The ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC (ACM) has announced the nominees for the "48th ANNUAL ACM AWARDS."
This year’s nominees are as follows:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR JASON ALDEAN LUKE BRYAN MIRANDA LAMBERT BLAKE SHELTON TAYLOR SWIFT
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR JASON ALDEAN LUKE BRYAN ERIC CHURCH TOBY KEITH BLAKE SHELTON
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR MIRANDA LAMBERT MARTINA McBRIDE KACEY MUSGRAVES TAYLOR SWIFT CARRIE UNDERWOOD
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR THE BAND PERRY ELI YOUNG BAND LITTLE BIG TOWN LADY ANTEBELLUM ZAC BROWN BAND
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR BIG & RICH FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE LOVE & THEFT SUGARLAND THOMPSON SQUARE
NEW FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR JANA KRAMER
NEW MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR BRANTLEY GILBERT
NEW VOCAL DUO OR GROUP FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR JANA KRAMER BRANTLEY GILBERT FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR "Don't Rush" - KELLY CLARKSON Ft. VINCE GILL "Easy" - RASCAL FLATTS Ft. NATASHA BEDDINGFIELD "Feel Like A Rockstar" - KENNY CHESNEY and TIM McGRAW "Let It Rain" - DAVID NAIL Ft. SARA BUXTON "The Only Way I Know" - JASON ALDEAN, LUKE BRYAN and ERIC CHURCH
VIDEO OF THE YEAR "Creepin" - ERIC CHURCH "Wanted" - HUNTER HAYES "Tornado" - LITTLE BIG TOWN "Merry Go Round" - KACEY MUSGRAVES "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" - TAYLOR SWIFT "The Wind" - ZAC BROWN BAND
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" - ELI YOUNG BAND "Over You" - MIRANDA LAMBERT "Pontoon" - LITTLE BIG TOWN "Springsteen" - ERIC CHURCH "Wanted" - HUNTER HAYES
SONG OF THE YEAR "A Woman Like You" - LEE BRICE "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" - ELI YOUNG BAND "Over You" - MIRANDA LAMBERT "Springsteen" - ERIC CHURCH "Wanted" - HUNTER HAYES
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR RODNEY CLAWSON DALLAS DAVIDSON JOSH KEAR LUKE LAIRD SHANE McANNALLY
CASINO OF THE YEAR AGUA CALIENTE CASINO - RANCHO MIRAGE, CA HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO - TULSA, OK NORTHERN QUEST CASINO - AIRWAY HEIGHTS, WA RED ROCK CASINO & RESORT - LAS VEGAS, NV WINSTAR WORLD CASINO - THACKERVILLE, OK
NIGHTCLUB OF THE YEAR BUCK OWENS' CRYSTAL PALACE - BAKERSFIELD, CA JOE's BAR - CHICAGO, IL THE DUSTY ARMADILLO - ROOTSTOWN, OH TOBY KEITH's I LOVE THIS BAR AND GRILL - DENVER, CO WILD BILLS - DULUTH, GA
VENUE OF THE YEAR BLOSSON MUSIC CENTER - CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH BOK CENTER - TULSA, OK KLIPSCH MUSIC CENTER - NOBLESVILLE, IN MEADOWBROOK - GILFORD, NH RYMAN AUDITORIUM - NASHVILLE, TN
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR BRETT BEAVERS BUDDY CANNON DANN HUFF JAY JOYCE MICHAEL KNOX
The ACM AWARDS telecast will be held live on SUNDAY, APRIL 7th. The show will be aired on CBS-TV at 8:00pm (ET/PT).
I bet Shania will attend the ACM Awards in Vegas on April 7 and probably present an award. She doesn't have a show that night (probably planned that way so not to interfere). Her April dates are 2, 3, 5, 6, 9 & 10.
JOIN US IN VEGAS FOR THE 2013 ACM AWARDS!
We don’t know how we did it, but The Week Vegas Goes Country® is bigger than ever in 2013! Rest up now, because you won’t sleep a wink with all the amazing musical events we have planned. Here’s a preview below:
Join us for the 48th ACM Awards with hosts Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and the ACM Fan Jam hosted by Brad Paisley from The Orleans Arena on Sunday, April 7th, 2013. And stay over April 8th for ACM PRESENTS: Tim McGraw Superstar Summer Night, a two-hour star-studded concert event featuring performances and collaborations from country, pop, rock and more, as well as a few surprise special guests from the worlds of film and television. All proceeds will benefit ACM Lifting Lives, the charitable arm of the Academy.
The Academy will announce its full schedule of The Week Vegas Goes Country® events in the coming weeks, which will include THE ACM EXPERIENCE, to be held April 5-7, 2013 at The Orleans Hotel and Casino. This free, family-friendly open-to-the-public, country music lifestyle event will once again feature LIVE country music performances, interactive games and dance competitions, the ACM EXPOa shopper’s paradise and country marketplace, and much, much more to be announced. New this year is a two-day ticketed outdoor music festival featuring an amazing line up: Friday – The Band Perry, Brantley Gilbert, Justin Moore & Florida Georgia Line; Saturday – Dierks Bentley, Kix Brooks, Eli Young Band, Hunter Hayes and more to be announced soon!
Still no mention of Shania but I'll be surprised if she's not there. Maybe we'll get more info Thursday...
Strip Scribbles
By Robin Leach | April 1, 2013
COUNTRY CAVALCADE: The opening of Sunday’s 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards on CBS from MGM Grand Garden Arena includes hosts Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan, a number by Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw and Keith Urban, immediately followed by Miranda Lambert, Sheryl Crow, Pistol Annie’s and Brad Paisley. More than 130 country artists will be here in “the week Vegas goes country.” We’ll have a preview Thursday.