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Jason Aldean Likes His Odds in Vegas | Jason Aldean

Jason Aldean Likes His Odds in Vegas

Originally posted 03/31/2012 01:25PM

He's got a one-in-five shot to take home the biggest trophy of the night Sunday at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, and that's good enough for Jason Aldean.

"Out of all country artists, there's only a handful of us that get a crack at entertainer of the year, so to be one of those is pretty cool," says the "Flyover States" singer. "It's an honor to be nominated, but I'll go on record right now saying I want to win."

Aldean adds: "I come from a sports background, so I don't come to the game to sit on the bench, I want to play!"  

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Liam Hemsworth and KISS to Present at ACM Awards | Kiss, Gene Simmons, Liam Hemsworth

Liam Hemsworth and KISS to Present at ACM Awards

Originally posted 03/30/2012 08:00AM

Taking a break from Hunger Games mania, Liam Hemsworth is scheduled present at the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday.

The actor will join stars including Taylor Swift, LL Cool J, KISS and Sugarland, who are also slated to present at the show, which airs on CBS at 8 p.m. ET.

Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, and Carrie Underwood are among the country superstars scheduled to perform.

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How Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley Feasted Before the CMT Artists of the Year Show | Brad Paisley, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift

Celebrity Diners Club

CMT Artists of the Year: What Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley Ate

Originally posted 12/13/2011 10:05AM

How do country's biggest stars prep for the CMT Artists of the Year show? With some southern-style cooking, of course!

This year's crop of honorees – Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum and Jason Aldean – all chowed down on a feast prepared by Top Chef winner Stephanie Izard prior to the show, which airs Tuesday (9 p.m. ET on CMT).

"For the dinner, I wanted to show my style of cooking but have influence from the artists and Nashville," Izard told PEOPLE of the three-course meal, complete with wine pairings. (See the full menu below.)

Using notes from each musician, the Top Chef winner created a meal tailor-made for the stars.

"Taylor Swift loves sausage and gravy from Cracker Barrel, so we did mini biscuits with goat and pork gravy," Izard, who owns the Chicago restaurant the Girl & the Goat, said. (She also personally met Swift because, Izard explains, "All of the young guys that work for me would have been disappointed had I not!")

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Jason Aldean Sweeps the American Country Awards | Jason Aldean

Jason Aldean Sweeps the American Country Awards

Originally posted 12/06/2011 09:30AM

Jason Aldean took home the top prize – and cleaned house – at Monday's American Country Awards in Las Vegas.

"This is getting ridiculous," he said upon winning artist of the year, just one of the six awards he took home.

Carrie Underwood and Thompson Square each took home three awards, but Toby Keith may have stolen the evening, winning artist of the decade and performing his insanely quirky and catchy song "Red Solo Cup."

"Hell, anybody can have a good decade, huh?" he said. "I've had a great decade and I hope I have another one."

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Jason Aldean's Bulldog Is a Diehard Football Fan | Jason Aldean

Jason Aldean's Bulldog Is a Diehard Football Fan

Originally posted 11/14/2011 09:00AM

The instant Jason Aldean brought his new puppy, Athens, home two years ago, he knew the dog would be a die-hard Georgia football fan – just like the singer.

"I had a Georgia helmet on the floor and she went right up to it," Aldean says in the new issue of PEOPLE Country. "She's a natural born fan. She has the jersey she has on now, it's a new one because she wore the other one out."

Sports runs through the dog's veins – literally. The female bulldog is a distant relative of Uga, Georgia's furry team mascot and is even named for the town where the university is located.

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Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum Earn CMT Music Awards Nominations

Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum Earn CMT Music Awards Nominations

Originally posted 04/27/2011 08:05AM

It's shaping up to be a party for Jason Aldean at this year's CMT Music Awards.

The singer topped the list of nominees for the country music video award show, earning four nods in total, including three for his hit "My Kinda Party."

Aldean was nominated for video of the year, male video of the year and best Web video of the year for "Party." He and duet partner Kelly Clarkson also scored a nomination for collaborative video of the year for their hit, "Don't You Wanna Stay."

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Miranda Lambert Recommends Three Second Delay for Blake Shelton at ACMs | Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert Recommends Three Second Delay for Blake Shelton at ACM Awards

Originally posted 04/03/2011 03:00PM

Miranda Lambert knows her fiancé well enough to know that he's unpredictable. So CBS, consider yourself warned when Blake Shelton co-hosts the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday.

"I told CBS, my advice for you is a 3-second delay because you never know what's going to come out of his mouth, and you might not want that on live TV," Lambert told PEOPLE during rehearsals Friday.

Shelton is nervous about co-hosting the event with Reba McEntire, but his real life leading lady is confident that he'll shine. "He's so quick and so great at adlibbing," said Lambert, "probably too good at adlibbing."

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UpdatePosted 05/11/2010 11:15AM

Evan Farmer & Laura Bell Bundy Reveal CMT's 2010 Music Award Nominees

Originally posted 05/11/2010 11:15AM



The CMT Music Awards pride themselves on being the only fan-voted awards show in country music, and PEOPLE has the exclusive first look at the nominees in the major categories.

Leading – with three nominations each – are Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood.

In this exclusive PEOPLE video, Evan Farmer and Laura Bell Bundy announce the contenders in the top five categories. On June 9, all the winners will be announced on Country Music Television at 8 p.m. ET, in a live ceremony hosted by Kid Rock.

The nominees:

Male Video of the Year
• Jason Aldean – "The Truth" • Billy Currington – "People Are Crazy"
• Toby Keith – "American Ride"
• Tim McGraw – "Southern Voice"
• Keith Urban – " 'Til Summer Comes Around"

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