Alabama acts make an impression on pop world at American Music Awards

While it wasn’t quite the blowout for them that recent country music awards shows have been, performers from Alabama had a good night at the American Music Awards.

Held Monday night in Las Vegas, the award show revealed a multi-genre slate of fan-voted honors. Alabama’s Ella Langley was up for five awards including two of the biggest: New Artist of the Year and Song of the Year.

Langley, who is from Hope Hull, was fresh off a seven-trophy sweep at the Academy of Country Music Awards, including Female Artist of the Year. Her single “Choosin’ Texas” has set records this year while holding the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. But the AMAs seemed to show that country still has some room to grow…

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