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2013 ACM Awards Newcomer Nominations

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2013 Academy of Country Music Awards Announce Nominations for Newcomer Categories! The Academy of Country Music announced the first round of nominations for the 2013 ACM Awards earlier this week. The categories announced so far showcase country music “newcomers,” and for the fifth consecutive year fans will be able to vote for their favorite artists in these specific categories. Voting will open on Monday, January 21st, and you can vote on ACM’s official page or at GAC.com. Individual trophies will be awarded to winners in each of the categories below, and the three winners will compete for the final New Artist of the Year Award the night of the broadcast. I’m a little surprised that Thompson Square and Lee Brice haven’t graduated out of the new artist/newcomer groups yet, but all those nominated are great artists! Good luck to all of them! 2013 ACM Awards Newcomer Categories/Nominations: New Female Vocalist Jana Kramer Kacey Musgraves Sunny Sweeney New Male Vocalist Lee Brice Brantley Gilbert Hunter Hayes New Vocal Group or Duo Florida Georgia Line Love and Theft Thompson Square The 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 7th, 2013 at 8:00 PM ET/delayed PT on the CBS.

Taylor Swift Wins at 2013 People’s Choice Awards

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Taylor Swift Won Favorite Country Artist at 2013 People’s Choice Awards. Last night the 2013 People’s Choice Awards aired LIVE on CBS, and Taylor Swift walked away with the lone country awards for Favorite Country Artist. She was up against Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean and Tim McGraw. Taylor and Carrie were also nominated for Favorite Female Artist but the award went to Katy Perry. Swift wore a gorgeous white Ralph Lauren gown that really put in her a more mature light! Tswift is all grown up! See the dress below. Taylor Swift In Ralph Lauren Gown at 2013 People’s Choice Awards.

Luke Bryan Co-Hosts 2013 ACM Awards with Blake Shelton

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Hear Luke Bryan Make Co-Host Announcement for the 2013 ACM Awards with Blake Shelton! The Academy of Country Music has just announced that Luke Bryan will be filling the spot of co-host with Blake Shelton for the 2013 ACM Awards! We’ve all been wondering who was going to step into Reba McEntire’s boots after she announced she wouldn’t be co-hosting anymore, and I’m going to speak for the whole CMNB Team and say, this is exciting! Bryan and ACM released a special video to make the announcement, and it bodes well for the hilarious antics that are sure to take place with both Blake and Luke hosting the show together. Now we’ve all got at least two great reasons to tune in to CBS on Sunday, April 7th at 8pm ET/PT. Watch: Luke Bryan’s ACM Awards Co-Hosting Announcement! Current Luke Bryan Tours and Tickets

Who’s Joining Blake Shelton as 2013 ACM Awards Host

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Find Out Who’s Joining Blake Shelton to Host the 2013 ACM Awards! As we all know Reba McEntire announced last year that she would no longer be co-hosting with Blake Shelton at the Academy of Country Music Awards! They had a good run, and we’re very sorry to see Reba go. But she’s off to other things like her new TV show, Malibu Country! This leaves us with the burning question, though…who will be Blake’s new co-host for the 2013 ACM Awards? Well, the ACM is keeping their lips sealed for now, but country fans who are active on Twitter can help speed up the announcement! All you have to do is head on over to their official page, and follow the prompts! You’ll send out a Tweet that will help unlock the official announcement! For now, let us know, who do you want to be Shelton’s co-host? Sound off in the comments section below!

American Country Awards 2012 Winners

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Complete List of 2012 American Country Awards Winners. Tonight the 3rd Annual American Country Awards aired on FOX live from Las Vegas! This is a fan voted show, so it’s representative of which artists are most popular with country music fans, which sets it apart from other awards shows. See the complete list of winners below to which artists country fans love the most. 2012 American Country Awards Complete List of Winners. Artist of the Year Luke Bryan Artist of the Year: Male Luke Bryan Artist of the Year: Female Carrie Underwood Artist of the Year: Group Lady Antebellum Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist Jake Owen Artist of the Year: New Artist Lauren Alaina Album of the Year Luke Bryan, “tailgates & tanlines” Single of the Year: Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night To End” Single of the Year: Male Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night To End” Single of the Year: Female Miranda Lambert, “Over You” Single of the Year: Group Lady Antebellum, “We Owned The Night” Single of the Year: New Artist Hunter Hayes, “Wanted“ Single of the Year: Breakthrough Artist Brantley Gilbert, “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do“ Single of the Year: Vocal Collaboration Brad Paisley featuring Carrie Underwood, “Remind Me” Touring Artist of the Year Jason Aldean Music Video of the Year: Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night to End” Music Video: Male Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night To End” Music Video: Female Miranda Lambert “Over You“ Music Video: Group or Collaboration Little Big Town “Pontoon“ Music Video: New Artist Hunter Hayes “Wanted“ Song of the Year: Eric Church “Springsteen“ Check out the complete list of the 2012 Nominees. See highlights from the show!

