Best Country Album
Lionel Richie, Tuskegee
Miranda Lambert, Four The Record
Little Big Town, Tornado
Zac Brown Band, Uncaged
Jamey Johnson, Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran
Alternates
Martina McBride, Eleven
Carrie Underwood, Blown Away
Willie Nelson, Heroes
Dierks Bentley, Home
Kenny Chesney, Welcome To The Fishbowl
Alan Jackson, Thirty Miles West
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Taylor Swift is red hot.
Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards.
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