He is country's top-selling male act, one of its top touring draws and recently won the Academy of Country Music's male vocalist of the year award.

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But if results from many of the year's other award shows, including the Tonys, the Grammys and the Academy of Country Music Awards, are any indication, the Tiffany network has reason to be hopeful.

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The 48th Academy of Country Music awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

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The charity running the shelter partners with the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, the country's recently established music academy, which encourages the girls to audition.

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Miranda Lambert was the big winner at this year's Academy of Country Music awards, taking home three honours including female vocalist of the year.

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"The time when children were deprived of music is gone now, " said Mr. Sarmast, a musicologist who started the academy three years ago with the aim of reviving the country's moribund music scene.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) They don't call him Chief for nothing: Eric Church is the top nominee at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards.

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In two years, they had won eight Academy of Country Music Awards, including the male-dominated Entertainer of the Year category in 2000.

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