American Country Awards

Here’s your viewer’s guide to the 2010 American Country Awards, airing tonight on FOX!

2010 marks the first annual American Country Awards, brought to you by Fox television. This inaugural awards ceremony will be held live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Nevada Monday, December 6th, 8/7c on FOX, and hosted by Trace Adkins. It’s a two-hour television special that will feature comedians, live performances, and fan-voted awards. Here’s the run-down of who you should expect to see on tonight’s broadcast:

2010 American Country Awards Performers:

Alan Jackson
Blake Shelton
Easton Corbin
Jason Aldean
Josh Turner
Keith Urban
Lee Ann Womack
Luke Bryan
Rascal Flatts
Reba
Steel Magnolia
The Band Perry
Toby Keith
Trace Adkins
Uncle Kracker

2010 American Country Awards Presenters:

Bret Michaels
Criss Angel
Jaron and The Long Road to Love
Jeff Dunham
Jennette McCurdy
Jerrod Niemann
Jewel
Kaleu Cuoco
Lady Antebellum
Laura Bell Bundy
Lee Ann Womack
Michael Waltrip
Nancy O’Dell
Rodney Carrington
Travis Pastrana
Ty Murray

2010 American Country Awards Categories and Nominees:

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, 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 “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
“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 Artist 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

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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2 Replies to “American Country Awards”

  1. They were trying to do something different with the first American Country Awards Monday on Fox.

    And really they did. Underwood won her second country music artist of the year award of 2010 in Sin City on Monday night. She earned it at the inaugural American Country Awards about eight months after she won the top honor at the Academy of Country Music Awards in April.
    in the American country award i just like Carrie Underwood’s outfit…love the red color..