A star-studded list of presenters has been announced for the 2016 AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS airing live from the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., Sunday, May 1 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. In addition, rising country star Chris Janson will perform.

 

Presenters at the 2nd annual show include: pop music icon Paula Abdul, country newcomer Chase Bryant, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”’s Terry Crews, “So You Think You Can Dance” host Cat Deeley, country singer/songwriter Sara Evans, Season XV “American Idol” winner Trent Harmon, current two-time finalist Jana Kramer, rising country star Chris Lane, country duo Maddie & Tae, country singer/songwriter Scotty McCreery, country superstar Jennifer Nettles, current finalist Michael Ray, up-and-coming singer/songwriter Canaan Smith, actor Luke Wilson and country music legend and actor Dwight Yoakam. These names join previously announced presenters Academy Award® winner Matthew McConaughey and 2014 NASH Icon Award recipient Reba McEntire.

 

The two-hour 2016 AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS broadcast features 14 performances including: Kelsea Ballerini, 2016 NASH Icon Award presented by Ford F-Series recipients Brooks & Dunn, Luke Bryan, Cam, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt, Janson, Martina McBride, Thomas Rhett, Cole Swindell, Carrie Underwood, and Toby Keith’s tribute to Merle Haggard, with Haggard’s longtime band the Strangers.

 

The AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS is based on country music’s longest-running radio countdown show (43 years), “American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks,” and honors country music’s biggest stars, based on album sales and radio airplay.  Finalists and winners for all categories are based on radio airplay charts, sales and streaming data from April 1, 2015 to March 28, 2016 provided by BuzzAngle Music. Touring data is from Pollstar “The Concert Hotwire.”

 

Tickets for the AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS at the “Fabulous” Forum are on sale now at www.ticketmaster.com.

 

The AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS is produced by dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro (CEO, dick clark productions), Mike Mahan (President, dick clark productions), Mark Bracco (Executive Vice President, Programming and Development, dick clark productions), Kix Brooks, Richard Godfrey and Tom Forrest are executive producers. Weekly magazine, concerts, licensed products and television/video. For more information, visit www.cumulus.com.

 

Following in the footsteps of Gary Allan, Keith Urban, Chris Young and other top singer/songwriters, Scotty McCreery was voted “Country Music’s Hottest Bachelor of 2016” by the readers of NASH Country Weekly Magazine, as revealed in their April 25, 2016 issue, on-stands now. This announcement follows on the heels of the 22-year old North Carolina native being named the magazine’s “Sexiest Man in Country Music” last November. With the recent announcement that NASH Country Weekly will be relaunching as the digital-only NASH Country Daily in the coming months, this makes McCreery the print magazine’s final “Hottest Bachelor.”
 
“Have mercy!” said a stunned McCreery.  “I can’t decide if I’m still sunburned from being out on the beach earlier this week or if I’m blushing. While I don’t know that I agree with the title, it is nice to be thought of in this way. I sure appreciate the support of my fans and NASH Country Weekly.”
 
The 2016 list of NASH Country Weekly’s “10 Hottest Bachelors” are:  1) Scotty McCreery, 2) Chris Young, 3) Gary Allan, 4) Dwight Yoakam, 5) Blake Shelton, 6) Kip Moore, 7) Sam Hunt, 8) Kenny Chesney, 9) Chuck Wicks, and 10) Brett Eldredge.
 
McCreery, who stole the show at last week’s “American Idol” series finale with his stunning rendition of his hero Garth Brooks’ hit song “Papa Loved Mama,” is gearing up for the May 3 release of his first book, Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream and the accompanying 14-city book tour. Cities, bookstores and dates for the book signings can be found at ScottyMcCreery.com.  The book is also available for pre-order at Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, BooksAMillion.com, ChristianBook.com, Lifeway.com, Walmart.com and other online retailers.