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KEITH URBAN


                                                                                ENTERTAINER, SINGLE, MALE VOCALIST
                                                                                      AND MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR


                                                                 Year in Review

                                                                 Announced he will join the superstar lineup on the new YouTube
                                                                 competition series, “Best. Cover. Ever.,” that gives emerging musicians
                                                                 from around the world a chance to perform with their favorite artists
                                                                 His fifth single “The Fighter” featuring a duet with Carrie Underwood
                                                                 reached No. 2 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
       NOMINATED ARTISTS
                                                                 Performed and helped lead a candlelight vigil in Nashville the day after
                                                                 a tragic shooting in Las Vegas at the Route 91 Harvest Festival
















                                                                 BRETT YOUNG


                                                                                           NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR



                                                                 Year in Review
                                                                 Kicked off his first-ever headlining tour, the Caliville Tour, in October

                                                                 Received his first Platinum single in the United States with “In Case You
                                                                 Didn’t Know”

                                                                 “In Case You Didn’t Know” peaked at No. 1 on Billboard Country Airplay
                                                                 chart and No. 2 on Billboard Hot Country Songs      Photo credits: Keith Urban – Russ Harrington; Brett Young – Joseph Llanes
























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