Billboard Awards

The performance may have been an epiphany for those who only know him as the guy who sings, "Longneck, ice-cold beer never broke my heart ..."

As 2018 wraps up, The Boot is looking back at some of the best new music and biggest headlines of the year.

Lady Antebellum lead the country finalists for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards with four nods. They're followed by Blake Shelton and Jason Aldean, who can each be found in three country categories. In addition, three country acts -- one being Lady A -- find themselves up for all-genre awards...