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The fourth annual American Country Awards touched down in Las Vegas on Dec. 10, awarding top prizes to Florida Georgia Line, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan and Lady Antebellum.
The two-hour show was broadcast on Fox and hosted by singer and Celebrity Apprentice alum Trace Adkins and race car driver and model Danica Patrick. It featured performances by Sheryl Crow, Randy Houser, Jake Owen, Brad Paisley, Kellie Pickler, Thomas Rhett, LeAnn Rimes and Darius Rucker along with Adkins, Lady A and Florida Georgia Line.
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Luke Bryan and Carrie Underwood also set ACA records for most awards in their respective genders — 12 for each as of 2013.
Florida Georgia Line cleaned house with six awards including single of the year for “Cruise,” while Bryan, Miranda Lambert and Lady Antebellum nabbed artist of the year in their respective categories, male, female and group.
Video awards went to Tim McGraw, Shelton and American Idol season-4 winner Underwood. Another Idol alum also went home with an ACA trophy: season-10 champ Scotty McCreery was named breakthrough artist of the year.
See the full list of winners below:
Artist of the Year
Luke Bryan
Artist of the Year: Male
Luke Bryan
Artist of the Year: Female
Miranda Lambert
Artist of the Year: Group
Lady Antebellum
Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
Scotty McCreery
Artist of the Year: New Artist
Florida Georgia Line
Album of the Year
Blake Shelton, Based on a True Story…
Single of the Year
Florida Georgia Line, “Cruise”
Single of the Year: Male
Blake Shelton, “Sure Be Cool If You Did”
Single of the Year: Female
Miranda Lambert, “Mama’s Broken Heart”
Single of the Year: Group
Lady Antebellum, “Downtown”
Single of the Year: New Artist
Florida Georgia Line, “Cruise”
Single of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
Lee Brice, “I Drive Your Truck”
Single of the Year: Vocal Collaboration
Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift and featuring Keith Urban, “Highway Don’t Care”
Touring Artist of the Year
Luke Bryan
Music Video of the Year
Blake Shelton, “Sure Be Cool If You Did”
Music Video of the Year: Male
Blake Shelton, “Sure Be Cool If You Did”
Music Video of the Year: Female
Carrie Underwood, “Blown Away”
Music Video of the Year: Group or Collaboration
Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift and featuring Keith Urban, “Highway Don’t Care”
Music Video of the Year: New Artist
Florida Georgia Line, “Cruise”
Song of the Year:
Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift and featuring Keith Urban, “Highway Don’t Care” (Mark Irwin, Josh Kear, Brad Warren, Brett Warren)
Most Played Radio Track
Florida Georgia Line, “Cruise”
Most Played Radio Track: Male
Randy Houser, “How Country Feels”
Most Played Radio Track: Female
Miranda Lambert, “Mama’s Broken Heart”
Most Played Radio Track: Group
The Band Perry, “Better Dig Two”
Most Played Radio Track: New Artist
Florida Georgia Line, “Cruise”
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