The finalists for the 2012 ACM Awards New Artist Award have been announced.  The eight semi-finalists have now been narrowed down to three finalists. Those finalists are Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes, and Scotty McCreery.

Hunter Hayes

WOW, Thank you so much @ACMawards for considering me for this category and thank YOU guys for voting. We're officially NOMINATED!!—
Hunter Hayes (@HunterHayes) February 09, 2012

Brantley Gilbert

BG Nation…. Look what YOU did…. Spread the news like wild fire…. To the Academy of Country Music Awards we… fb.me/RlGP4t6W—
Brantley Gilbert (@BrantleyGilbert) February 09, 2012

Scotty McCreery

Big thanks to everybody who voted and helped me become a top 3 finalist for the ACM New Artist of the Year award! Yall are the best!—
Scotty McCreery (@ScottyMcCreery) February 09, 2012

Cast your vote for Brantley, Hunter or Scotty at VoteACM.com starting March 19. Voting ends April 1, just before the live broadcast begins.

The 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards air live on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 8 p.m. ET/PT only on CBS!

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