American Country
Awards 2013
A review: Winners,
Performers, Video, Photos & Red Carpet ACA Fashion
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The fourth
annual American Country Awards took place from Mandalay
Bay in Las Vegas on Tuesday,
Dec. 10 which aired on FOX TV.
Multi-platinum
recording artist Trace Adkins and
NASCAR race car driver superstar Danica
Patrick co-hosted the two-hour live event ( >> see video
preview).
Performers included:
Luke Bryan, Jewel, Dwight
Yoakam. Brad Paisley, Lady
Antebellum, Florida Georgia Line, Jake Owen, Kellie Pickler, LeAnn Rimes, Justin Moore, Randy Houser
and Thomas Rhett and Sheryl Crow sang with Darius Rucker.
Presenters included:
Trevor Brazile, Shada Brazile, Sara
Evans, Billy Gibbons, Cowboy Troy, Big Smo, Dan King, Scotty McCreery, Matthew
Morrison, Thompson Square, Chris Young, Carrie Keagan, Olivia Newton-John, Joe
Nichols, Lauren Alaina, Clay Walker and Parmalee.
The two-hour
live music spectacular offered country music fans the opportunity to vote for
their favorite artists, not only in traditional categories, but also in a
previously unrecognized area, touring, encompassing the entire spectrum of
country music.
Fan Voting for Artist of the Year continued right up
till the Saturday, Dec. 7 at www.theacas.com
Going into the show,
Taylor Swift led with eight
nominations, and Florida Georgia Line and Blake Shelton each had seven
nods.
Winners
Luke Bryan won his second consecutive Artist
of the Year trophy. During
his speech, Luke promised his young sons, Bo and Tate, that he and his wife
Caroline would be back in Nashville Wednesday morning for their Christmas
programs at school.
Additionally whilst accepting Male Artist of the Year and Touring Artist of the Year Luke also thanked the fans, his team on the road and Caroline, whom he
thanked for putting up with him since Sunday in Sin City.
He now has a total of 12
wins since the ACAs started, the most of any artist -
“From the bottom of our hearts, me and my
family,” Luke said, “we are having so much damn fun bringing our show to your
towns. We love it every night.”
Florida Georgia Line took home six trophies, the most awards during
the telecast, including New Artist of the Year
and Single
of the Year for "Cruise." The
duo's Brian Kelley told the crowd, "It's been an amazing year for [my singing
partner] Tyler and our families and our crew, our band, but what an amazing
year it's been for country music most importantly. Thank you guys for letting
us be a part of something this special."
FGL later sang their current single, "Stay." Backstage after the
show, Brian added that their six guitar trophies would look good in the new
homes they bought after this blockbuster year.
Blake Shelton claimed
another four wins. He accepted his Album of the Year
trophy for BASED ON A TRUE STORY in a pre-taped speech from Los Angeles, where
he's working on The Voice. He called his album “the impossible project”. He also picked up Single of the Year (Male), GAC (Music Video of the Year) and Music Video of the
Year (Male), all for his 2-week Billboard Country Airplay No.1 song “Sure Be Cool If You Did”
Lady Antebellum picked up the Group
of the Year trophy
alllowing Lady A's Hillary Scott to thank her baby daughter, Eisele, for the
first time at an awards show.
Lady A has won seven American Country Awards,
making them the most award-winning group. They also have won Vocal Group of the
Year from the CMA and ACM awards show three consecutive times. Promoting their
newly released radio single “Compass”
they kicked off the night with a performanceof the song as they get ready for
their new North American headlining tour “Take Me Downtown” which starts on Jan
10, 2014.
The Mandalay Bay
resort is just one of the many Sin City hotels the members of Lady A have
visited over the years. They've stayed at the MGM Grand, the Cosmopolitan and
Caesars Palace while performing in Vegas, but the group's Charles Kelley
prefers the Wynn over all the others. He said, "We
stayed in a suite at the Wynn one time for a private show. I felt like,
honestly, Tony Montana [from Scarface]. I was like, 'Say hello to my giant
bathtub.'"
Taylor Swift
was presented with the first-ever ACA Worldwide Artist
honor (in honor of her global popularity),
and gave her thanks via video direct from Australia. Native
Australian Olivia Newton-John (photo) presented
the award to this weeks birthday girl Miss Swift, accepting the trophy from her
tour stop in Sydney. For Olivia, who is expected to sign a new Strip residency
starting in March at the Flamingo in Donny & Marie’s [Osmond] Showroom when
they are on hiatus, she made her official debut Las Vegas appearance as a
presenter.
