American Country Awards
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The American Country Awards is a newly created country music awards show, entirely voted on by fans. Created by the Fox Network
, the awards honor country music artists in music, video, and touring categories. In addition to the CMA Awards
, the ACM Awards
, and the CMT Music Awards
, it is the fourth major-awards show completely dedicated to the country music industry. The first ceremony took place at The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday, December 6, 2010.
and Easton Corbin
lead the field with seven nominations each, followed by Carrie Underwood
with six nominations, and Miranda Lambert
and Josh Turner
each had five nominations. Voting continued through November 8, except for Artist of the Year; which closed on December 4. Trace Adkins
was the host of the awards show. Winners in each category received a custom-made Fender guitar in lieu of trophies. Carrie Underwood was the top winner with 6 awards, including the first-ever Artist of the Year. Rascal Flatts
received the Decade Artist award, Toby Keith
received the Visionary Artist award and Alan Jackson
received the Greatest Hits Artist award.
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
, the awards honor country music artists in music, video, and touring categories. In addition to the CMA Awards
Country Music Association Awards
The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards, or the CMAs, and not to be confused with the ACM Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country Music Association. The first CMA awards were presented at an untelevised ceremony in Nashville's Municipal Auditorium in 1967...
, the ACM Awards
Academy of Country Music
The Academy of Country Music was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy. Whereas the Country Music Association, founded in 1958, was based in Nashville, the Academy sought to promote country music in the western states. Among those involved in the...
, and the CMT Music Awards
CMT Music Awards
The CMT Music Awards is a fan-voted awards show for country music videos and television performances. The awards ceremony is held every year in Nashville, Tennessee, and broadcast live on CMT. Voting takes place on CMT's website, CMT.com.-History:...
, it is the fourth major-awards show completely dedicated to the country music industry. The first ceremony took place at The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday, December 6, 2010.
Background
Nominees for the first inaugural awards show were announced on Monday October 18, 2010. Lady AntebellumLady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum is an American country pop music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006. The trio is composed of Charles Kelley , Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott .The group made its debut in 2007 as guest vocalists on Jim Brickman's single "Never Alone", before signing to Capitol...
and Easton Corbin
Easton Corbin
Easton Corbin is an American country music singer. He signed to Mercury Records Nashville in 2009 and released his self-titled debut album in March 2010, featuring the two Number One hits "A Little More Country Than That" and "Roll With It", as well as the top 15 hit "I Can't Love You...
lead the field with seven nominations each, followed by Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005...
with six nominations, and Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert is an American country music artist who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of Nashville Star, where she finished in third place and later signed to Epic Records. Lambert made her debut with the release of "Me and Charlie Talking", the first single from her 2005 debut...
and Josh Turner
Josh Turner
Joshua Otis "Josh" Turner is a country music singer and actor signed to MCA Nashville Records in 2003, Turner has released four studio albums for the label. The first of these was 2003's Long Black Train, whose title track was his breakthrough single release...
each had five nominations. Voting continued through November 8, except for Artist of the Year; which closed on December 4. Trace Adkins
Trace Adkins
Tracy Darrell "Trace" Adkins is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, Adkins has released seven more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations...
was the host of the awards show. Winners in each category received a custom-made Fender guitar in lieu of trophies. Carrie Underwood was the top winner with 6 awards, including the first-ever Artist of the Year. Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney...
received the Decade Artist award, Toby Keith
Toby Keith
Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...
received the Visionary Artist award and Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson
Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...
received the Greatest Hits Artist award.
