Blake Shelton, Chris Young, Toby Keith, Carrie Underwood and Scotty McCreery Among American Country Awards Winners

The American Country Awards were held Monday night on Fox and while the audio quality of the performances was markedly better than many other awards shows, and our own Hirsch Coliseum got a nice shout out from Trace Adkins when he stated that seeing Alabama perform there was the greatest concert he ever saw, many of the skits were almost embarrassing.

I guess it takes true professionals to pull off comedy.  While Trace Adkins and co-host Kristin Chenoweth fell really short of the "comedy mark"Rodney Carrington had the audience in tears when the Janedear Girls asked him what designer he was wearing. In true professional form, he said "Bass Pro Shop".   Definitely my kind of man!

Here's a list of the Awards Winners

Single of the Year by Female Artist - Carrie Underwood "Mama's Song"

Single of the Year - Chris Young "Voices"

Breakthrough Artist of the Year - Chris Young

Music Video of the Year - Blake Shelton "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking"

Music Video of the Year by Male Artist - Blake Shelton "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking"

Album of the Year - Jason Aldean "My Kinda Party"

New Artist of the Year - Scotty McCreery

Single of the Year by a Duo or Group - Thompson Square "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"

Single of they Year by a New Artist - Thompson Square "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"

Female Artist of the Year - Carrie Underwood

Video of the Year by Female Artist - Carrie Underwood "Mama's Song"

Artist of the Year - Jason Aldean

Artist of the Decade - TOBY KEITH