Luke Bryan Wins 9 ACA Awards
WINNERS OF THIRD ANNUAL “AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS” ANNOUNCEDLuke Bryan Earns Nine Awards;
Carrie Underwood Receives 11th ACA Award and Sets Record for Most Awards
Two-Hour Special Featured Performances by Co-Hosts Trace Adkins and
Kristin Chenoweth, Jake Owen, Kip Moore, Rascal Flatts, Jason Aldean,
Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Little Big Town
and a Surprise Performance by Lynyrd Skynyrd
The following artists were honored tonight at the third annual AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS, broadcast live on FOX from the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
With nine awards, including Artist of the Year, Luke Bryan received the most awards, followed by Miranda Lambert, who received three awards. Following her two wins this year, Carrie Underwood has earned 11 ACA awards, the most ACA honors of any artist. Lady Antebellum’s wins in Artist of the Year: Group and Single of the Year: Group, plus their five previous awards, make them the group with the most ACA honors ever.
Fans logged on to www.theacas.com to cast votes in support of their favorite country music artists not only in traditional categories, but also in a previously unrecognized area – touring – encompassing the entire spectrum of country music.
Following is the list of categories and winners for the AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS:
ARTISTS
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
Album of the Year
Luke Bryan, “tailgates & tanlines”
SINGLES
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 (Duet with Carrie Underwood), “Remind Me”
TOURING
Touring Artist of the Year
Jason Aldean
VIDEOS
Music Video of the Year
Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night To End”
Music Video of the Year: Male
Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night to End”
Music Video of the Year: Female
Miranda Lambert, “Over You”
Music Video of the Year: Group or Collaboration
Little Big Town, “Pontoon”
Music Video of the Year: New Artist
Hunter Hayes, “Wanted”
Song of the Year:
Eric Church, “Springsteen” (Eric Church, Jeff Hyde and Ryan Tyndell)
Additionally, the following MOST PLAYED RADIO TRACK awards determined by Mediabase, were announced during tonight’s telecast:
Most Played Radio Track
Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night to End”
Most Played Radio Track: Male
Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night to End”
Most Played Radio Track: Female
Miranda Lambert, “Over You”
Most Played Radio Track: Group
Zac Brown Band, “Keep Me In Mind”
Most Played Radio Track: New Artist
Kip Moore, “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck”
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