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Luke Bryan Wins Nine American Country Awards

Carrie Underwood takes home two for ACA-best 11 career wins

Singer Luke Bryan accepts the award for Artist of the Year onstage during the 2012 American Country Awards at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on December 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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December 11, 2012 11:20 AM ET

Luke Bryan picked up a whopping nine trophies at last night's fan-voted American Country Awards in Las Vegas, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for Tailgates and Tanlines and Single of the Year for "I Don't Want This Night to End," CNN reports. 

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The night's other big winner was Carrie Underwood, whose two ACAs – for Female Artist of the Year and Single of the Year: Vocal Collaboration for "Remind Me," her duet with Brad Paisley – gave her 11 total, more than any other artist.

The show was hosted by Trace Adkins and Kristin Chenoweth, and featured performances from Bryan, Rascal Flatts, Dierks Bentley, Little Big Town (whose "Pontoon" won Group Music Video of the Year) and Lady Antebellum, who took home both Group of the Year and Single of the Year: group for their cut "We Owned the Night."

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