Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes, JT Hodges, David Nail, Jerrod Niemann, Justin Moore, Scotty McCreery and Thompson Square are the final 8 acts chosen for the fan voted category. Read on to find out how to vote for one of these new artists to be included in the Final five!

With his third single, Jerrod Niemann is bound to get people off their butts and on to the dancefloor to dance along to what could very well be the party anthem of summer 2011.  "One More Drinkin' Song."

Easton Corbin, Jerrod Niemann, Jaron & TLRTL, Danny Gokey, Lee Brice and The Band Perry lead the way this year for an interesting collection of newcomers that ran the gamut from traditionalist to pop-country. Here we recap the year that was for the newcomers.

Once again Taylor Swift has done the impossible.  For only the second time in country music history, she has given the genre a million seller.  She owned over 41% of the SoundScan Hot 200 Albums sales chart this week.  How did the rest of the artists fare?

Once again we find country music leading the way this week as Sugarland's latest album, the divisive The Incredible Machine, scores the pole position this week with over 200,000 albums sold.  How does the rest of the chart shake out in this pre-"Speak Now" universe?

Country star Kenny Chesney found out today that his latest album Hemingway's Whiskey topped not only the Hot Country Albums sales chart but also the SoundScan Hot 200 Albums chart.  Did Ke nny and his album reach the 200,000 albums sold mark in week one?

For the first time in their career, the Zac Brown Band have the best-selling album in the country.  They scored the #1 slot on the SoundScan Hot 200 Albums chart rundown with You Get What You Give holding off the #2 album this week, Maroon 5's Hands All Over. 

With "Lover, Lover" making Jerrod Niemann a known commodity to fans and radio folks alike, this song is set to become his second single from Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury. Will this single continue to make Jerrod one of 2010's breakout artists?

This week's Hot 200 Albums Chart numbers have been released by SoundScan and they find the top-selling album in the land selling less than 100,000 copies.  Lady Antebellum's has the 12th best-seller, but #1 country album.  What other acts are in the Top 15 this week.

Thanks to the September 1 airing of the CMA Music Fest: Country's Night To Rock on ABC TV, many of the stars of country music saw their album sales increase while others managed to hold steady in this light release week. Click the image to see this week's rundown.