Luke Bryan leads the AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS nominees with seven nominations; Lady Antebellum and Zac Brown Band each earned six nominations; and Eric Church and Taylor Swift garnered five nominations.

Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Little Big Town,Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Kip Moore andJake Owen are set to perform at the 2012 American Country Awards (ACA) airing live from Las Vegas Monday, December 10^th (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.

The two-hour event will also feature appearances by:Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert, Lee Brice, Jana Kramer, Dustin Lynch, Chris Young, Eli Young Band,Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, Gloriana, Love and Theft, LeAnn RimesandCasey James.

Also includes: Natasha Bedingfield, Ron White, Lindsey Buckingham, Carmen Electra, Penn & Teller and the San Francisco Giants’Brandon Belt and Barry Zito and champion cowboy Trevor Brazile.

Trace Adkins and Kristin Chenoweth will not only host the two-hour live music spectacular but will also both perform on the show.

Nominees for the AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS:

ARTISTS

Artist of the Year

• Jason Aldean
• Luke Bryan
• Lady Antebellum
• Taylor Swift
• Zac Brown Band

Artist of the Year: Male

• Jason Aldean
• Luke Bryan
• Kenny Chesney
• Eric Church
• Toby Keith

Artist of the Year: Female

• Sara Evans
• Miranda Lambert
• Martina McBride
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood

Artist of the Year: Group

• The Band Perry
• Eli Young Band
• Lady Antebellum
• Rascal Flatts
• Zac Brown Band

Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist

• Lee Brice
• Colt Ford
• Gloriana
• Justin Moore
• Jake Owen

Artist of the Year: New Artist

• Lauren Alaina
• Hunter Hayes
• Jana Kramer
• Kip Moore
• Pistol Annies

Album

Album of the Year

• Dierks Bentley, “Home”
• Luke Bryan, “tailgates & tanlines”
• Eric Church, “Chief”
• Lady Antebellum, “Own the Night”
• Blake Shelton, “Red River Blue”

SINGLES

Single of the Year

• Jason Aldean, “Tattoos On This Town”
• Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night To End”
• Eric Church, “Drink In My Hand”
• Chris Young, “You”
• Zac Brown Band, “Keep Me In Mind”

Single of the Year: Male

• Jason Aldean, “Tattoos On This Town”
• Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night To End”
• Kenny Chesney, “Reality”
• Eric Church, “Drink In My Hand”
• Chris Young, “You”

Single of the Year: Female

• Sara Evans, “My Heart Can’t Tell You No”
• Miranda Lambert, “Over You”
• Martina McBride, “I’m Gonna Love You Through It”
• Taylor Swift, “Ours”
• Carrie Underwood, “Good Girl”

Single of the Year: Group

• Eli Young Band, “Even If It Breaks Your Heart”
• Lady Antebellum, “We Owned The Night”
• Rascal Flatts, “Banjo”
• The Band Perry, “All Your Life”
• Zac Brown Band, “Keep Me In Mind”

Single of the Year: New Artist

• Hunter Hayes, “Wanted”
• Jana Kramer, “Why Ya Wanna”
• Dustin Lynch, “Cowboys and Angels”
• Kip Moore, “Somethin’ ’Bout A Truck”
• The Farm, “Home Sweet Home”

Single of the Year: Breakthrough Artist

• Lee Brice, “A Woman Like You"
• Brantley Gilbert, “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do”
• Gloriana, “(Kissed You) Good Night”
• David Nail, “Let It Rain”
• Jake Owen, “Alone With You”

Single of the Year: Vocal Collaboration

• Kix Brooks featuring Joe Walsh, “New To This Town”
• Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw, “Feel Like A Rock Star”
• Brad Paisley featuring Carrie Underwood, “Remind Me”
• Rascal Flatts featuring Natasha Bedingfield, “Easy”
• Zac Brown Band featuring Jimmy Buffett, “Knee Deep”

TOURING

Touring Artist of the Year

• Jason Aldean
• Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw
• Eric Church
• Toby Keith
• Lady Antebellum
• Miranda Lambert
• Brad Paisley
• Rascal Flatts
• Taylor Swift
• Zac Brown Band

VIDEOS

Music Video of the Year

• Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night To End”
• Jake Owen, “Alone With You”
• Blake Shelton, “God Gave Me You”
• Keith Urban, “For You”
• Chris Young, “You”

Music Video of the Year: Male

• Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night to End”
• Jake Owen, “Alone With You”
• Blake Shelton, “God Gave Me You”
• Keith Urban, “For You”
• Chris Young, “You”

Music Video of the Year: Female

• Sara Evans, “My Heart Can’t Tell You No”
• Miranda Lambert, “Over You”
• Martina McBride, “I’m Gonna Love You Through It”
• Taylor Swift, “Ours”
• Carrie Underwood, “Good Girl”

Music Video of the Year: Group or Collaboration

• Gloriana, “(Kissed You) Good Night”
• Lady Antebellum, “Dancin’ Away With My Heart”
• Little Big Town, “Pontoon”
• Love and Theft, “Angel Eyes”
• The Band Perry, “All Your Life”

Music Video of the Year: New Artist

• Hunter Hayes, “Wanted”
• Casey James, “Let’s Don’t Call It A Night”
• Jana Kramer, “Why You Wanna”
• Dustin Lynch, “Cowboys and Angels”
• Kip Moore, “Somethin’ ’Bout A Truck”

Song of the Year:

• “A Woman Like You,” performed by Lee Brice (Phil Barton, Johnny Bulford, Jon Stone)
• “Fly Over States,” performed by Jason Aldean (Michael Dulaney, Neil Thrasher)
• “Red Solo Cup,” performed by Toby Keith (Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers, Brad Warren, Brett Warren)
• “Springsteen,” performed by Eric Church (Eric Church, Jeff Hyde, Ryan Tyndell)
• “Tattoos On This Town,” performed by Jason Aldean (Michael Dulaney, Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher)

The two-hour live music spectacular offers 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.