2010
| Category | Winner | Nominations |
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| Artist of the Year | Carrie Underwood Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005... |
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| Male Artist of the Year | Brad Paisley Brad Paisley Brad Douglas Paisley is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references.... |
Jason Aldean Jason Aldine Williams is an American country music singer, known professionally as Jason Aldean. Since 2005, Aldean has recorded for Broken Bow Records, an independent record label for which he has released four albums and twelve singles... Luke Bryan Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan is an American country singer who debuted in 2007 with the single "All My Friends Say", a Top 5 single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His debut album, I'll Stay Me, was released on Capitol Records in 2007. This album also produced chart singles in "We Rode in... Kenny Chesney Kenneth "Kenny" Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S... Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age... |
| Female Artist of the Year | Carrie Underwood |
Jewel (singer) Jewel Kilcher , professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress and poet... Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma... |
| Duo or Group of the Year | Lady Antebellum |
The Band Perry The Band Perry, an American country music group, is composed of siblings Kimberly Perry , Reid Perry and Neil Perry... |
| Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Easton Corbin |
Danny Gokey Daniel Jay "Danny" Gokey is an American country music singer and church music director from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the third place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol... Jaron and the Long Road to Love Jaron David Lowenstein is an American singer who formerly recorded with his identical twin brother, Evan, in the musical duo Evan and Jaron. As Jaron and the Long Road to Love, he released his debut single, "Pray for You," to country radio in November 2009... Jerrod Niemann Jerrod Lee Niemann is an American country music artist. Active since 2001, he has recorded two independent albums. In 2006, he signed to Category 5 Records and charted with the single "I Love Women "... |
| Album of the Year | Carrie Underwood - Play On |
Doin' My Thing Doin' My Thing is the second studio album by American country music singer Luke Bryan. It was released on October 6, 2009 via Capitol Records Nashville. The album includes the singles "Do I," which peaked at number 2 on the U.S... Need You Now "Need You Now" is a country pop song performed by American country music group Lady Antebellum. The song was co-written by Lady Antebellum and Josh Kear, and produced by the trio along with Paul Worley. It serves as the lead-off single and title track to their second studio album, Need You Now,... Revolution (Miranda Lambert album) Upon its release, Revolution received general acclaim from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".Rolling Stone magazine... Haywire (Josh Turner album) Upon its release, Haywire received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 63, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".Thom... |
| Single of the Year | Lady Antebellum - "Need You Now" |
Do I "Do I" is a song co-written and recorded by country music artist Luke Bryan. It is the lead-off single to his second studio album Doin' My Thing... " A Little More Country Than That "A Little More Country Than That" is the title of a song written by Joey + Rory's Rory Lee Feek, Wynn Varble, and Don Poythress, and recorded by American country artist Easton Corbin. It was released in August 2009 as Corbin's debut single and is included on his self-titled debut album... " Gimmie That Girl "Gimmie That Girl" is the title of a song written by Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip, and recorded by American country music singer Joe Nichols... " Why Don't We Just Dance "Why Don't We Just Dance" is the title of a song written by Jim Beavers, Jonathan Singleton, and Darrell Brown, and recorded by American country artist Josh Turner. It was released in August 2009 as the lead-off single to his fourth studio album, Haywire, which was released on February 9, 2010... " |
| Male Artist Single of the Year | Josh Turner - "Why Don't We Just Dance" |
Billy Currington William Matthew "Billy" Currington is an American country music artist. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2003, he has released four studio albums for the label: 2003's Billy Currington, 2005's Doin' Somethin' Right, 2008's Little Bit of Everything, and 2010's Enjoy Yourself... - "That's How Country Boys Roll That's How Country Boys Roll "That's How Country Boys Roll" is a song recorded by country music artist Billy Currington for his 2008 album Little Bit of Everything. It was released as the album's third single in September 2009... " |
