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Alabama, Scotty McCreery for American Country Awards

Published Tuesday, Nov 22 2011, 16:55 GMT | By Lara Martin | 2 comments

American Idol season 10 winner Scotty McCreery plays to the crowd during a rendition of 'Walk in the Country'.

Scotty McCreery and Alabama have been added to the list of performers at the upcoming American Country Awards.

The American Idol winner - who is nominated in the 'Artist of the Year: New Artist' category - and the legendary country music group will both take to the stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Monday, December 5.

Alabama will be honoured with the 'Greatest Hits Award' to reflect their "extensive catalogue of number one hits" throughout their career.

Josh Turner, Jordin Sparks, The Big Show, The JaneDear Girls, Bill Engvall, Larry Mahan and Rodney Carrington have also been confirmed to appear.

Jason Aldean and Zac Brown Band lead the nominees for the second annual American Country Awards with recognition in eight categories each, while Taylor Swift will compete in six categories.

The trio will compete against Kenny Chesney and Lady Antebellum in the 'Artist of the Year' category, which was won by Carrie Underwood last year. Voting continues at TheACAs.com until Friday, December 2.

Trace Adkins and Kristin Chenoweth have been tapped to host the event.

The American Country Awards air live on Monday, December 5 from 8pm ET/PT on Fox.

> American County Awards 2011 - Nominees in full