Lady Antebellum and Carrie Underwood Lead American Country Awards Noms

The country music group get the most nods along with Easton Corbin with seven each, while Underwood follows closely with six.

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The inaugural American Country Awards has announced its nominees. Lady Antebellum, along with new artist Easton Corbin, dominate the list with seven kudos each, Carrie Underwood follows with six, and Josh Turner scores five.

Antebellum are up for top honors of four categories, Artist, Single, Album and Music Video. In Artist of the Year, they compete against Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, Underwood and Zac Brown Band. They face off Underwood and Lambert once again in Album of the Year which also lists Luke Bryan and Turner.

Touring Headline Package of the Year has the longest list of contenders but it excludes Antebellum's name. Brooks & Dunn, Toby Keith, Martina McBride & Trace Adkins, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, George Strait & Reba McEntire, Sugarland, Swift and Underwood are all vying for it.

Voting for all categories has already begun at theacas.com and will continue until November 8 except for Artist of the Year which will remain open until December 4. The winners will be announced during a live telecast at The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Monday, December 6 (8:00 P.M. ET Live/PT Tape-delayed) on FOX.

Artist

Artist of the Year:

• Lady Antebellum
• Miranda Lambert
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood
• Zac Brown Band

Artist of the Year - Male:

• Jason Aldean
• Luke Bryan
• Kenny Chesney
• Brad Paisley
• Keith Urban

Artist of the Year - Female:

• Jewel Kilcher
• Miranda Lambert
• Reba McEntire
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood

Artist of the Year - Duo or Group:

• Lady Antebellum
• Rascal Flatts
• Sugarland
• The Band Perry
• Zac Brown Band

Artist of the Year - Breakthrough Artist:

• Easton Corbin
• Danny Gokey
• Jaron and the Long Road to Love
• Jerrod Niemann
• The Band Perry

Albums

Album of the Year:

• "Doin' My Thing", Luke Bryan
• "Need You Now", Lady Antebellum
• "Revolution", Miranda Lambert
• "Haywire", Josh Turner
• "Play On", Carrie Underwood

Singles

Single of the Year:

• "Do I," Luke Bryan
• "A Little More Country Than That," Easton Corbin
• "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
• "Gimme That Girl," Joe Nichols
• "Why Don't We Just Dance," Josh Turner

Single of the Year - Male:

• "Do I," Luke Bryan
• "A Little More Country Than That," Easton Corbin
• "That's How Country Boys Roll," Billy Currington
• "Gimme That Girl," Joe Nichols
• "Why Don't We Just Dance," Josh Turner

Single of the Year - Female:

• "White Liar," Miranda Lambert
• "Wrong Baby Wrong," Martina McBride
• "Consider Me Gone," Reba McEntire
• "Didn't Know How Much I Loved You," Kellie Pickler
• "Cowboy Casanova," Carrie Underwood

Single of the Year - Duo or Group:

• "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
• "Little White Church," Little Big Town
• "Unstoppable," Rascal Flatts
• "Keep on Lovin' You," Steel Magnolia
• "Toes," Zac Brown Band

Single of the Year - Breakthrough Artist:

• "A Little More Country Than That," Easton Corbin
• "Pray for You," Jaron and the Long Road to Love
• "Lover, Lover," Jerrod Niemann
• "Keep on Lovin' You," Steel Magnolia
• "Beer on the Table," Josh Thompson

Touring

Touring Headline Package of the Year:

• Brooks & Dunn
• Toby Keith
• Martina McBride & Trace Adkins
• Tim McGraw
• Brad Paisley
• Rascal Flatts
• George Strait & Reba McEntire
• Sugarland
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood

Music Videos

Music Video of the Year:

• "A Little More Country Than That," Easton Corbin
• "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
• "Hillbilly Bone," Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
• "Why Don't We Just Dance," Josh Turner
• "The Man I Want to Be," Chris Young

Music Video - Male:

• "A Little More Country Than That," Easton Corbin
• "Southern Voice," Tim McGraw
• "Hillbilly Bone," Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
• "Why Don't We Just Dance," Josh Turner
• "The Man I Want to Be," Chris Young

Music Video - Female:

• "White Liar," Miranda Lambert
• "Consider Me Gone," Reba McEntire
• "Didn't Know How Much I Loved You," Kellie Pickler
• "Cowboy Casanova," Carrie Underwood
• "Work Hard, Play Harder," Gretchen Wilson

Music Video - Duo or Group:

• "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
• "Little White Church," Little Big Town
• "Unstoppable," Rascal Flatts
• "Keep on Lovin' You," Steel Magnolia
• "Highway 20 Ride," Zac Brown Band

Music Video - Breakthrough Artist:

• "Giddy On Up," Laura Bell Bundy
• "A Little More Country Than That," Easton Corbin
• "Lover, Lover," Jerrod Niemann
• "Keep on Lovin' You," Steel Magnolia
• "If I Die Young," The Band Perry

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