Carrie Underwood won in Music Video by a Female
Artist for her song “Blown
Away” . With her 11 previous awards, it makes her the female artist with the
most ACA honors.
Brad Paisley accepted the first-ever Video
Visionary Award for his
imaginative music videos over the years after performing his latest single,
"The Mona Lisa."
Jason Aldean was hoping to take a few of the ACA's
guitar trophies but was left empty handed in 2013. He had previously won seven
of them, and Jason said those wins only get sweeter with time. He explains,
"I think at the end of the day when my career is done or
maybe not as hot as it is right now, all these awards that you've kind of have
collected over the years, I think as much as they mean now, I think will
probably mean a hundred times more then, you know, when you go back and look
back and reflect on your career and things like that."
Little Big Town, who also had quite a few nominations,
lost out, though they were not able to attend the show due to a previous
commitment. Watching the show from home in Nashville will be odd for the group
since they attend country award shows all the time. LBT's Kimberly Schlapman told
ABC News Radio, "We've never had to stay home. We've been
going to award shows for 15 years. You
know, half the time we weren't nominated, so yeah, we don't know. We wish were
gonna be there, but it'll be cool."
She adds, "Do
you have to be present to win?"
Following is the
list of categories and winners for
the AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS:
Artist of the
Year: Luke Bryan
Artist of the
Year (Male):
Luke Bryan
Artist of the
Year (Female):
Miranda Lambert
Artist of the
Year (Duo/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 (Duo/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
GREAT AMERICAN
COUNTRY (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)
Additionally,
the following Most Played Radio Track Awards, determined by Mediabase,
were announced during tonight’s telecast:
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”
Other Performances
- Jake Owen welcomed ZZ Top's Billy
Gibbons for a collaboration on "Days of Gold."
- Kellie Pickler sang her new single, "Little Big Gypsy," and Randy Houser sang "How
Country Feels," which was named Radio Track of the Year by a Male
Artist.
- Justin Moore got the crowd rocking with his #1 single, "Point at
You."
- Darius Rucker teamed up with Sheryl Crow
to sing "Wagon Wheel" after he sang his latest single,
"Radio," and she delivered her new single, "Callin' Me When
I'm Lonely." >> YouTube
- Thomas Rhett made his awards show debut singing his hit single, "It Goes
Like This."
- LeAnn Rimes recognized Patsy Cline 50 years after her untimely death with a
medley of the late singer's hits, including "Leavin' on Your
Mind," "Crazy," "Sweet Dreams" and "Walkin'
After Midnight" >> YouTube
- This year's hosts, Trace Adkins and NASCAR star Danica Patrick, opened the show by
getting pulled over in a small rental car by an Elvis Presley-impersonator
cop. They kept the jokes rolling with both Trace and Danica dressing up
like Vegas showgirls at one point in the night. Trace closed out the
evening with a performance of "Little Drummer Boy."
Lee Brice’s “I Drive Your Truck”, which won Song of
the Year at November’s Country Music Assiociation (CMA) Awards, picked up Single
of the Year (Breakthrough Artist)
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ACA Awards 2013 Red
Carpet Fashion
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Top: Ali Dee
(Rockin B Clothing), Jessi Alexander (LBD), Kellie Pickler (Badgley Mischka),
LeAnn
Rimes (Reem Acra)
Bottom: Hillary
Scott, Sara Evans (LBD) and Sheryl Crow (Juan Carlos Obando)
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Ali Dee – The Ft. Worth Texas country singer, songwriter,
guitarist, television host (CMT's Texas Women), and on-screen personality wore
a Custom mini dress by Rockin B Clothing which had rock ‘n’ roll appeal. Her pale turquoise
snap-up dress was detailed with eclectic panels of burnt orange and white. She
finished off her look with a to-die-for side-pony and platform peep-toe pumps -
Image She tweeted:Thank you so much
Rockin B Clothing @mrsjessh for making this amaZing dress for me to wear on the
red carpet tonight! #acas
Carrie Kegan – The TV personality sported a Alpana
Neeraj futuristic textured
asymmetrical hemline black mullet dress with a beaded green belt. She vamped it
up with dramatic lashes and eyeliner and completed her look with a shimmery
nude lip gloss. She had a sleek face-framing bob with a middle part with retro-inspired
finger curls and deep side part. Her Hair was styled by Matthew Motherhead
wityh styling from Niki Schwan and Quentin Owens - Image
Caroline Boyer – The stunning wife of singer Luke
Bryan, again looked very glam on the red carpet in her stunning white and
silver retro style Art Deco era-inspired gown that was so “Hollywood” in its
own right - Image
Chelsea Bain – The Bigger Picture Group artist and Scottsdale,
Arizona native went with a restrained midnight blue number.
