<h3>2012 ACM New Artists of the Year Finalists Announced.</h3>
<p>The Academy of Country Music announced the nominees for the <strong>2012 <a title="ACM Awards" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbACM&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Facademy-of-country-music-awards-tickets%2Fartist%2F866377&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">ACM Awards</a></strong> just a couple weeks ago (check out the complete list <a href="http://www.countrymusicnewsblog.com/2012-acm-awards-nominations/">here</a>), but they left one important category out, the <strong>New Artists of the Year</strong>! They left the category open so that fans could vote for the artists they wanted to be finalists, and its officially been narrowed down to three country newbies. Our three finalists are <a title="Brantley Gilbert" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/brantley-gilbert-concert-tour-tickets/">Brantley Gilbert</a>, <a title="Hunter Hayes" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/hunter-hayes-concert-tour-tickets/">Hunter Hayes</a> and <a title="Scotty McCreery" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSScottyMcCreery/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fscotty-mccreery-tickets%2F">Scotty McCreery</a>!</p>
<p>Fans will be able to keep voting for the final finalist starting <strong>Monday, March 19th</strong> at noon. Voting will remain open until <strong>Sunday, April 1st</strong> at 5pm, pretty right up until the show starts! You can click <a href="http://www.acmcountry.com/fan_voting.html">here</a> to vote. </p>
<p>The 2012 <a title="ACM Awards" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbACM&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Facademy-of-country-music-awards-tickets%2Fartist%2F866377&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">ACM Awards</a> will air <strong>LIVE</strong> out of <strong>Las Vegas</strong> on <strong>Sunday, April 1st</strong> at <strong>8pm</strong> on <strong>CBS</strong>! The award event will be hosted by <strong><a title="Reba" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSReba/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Freba-mcentire-tickets%2F">Reba</a> McEntire</strong> and <strong><a title="Blake Shelton" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSBlakeS/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fblake-shelton-tickets%2F">Blake Shelton</a></strong>!</p>
<h3>Check Out Videos from the 2012 New Artist of the Year Nominees!</h3>
<p><strong><a title="Scotty McCreery" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSScottyMcCreery/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fscotty-mccreery-tickets%2F">Scotty McCreery</a></strong>, &#8220;<em>I Love You This Big</em>&#8221;<br />
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVq8nEHCKd4&#038;ob=av2e]</p>
<p><strong><a title="Brantley Gilbert" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/brantley-gilbert-concert-tour-tickets/">Brantley Gilbert</a></strong>, &#8220;<em>Country Must Be Country Wide</em>&#8221;<br />
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8peBUdlUNmM&#038;ob=av2n]</p>
<p><strong><a title="Hunter Hayes" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/hunter-hayes-concert-tour-tickets/">Hunter Hayes</a></strong>, &#8220;<em>Storm Warning</em>&#8221;<br />
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5MPxz-8e6A&#038;ob=av2e]</p>