Grammy Awards 2013 Country Nominations

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Complete List of Country, Bluegrass, Americana and Folk Grammy Nominations for 2013. Last night the recording industry through a shindig to announce the nominees for the 2013 Grammy Awards. Below you’ll find the complete list of country, bluegrass, american and folk nominations! Be sure to tell us what you think about those being who earned noms. The awards show will air live on CBS on February 10th at 8/7c. In the meantime, the album featuring the music of all the nominees will be available on January 22nd. 55th Grammy Nominations: Best Country Solo Performance “Home“: Dierks Bentley “Springsteen“: Eric Church “Cost Of Livin’“:Ronnie Dunn “Wanted“: Hunter Hayes “Over“: Blake Shelton “Blown Away“: Carrie Underwood Best Country Duo/Group Performance “Even If It Breaks Your Heart“: Eli Young Band “Pontoon“: Little Big Town “Safe & Sound“: Taylor Swift & The Civil Wars “On The Outskirts Of Town“: The Time Jumpers “I Just Come Here For The Music“: Don Williams Featuring Alison Krauss Best Country Song “Blown Away”:Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood) “Cost Of Livin’”: Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn, songwriters (Ronnie Dunn) “Even If It Breaks Your Heart”: Will Hoge & Eric Paslay, songwriters (Eli Young Band) “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore”: Jay Knowles & Adam Wright, songwriters (Alan Jackson) “Springsteen”: Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell, songwriters (Eric Church) Best Country Album Uncaged: Zac Brown Band Hunter Hayes: Hunter Hayes Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran: Jamey Johnson Four The Record: Miranda Lambert The Time Jumpers: The Time Jumpers Best Americana Album The Carpenter: The Avett Brothers From The Ground Up: John Fullbright The Lumineers: The Lumineers Babel: Mumford & Sons Slipstream: Bonnie Raitt Best Bluegrass Album The Gospel Side Of: Dailey & Vincent Life Finds A Way: The Grascals Beat The Devil And Carry A Rail: Noam Pikelny Scratch Gravel Road: Special Consensus Nobody Knows You: Steep Canyon Rangers Best Folk Album Leaving Eden: Carolina Chocolate Drops Election Special: Ry Cooder Hambone’s Meditations: Luther Dickinson The Goat Rodeo Sessions: Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile This One’s For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark: (Various Artists) Shawn Camp & Tamara Saviano (producers) Noteworthy: Taylor Swift got a nod in the multi-genre Record of the Year category for “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together“ To see the complete list of nominations head to the official page.

Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift 2012 American Music Awards Fashion

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Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift Represented Country Music Beautifully In Stunning Red Carpet Dresses at the American Music Awards! The 2012 American Music Awards broadcast live Sunday night, November 18th on ABC, and country music beauties Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift were present and accounted for, gorgeously representing for country music on the red carpet! Carrie went full blown glamor with a gorgeous, purple, lace high neck number featuring a tight body and lovely ground skimming train. Taylor, on the other hand, went with a more youthful, short, nude/gold bedazzled mini! I love both looks, and I’m happy that both these ladies looked put together, fashionable and stunning! Let us know what you think in the comments section below! Carrie Underwood’s 2012 AMAs Red Carpet Dress. Taylor Swift’s 2012 AMAs Red Carpet Dress.

Rascal Flatts and Hayden Panettiere Behind the Scenes: CMT Artist of the Year

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Get Behind the Scenes of CMT’s Artist of the Year with Rascal Flatts and Hayden Panettiere! For CMT‘s 2012 Artists of the Year awards, Rascal Flatts and Hayden Panettiere are stepping up to host! The show is coming up in just a couple weeks on December 8th (airing at 11pm ET), and Flatts and Panettiere are already hard at work getting ready! To get everyone excited, they whipped up a quick, and funny, behind the scenes look for country music fans. At least we know what kind of chemistry they have! Check it out below. Rascal Flatts and Hayden Panettiere, Behind the Scenes: 2012 CMT Artists of the Year. Get More:

Watch 2012 American Music Awards Sunday November 18th on ABC

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Don’t Forget to Watch: 2012 American Music Awards Broadcast Live Sunday, Nov. 18th on ABC! Sure, the 2012 American Music Awards aren’t specifically a country music awards show, but country music artists like Carrie Underwood will be performing, some of our favorites, like Eric Church, Zac Brown Band and Miranda Lambert are nominated in the country music categories, and more country folks like Luke Bryan will be presenting! Find the complete list of performers, presenters and country nominees below and don’t forget to tune in on Sunday, November 18th 8/7c on ABC! 2012 American Music Awards Performers Carrie Underwood Taylor Swift Kelly Clarkson Justin Bieber Carly Rae Jepsen PSY The Wanted Swizz Beatz featuring Chris Brown and Ludacris Christina Aguilera Ke$ha Linkin Park Nicki Minaj No Doubt P!nk Pitbull Usher 2012 American Music Awards, Country Presenters. Luke Bryan Lady Antebellum Florida Georgia Line Nashville‘s Hayden Panettiere 2012 American Music Awards Country Nominees FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Eric Church FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY Miranda Lambert Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood FAVORITE BAND, DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY Zac Brown Band Lady Antebellum Rascal Flatts FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY Luke Bryan/Tailgates & Tanlines Lionel Richie/Tuskegee Carrie Underwood/Blown Away Find the complete list of nominees on the official page.

Carrie Underwood To Sing Two Black Cadillacs at American Music Awards

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Carrie Underwood Debuts New Single “Two Black Cadillacs” at 2012 American Music Awards! On Sunday night, Carrie Underwood will be representing for country music at the 2012 American Music Awards when she debuts her new single, “Two Black Cadillacs“, in what no doubt be a powerfull and stellar performance! The single will start getting airplay on country radio on November 26th. Catch the American Music Awards Sunday, November 18th at 8/7pm central on ABC. “Two Black Cadillacs” is featured on Carrie’s most recent album, Blown Away, which debuted in May. Maybe its just me, but the songs she’s released so far (“Blown Away“, “Good Girl“) seem to be a little darker than her previous single. She has other songs about cheating and hardship, sure, but these seem to have more edge. Maybe its something in the instrumentals? Whatever it is, I love it!