Danica Patrick – Viva Las Vegas!: The ACA co-host who
is best-known for her death-defying work as a fearless professional driver shocked
fans by going from racing to racy as she took to the stage at the 2013 American
Country Awards.
She showed off
her impeccable figure in a plunging neckline, metallic Badgley
Mischka skimpy sequin
showgirl one-piece. She arrived on the red carpet in a Great Gatsby-inspired
silver-and-gold dress.
The sexy style
was like a modern day flapper dress. The low neckline was balanced out by the
silhouette and the length, while a pair of metallic sandals finished off her
ensemble. As the evening co-host it was slated she would show off a slew of
different looks with more Badgley Mischka numbers.
When in Sin
City: Showcasing her washboard abs and toned pins in all their glory, the
sparkling monokini was cutaway at the middle and featured a fuchsia and
tangerine bottom half that was cut eye-wateringly high - www.dailymail.co.uk - Image
Danica completed
her showgirl look with white gloves and silver dancing shoes, while ensuring
she was positively dripping in diamonds. The sexy sparkle was added too thanks to several stunning bejeweled and
feather-bedecked “Jubilee!” showgirls from Bally’s on the Vegas Strip. Laughed
Trace (fourth time he’s hosted the fourth-annual awards): “I
can’t wait to see if I have what it takes to keep up with a racing superstar.”
Danica then tickled
the audience pink by switching traditional work ensembles with her co-host
Trace, with him donning a racing suit and her opting for a white dress and
stetson in the style of a country music star, read more www.dailymail.co.uk
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Top: Chelsea
Bain, Lauren Alaina, Gilligan Stillwater
Bottom: Carrie Kegan (Alpana Neeraj), Caroline
Boyer, Jewel (Jovani) &
Kellie
Pickler (Georges Chakra Couture)
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Gilligan Stillwater – The wife of ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons
wore a gold sequinned and cream high-neck ivory gown. All eyes were on the
embellished portions, about the shoulders and bodice as well as the hips, of
the gown, as Gilligan pull her hair back in a sleek fashion. Hubby Billy
sported a leather studded jacket - Image - Image
Hillary Scott – Lady Antebellum’s curveous leading lady
sported a shimmery, low-cut long-sleeved floral gown in black and blue to show
off her post-baby bod, which she carried with total confidence. She rocked with
a huge Larger Than Life ‘Do with those glamorous waves. Her green eyes stood
out with black liner and lots of blue eyeshadow to match her blue and black
dress. Her skin looked fresh and clean with a pretty pink blush on her
cheekbones. Her lips looked plump with a soft pink color. She also rocked a
very dark blue nail polish on her fingertips! Image
Jewel – The singer and American Country Awards 2013 presenter went
the short-and-sassy route, donning a Jovani black embellished bustier dress styled
with silver Rupert Sanderson pumps and Jacob & Co jewels.Wavy tresses completed her look -
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Jessi Alexander – Wow! The co-writer of Single of the
Year (Breakthrough Artist) “I Drive Your Truck” looked fantastic wearing a
short black laced number and patterned pantyhose. The one exception maybe was
the giant necklace she accessorized with - Image.
Kellie Pickler took to the red carpet donning a
gorgeous Badgley Mischka Spring 2014 mint-green gown enriched with silver fringed
detailing, which she styled with a single silver cuff - Fashion Pic - Fashion Pic
For the
performance of her hit single ‘Little Bit Gypsy’, 27-year-old Kelly changed
into a fringed gown, this time wearing a dark-blue and silver sleeveless beaded
V-neck dress featuring a tiered fringe skirt by Georges Chakra Couture and wore camel pumps.
The tassel
necklace was perhaps a little overkill with the fringe detailing on her dress. With
the incredibly deep plunging V-neck it left little to the imagination, even revealed the contours of her tan line.
