There was no lasso holding this cowboy back. On Monday night, Luke Bryan literally stormed the 2012 American Country Awards taking home nine wins, spurring ahead in the categories of Artist of the Year, Artist of the Year: Male, Album of the Year for Tailgates & Tanlines, Single of the Year and Single of the Year: Male for “I Don’t Want This Night To End,” Music Video of the Year and Music Video of the Year: Male again for “I Don’t Want This Night To End,” and Most Played Radio Track and Most Played Radio Track: Male yet again for the same loved single. “I Don’t Want This Night To End” literally made Bryan’s year.
But Bryan wasn’t the only winner of the night (though he was the only one to do so, so many times). Miranda Lambert roped in three in the categories of Single of the Year: Female, Music Video: Female, and Most Played Radio Track: Female, all for her single “Over You.” Lady Antebellum and newcomer Hunter Hayes also rode away with two awards each.
Here is the full list of nominees and winners for the 2012 American Country Awards:
ARTISTS
Artist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Winner: Luke Bryan
Lady Antebellum
Taylor Swift
Zac Brown Band
Artist of the Year: Male
Jason Aldean
Winner: Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Eric Church
Toby Keith
Artist of the Year: Female
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Winner: Carrie Underwood
Artist of the Year: Group
The Band Perry
Eli Young Band
Winner: Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
Lee Brice
Colt Ford
Gloriana
Justin Moore
Winner: Jake Owen
Artist of the Year: New Artist
Winner: Lauren Alaina
Hunter Hayes
Jana Kramer
Kip Moore
Pistol Annies
ALBUM
Album of the Year
Dierks Bentley, “Home”
Winner: 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”
Winner: 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”
Winner: 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”
Winner: 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”
Winner: 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
Winner: 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”
Winner: 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”
Winner: 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
Winner: 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
Winner: 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
Winner: 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”
Winner: 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”
Winner: Little Big Town, “Pontoon”
Love and Theft, “Angel Eyes”
The Band Perry, “All Your Life”
Music Video of the Year: New Artist
Winner: 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:
Trace Adkins, “Just Fishin’” (Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell and Ed Hill)
Jason Aldean, “Fly Over States,” (Michael Dulaney and Neil Thrasher)
Jason Aldean, “Tattoos On This Town” (Michael Dulaney, Wendell Mobley and Neil Thrasher)
Lee Brice, “A Woman Like You” (Phil Barton, Johnny Bulford and Jon Stone)
Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter, “You And Tequila” (Matraca Berg and Deana Carter)
Winner: Eric Church, “Springsteen” (Eric Church, Jeff Hyde and Ryan Tyndell)
Ronnie Dunn, “Cost of Livin’” (Phillip Coleman and Ronnie Dunn)
Eli Young Band, “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” (Will Hoge and Eric Paslay)
Toby Keith, “Red Solo Cup” (Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers, Brad Warren and Brett Warren)
Tim McGraw, “Better Than I Used to Be” (Ashley Gorley and Bryan Simpson)
RADIO
Most Played Radio Track:
Winner: Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night to End”
Most Played Radio Track: Male:
Winner: Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night to End”
Most Played Radio Track: Female
Winner: Miranda Lambert, “Over You”
Most Played Radio Track: Group
Winner: Zac Brown Band, “Keep Me In Mind”
Most Played Radio Track: New Artist
Winner: Kip Moore, “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck”
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