2012 in country music explained

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2012.

Events

• February 29 – Branson, Missouri, a city famous for its country music-oriented tourist attractions, sustained damage from the Leap Day tornadoes. Three of Branson's 50-plus theaters are extensively damaged.^[1]
• May 11 – ABC picks up Malibu Country, starring Reba McEntire, to series.^[2] The new series debuts in November but is later cancelled in May 2013 after 18 episodes.^[3]
• May 21 – Scott Borchetta announces the signing of Tim McGraw to Big Machine Records.^[4]
• June 4 – Sony Music Nashville closes its BNA Records division after 21 years of operation; all its artists and staff are transferred to Columbia Nashville.^[5]
• June 18 – Gail Gellman, manager for Sugarland, confirms that member Jennifer Nettles is expecting a baby in November with husband Justin Miller.^[6]
• August – Randy Travis is involved in a number of legal incidents, including a drunk driving incident where he was found sitting nude outside his wrecked vehicle and – as police officers were trying to take him into custody – making verbal threats to injure and kill the officers,^{[7] [8]} and a domestic disturbance approximately two weeks later.^[9]
• August 14 – George Jones announces plans for a 60-date farewell tour, titled The Grand Tour, for 2013.^[10]
• August 18 – Wynonna Judd's husband Scott "Cactus" Moser, who plays drums in both her road band and Highway 101, is involved in a motorcycle crash in South Dakota which results in the amputation of a leg.^[11]
• September 25 – Country legend Loretta Lynn celebrates her 50th Anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
• September 26 – George Strait announces plans for a farewell tour, titled The Cowboy Rides Away, for 2013 and 2014.^[12] Strait revealed he will continue recording and will perform on special occasions.^[12]
• October 11 – Billboard changes its Hot Country Songs from an airplay-only chart to one that reflects both airplay and music downloads, similarly to the Hot 100. The airplay-only methodology is transferred to a new chart called Country Airplay.^[13] As a result of the new methodology, Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" – which had previously peaked at No. 13 – rebounds back up the chart and becomes the first No. 1 single under the new methodology. In the process, the song becomes the first to top both the country and Billboard Hot 100 charts since "Amazed" by Lonestar in March 2000 and – with nine weeks at No. 1 – is the longest running chart-topper on the country chart since "Almost Persuaded" by David Houston in 1966. The song also is the longest-running No. 1 country song ever by a female artist, topping Connie Smith's "Once a Day" (which logged eight weeks at No. 1 in 1964–1965).
• November 1 – Luken Communications and Jim Owens Entertainment relaunch The Nashville Network (TNN) as a digital broadcast television network.^[14]

Top hits of the year

The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay or Canada Country charts in 2012:

See also: List of number-one country singles of 2012 (U.S.) and List of number-one country singles of 2012 (Canada).

width=45	Songs	width=45	Airplay	width=45	Canada	width=auto	Single	width=auto	Artist	width=auto	Reference
1	—	1	5-1-5-0	Dierks Bentley	^[15]
17	58	—	All Too Well	Taylor Swift	^[16]
1	—	6	All Your Life	The Band Perry	^[17]
1	—	2	Alone with You	Jake Owen	^[18]
1	—	6	Angel Eyes	Love and Theft	^[19]
17	—	35	Bait a Hook	Justin Moore	^[20]
1	—	1	Banjo	Rascal Flatts	^[21]
7	3	1	Beer Money	Kip Moore	^[22]
6	—	5	Beers Ago	Toby Keith
5	—	2	Better Than I Used to Be	Tim McGraw	^[23]
2	1	1	Blown Away	Carrie Underwood	^[24]
1	—	1	Come Over	Kenny Chesney	^[25]
8	4	35	Come Wake Me Up	Rascal Flatts	^[26]
2	2	5	Cowboys and Angels	Dustin Lynch	^[27]
10	5	8	Creepin'	Eric Church
1	1	1	Cruise	Florida Georgia Line	^[28]
2	—	1	Dancin' Away with My Heart	Lady Antebellum	^[29]
14	5	22	Did It for the Girl	Greg Bates	^[30]
1	—	1	Drink in My Hand	Eric Church	^[31]
1	—	1	Drink on It	Blake Shelton	^[32]
1	—	1	Drunk on You	Luke Bryan	^[33]
17	10	31	El Cerrito Place	Kenny Chesney	^[34]
1	—	1	Even If It Breaks Your Heart	Eli Young Band	^[35]
7	3	10	Fastest Girl in Town	Miranda Lambert
11	—	9	Feel Like a Rock Star	Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw	^[36]
1	—	4	Fly Over States	Jason Aldean	^[37]
6	—	12	For You	Keith Urban	^[38]
15	—	45	Glass	Thompson Square	^[39]
1	—	1	Good Girl	Carrie Underwood	^[40]
12	—	42	Got My Country On	Chris Cagle	^[41]
4	1	2	Hard to Love	Lee Brice	^[42]
1	—	1	Home	Dierks Bentley	^[43]
19	—	—	Home Sweet Home	The Farm
13	—	—	I Almost Do	Taylor Swift	^[44]
1	—	1	I Don't Want This Night to End	Luke Bryan	^[45]
18	17	30	I Like Girls That Drink Beer	Toby Keith	^[46]
4	—	28	I'm Gonna Love You Through It	Martina McBride	^[47]
3	1	1	Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye	Luke Bryan	^[48]
2	—	6	(Kissed You) Good Night	Gloriana	^[49]
1	—	13	Let It Rain	David Nail featuring Sarah Buxton	^[50]
3	—	6	Love's Gonna Make It Alright	George Strait
7	5	4	Lovin' You Is Fun	Easton Corbin	^[51]
2	—	6	No Hurry	Zac Brown Band
7	1	1	The One That Got Away	Jake Owen	^[52]
1	—	1	Ours	Taylor Swift	^[53]
1	—	1	Over	Blake Shelton	^[54]
1	—	1	Over You	Miranda Lambert
3	—	—	Over You	Cassadee Pope
1	—	1	Pontoon	Little Big Town	^[55]
6	—	25	Postcard from Paris	The Band Perry	^[56]
1	—	2	Reality	Kenny Chesney	^[57]
9	—	8	Red Solo Cup	Toby Keith	^[58]
17	17	50	Shinin' on Me	Jerrod Niemann	^[59]
1	—	1	Somethin' 'Bout a Truck	Kip Moore	^[60]
15	—	22	Something to Do with My Hands	Thomas Rhett	^[61]
1	—	1	Springsteen	Eric Church
14	—	39	Storm Warning	Hunter Hayes	^[62]
4	—	—	Stupid Boy	Cassadee Pope
1	1	1	Take a Little Ride	Jason Aldean	^[63]
16	—	17	That's Why I Pray	Big & Rich
13	—	28	This Ole Boy	Craig Morgan	^[64]
2	—	14	Time Is Love	Josh Turner	^[65]
17	—	38	The Trouble with Girls	Scotty McCreery	^[66]
11	10	3	Truck Yeah	Tim McGraw	^[67]
24	17	46	True Believers	Darius Rucker
1	1	1	Wanted	Hunter Hayes
20	—	10	Wanted You More	Lady Antebellum	^[68]
1	13	16	We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together	Taylor Swift	^[69]
8	—	37	Where I Come From	Montgomery Gentry
3	3	24	Why Ya Wanna	Jana Kramer	^[70]
11	—	4	The Wind	Zac Brown Band
1	—	3	A Woman Like You	Lee Brice	^[71]
1	—	1	You	Chris Young
1	—	6	You Don't Know Her Like I Do	Brantley Gilbert	^[72]
1	—	1	You Gonna Fly	Keith Urban	^[73]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Top new album releases

