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Here’s the link to vote for the American Country Awards

The nominees for the “American Country Awards” are out and TAYLOR SWIFT leads the pack with eight nominations.  BLAKE SHELTON and FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE are right behind her with seven nods each.  You can cast your vote and see all the nominees at theacas.com.

The “2013 American Country Awards” will be held December 10th on Fox.  TRACE ADKINS and NASCAR’s DANICA PATRICK are the co-hosts.

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