ACM Awards 2013 - Florida Georgia Line Wins New Artist of the Year

UPDATE: Florida Georgia Line banked two of the three awards for which the country music duo was nominated at this year's ACM Awards -- New Vocal Duo and New Artist of the Year.  The latter was determined by votes by fans.

See also:

• Monroe's Tyler Hubbard Cruising to Success with Florida Georgia Line
• Florida Georgia Line Cruises to Top of the Charts
• Florida Georgia Line to Play Georgia Theater in Athens in March
• Band with Local Connections Hits the Big Time
• Single by Duo with Monroe Roots Goes Gold

Artist of the Year went to Luke Bryan, who co-hosted the show with Blake Shelton. Bryan hails from Leesburg, Georgia, a town outside of Albany about three hours south of Watkinsville.

Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert took home the  awards for the Male and Female Vocalists of the Year.  It was a first-time win for Aldean and the fourth consecutive win for Lambert in that category, according to an ACM news release.

Want to know the winners from the other categories? Visit www.acmcountry.com/winners_dynamic.htmlIf you watched the AMC Awards, tell us about your favorite part in the comments below.

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The day of the 48th annual Academy of Country Music awards has arrived, and country fans worldwide will tune in to watch superstars Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan co-host the event.

The show will be filmed live at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas at 8 p.m. eastern standard time on CBS (locally CBS Atlanta 46). 

For a complete list of nominees, visit www.acmcountry.com/nominees.html.

Northeast Georgia has been buzzing with excitement ever since the country duo, featuring Bryan Kelley of Florida and Monroe, Ga.’s own Tyler Hubbard, received three ACM Award nominations.

Florida Georgia Line is nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year alongside Lady Antebellum, Zac Brown Band, The Band Perry, Eli Young Band and Little Big Town. The band is also nominated for New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year as well as New Artist of the Year (fans can cast their vote at VoteACM.com through 8 p.m.). Not bad for a couple of small town guys who have only been playing together for three years.

The duo’s first big hit, "Cruise" made it to No. 1 on the Billboard Charts in December 2012 and their second single, "Get Your Shine On," is currently at No. 20. The video for "Get Your Shine On," filmed in Cancun, Mexico, was released in February.