The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2012:

See also: List of number-one country albums of 2012 (U.S.).

See also: List of UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2012.

width=45	US	Album	Artist	Record Label	Release Date	Reference
3	3 Pears	Dwight Yoakam	Warner Bros. Nashville	September 18	^[74]
2	100 Proof	Kellie Pickler	BNA/19	January 24	^[75]
8		Various Artists	Relativity Music Group	February 21	^[76]
2	All Over the Road	Easton Corbin	Mercury Nashville	September 18	^[77]
6	Back in the Saddle	Chris Cagle	Bigger Picture	June 26	^[78]
1	Blown Away	Carrie Underwood	Arista Nashville/19	May 1	^[79]
4	Carry Me Back	Old Crow Medicine Show	ATO	July 17	^[80]
2	Casey James	Casey James	BNA/19	March 20	^[81]
1	Changed	Rascal Flatts	Big Machine	April 3	^[82]
2	Cheers, It's Christmas	Blake Shelton	Warner Bros. Nashville	October 2	^[83]
2	Christmas with Scotty McCreery	Scotty McCreery	19/Interscope/Mercury Nashville	October 16	^[84]
1	Declaration of Independence	Colt Ford	Average Joe's	August 7	^[85]
1	Dustin Lynch	Dustin Lynch	Broken Bow	August 21
9	Edens Edge	Edens Edge	Big Machine	June 12	^[86]
1	Emotional Traffic	Tim McGraw	Curb	January 24	^[87]
2	Endless Summer (EP)	Jake Owen	RCA Nashville	September 25
10	Family Man	Shooter Jennings	eOne Entertainment	March 13	^[88]
9	For the Good Times	The Little Willies	Milking Bull	January 10	^[89]
9	Free the Music	Jerrod Niemann	Sea Gayle/Arista Nashville	October 2	^[90]
9	The Given	Wade Bowen	BNA	May 29
2	Hard 2 Love	Lee Brice	Curb	April 24	^[91]
1	Here's to the Good Times	Florida Georgia Line	Republic Nashville	December 4	^[92]
4	Heroes	Willie Nelson	Legacy	May 15	^[93]
4	Hillbilly Jedi	Big & Rich	Warner Bros. Nashville	September 18	^[94]
1	Home	Dierks Bentley	Capitol Nashville	February 7	^[95]
3	Hope on the Rocks	Toby Keith	Show Dog-Universal Music	October 30	^[96]
5	Jana Kramer	Jana Kramer	Elektra Nashville	June 5	^[97]
7	Live Across America	Josh Turner	MCA Nashville/Cracker Barrel	August 27
3		Jamey Johnson	Mercury Nashville	October 16	^[98]
4	Love and Theft	Love and Theft	RCA Nashville	July 24	^[99]
3		Various Artists	Big Machine	December 11	^[100]
10	New to This Town	Kix Brooks	Arista Nashville	September 11	^[101]
1	Night Train	Jason Aldean	Broken Bow	October 16	^[102]
4	Now That's What I Call Country Volume 5	Various Artists	Universal Music	June 12
4	Old School New Rules	Hank Williams, Jr.	Blaster	July 10	^[103]
2	On This Winter's Night	Lady Antebellum	Capitol Nashville	October 22	^[104]
6	Opus Collection	Johnny Cash	Starbucks	May 29
1	Punching Bag	Josh Turner	MCA Nashville	June 12	^[105]
9	Real Good Time	Aaron Watson	Big Label	October 9	^[106]
1	Red	Taylor Swift	Big Machine	October 22	^[107]
9	Release Me	Lyle Lovett	Curb	February 28	^[108]
7	The Road	Aaron Lewis	Blaster	November 13	^[109]
5	Small Town Family Dream	Josh Abbott Band	Pretty Damn Tough	April 24
2	Spring Break 4...Suntan City (EP)	Luke Bryan	Capitol Nashville	March 6
1	Thirty Miles West	Alan Jackson	ACR/EMI Nashville	June 5	^[110]
5	This Ole Boy	Craig Morgan	Black River	February 28	^[111]
2	A Thousand Miles Left Behind	Gloriana	Emblem/Reprise/Warner Bros.	July 31
7	Tomorrowland	Ryan Bingham	Axster Bingham	September 18	^[112]
1	Tornado	Little Big Town	Capitol Nashville	September 11	^[113]
1	Tuskegee	Lionel Richie	Mercury Nashville	March 27	^[114]
1	Uncaged	Zac Brown Band	Atlantic/Southern Ground	July 10
3	Up All Night	Kip Moore	MCA Nashville	April 24	^[115]
1	Welcome to the Fishbowl	Kenny Chesney	Blue Chair/Columbia	June 19	^[116]
8	The Whippoorwill	Blackberry Smoke	Southern Ground	August 14	^[117]

