The American Country Awards aired live from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas tonight (Dec. 10).
With six awards, Florida Georgia Line received the most awards during tonight’s telecast, while Blake Shelton followed with four awards. Fans voted online in support of their favorite country music artists, giving the Artist of the Year title to Luke Bryan.
Following is the complete list of categories and winners:
Artist of the Year
Jason Aldean
WINNER: Luke Bryan
Florida George Line
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift
Artist of the Year: Male
Jason Aldean
WINNER: Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Eric Church
Blake Shelton
Artist of the Year: Female
Kelly Clarkson
Sheryl Crow
WINNER: Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Artist of the Year: Duo or Group
WINNER: 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
WINNER: Scotty McCreery
Justin Moore
Artist of the Year: New Artist
WINNER: Florida Georgia Line
Kip Moore
Kacey Musgraves
Cassadee Pope
Thomas Rhett
Album of the Year
Night Train, Jason Aldean
Here’s To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line
Two Lanes of Freedom, Tim McGraw
WINNER: Based On A True Story…, Blake Shelton
Pioneer, The Band Perry
Single of the Year
WINNER: “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
WINNER: “Sure Be Cool If You Did,” Blake Shelton
Single of the Year: Female
“Easy,” Sheryl Crow
“American Heart,” Faith Hill
WINNER: “Mama’s Broken Heart,” Miranda Lambert
“Begin Again,” Taylor Swift
“Two Black Cadillacs,” Carrie Underwood
Single of the Year: Duo or Group
WINNER: “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
WINNER: “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
WINNER: “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
WINNER: “Highway Don’t Care,” Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban
“Boys ‘Round Here,” Blake Shelton with Pistol Annies
Touring Artist of the Year
Jason Aldean
WINNER: Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Miranda Lambert
Brad Paisley
Rascal Flatts
George Strait
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Zac Brown Band
Music Video of the Year
“Cruise,” Florida Georgia Line
“Tornado,” Little Big Town
WINNER: “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
WINNER: “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
WINNER: “Blown Away,” Carrie Underwood
Music Video of the Year: New Artist
“Don’t Ya,” Brett Eldredge
WINNER: “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 Collaboration
“Tornado,” Little Big Town
WINNER: “Highway Don’t Care,” Tim McGraw, 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
WINNER: “Highway Don’t Care,” Mark Irwin, Josh Kear, Brad Warren and Brett Warren. Recorded by Tim McGraw, 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
Video Visionary Award
Brad Paisley
World Wide Artist Award
Taylor Swift

“Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking”: it’s a metaphor for the career of Kay Clary, who was saluted Wednesday night (Dec. 4) at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Clary’s impact on the Nashville music business began with partners Jack Emerson and Andy McLenon at Praxis International, where the team adopted this line from a Walt Whitman poem as their motto.
Clary was the focus of the Hall’s seventh annual Louise Scruggs Memorial Forum, where she sat down with Michael McCall for a discussion of her career accented by videos, photographs, press clippings, and, of course, music.
Opening the event was Hall executive Liz Thiels, who recapped the career of Louise Scruggs, wife of Earl Scruggs and a pioneer for women in the music business. She was his savvy strategist, serving as booking agent, publicist, manager and negotiator to keep his career in forward motion.
Terry Stewart, the former president and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, was on hand to present Clary a guitar on behalf of event sponsor Gibson. Stewart recently took up digs in Nashville.
While introducing Clary, McCall explained that she was “a major force in establishing Nashville’s rock and Americana scene,” and noted her “well earned reputation as a musical tastemaker.” Next he read a letter from Jason Ringenberg, the voice behind Praxis’ first signing, Jason and the Scorchers. Ringenberg, who was on the road and unable to attend, recalled Clary’s “vision and attention to detail it takes to pull off that vision.” Appropriately, Clary walked onstage to the Scorchers’ song “Greetings From Nashville.”
She recounted her lifelong love of music and formative years in New Jersey, where she picked up radio stations from Philadelphia and New York. Her family moved around the country often while she was growing up. Time in Wisconsin resulted in her first music job, where she worked at a record store and poured through Billboard on her lunch breaks. She eventually landed at Belmont to study music business.
In Nashville, she met Praxis’ McLenon and Emerson. The three bonded over a love of classic country and punk rock. The label/management company’s first office was in a basement apartment where a board propped up by guitar amps served as the desk. Clary recalled the excitement and energy of the Praxis days for the crowd in the Hall’s Ford Theater. In the 1980s, Praxis significantly boosted Nashville’s rock and left-of-center scene through its work with artists including Jason and the Scorchers, Georgia Satellites, Billy Joe Shaver and Webb Wilder. Praxis’ clout continued to grow when the Scorchers signed with EMI and Georgia Satellites scored with the major hit “Keep Your Hands To Yourself.”
The onstage projector showed a Nashville Scene cover featuring a photo of Clary shot at Praxis, after it had moved to real office space. Other images included rave reviews about the Scorchers in Rolling Stone and the New York Times, and an early-career postcard from R.E.M. to Clary. The music video for the Scorchers’ “Absolutely Sweet Marie” played, offering a look back at a grittier Nashville.
She and McLenon married and had two daughters before divorcing. Emerson passed away in 2003, and is survived by wife Danna Strong, a longtime staffer at the Americana Music Association.
During her time at Praxis, Clary operated mostly outside of Nashville’s country mainstream, but she developed a handful of professional relationships that would carry her career forward in the post-Scorchers days. BMI was a major supporter of Praxis. Additionally, Kerry O’Neil handled the company’s accounting, and Praxis worked with AristoMedia on music videos. Aristo later hired Clary, who then went on to work at Kathy Best’s FrontPage Publicity before opening her own Commotion PR. Along the way, her passion for music guided her to work with artists she truly admired. She most recently spent seven years at BMI, where she was promoted through the ranks to Executive Director, Media Relations. When the nighttime custodians and security guards knew her by name and even brought her candy, she wondered if it was time for a change. The untimely passing of friend and publicist Jayne Rogovin, and mandolinist Butch Baldassari also contributed to her decision to take a year off. Now, that year is up, and all she said about her next move is that it is “a cornucopia of possibilities.”

[Updated, Dec. 13, 2013]
The City of Oak Hill public hearing and scheduled vote regarding the proposed commercial development district ordinance scheduled for Dec. 19, 2013 has been cancelled, according to the city’s website.
The item will still be on the agenda for discussion at the city’s regular monthly Board of Commissioners meeting on Thurs. at 5pm.; however, the commercial development ordinance cannot be approved without the required public hearing.
 
[Previous story, Dec. 5, 2013]
Only three votes separate 94.51 acres of the Southeastern portion of Oak Hill from becoming a “General Retail and Mixed-Use development area.”
The neighborhood, near the intersection of Franklin Pike and Old Hickory Blvd. in Brentwood, TN, is a sought after locale for many musicians, songwriters and industry executives. The peaceful and scenic surroundings are adjacent to Radnor Lake State Natural Area. This parcel of homes also include a residence once lived in by Country legend Waylon Jennings.
According to the City of Oak Hill website, a public hearing will be held next Tues., Dec. 10, from 4:30pm to 6:30pm at the City Office (5548 Franklin Pike, Suite 101) to focus on the potential commercial development district.
MusicRow has also confirmed with City Manager, Kevin Helms, that a second public hearing and expected vote on the ordinance will be held on Thurs. Dec. 19th, two business days before Christmas Eve. According to Helms, the three votes needed for the ordinance to pass will be made by Mayor Austin McMullen (Austin.McMullen@oakhilltn.us), a lawyer with Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Vice Mayor Jennifer Claxton (Jennifer.Claxton@oakhilltn.us), a licensed Realtor with Pilkerton Realtors, and Commissioner Kyle Felts (kylefelts@gmail.com), owner of Felts and Jackson Real Estate.
MusicRow inquired with several of the homeowners in the area who were not aware of the pending ordinance or scheduled hearings and vote. According to the City office, officials have been working on this for two years.
Click below for more detailed information or contact City of Oak Hill office at (615) 371-8291.
General Retail and Mixed-Use Map
Ordinance No. 13-16 Commercial Zoning Document
General Retail Zoning District Document
Mixed-Use Zoning District Document