With prime time country music television specials and events proving so popular in the US, the FOX network introduced their very own American Country Awards this year and they were held today in Las Vegas. While unlikely to updtage the CMA Awards anytime soon, the event provided country music in the US with another opportunity to showcase their artists across the nation. The event was hosted by Trace Adkins.

The big winners on the night were Carrie Underwood with six wins (including "Artist of the Year") and new-comer Easton Corbin with three wins.

CMC will air the event in Australia on December 10. Check out some red carpet shots!

And the winners were...

Artist of the Year: Carrie Underwood
Artist of the Year: Male: Brad Paisley
Artist of the Year: Female: Carrie Underwood
Artist of the Year - Duo or Group: Lady Antebellum 
Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist: Easton Corbin 
Album of the Year: Play On, Carrie Underwood
Single of the Year: 'Need You Now,' Lady Antebellum
Single of the Year: Male: “Why Don’t We Just Dance,” Josh Turner
Single of the Year: Female: 'Cowboy Casanova,' Carrie Underwood
Single of the Year: Duo or Group: 'Need You Now,' Lady Antebellum
Single of the Year: Breakthrough Artist: 'Little More Country Than That,' Easton Corbin
Touring Headline Package of the Year: Carrie Underwood
Music Video of the Year: 'Hillbilly Bone,' Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
Music Video: Male: 'Hillbilly Bone,' Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
Music Video: Female: 'Cowboy Casanova,' Carrie Underwood
Music Video: Duo or Group: 'Need You Now,' Lady Antebellum
Music Video: Breakthrough Artist: 'A Little More Country Than That,' Easton Corbin
Greatest Hits Award: Alan Jackson
Decade Award: Rascal Flatts Video Visionary Award: Toby Keith

Toby Kieth, Billboard's #1 Country Artist of the Decade and #1 Country Songwriter of the Decade as about to release a new album. The singer/songwriter/entertainer's 15th full-length studio album Bullets In The Gun will be available as a Deluxe Edition in October with four live tracks being added to the standard album

Recorded during his "Incognito Bandito" show at The Fillmore in Manhattan, the four songs feature Keith on lead vocals backed by an A-list band of session players assembled exclusively for the rare club performance. Johnny Paycheck's '11 Months And 29 Days,' Waylon Jennings' 'I've Been A Long Time Leaving (But I'll Be A Long Time Gone),' Roger Miller's 'Chug-A-Lug' and Gordon Lightfoot's 'Sundown' are the additions

Those recordings bring the Deluxe Edition's track list to 14. Keith produced the album, joined by Mills Logan and Kenny Greenberg for the live session. He also wrote or co-wrote all 10 new songs, six with Bobby Pinson, one with Scotty Emerick and Dean Dillon and the title track with Rivers Rutherford. Toby also wrote two songs by himself, including the lead single 'Trailerhood'.

As the new single and album attest, Toby Keith may be the longest-tenured self-contained hit machine in country music history. He wrote his first single and No. 1 smash "Should've Been A Cowboy" in 1993 and has been the central creative force behind the vast majority of his biggest hits since. His American Ride Tour, presented by Ford F-Series (his eighth-consecutive year as the "Ford Truck Man"), continues to play for standing-room-only arenas and will reach more fans this year than it did in 2009. 

In fact, 2010 has been a milestone year already. Toby performed on the prestigious Boston Pops 4th of July Spectacular, which drew more than a half-million Americans in person and millions more to the CBS telecast. He's featured in this year's edition of the Forbes Celebrity 100 annual ranking of the most powerful celebrities in entertainment, sports and publishing. And he's currently featured on the cover of People Country

Complete track Listing: 1. Bullets In The Gun 2. Somewhere Else 3. Trailerhood 4. In A Couple Of Days 5. Think About You All Of The Time 6. Kissin' In The Rain. 7. Drive It On Home 8. Ain't Breakin' Nothin' 9. Is That All You Got 10. Get Out Of My Car

Deluxe Edition Tracks: 11. Months And 29 Days 12. I've Been A Long Time Leaving (But I'll Be A Long Time Gone) 13. Chug-A-Lug 14. Sundown