Other top albums

width=45	US	Album	Artist	Record Label	Release Date	Reference
38	10 Great Songs	Trace Adkins	Capitol Nashville	April 3	^[118]
17	47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards 'ZinePak	Various Artists	ZinePak LLC/Walmart	March 20	^[119]
16	190 Proof	The Lacs	Average Joe's	April 3	^[120]
19	Adventus	The Departed	Underground Sound	November 13	^[121]
40	AM Country Heaven	Jason Eady	Jason Eady	April 10
32	Amazing Grace	Kenny Rogers	Gaither Music Group	October 9
12	American Idol: Season 11: Highlights (EP)	Skylar Laine	19 Recordings	July 3
20	And So It Goes	Don Williams	Sugar Hill	June 19	^[122]
16	Ashes and Roses	Mary Chapin Carpenter	Zoë	June 12	^[123]
29	Back Home Again: Gospel Favorites	The Oak Ridge Boys	Spring Hill	May 22	^[124]
31	Beer for Breakfast	JB and the Moonshine Band	Average Joe's	March 6	^[125]
23	Best Of: All My Rowdy Friends	Hank Williams, Jr.	Curb	March 27
38	Change My Mind	Billy Ray Cyrus	Blue Cadillac	October 23	^[126]
50	Christmas Time's A-Coming	The Oak Ridge Boys	Gaither Music Group	September 25
32	The Classic Christmas Album	John Denver	RCA	October 2	^[127]
27	The Classic Christmas Album	Willie Nelson	Columbia	October 2
16	The Classic Christmas Album	Elvis Presley	RCA	October 2	^[128]
20	Clear as Day/Christmas with Scotty McCreery	Scotty McCreery	19/Interscope/Mercury Nashville	October 30
12	Country & Cold Cans (EP)	Dierks Bentley	Capitol Nashville	August 21
44	Country Christmas: 10 Great Songs	Various Artists	Capitol Nashville	September 25	^[129]
40	Country: The Everly Brothers	The Everly Brothers	Sony Music	November 27
35	Country: George Jones	George Jones	Sony Music	November 27
48	Dandelion	Bart Crow	Smith Music Group	September 18
48	Dirt Road Communion	Chase Rice	Dack Janiel's	March 20
20	The Essential Alan Jackson	Alan Jackson	Arista Nashville	April 17	^[130]
14	Famous for Killing Each Other: Music from and Inspired by Hatfields & McCoys	Kevin Costner and Modern West	Madison Gate	May 22
35	The Farm	The Farm	All In/Elektra Nashville	July 17
14		Waylon Jennings	Saguaro Road	September 25	^[131]
30	Good Guys	Bucky Covington	eOne Music	September 11	^[132]
14	Goodbye Normal Street	Turnpike Troubadours	Bossier City	May 8	^[133]
35	The Great Lost Hits	George Jones	Time–Life	April 24
28	The Greatest: The Number Ones	Johnny Cash	Legacy	August 7	^[134]
24	His and Hers	Joey + Rory	Vangard/Sugar Hill	July 31	^[135]
11	Hits and More	Martina McBride	RCA Nashville	January 17	^[136]
27	I Am an Elvis Fan	Elvis Presley	RCA	July 31
20	Icon	Gary Allan	MCA Nashville	March 6
18	It'z Just What We Do	Florida Georgia Line	Big Loud Mountain	May 15	^[137]
23	JT Hodges	JT Hodges	Show Dog-Universal Music	August 21	^[138]
32	KIN: Songs by Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell	Various Artists	Vanguard	June 5	^[139]
42	Lawless Soundtrack	Various Artists	Sony Music	August 28
25	Little Victories	Chris Knight	Drifter's Church	September 11	^[140]
30	Live (EP)	Hunter Hayes	Atlantic Nashville	October 16
16	Long Gone Daddy	Hank Williams III	Curb	April 17	^[141]
33	Midnight Special	Uncle Kracker	Sugar Hill	November 20	^[142]
23	Mud Digger: Volume 3	Various Artists	Average Joe's	June 12
34	The Music Inside: A Collaboration Dedicated to Waylon Jennings, Volume Two	Various Artists	Average Joe's	February 7
41	Nashville, Vol. 1: Tear the Woodpile Down	Marty Stuart	Sugar Hill	April 24
49	Nobody in Nashville	Logan Mize	Big Yellow Dog	March 13
13	NOW That's What I Call Country Ballads	Various Artists	EMI	January 24
48	The Odessa Tapes	The Flatlanders	New West	August 28	^[143]
50	Original Album Series	Blake Shelton	Warner Bros. Nashville	September 25	^[144]
19		Alan Jackson	Legacy	October 9	^[145]
18	Playlist: The Very Best of Montgomery Gentry	Montgomery Gentry	Legacy	January 31
30	Red Wings and Six Strings	Frank Foster	Frank Foster	September 4
38	Science of Flight	Dirty River Boys	DRB Music	September 11	^[146]
42	Shake It Down	Six Market Blvd.	6mb	May 22
15	Songs We Wish We'd Written II	Pat Green	Sugar Hill	May 8
41	The Soul of Truth: Bootleg Vol. IV	Johnny Cash	Legacy	April 3
47	Suited Up and Ready (EP)	The Mavericks	Valory Music Group	May 29
37	Sunday Mornin' Singin	Rhonda Vincent	Upper Management	July 10
39	Surrender	Roger Creager	Thirty Tigers	January 17	^[147]
48	That's Why I Pray (EP)	Big & Rich	Warner Bros. Nashville	June 26
45	Them Idiots: Whirled Tour	Bill Engvall, Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy	Warner Bros. Nashville	March 13
24	Thomas Rhett (EP)	Thomas Rhett	Valory Music Group	August 28
38	The Time Jumpers	The Time Jumpers	Rounder	September 11	^[148]
38	We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash	Various Artists	Legacy	August 7	^[149]
35	Wreck & Ruin	Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson	Sugar Hill	October 23

