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Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood Lead Country Nominees at American Music Awards

The 2019 American Music Award nominees have been announced and Kane Brown, Luke Combs and Carrie Underwood have come out on top. 2019 American Music Awards Country Nominees: Favorite Male…

Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group
Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood Lead Country Nominees at American Music Awards
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The 2019 American Music Award nominees have been announced and Kane Brown, Luke Combs and Carrie Underwood have come out on top.

2019 American Music Awards Country Nominees:

Favorite Male Artist Country

Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett

Favorite Album Country

Kane Brown, Experiment
Dan + Shay, Dan + Shay
Carrie Underwood, Cry Pretty

Favorite Song Country

Luke Combs, "Beautiful Crazy"
Dan + Shay, "Speechless"
Blake Shelton, "God's Country"

Favorite Female Artist Country

Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood

Favorite Duo/Group Country

Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion

New Artist of the Year

Luke Combs
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Ella Mai

The 2019 American Music Awards are set to air on ABC on Sunday, November 24. Tracee Ellis Ross will host the event live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Carrie UnderwoodKane BrownLuke CombsThomas Rhett
Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media GroupWriter
Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.
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