First American Country Awards to be handed out tonight; follow live blog here
Carrie Underwood (Associated Press file photo)
The inaugural American Country Awards will be handed out tonight amid the dazzling neon of the Las Vegas strip, and many of Oklahoma’s brightest stars in the genre are set to do the shining.
The fan-voted American Country Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Vegas at 7 tonight on Fox.
Several country music stars with Oklahoma ties are competing for, performing at or appearing on the first-ever American Country Awards.
Checotah native Carrie Underwood earned six nominations, including artist, female artist and touring artist of the year. Her hit “Cowboy Casanova” is up for top single and music video by a female artist, and her “Play On” is nominated for album of the year.
Miranda Lambert, who lives in Tishomingo, garnered five nominations, including artist, female artist and album of the year for “Revolution.” Her chart-topper “White Liar” got two nods, for best single and music video by a female artist.
Reba McEntire, who hails from Chockie, snared four nominations, including female artist and touring artist of the year for her superstar tour with George Strait. Her hit “Consider Me Gone” is nominated for top single and music video by a female artist.
Rascal Flatts, which includes Joe Don Rooney of Picher, got nods for duo/group and touring artist of the year, along with top single by a duo/group for the anthem “Unstoppable.”
Lambert’s fiance and fellow Tishomingo resident Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins share nominations for music video of the year and best video by a male artist for the mini-movie to their No. 1 duet “Hillbilly Bone.”
Recently split duo Brooks & Dunn, which includes former Tulsan Ronnie Dunn, received a nomination for touring artist of the year; the pair ended their two-decade musical partnership over the summer with their “Last Rodeo Tour.” Also nominated in the touring artist category is Norman resident Toby Keith.
Newcomer Easton Corbin and hot trio Lady Antebellum each earned a leading seven nominations.
In addition, Keith, Shelton, Rascal Flatts and Reba will perform on the new awards show, along with Corbin, Josh Turner, Steel Magnolia and Uncle Kracker. Adkins will perform and host the show, while Alan Jackson will play the event and receive the Greatest Hits Award.
The inaugural two-hour show also will feature appearances by Tulsa comedian Rodney Carrington, music stars Laura Bell Bundy, Jewel, Lady Antebellum and Bret Michaels; rodeo standout Ty Murray; comic/ventriloquist Jeff Dunham; and NASCAR drivers Michael Waltrip and Elliott Sadler.
Fox is billing the American Country Awards as the first country music awards show in which fans vote for the winners in both music and video categories, along with previously unrecognized areas of the business such as touring.
Follow my live blog of the American Country Awards starting at 7 tonight here at BAM’s Blog.
-BAM
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