Deaths

• January 20 – Larry Butler, 69, producer for Kenny Rogers and other artists (natural causes)^[150]
• March 28 – Earl Scruggs, 88, Bluegrass musician. (natural causes)^[151]
• April 25 – Mark McCoy, bassist for Micky & the Motorcars. (drowning)^[152]
• April 29 – Kenny Roberts, 84, American country singer and yodeler "I Never See Maggie Alone" (natural causes)
• May 6 – George Lindsey, 83, comedian-actor, co-star of Hee Haw
• May 29 – Doc Watson, 89, folk-styled singer and guitarist whose music spanned into country and bluegrass, among many other genres (complications from a fall and colon surgery).^[153]
• June 13 – Frances W. Preston, 83, music executive. President and CEO of Broadcast Music, Inc. from 1986 to 2004 (heart failure).^[154]
• July 3 – Andy Griffith, 86, comedian-actor and country-gospel singer. Best known for the TV series The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock.^[155]
• July 16 – Kitty Wells, 92, pioneering female country music superstar, best known for hits such as "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" (complications from a stroke).^[156]
• September 7 – Rollin "Oscar" Sullivan, 93, American country music entertainer that was the "Oscar" half of Lonzo and Oscar.
• September 30 – Raylene Rankin, 52, member of Canadian country group The Rankin Family. (breast cancer)^[157]
• October 21 – Tim Johnson, 52, songwriter best known for his number one hit "Do You Believe Me Now" for Jimmy Wayne and for his work with Rory Lee Feek of Joey + Rory (cancer).^[158]
• October 30 – Jan Crutchfield, 74, songwriter best known for "Statue of a Fool"^[159]
• November 21 – Phil Stone, 57,^[160] disc jockey at KMOD-FM in Tulsa, Oklahoma, co-creator of the Roy D. Mercer character (heart attack)^[161]
• November 23 – Frank Dycus, 72, songwriter of over 500 songs including the hits "Unwound" and "Gonna Get a Life".

Hall of Fame Inductees

Bluegrass Hall of Fame Inductees

• Doyle Lawson
• Ralph Rinzler

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Hargus "Pig" Robbins (born 1938).
• Connie Smith (born 1941).
• Garth Brooks (born 1962).

