Taylor Swift leads American Country Awards nominations

Taylor Swift leads this year’s American Country Awards nominees receiving eight nominations, including top honor artist of the year.

Taylor is up for ‘Artist of the Year: Female’ and her track ‘Begin Again’ is nominated for ‘Single of the Year: Female’, in addition to the star receiving a nod for ‘Touring Artist of the Year’.

The ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’ singer is also competing in the overall ‘Artist of the Year’ category against Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line and Blake Shelton.

Fox airs the 2013 American Country Awards live from Las Vegas on Tuesday, December 10.

DYRT presents a full list of this year’s American Country Awards nominees:

ARTISTS

Artist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Florida Georgia Line
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift

Artist of the Year: Male
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Eric Church
Blake Shelton

Artist of the Year: Female
Kelly Clarkson
Sheryl Crow
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Artist of the Year: Duo or Group
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band

Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
Lee Brice
Hunter Hayes
Randy Houser
Scotty McCreery
Justin Moore

Artist of the Year: New Artist
Florida Georgia Line
Kip Moore
Kacey Musgraves
Cassadee Pope
Thomas Rhett

Album

Album of the Year
Night Train, Jason Aldean
Here’s to the Good Times, Florida Georgia Line
Two Lanes of Freedom, Tim McGraw
Based on a True Story… , Blake Shelton
Pioneer, The Band Perry

SINGLES

Single of the Year
‘Cruise’, Florida Georgia Line
‘How Country Feels’, Randy Houser
‘Beer Money’, Kip Moore
‘Better Dig Two’, The Band Perry
‘One of Those Nights’, Tim McGraw

Single of the Year: Male
‘Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)’, Gary Allan
‘One of Those Nights’, Tim McGraw
‘The One That Got Away’, Jake Owen
‘Wagon Wheel’, Darius Rucker
‘Sure Be Cool If You Did’, Blake Shelton

Single of the Year: Female
‘Easy’, Sheryl Crow
‘American Heart’, Faith Hill
‘Mama’s Broken Heart’, Miranda Lambert
‘Begin Again’, Taylor Swift
‘Two Black Cadillacs’, Carrie Underwood

Single of the Year: Duo/Group
‘Downtown’, Lady Antebellum
‘Tornado’, Little Big Town
‘Better Dig Two’, The Band Perry
‘If I Didn’t Have You’, Thompson Square
‘Goodbye in Her Eyes’, Zac Brown Band

Single of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
‘I Drive Your Truck’, Lee Brice
‘All Over the Road’, Easton Corbin
‘Somebody’s Heartbreak’, Hunter Hayes
‘How Country Feels’, Randy Houser
‘Til My Last Day’, Justin Moore

Single of the Year: New Artist
‘Did It for the Girl’, Greg Bates
‘Don’t Ya’, Brett Eldredge
‘Redneck Crazy’, Tyler Farr
‘Cruise’, Florida Georgia Line
‘Beer Money’, Kip Moore

Single of the Year: Vocal Collaboration
‘The Only Way I Know’, Jason Aldean with Luke Bryan and Eric Church
‘Don’t Rush’, Kelly Clarkson and Vince Gill
‘Highway Don’t Care’, Tim McGraw featuring Taylor Swift and Keith Urban
‘Boys Round Here’, Blake Shelton with Pistol Annies

TOURING

Touring Artist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Miranda Lambert
Brad Paisley
Rascal Flatts
George Strait
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Zac Brown Band

VIDEOS

GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY – Music Video of the Year
‘Cruise’, Florida Georgia Line
‘Tornado’, Little Big Town
‘Sure Be Cool If You Did’, Blake Shelton
‘Begin Again’, Taylor Swift
‘Better Dig Two’, The Band Perry

Music Video of the Year: Male
‘Take a Little Ride’, Jason Aldean
‘Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)’, Gary Allan
‘One of Those Nights’, Tim McGraw
‘Wagon Wheel’, Darius Rucker
‘Sure Be Cool If You Did’, Blake Shelton

Music Video of the Year: Female
‘American Heart’, Faith Hill
‘Mama’s Broken Heart’, Miranda Lambert
‘Someone Somewhere Tonight’, Kellie Pickler
‘Begin Again’, Taylor Swift
‘Blown Away’, Carrie Underwood

Music Video of the Year: New Artist
‘Don’t Ya’, Brett Eldredge
‘Cruise’, Florida Georgia Line
‘Crying on a Suitcase’, Casey James
‘Beer Money’, Kip Moore
‘Merry Go ‘Round’, Kacey Musgraves

Music Video of the Year: Group or Collaboration
‘Tornado’, Little Big Town
‘Highway Don’t Care’, Tim McGraw featuring Taylor Swift and Keith Urban
‘Come Wake Me Up’, Rascal Flatts
‘Better Dig Two’, The Band Perry
‘If I Didn’t Have You’, Thompson Square

Song of the Year (award goes to the songwriter(s):
‘Better Dig Two’, Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Trevor Rosen (Recorded by The Band Perry)
‘Cruise’, Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Joey Moi, Chase Rice and Jesse Rice (Recorded by Florida Georgia Line)
‘Hard to Love’, Ben Glover, Billy Montana and John Ozier (Recorded by Lee Brice)
‘Highway Don’t Care’, Mark Irwin, Josh Kear, Brad Warren and Brett Warren (Recorded by Tim McGraw featuring Taylor Swift and Keith Urban)
‘I Drive Your Truck’, Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington and Jimmy Yeary (Recorded by Lee Brice)
‘Like Jesus Does’, Casey Beathard and Monty Criswell (Recorded by Eric Church)
‘Mama’s Broken Heart’, Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally and Kacey Musgraves (Recorded by Miranda Lambert)
‘Merry Go Round’, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves and Josh Osborne (Recorded by Kacey Musgraves)
‘Pontoon’, Barry Dean, Natalie Hemby and Luke Laird (Recorded by Little Big Town)
‘Wagon Wheel’, Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor (Recorded by Darius Rucker)