set to perform on the show, as are Florida Georgia Line and Miranda Lambert.
Unlike the CMA Awards, whose winners are determined by association members, or the ACMs, which collects votes from both industry members and fans, the American Country Countdown Awards will hand out its own trophies based on radio airplay and touring stats gleaned from outlets like Soundscan, Pollstar and Mediabase. The only fan-voted category is Breakthrough Artist of the Year, whose contenders are Brett Eldredge, Tyler Farr, Kip Moore, Thomas Rhett and Cole Swindell.
The list of nominees for the evening's nine major awards includes the expected crop of A-listers � Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum. Meanwhile, CMA's reigning Entertainer of the Year, Luke Bryan, leads the overall pack of nominees with seven nods, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and two separate entries for Digital Song of the Year. Following closely behind are Florida Georgia Line with six nominations, and Jason Aldean with four. Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley are in for a particularly busy night, as they'll also be hosting the show. Sorry, Kix Brooks!
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2014 American Country Countdown Awards Nominees
Artist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Florida Georgia Line
Lady Antebellum
Blake Shelton
Male Vocalist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Dierks Bentley
Luke Bryan
Randy Houser
Blake Shelton
Female Vocalist of the Year
Danielle Bradbery
Miranda Lambert
Cassadee Pope
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Group/Duo of the Year
The Band Perry
Eli Young Band
Florida Georgia Line
Lady Antebellum
Zac Brown Band
Song of the Year
"When She Says Baby," Jason Aldean
"Beat of the Music," Brett Eldredge
"Lettin� the Night Roll," Justin Moore
"Drink To That All Night," Jerrod Niemann
"Chillin� It," Cole Swindell
Collaboration of the Year
"This Is How We Roll," Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan
"Small Town Throwdown," Brantley Gilbert featuring Justin Moore and Thomas Rhett
"Meanwhile Back At Mama�s," Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill
"My Eyes," Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Sebastian
"We Were Us," Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert
Album of the Year
Crash My Party, Luke Bryan
The Outsiders, Eric Church
Here�s To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line
Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert
Platinum, Miranda Lambert
Digital Song of the Year
"Burnin� It Down," Jason Aldean
"Drink A Beer," Luke Bryan
"Play It Again," Luke Bryan
"Dirt," Florida Georgia Line
"This Is How We Roll," Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Brett Eldredge
Tyler Farr
Kip Moore
Thomas Rhett
Cole Swindell