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Johnny Burke
• Ralph Murphy

Major awards

American Country Awards

(presented December 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada)

• Artist of the Year – Luke Bryan
• Male Artist of the Year – Luke Bryan
• Female Artist of the Year – Carrie Underwood
• Group/Duo of the Year – Lady Antebellum
• Touring Artist of the Year – Jason Aldean
• Album of the Year – Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan
• Breakthrough Artist of the Year – Jake Owen
• New Artist of the Year – Lauren Alaina
• Single of the Year – "I Don't Want This Night to End", Luke Bryan
• Male Single of the Year – "I Don't Want This Night to End", Luke Bryan
• Female Single of the Year – "Over You", Miranda Lambert
• Duo/Group Single of the Year – "We Owned the Night", Lady Antebellum
• Breakthrough Single of the Year – "You Don't Know Her Like I Do", Brantley Gilbert
• New Artist Single of the Year – "Wanted", Hunter Hayes
• Single by a Vocal Collaboration – "Remind Me", Brad Paisley feat. Carrie Underwood
• Music Video of the Year – "I Don't Want This Night to End", Luke Bryan
• Male Music Video of the Year – "I Don't Want This Night to End", Luke Bryan
• Female Music Video of the Year – "Over You", Miranda Lambert
• Duo/Group Music Video of the Year – "Pontoon", Little Big Town
• New Artist Music Video of the Year – "Wanted", Hunter Hayes
• Song of the Year – "Springsteen", Eric Church

Academy of Country Music

(presented April 7, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada)

• Entertainer of the Year – Luke Bryan
• Top Male Vocalist – Jason Aldean
• Top Female Vocalist – Miranda Lambert
• Top Vocal Group – Little Big Town
• Top Vocal Duo – Thompson Square
• Top New Male Vocalist – Brantley Gilbert
• Top New Female Vocalist – Jana Kramer
• Top New Duo/Group – Florida Georgia Line
• Top New Artist – Florida Georgia Line
• Album of the Year – Chief, Eric Church
• Single Record of the Year – "Over You", Miranda Lambert
• Song of the Year – "Over You", Miranda Lambert
• Video of the Year – "Tornado", Little Big Town
• Vocal Event of the Year – "The Only Way I Know", Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and Eric Church

ACM Honors

• Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award – Emmylou Harris
• Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award – Ricky Skaggs
• Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award – Dwight Yoakam
• Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award – Billy Sherrill
• Crystal Milestone Award – Kenny Chesney
• Career Achievement Award – Vince Gill
• Jim Reeves International Award – Alan Jackson
• Mae Boren Axton Award – Gayle Holcomb
• Poet's Award – Bobby Braddock
• Poet's Award – Roger Miller
• Songwriter of the Year – Dallas Davidson

Americana Music Honors & Awards

• Album of the Year – This One's For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark (Various Artists)
• Artist of the Year – Gillian Welch
• Duo/Group of the Year – The Civil Wars
• Song of the Year – "Alabama Pines" (Jason Isbell)
• Emerging Artist of the Year – Alabama Shakes
• Instrumentalist of the Year – David Rawlings
• Lifetime Achievement: Songwriting – Richard Thompson
• Lifetime Achievement: Performance – Bonnie Raitt
• Lifetime Achievement: Instrumentalist – Booker T. Jones
• Lifetime Achievement: Executive – Dennis Lord

American Music Awards

(presented November 18 in Los Angeles)

• Favorite Country Male Artist – Luke Bryan
• Favorite Country Female Artist – Taylor Swift
• Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Lady Antebellum
• Favorite Country Album – Blown Away, Carrie Underwood

ARIA Awards

(presented in Sydney on November 29, 2012)

• Best Country Album – Two Worlds Collide (The McClymonts)

Canadian Country Music Association

(presented September 9 in Saskatoon)

• Fans' Choice Award – Johnny Reid
• Male Artist of the Year – Dean Brody
• Female Artist of the Year – Carolyn Dawn Johnson
• Group or Duo of the Year – Hey Romeo
• Songwriter(s) of the Year – "Is It Friday Yet?", written by Gord Bamford, Roger Brown and Byron Hill
• Single of the Year – "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore", Jason Blaine
• Album of the Year – Dirt, Dean Brody
• Top Selling Album – Own the Night, Lady Antebellum
• Top Selling Canadian Album – Fire It Up, Johnny Reid
• CMT Video of the Year – "In This House", The Stellas
• Rising Star Award – Kira Isabella
• Roots Artist or Group of the Year – Jimmy Rankin
• Generation Award – Taylor Swift

Country Music Association

(presented November 1 in Nashville)

• Single of the Year – "Pontoon", Little Big Town
• Song of the Year – "Over You", Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton
• Vocal Group of the Year – Little Big Town
• New Artist of the Year – Hunter Hayes
• Album of the Year – Chief, Eric Church
• Musician of the Year – Mac McAnally
• Vocal Duo of the Year – Thompson Square
• Music Video of the Year – "Red Solo Cup", Toby Keith
• Male Vocalist of the Year – Blake Shelton
• Female Vocalist of the Year – Miranda Lambert
• Musical Event of the Year – "Feel Like a Rock Star", Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw
• Entertainer of the Year – Blake Shelton

CMT Music Awards

(presented June 6 in Nashville)

• Video of the Year – "Good Girl", Carrie Underwood
• Male Video of the Year – "I Don't Want This Night to End", Luke Bryan
• Female Video of the Year – "Over You", Miranda Lambert
• Group Video of the Year – "We Owned the Night", Lady Antebellum
• Duo Video of the Year – "I Got You", Thompson Square
• USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year – "The Trouble with Girls", Scotty McCreery
• Collaborative Video of the Year – "Remind Me", Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood
• Performance of the Year – "Tattoos on This Town", Jason Aldean from CMT Artists of the Year

CMT Artists of the Year
(presented December 9 in Nashville)^[162]