| Female Artist Single of the Year | Carrie Underwood - "Cowboy Casanova Cowboy Casanova "Cowboy Casanova" is a country song by American recording artist Carrie Underwood. The song was written by Mike Elizondo, Brett James and co-written by Underwood herself. It was released on September 14, 2009 by Arista Nashville as the lead single from her third studio album, Play On... " |
White Liar "White Liar" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. It was released as the second single to her third studio album, Revolution. Lambert performed "White Liar" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on October 6, 2009, and on the 2009 CMA Awards on... " Martina McBride Martina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range.... - "Wrong Baby Wrong Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong "Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong", or its shortened name when released as a single, "Wrong Baby Wrong", is the title of a song recorded by American country artist Martina McBride. It was written by Brad and Brett Warren , along with Robert Ellis Orrall and Love and Theft member Stephen Barker Liles... " Consider Me Gone "Consider Me Gone" is the title of a song written by Steve Diamond and Marv Green. It was recorded by American country music artist Reba McEntire as her second release for the Valory label, a sister label of Big Machine Records. It is also the second single from her twenty-sixth studio album Keep... " Kellie Pickler Kellie Dawn Pickler is an American country music artist and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of the Fox reality show American Idol, eventually finishing in sixth place. In 2006, she signed to 19 Recordings and BNA Records as a recording artist, releasing... - "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" is the title of a song written by Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, and Troy Verges, and recorded by American country artist Kellie Pickler... " |
| Duo or Group Single of the Year | Lady Antebellum - "Need You Now" |
Little Big Town Little Big Town is an American country music vocal group. Founded in 1998, the group has comprised the same four members since its inception: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook, and Phillip Sweet. The quartet's musical style relies heavily on four-part vocal harmonies, with all... - "Little White Church Little White Church "Little White Church" is the title of a song recorded by American country band Little Big Town, written by the band along with Wayne Kirkpatrick... " Unstoppable (Rascal Flatts song) "Unstoppable" is the title of a song written by Hillary Lindsey, Jay Demarcus, and James Slater, and recorded by American country group Rascal Flatts... " Steel Magnolia Steel Magnolia is an American country music duo that won season two of the television talent show Can You Duet. The duo consists of Meghan Linsey and her fiance, Joshua Scott Jones. After becoming the top winner on the show, the duo signed a recording contract with Big Machine Records, and released... - "Keep On Lovin' You Keep on Lovin' You "Keep On Lovin' You" is the title of a song recorded by American country music duo Steel Magnolia, which was written by Chris Stapleton and Trent Willmon. The song, which is their debut single, was released in September 2009. It is included on the duo's self-titled EP, released in February 2010... " Toes (song) "Toes" is the title of a song recorded by the Zac Brown Band, an American country music band. Lead singer Zac Brown and bass guitarist John Driskell Hopkins co-wrote the song with Shawn Mullins and Wyatt Durette... " |
| Breakthrough Artist Single of the Year | Easton Corbin - "A Little More Country Than That" |
Pray for You "Pray for You" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American singer Jaron Lowenstein, credited to Jaron and the Long Road to Love. It is Lowenstein's first solo single release, following three singles in the duo Evan and Jaron... " You Don't Treat Me No Good "You Don't Treat Me No Good" is the title of a song recorded by the American soul group Sonia Dada. Released in 1992, the song was a number-one hit in Australia, spending four weeks at the top of the ARIA Charts. Eighteen years later, country music singer Jerrod Niemann released a cover version... " Josh Thompson (singer) Josh Thompson is an American country music artist signed to Columbia Records Nashville. On July 27, 2009, he released his debut album Way Out Here in January 2010... - "Beer on the Table Beer on the Table "Beer on the Table" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Josh Thompson. It was released in August 2009 as Thompson's debut single and served as the lead-off single to his debut album, Way Out Here, released on February 23, 2010.-Critical reception:Juli... " |
| Touring Headline Package of the Year | Carrie Underwood - "Play On Tour Play On Tour The Play On Tour is the second headlining tour by country music singer Carrie Underwood. It was in support of her third album Play On. The first round of shows, which contains dates only in North America, were announced on December 10.... " |
Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists... - "The Last Rodeo Tour" Trace Adkins Tracy Darrell "Trace" Adkins is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, Adkins has released seven more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations... - "Shine All Night Tour Shine All Night Tour The Shine All Night Tour is a co-headlining tour by country music artists Martina McBride and Trace Adkins. The tour was officially announced in early October 2009 and will kickoff in late November 2009 and run through April 2010... " Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the... - "Live Your Voice Tour" Fearless Tour The Fearless Tour was the first concert tour by American country pop singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The tour was in support of her second studio album, Fearless. On the tour, she was joined by guests Kellie Pickler and Gloriana. Teen singer, Justin Bieber joined her for the tour when she went to... " |
| Music Video of the Year | Blake Shelton ft. Trace Adkins - "Hillbilly Bone Hillbilly Bone (song) "Hillbilly Bone" is the title of a song written by Luke Laird and Craig Wiseman, and recorded by American country artist Blake Shelton for his extended play Hillbilly Bone... " |
The Man I Want to Be (song) "The Man I Want to Be" is the title of a song written by Brett James and Tim Nichols and recorded by American country artist Chris Young. It was released in November 2009 as the third single from his second studio album, also titled The Man I Want to Be.... " |
| Male Music Video | Blake Shelton ft. Trace Adkins - "Hillbilly Bone" |
Southern Voice (song) "Southern Voice" is a song written by Bob DiPiero and Tom Douglas, and recorded by American country music singer Tim McGraw. It is the title track to his tenth studio album, 2009's Southern Voice, and the second single release from it. The song debuted at #49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs... " |
| Female Music Video | Carrie Underwood - "Cowboy Casanova" |
Gretchen Wilson Gretchen Frances Wilson is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman," a number-one hit on the Billboard country charts. The song served as the lead-off single of her debut album, Here for the Party... - "Work Hard, Play Harder Work Hard, Play Harder "Work Hard, Play Harder" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country artist Gretchen Wilson. It was released in October 2009 as the lead-off single for her fourth studio album, I Got Your Country Right Here, which was released on March 30, 2010. Additionally, "Work Hard, Play... " |
| Duo or Group Music Video | Lady Antebellum - "Need You Now" |
Highway 20 Ride "Highway 20 Ride" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Zac Brown Band, written by lead singer Zac Brown and Wyatt Durette. The song was released in November 2009 as the fourth single from the band's 2009 album The Foundation. It is the band's third Number One on the U.S... " |
| Breakthrough Artist Music Video | Easton Corbin - "A Little More Country Than That" |
Laura Bell Bundy Laura Ashley Bell Bundy is an American actress and singer who has performed in a number of Broadway roles, both starring and supporting, as well as in television and film. Her best known Broadway roles are the original Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray and the original Elle Woods in the musical... - "Giddy On Up Giddy On Up "Giddy On Up" is the title of a song recorded by American stage actress and singer Laura Bell Bundy. It was released to country music radio in February 2010 as the lead-off single to her debut studio album, Achin' and Shakin', which was released on April 13, 2010.Bundy performed the song on the... " If I Die Young "If I Die Young" is the title of a song written by Kimberly Perry and recorded by American country group The Band Perry. It was released as their second single in June 2010, and serves as the lead-off single to the group's self-titled debut album, which was released on October 12, 2010.-Content:"If... " |
2011
| Category | Winner | Nominations |
|---|---|---|
| Artist of the Year | TBA |
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| Male Artist of the Year | TBA |
Luke Bryan Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan is an American country singer who debuted in 2007 with the single "All My Friends Say", a Top 5 single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His debut album, I'll Stay Me, was released on Capitol Records in 2007. This album also produced chart singles in "We Rode in... Blake Shelton Blake Tollison Shelton is an American country music artist. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". Released as the lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" went on to spend five weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts... Brad Paisley Brad Douglas Paisley is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references.... |
| Female Artist of the Year | TBA |