The “Red High Heels” singer and
“Dancing With The Stars” champ adorned her left wrist with a silver bangle as
she wore freshly grown out golden locks in loose curls over her shoulders - Image
Lauren Alaina – The "Georgia Peaches" singer
and season ten American Idol runner-up arrived wearing a form-fitting sparkly
flowing crimson gown. She stopped by Fox 411 Country to promote the release of her
new single "My Grown Up Christmas List" on December 10th >> See video
LeAnn Rimes - She rocked a long-sleeved Reem
Acra black-and-gold
dress, which she styled with a gold clutch. Her hair do was by celebrity
hairstylist Nathaniel Hawkins and makeup by celebrity artist Troy Surratt. - Fashion Pic - Image
The dress was
rather hypnotizing and later she changed for a brilliant mid-show tribute to
Patsy Cline. “The taupe handbag wasn’t doing her any favors, either. The outfit
screams feral, while the accessories shout nap “ read more: 2013 American Country Awards Worst Dressed Pictures (Country Weekly)
Pretty in pink:
The 31-year-old looked gorgeous for the her emotional ACA performance (Image) in a pink gown that clung to her slim figure. It was no surprise
that LeAnn moved herself with a close connection to Patsy. Not only has LeAnn’s
singing voice been compared to Patsy’s, but her hit song Blue was intended for
Patsy before she died in a 1963 plane crash. Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk
Lyndsey Highlander – The recording artist paired her one-shoulder gown with voluminous
hair (AmeliaC and Co hair and makeup talents) - Image
Olivia Newton-John – The presenter hit the red carpet in a black gown and leather jacket. She rocked
red shoes, red lips and red nails to complete the look.
Sara Evans – The "Slow Me Down" chanteuse
arrived at the 2013 American Country Awards showing a lot of leg on the red
carpet. Dark colors allowed the red highlights room to really pop. The
oversized belt buckle brought some country charm to the look, which was otherwise
very chic – Image Read more tasteofcountry.com
Shawna Thompson – The Thompson Square singer and ACA
presenter showed sky high thigh as she sported a black gown which showed off
her slim pins. Shawna pulled her signature dark locks back into a bun, giving
all the attention to her asymmetrical sleeved gown. – Image
Sheryl Crow attended the American Country Awards as
a performer at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada wearing a vibrant Juan Carlos Obando draped-sleeve Resort 2012 gown in a
hot-pink hue, which she styled with a beaded gold clutch and a selection of
gold jewels. Like most at this event, she opted for big wavy locks and neutral
makeup – Fashion Pic
Later she paired
a white top with delicate leggings for her show performance.
Chris Young - Boldly paired a tuxedo jacket and
jeans - Image
Scotty McCreery - Sported a blue and white checked shirt
and black trousers - Image
Darius Rucker - Looked smart in a blue suit and grey
waistcoat - Image
Photos
Red carpet - Co-Host Trace Adkins and Rhonda Forlaw - Greg Bates - LoCash Cowboys
Tyler Hubbard (R) and Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line - Luke Bryan and wife Caroline Boyer - Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch - Joe Nichols - ACA 2013 red Carpet - Red Carpet Scene
Thomas Rhett and his gorgeous, gorgeous! partner Lauren Gregory - Image Unfortunately Thomas put a ring on her hand. Rhett married his
longtime girlfriend, Lauren on Friday Oct. 12, 2012 just outside Nashville.
Rocking out: The
audience were screaming and waving their hands in the air as Jake Owen and Billy Gibbons played together.
Bullseye: Rodeo star Trevor Brazile and his wife Shada got the chance to present during the evening
Chris Young and Jewel were amongst the presenters at the
exciting awards show.
Olivia Newton John showed up to present to Taylor Swift but the young pop star
wasn't there.
Luke Bryan posed proudly with his awards for for Artist Of The Year, Male
Artist Of The Year, and Touring Artist Of The Year
Going glamorous:
While many guests were clad in cowboy hats, Shawna and Kiefer Thompson of Thompson Square dressed to impress
Big winners: Brian Kelley (L) and Tyler Hubbard couldn't believe their luck when their
band Florida Georgia Line won a whopping six awards.
Photos from Big Machine Label Group’s American Country Awards After-Party Sponsored By Crown Royal.
Producer Dee Jay Silver and HOT HOT guest model Jenna Straub arrive – Image. The first country DJ to
be signed to a major Nashville labe he performed live throughout the telecast putting
his original twist some of this year’s biggest country hits and nominated
songs. Listen to the Chris Young AW NAW remix. Silver also played tracks off his debut EP, Country Club.
Photo Gallerys :
Country Weekly - zimbio.com
SOURCES: RCFA,
Daily Mail, Getty Images, www.theacas.com, www.facebook.com/AmericanCountryAwards