• Jason Aldean
• Luke Bryan
• Kenny Chesney
• Eric Church
• Toby Keith
• Miranda Lambert
• Carrie Underwood

Grammy Awards

(presented February 10, 2013)

• Best Country Solo Performance – "Blown Away", Carrie Underwood
• Best Country Duo/Group Performance – "Pontoon", Little Big Town
• Best Country Song – "Blown Away", Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins (performed by Carrie Underwood)
• Best Country Album – Uncaged, Zac Brown Band
• Best Bluegrass Album – Nobody Knows You, Steep Canyon Rangers

Juno Awards

(presented April 21, 2013 in Regina)

• Country Album of the Year – Fire It Up, Johnny Reid

See also

• Country Music Association
• Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame

Notes and References

1. News: Tornado tears through country music town of Branson, Mo.. February 29, 2012 . USA Today. February 29, 2012.
2. Web site: ABC Picks Up Reba McEntire Comedy Pilot 'Malibu Country' To Series. 12 May 2012. June 24, 2012.
3. News: 'Malibu Country' Canceled: ABC Will Not Order Season 2 Of Reba McEntire-Fronted Comedy. 2013-05-10. The Huffington Post. AOL-HuffPost TV Group. 2013-05-11. Jaimie. Etkin.
4. Tim McGraw Signs With Big Machine. Billboard. June 24, 2012.
5. Web site: Kenny Chesney Renews Deal With Sony, BNA Imprint Retired. June 24, 2012.
6. News: Jennifer Nettles pregnant: Sugarland singer expecting first child . June 24, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120621022511/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-jennifer-nettles-pregnant-sugarland%2C0%2C3443909.story . June 21, 2012 .
7. News: Country singer Randy Travis arrested, accused of DWI. Martinez. Michael. Arioto, David. August 8, 2012. CNN. August 8, 2012.
8. Web site: Randy Travis Threatened to SHOOT, KILL ... Cops Say. August 8, 2012. TMZ. August 8, 2012.
9. Web site: Staff. TMZ. Randy Travis Cited in Church Fight. TMZ. September 4, 2012.
10. Web site: George Jones Planning Farewell Tour. ABC News. September 4, 2012.
11. News: Wynonna Judd's husband, Cactus Moser, loses leg in motorcycle wreck. D'Zurilla. Christie. 20 August 2012. Los Angeles Times. 21 August 2012.
12. George Strait Announces His Final Tour. Billboard. October 2, 2012.
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16. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=taylor swift|chart=all}} Chart listing for "All Too Well"]. Billboard. 1 November 2012.
17. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the band perry|chart=all}} Chart listing for "All Your Life"]. Billboard. 30 January 2012.
18. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jake owen|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Alone with You"]. Billboard. 9 January 2012.
19. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=love and theft|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Angel Eyes"]. Billboard. 21 May 2012.
20. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=justin moore|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Bait a Hook"]. Billboard. 28 December 2011.
21. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=rascal flatts|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Banjo"]. Billboard. 13 March 2012.
22. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kip moore|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Beer Money"]. Billboard. 24 September 2012.
23. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=tim mcgraw|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Better Than I Used to Be"]. Billboard. 14 February 2012.
24. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=carrie underwood|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Blown Away"]. Billboard. 6 August 2012.
25. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kenny chesney|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Come Over"]. Billboard. 29 May 2012.
26. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=rascal flatts|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Come Wake Me Up"]. Billboard. 27 August 2012.
27. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dustin lynch|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Cowboys And Angels"]. Billboard. 29 May 2012.
28. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=florida georgia line|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Cruise"]. Billboard. 1 October 2012.
29. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lady antebellum|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Dancin' Away With My Heart"]. Billboard. 13 March 2012.
30. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=greg bates|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Did It For The Girl"]. Billboard. 17 September 2012.
31. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eric church|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Drink in My Hand"]. Billboard. 10 October 2011.
32. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=blake shelton|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Drink On It"]. Billboard. 14 February 2012.
33. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=luke bryan|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Drunk On You"]. Billboard. 2 April 2012.
34. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kenny chesney|chart=all}} Chart listing for "El Cerrito Place"]. Billboard. 12 November 2012.
35. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eli young band|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Even If It Breaks Your Heart"]. Billboard. 19 March 2012.
36. Chart listing for "Feel Like a Rock Star". Billboard. 8 May 2012.
37. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jason aldean|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Fly Over States"]. Billboard. 5 March 2012.
38. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=keith urban|chart=all}} Chart listing for "For You"]. Billboard. 18 June 2012.
39. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=thompson square|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Glass"]. Billboard. 12 June 2012.
40. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=carrie underwood|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Good Girl"]. Billboard. 2 April 2012.
41. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chris cagle|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Got My Country On"]. Billboard. 2 April 2012.
42. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lee brice|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Hard To Love"]. Billboard. 13 August 2012.
43. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dierks bentley|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Home"]. Billboard. 28 December 2011.
44. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=taylor swift|chart=all}} Chart listing for "I Almost Do"]. Billboard. 1 November 2012.
45. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=luke bryan|chart=all}} Chart listing for "I Don't Want This Night to End"]. Billboard. 28 December 2011.
46. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=toby keith|chart=all}} Chart listing for "I Like Girls That Drink Beer"]. Billboard. 1 October 2012.
47. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=martina mcbride|chart=all}} Chart listing for "I'm Gonna Love You Through It"]. Billboard. 28 December 2011.
48. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=luke bryan|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye"]. Billboard. 4 September 2012.
49. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=gloriana|chart=all}} Chart listing for "(Kissed You) Good Night"]. Billboard. 23 April 2012.
50. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=david nail|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Let It Rain"]. Billboard. 27 September 2011.
51. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=easton corbin|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Lovin' You Is Fun"]. Billboard. 31 July 2012.
52. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jake owen|chart=all}} Chart listing for "The One That Got Away"]. Billboard. 27 August 2012.
53. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=taylor swift|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Ours"]. Billboard. 17 January 2012.
54. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=blake shelton|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Over"]. Billboard. 2 July 2012.
55. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=little big town|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Pontoon"]. Billboard. 13 August 2012.
56. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the band perry|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Postcard From Paris"]. Billboard. 18 June 2012.
57. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kenny chesney|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Reality"]. Billboard. 28 December 2011.
58. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=toby keith|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Red Solo Cup"]. Billboard. 13 December 2011.
59. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jerrod niemann|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Shinin' On Me"]. Billboard. 10 September 2012.
60. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kip moore|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Somethin' 'Bout A Truck"]. Billboard. 5 March 2012.
61. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=thomas rhett|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Something To Do With My Hands"]. Billboard. 18 June 2012.
62. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=hunter hayes|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Storm Warning"]. Billboard. 21 November 2011.
63. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jason aldean|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Take A Little Ride"]. Billboard. 31 July 2012.
64. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=craig morgan|chart=all}} Chart listing for "This Ole Boy"]. Billboard. 13 March 2012.
65. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=josh turner|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Time Is Love"]. Billboard. 2 April 2012.
66. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=scotty mccreery|chart=all}} Chart listing for "The Trouble with Girls"]. Billboard. 30 January 2012.
67. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=tim mcgraw|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Truck Yeah"]. Billboard. 31 July 2012.
68. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lady antebellum|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Wanted You More"]. Billboard. 4 September 2012.
69. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=taylor swift|chart=all}} Chart listing for "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"]. Billboard. 27 August 2012.
70. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jana kramer|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Why Ya Wanna"]. Billboard. 14 May 2012.
71. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lee brice|chart=all}} Chart listing for "A Woman Like You"]. Billboard. 6 February 2012.
72. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=brantley gilbert|chart=all}} Chart listing for "You Don't Know Her Like I Do"]. Billboard. 13 March 2012.
73. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=keith urban|chart=all}} Chart listing for "You Gonna Fly"]. Billboard. 28 December 2011.
74. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dwight yoakam|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''3 Pears'']. Billboard. September 27, 2012.
75. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kellie pickler|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''100 Proof'']. Billboard. February 2, 2012.
76. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=soundtrack|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Act of Valor: The Album'']. Billboard. May 10, 2012.
77. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=easton corbin|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''All Over the Road'']. Billboard. September 27, 2012.
78. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chris cagle|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Back in the Saddle'']. Billboard. July 5, 2012.
79. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=carrie underwood|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Blown Away'']. Billboard. May 10, 2012.
80. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=old crow medicine show|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Carry Me Back'']. Billboard. July 26, 2012.
81. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=casey james|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Casey James'']. Billboard. March 29, 2012.
82. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=rascal flatts|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Changed'']. Billboard. April 12, 2012.
83. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=blake shelton|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Cheers, It's Christmas'']. Billboard. November 15, 2012.
84. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=scotty mccreery|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Christmas with Scotty McCreery'']. Billboard. October 25, 2012.
85. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=colt ford|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Declaration of Independence'']. Billboard. August 16, 2012.
86. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=edens edge|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Edens Edge'']. Billboard. June 21, 2012.
87. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=tim mcgraw|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Emotional Traffic'']. Billboard. February 2, 2012.
88. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=shooter jennings|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Family Man'']. Billboard. March 22, 2012.
89. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the little willies|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''For the Good Times'']. Billboard. January 19, 2012.
90. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jerrod niemann|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Free the Music'']. Billboard. October 11, 2012.
91. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lee brice|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Hard 2 Love'']. Billboard. May 3, 2012.
92. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=florida georgia line|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Here's To The Good Times'']. Billboard. December 13, 2012.
93. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=willie nelson|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Heroes'']. Billboard. May 24, 2012.
94. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=big & rich|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Hillbilly Jedi'']. Billboard. September 27, 2012.
95. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dierks bentley|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Home'']. Billboard. February 16, 2012.
96. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=toby keith|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Hope On The Rocks'']. Billboard. November 8, 2012.
97. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jana kramer|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Jana Kramer'']. Billboard. June 14, 2012.
98. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jamey johnson|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran'']. Billboard. October 25, 2012.
99. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=love and theft|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Love and Theft'']. Billboard. August 2, 2012.
100. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=soundtrack|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Nashville – Original Soundtrack'']. Billboard. January 24, 2013.
101. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kix brooks|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''New to This Town'']. Billboard. September 20, 2012.
102. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jason aldean|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Night Train'']. Billboard. October 25, 2012.
103. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=hank williams, jr.|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Old School New Rules'']. Billboard. July 19, 2012.
104. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lady antebellum|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''On This Winter's Night'']. Billboard. November 1, 2012.
105. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=josh turner|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Punching Bag'']. Billboard. June 21, 2012.
106. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=aaron watson|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Real Good Time'']. Billboard. October 18, 2012.
107. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=taylor swift|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Red'']. Billboard. November 1, 2012.
108. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lyle lovett|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Release Me'']. Billboard. March 8, 2012.
109. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=aaron lewis|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''The Road'']. Billboard. November 22, 2012.
110. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alan jackson|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Thirty Miles West'']. Billboard. June 14, 2012.
111. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=craig morgan|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''This Ole Boy'']. Billboard. March 8, 2012.
112. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ryan bingham|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Tomorrowland'']. Billboard. September 27, 2012.
113. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=little big town|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Tornado'']. Billboard. September 20, 2012.
114. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lionel richie|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Tuskegee'']. Billboard. April 5, 2012.
115. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kip moore|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Up All Night'']. Billboard. May 3, 2012.
116. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kenny chesney|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Welcome to the Fishbowl'']. Billboard. June 28, 2012.
117. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=blackberry smoke|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''The Whippoorwill'']. Billboard. August 23, 2012.
118. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=trace adkins|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''10 Great Songs'']. Billboard. May 24, 2012.
119. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=various artists|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''47th Academy of Country Music Awards 2012'']. Billboard. April 5, 2012.
120. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the lacs|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''190 Proof'']. Billboard. April 12, 2012.
121. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the departed|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Adventus'']. Billboard. November 22, 2012.
122. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=don williams|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''And So It Goes'']. Billboard. June 28, 2012.
123. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=mary chapin carpenter|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Ashes And Roses'']. Billboard. June 21, 2012.
124. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the oak ridge boys|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Back Home Again: Gospel Favorites'']. Billboard. May 31, 2012.
125. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jb and the moonshine band|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Beer for Breakfast'']. Billboard. March 15, 2012.
126. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=billy ray cyrus|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Change My Mind'']. Billboard. November 1, 2012.
127. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=john denver|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''The Classic Christmas Album'']. Billboard. November 22, 2012.
128. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=elvis presley|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''The Classic Christmas Album'']. Billboard. November 15, 2012.
129. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=various artists|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Country Christmas: 10 Great Songs'']. Billboard. December 6, 2012.
130. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alan jackson|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''The Essential Alan Jackson'']. Billboard. April 26, 2012.
131. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=waylon jennings|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Goin' Down Rockin': The Last Recordings'']. Billboard. October 4, 2012.
132. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=bucky covington|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Good Guys'']. Billboard. September 20, 2012.
133. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=turnpike troubadours|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Goodbye Normal Street'']. Billboard. May 17, 2012.
134. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=johnny cash|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''The Greatest: The Number Ones'']. Billboard. August 16, 2012.
135. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=joey + rory|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''His and Hers'']. Billboard. August 9, 2012.
136. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=martina mcbride|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Hits and More'']. Billboard. January 26, 2012.
137. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=florida georgia line|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''It'z Just What We Do'']. Billboard. October 4, 2012.
138. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jt hodges|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''JT Hodges'']. Billboard. August 30, 2012.
139. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=various artists|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''KIN: Songs By Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell'']. Billboard. June 14, 2012.
140. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chris knight|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Little Victories'']. Billboard. September 20, 2012.
141. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=hank williams iii|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Long Gone Daddy'']. Billboard. April 26, 2012.
142. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=uncle kracker|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Midnight Special'']. Billboard. November 29, 2012.
143. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the flatlanders|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''The Odessa Tapes'']. Billboard. October 4, 2012.
144. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=blake shelton|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Original Album Series'']. Billboard. December 27, 2012.
145. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alan jackson|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Playlist: The Very Best Of Alan Jackson'']. Billboard. November 29, 2012.
146. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dirty river boys|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Science of Flight'']. Billboard. September 20, 2012.
147. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=roger creager|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Surrender'']. Billboard. January 26, 2012.
148. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the time jumpers|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''The Time Jumpers'']. Billboard. September 20, 2012.
149. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=various artists|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music'']. Billboard. August 16, 2012.
150. Web site: Larry Butler, Grammy-winning producer, dies at 69 | Music | The Tennessean . Blogs.tennessean.com . 2012-01-20 . 2015-04-29 . https://archive.today/20120604043441/http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2012/01/20/larry-butler-grammy-winning-producer-dies-at-69/ . 2012-06-04 . dead .
151. News: Associated Press . Son: Bluegrass legend, banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs dies in Nashville at age 88; changed music . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401140753/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/son-bluegrass-legend-banjo-pioneer-earl-scruggs-dies-in-nashville-at-age-88-changed-music/2012/03/28/gIQAwf3RhS_story.html . April 1, 2012 . The Washington Post . March 28, 2012 . dead.
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154. News: Fox . Margarlit . Frances W. Preston, Defender of Songwriters' Copyright, Dies at 83 . 13 September 2018 . . 20 June 2012 . A13.
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156. News: Kitty Wells, country music pioneer, dies at 92. USA Today. July 16, 2012. July 16, 2012.
157. News: Singer Raylene Rankin dies of cancer. CBC News. September 30, 2012.
158. News: Coker. Melissa. Music Loses a Tremendously Talented Songwriter and Wonderful Person. October 22, 2012. Angry Country. October 22, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140508025448/http://magazine.angrycountry.com/article.php?story=2012102112400186. 2014-05-08. dead.
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