Miranda Lambert Miranda Lambert is an American country music artist who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of Nashville Star, where she finished in third place and later signed to Epic Records. Lambert made her debut with the release of "Me and Charlie Talking", the first single from her 2005 debut... Alison Krauss Alison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in... Sara Evans Sara Lynn Evans is an American country singer and songwriter.Evans was one of the few traditional-styled singers to emerge from Nashville in the late 1990s, according to Allmusic. Since emerging in the late 1990s, Evans has made five No. 1 Country hits and Gold and Platinum-certified albums by... Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005... |
| Duo/Group Artist of the Year | TBA |
The Band Perry The Band Perry, an American country music group, is composed of siblings Kimberly Perry , Reid Perry and Neil Perry... Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney... |
| Breakthrough Artist of the Year | TBA |
Jake Owen Joshua Ryan "Jake" Owen is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Records Nashville in 2005, he released his debut album Startin' with Me that year. The album produced three singles, all of which reached Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart: "Yee Haw", "Startin' with Me", and... Chris Young Chris Young may refer to:In sports:*Chris Young , American football player; defensive back for the Denver Broncos*Chris Young , English soccer player... Justin Moore Justin Moore is an American soccer player who last played for the Atlanta Blackhawks of the USL Premier Development League.... Eric Church Kenneth Eric Church is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Capitol Records in 2006, Church released his debut album Sinners Like Me that year... Eli Young Band Eli Young Band is an American country music band based in Denton, Texas. The band is composed of Mike Eli , James Young , Jon Jones , and Chris Thompson . They released their self-titled debut album in 2002, followed by the Carnival records release Level in 2005... |
| New Artist of the Year | TBA |
Jerrod Niemann Jerrod Lee Niemann is an American country music artist. Active since 2001, he has recorded two independent albums. In 2006, he signed to Category 5 Records and charted with the single "I Love Women "... Pistol Annies Pistol Annies is an American country music supergroup composed of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley. The trio, formed by Lambert, gave its debut performance on April 4, 2011 during the Academy of Country Music's Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country special aired on... Scotty McCreery Scott Cooke "Scotty" McCreery is an American country singer from Garner, North Carolina . He also won the tenth season of American Idol on May 25, 2011. His debut studio album, Clear as Day was released in October 2011... Thompson Square Thompson Square is an American country music duo composed of husband and wife Keifer Thompson and Shawna Thompson. They signed to Stoney Creek Records, a sister label of Broken Bow Records, in January 2010 and have released three singles: "Let's Fight", "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" and "I Got... |
| Album of the Year | TBA |
This Is Country Music Upon its release, This Is Country Music received general acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a average score of 82, based on 10 reviews. This indicates "universal acclaim".Chris Willman with... , Brad Paisley My Kinda Party Michael McCall with the Associated Press lauded Aldean for his "fresh sound" on the album saying he "stands at the forefront of a movement combining country themes with hard-rock chords"... , Jason Aldean You Get What You Give (album) Upon its release, You Get What You Give received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 6 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable... , Zac Brown Band Speak Now Speak Now is the third studio album by American singer–songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 25, 2010 by Big Machine Records. Production for the album took place during 2008 to 2010 at several recording studios, and was handled by Swift and country music producer Nathan Chapman... , Taylor Swift Hemingway's Whiskey Upon its release, Hemingway’s Whiskey received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 67, based on 6 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable... , Kenny Chesney Get Closer (Keith Urban album) Upon its release, Get Closer received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 7 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable... , Keith Urban Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age... |
| Single of the Year | TBA |
Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" is the title of a song written by Jim Collins and David Lee Murphy and recorded by American country duo Thompson Square. It was released in July 2010 as the second single from their self-titled debut album, which was released on February 8, 2011... ", Thompson Square Let Me Down Easy "Let Me Down Easy" is the title of a song written by Mark Nesler, Jennifer Hanson and Marty Dodson. It was recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington for his fourth studio album, 2010's Enjoy Yourself. The song is Currington's eleventh single release... ", Billy Currington Billy Currington William Matthew "Billy" Currington is an American country music artist. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2003, he has released four studio albums for the label: 2003's Billy Currington, 2005's Doin' Somethin' Right, 2008's Little Bit of Everything, and 2010's Enjoy Yourself... Voices (Chris Young song) "Voices" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Chris Young. After charting in mid-2008 on the Hot Country Songs charts, "Voices" was re-released in July 2010 following Young's first two Number one singles, "Gettin' You Home " and "The Man I Want to Be." The song is... ", Chris Young Chris Young Chris Young may refer to:In sports:*Chris Young , American football player; defensive back for the Denver Broncos*Chris Young , English soccer player... As She's Walking Away "As She's Walking Away" is the title of a song performed by the Zac Brown Band, an American country music band. It features guest vocals from veteran country singer Alan Jackson. The song is the sixth single release by the band, and the first from its album You Get What You Give... ", Zac Brown Band feat. Alan Jackson Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista... Felt Good on My Lips "Felt Good on My Lips" is the title of a song written by Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers, Brett Warren and Brad Warren, and was recorded by American country music singer Tim McGraw... ", Tim McGraw Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the... |
| Single by a Male Artist | TBA |
My Kinda Party (song) "My Kinda Party" is a song written and originally recorded by country-southern rock singer-songwriter Brantley Gilbert from his 2009 album Modern Day Prodigal Son... ", Jason Aldean Someone Else Calling You Baby "Someone Else Calling You Baby" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Luke Bryan. Written by Bryan and his producer, Jeff Stevens, it is the third single from his second album, Doin' My Thing. The song made its chart debut in August 2010.-Content:The song... ", Luke Bryan |
| Single by a Female Artist | TBA |
Turn On the Radio "Turn On the Radio" is the title of a song recorded by American country music singer Reba McEntire to serve as the lead single for her 34th career album, All the Women I Am, which was released on November 9, 2010. It was released to country radio on July 7, 2010, and debuted at #54 on the U.S.... ", Reba Heart Like Mine "Heart Like Mine" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country artist Miranda Lambert. It was released in January 2011 as the fifth and final single from her third studio album, Revolution.-Content:... ", Miranda Lambert Mama's Song "Mama's Song" is the title of a song recorded by American singer Carrie Underwood, co-written by her along with Kara DioGuardi, Martin Frederiksen and Luke Laird. It is the fourth single release from her third studio album, Play On... ", Carrie Underwood A Little Bit Stronger "A Little Bit Stronger" is the title of a song written by Luke Laird, Hillary Lindsey, and Hillary Scott, and recorded by American country artist Sara Evans. It was released in September 2010 and serves as the lead-off single to her sixth studio album, Stronger, which was released on March 8, 2011.... ", Sara Evans |
| Single by a Duo/Group | TBA |
Stuck Like Glue "Stuck Like Glue" is a Sugarland single released to radio July 26, 2010. It is the first single off their album The Incredible Machine, released October 19, 2010. "Stuck Like Glue" debuted at #44 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of August 7, 2010, and debuted at #20 on... ", Sugarland You Lie (The Band Perry song) "You Lie" is the title of a song written by Aaron, Brian and Clara Henningsen, and recorded by The Band Perry, an American country music group. It is the third single from the band's self-titled debut album, and their second consecutive release to reach top ten on the Hot Country Songs... ", The Band Perry Why Wait (song) "Why Wait" is the title of a song written by Neil Thrasher, Tom Shapiro and Jimmy Yeary and recorded by country music band Rascal Flatts. It was released as the first single from their seventh studio album Nothing Like This, released on November 16, 2010... ", Rascal Flatts Colder Weather "Colder Weather" is the title of a song performed by the Zac Brown Band, an American country music group. Lead singer Zac Brown co-wrote the song with Coy Bowles , Wyatt Durrette and Levi Lowrey... ", Zac Brown Band |
| Single by a Breakthrough Artist | TBA |
