american country awards

It is always an honor when an artist gets nominated for an award.  It is an even bigger honor when they win based on fan votes.  Casey James must be on top of the world, he has been nominated for the American Country Awards Music Video of the Year: New Artist.

Pistol Annies — comprised of Ashley Monroe, Angaleena Presley and Miranda Lambert — helped mix up the typicality’s of the 2011 American Country Awards by performing their debut single, ‘Hell on Heels.’

During the 2011 American Country Awards on Monday night (Dec. 5), Blake Shelton performed his recent multi-week No. 1 smash single, ‘God Gave Me You.’

Like any great awards show, the 2011 American Country Awards were packed full with practically as many performances as awards handed out. Host Trace Adkins kicked off the show with a medley of his hits before his co-host Kristin Chenoweth challenged him to a sing-off, which was the highlight of the evening, despite being mostly a joke.

The best dressed artists at any given music awards show are often as news-making as the winners themselves, and tonight’s 2011 American Country Award’ best dressed were no exception. We want to bring special attention to adorable ‘American Idol’ duo Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina, who both made our list of the ACAs’ most stylish, which is pretty impressive given their short awards show resume.

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Trace Adkins says he expects nothing but smooth sailing and lots of fun when he co-hosts this year’s 2011 American Country Awards with Kristin Chenoweth, which will air live on FOX on Monday (Dec. 5) at 8PM ET.

The 2011 American Country Awards on Fox is quickly becoming another must watch live television broadcast. Top country talents like Blake Shelton, Pistol Annies and Trace Adkins are on the early list of performers. With over a month to go before the Dec. 5 ceremony, more names are sure to be announced.

The nominations for the second annual American Country Awards were announced on Wednesday, with Jason Aldean and the Zac Brown Band leading the way with eight nods each. The Dec. 5 FOX broadcast honors country artists in traditional categories like Artist of the Year, but also unconventional categories like Touring Headline Act of the Year.