Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line Lead 2014 American Country Countdown Awards Winners — rollingstone.com

Its nominees were unexpected, but its winners were told in advance. Audience members were encouraged to drink and tweet from the on-set "Twitter bar." And the hosts didn't crack any Taylor Swift jokes.... In a musical genre of awards show after yet another awards show, the inaugural American Country Countdown Awards certainly made a unique mark. Luke Bryan and show hosts Florida Georgia Line were the night's top winners, taking home three bronzed microphone trophies each — two of them shared, for their double platinum-selling "This Is How We Roll" collaboration. (See a full list of winners below.) Bryan, who performed "Roller Coaster" alongside one of its songwriters, Breakthrough Artist nominee Cole Swindell, was the first victor on the live broadcast, taking home Male Vocalist of the Year and using his mic time to acknowledge the show's namesake radio program and its convivial host.

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