Nominations for 2nd Annual American Country Awards Announced, Jason Aldean & Zac Brown Lead

The American Country Awards is a new awards show that takes giving out awards a bit further. The American Country Awards (ACA's) is basically an extended award show digging into categories that the other major award shows do not cover, in addition to all the regular awards.

This year's ACA's will take place on Monday, December 5, 2011 and will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on the Fox network at 7:00 pm Central Standard Time.

Trace Adkins and Kristin Chenoweth will host the two hour award show that gives awards based entirely on the fans votes. Jason Aldean and the Zac Brown Band lead the nominations with eight each, followed by Thompson Square with seven nominations and Taylor Swift and The Band Perry with six nominations each.

Performers and presenters for the award show will be announced soon. The show will be great shooting live from Las Vegas, as we know the party atmosphere will be contagious.

Here are the nominees for the 2^nd Annual American Country Awards:

• Artist of the Year
• Jason Aldean
• Kenny Chesney
• Lady Antebellum
• Taylor Swift
• Zac Brown Band

• Artist of the Year: Male
• Jason Aldean
• Luke Bryan
• Kenny Chesney
• Brad Paisley
• Blake Shelton

• Artist of the Year: Female
• Sara Evans
• Alison Krauss
• Miranda Lambert
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood

• Artist of the Year: Duo or Group
• The Band Perry
• Lady Antebellum
• Rascal Flatts
• Sugarland
• Zac Brown Band

• Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
• Eric Church
• Eli Young Band
• Chris Young
• Justin Moore
• Jake Owen

• Artist of the Year: New Artist
• The Band Perry
• Scotty McCreery
• Jerrod Niemann
• The Pistol Annies
• Thompson Square

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?"

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American Country Awards