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Luke Bryan, Gloriana, Joey & Rory Chosen As ACM New Artists Awards

Posted by Courtney Drake on 03/17/2010
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The Academy of Country Music and Great American Country announced today that fans have voted Luke Bryan, Gloriana and Joey + Rory as Top New Solo Vocalist, Top New Vocal Group and Top New Vocal Duo, respectively. The three winners will now compete in the Top New Artist category, which will also be fan-voted.

“We have the best fans anyone can ask for and we are so grateful to them for helping us win our first ACM Award for Top New Vocal Group,” said Gloriana member Cheyenne Kimball. “We are so honored to be a nominee for the Top New Artist Award and cannot wait to attend the ACM Awards,” added fellow member Tom Gossin.

Each ACM New Artist winner will perform and receive their trophy on the Trace Adkins-hosted GAC special “ACM Top New Artists,” premiering Thursday, April 1, at 10 p.m. EST and airing multiple times before the ACM Awards. For the first time ever, the special will be taped during the regularly-scheduled Tuesday Night Opry at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.  
 
Voting for Top New Artist will take place at www.VoteACM.com beginning Thursday, April 1, and ending at 8 p.m. SET on Sunday, April 18.

The Top New Artist award will be given out at the 45th Annual ACM Awards, broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 18, at 8 p.m. live EST/delayed PT on CBS.