Family Man (Craig Campbell song) "Family Man" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Craig Campbell. It is his first single release, and is included on his self-titled debut album, which was released on April 5, 2011.-Content:... ", Craig Campbell Craig Campbell Craig Campbell is a Canadian stand-up comedian, who now lives in Devon, England.He was the host of Ed's Late Night and From Wimps to Warriors... What Do You Want "What Do You Want" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Jerrod Niemann. It is the third single from his first major-label album, 2010's Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury... ", Jerrod Niemann Wildflower (The JaneDear Girls song) "Wildflower" is the title of a song recorded by American country duo The JaneDear Girls. It was released on April 26, 2010 as the lead-off single to their self-titled debut album, which was released on February 1, 2011.-Content:... ", The JaneDear Girls The JaneDear Girls The JaneDear Girls is an American country duo, consisting of Susie Brown from Alpine, Utah, and Danelle Leverett from Amarillo, Texas. The duo has signed with Warner Music Group Nashville's Reprise label and released its debut single, "Wildflower." This song has charted on Hot Country Songs... |
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You and Tequila "You and Tequila" is the title of a song co-written by Matraca Berg and Deana Carter. It was recorded by Kenny Chesney for his 2010 album Hemingway's Whiskey, from which it was released in May 2011 as the fourth single... ", Kenny Chesney feat. Grace Potter Knee Deep "Knee Deep" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Zac Brown Band with Jimmy Buffett. It was released in May 2011 as the third single from the Zac Brown Band's second major-label album, 2010's You Get What You Give. It reached number-one on the U.S... ", Zac Brown Band feat. Jimmy Buffett Jimmy Buffett James William "Jimmy" Buffett is a singer-songwriter, author, entrepreneur, and film producer. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett's musical hits include "Margaritaville" , and "Come Monday"... Don't You Wanna Stay "Don't You Wanna Stay" is a song performed by American country singer Jason Aldean featuring Kelly Clarkson from Aldean's 2010 album, My Kinda Party. It was written by Andy Gibson, Paul Jenkins and Jason Sellers... ", Jason Aldean feat. Kelly Clarkson Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,... Old Alabama "Old Alabama" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Brad Paisley, featuring guest vocals from the band Alabama... ", Brad Paisley feat. Alabama Alabama (band) Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook... |
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I Wouldn't Be a Man "I Wouldn't Be a Man" is the title of a song written by Mike Reid and Rory Michael Bourke. Originally recorded by Don Williams, it has also been released as a single by Billy Dean, and covered by Josh Turner... ", Josh Turner Josh Turner Joshua Otis "Josh" Turner is a country music singer and actor signed to MCA Nashville Records in 2003, Turner has released four studio albums for the label. The first of these was 2003's Long Black Train, whose title track was his breakthrough single release... Who Are You When I'm Not Looking "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking" is the title of a song written by Earl Bud Lee and John Wayne Wiggins and recorded by American country music artist Joe Nichols for his 2007 album Real Things. Blake Shelton covered the song for his EP All About Tonight, from which it was released as a single in... ", Blake Shelton |
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Put You in a Song "Put You in a Song" is a song written by Keith Urban, Jedd Hughes, and Sarah Buxton, and recorded by Urban and released September 13, 2010. It serves as the lead-off single from his sixth American studio album, Get Closer, released on November 16, 2010.... ", Keith Urban |
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Look It Up "Look It Up" is the title of a song recorded by American country artist Ashton Shepherd. It was released in January 2011 as the lead-off single to her second studio album, Where Country Grows. The song was originally recorded by Australian country artist Jasmine Rae in 2008.-Content:"Look It Up" is... ", Ashton Shepherd Ashton Shepherd Ashton Delilah Shepherd is an American country music singer-songwriter. She was first signed to Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA Nashville division in April 2007. Her 2008 debut album Sounds So Good produced two top 40 hits on the Hot Country Songs charts: "Takin' Off This Pain" and the title... Back to December "Back to December" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Swift wrote the song and produced it alongside Nathan Chapman. It was sent to country radios on November 15, 2010, by Big Machine Records as the second single from Swift's third studio album, Speak Now. According to Swift,... ", Taylor Swift |
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| Music Video by a New Artist | TBA |
Brett Eldredge Brett Eldredge is an American country music singer signed to Atlantic Records Nashville. He is the cousin of Terry Eldredge of The Grascals.-Early life:He was born in 1986 in Paris, Illinois... |
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George Strait George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional... Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of... |
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