Dan + Shay
DAN + SHAY and CHRIS STAPLETON top the nominations for the “54th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS” with six nods each. DAN + SHAY’S DAN SMYERS received four additional nominations for his producing and songwriting work, bringing his total nominations to 10.
KACEY MUSGRAVES earned five nominations. DIERKS BENTLEY, BROTHERS OSBORNE, FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, and BEBE REXHA all landed four. Producer IAN FITCHUK, a first-time ACM nominee, garnered six nominations, including one for his producing work with MUSGRAVES, and five more in the studio recording categories.
The show, with returning host REBA MCENTIRE, will air live from the MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA in LAS VEGAS on SUNDAY, APRIL 7th at 8p (ET) on the CBS TELEVISION NETWORK. Following is the full list of nominees in the major categories, which were announced by MCENTIRE today (2/20) on “CBS This Morning.”
This year’s show will mark the return of the “ACM Artist of the Decade” honor, which will be announced in the coming weeks. Only five other honorees have received this award: MARTY ROBBINS (in 1969), LORETTA LYNN (1979), ALABAMA (1988), GARTH BROOKS (1998), and GEORGE STRAIT (2009).
Entertainer Of The Year
- JASON ALDEAN
- LUKE BRYAN
- KENNY CHESNEY
- CHRIS STAPLETON
- KEITH URBAN
- FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- MIRANDA LAMBERT
- ASHLEY MCBRYDE
- MAREN MORRIS
- KACEY MUSGRAVES
- CARRIE UNDERWOOD
Male Artist Of The Year
- DIERKS BENTLEY
- LUKE COMBS
- THOMAS RHETT
- CHRIS STAPLETON
- KEITH URBAN
Duo Of The Year
- BROTHERS OSBORNE
- DAN + SHAY
- FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE
- LOCASH
- MADDIE & TAE
Group Of The Year
- LADY ANTEBELLUM
- LANCO
- LITTLE BIG TOWN
- MIDLAND
- OLD DOMINION
New Female Artist Of The Year
- DANIELLE BRADBERY
- LINDSAY ELL
- ASHLEY MCBRYDE
- CARLY PEARCE
New Male Artist Of The Year
- JIMMIE ALLEN
- LUKE COMBS
- JORDAN DAVIS
- MICHAEL RAY
- MITCHELL TENPENNY
New Duo Or Group Of The Year
- HIGH VALLEY
- LANCO
- RUNAWAY JUNE
Album Of The Year
- DAN + SHAY – DAN + SHAY
- Producers: SCOTT HENDRICKS/DAN SMYERS/MATT DRAGSTREM
- Record Label: WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE
- Desperate Man – ERIC CHURCH
- Producers: JAY JOYCE/ARTURO BUENAHORA JR.
- Record Label: EMI RECORDS NASHVILLE
- From A Room: Volume 2 – CHRIS STAPLETON
- Producers: DAVE COBB/CHRIS STAPLETON
- Record Label: MERCURY NASHVILLE
- Golden Hour – KACEY MUSGRAVES
- Producers: IAN FITCHUK/DANIEL TASHIAN/KACEY MUSGRAVES
- Record Label: MCA NASHVILLE
- The Mountain – DIERKS BENTLEY
- Producers: ROSS COPPERMAN/JON RANDALL STEWART/ARTURO BUENAHORA JR.
- Record Label: CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE
Single Of The Year
- Down to the Honky Tonk – JAKE OWEN
- Producer: JOEY MOI
- Record Label: BIG LOUD RECORDS
- Heaven – KANE BROWN
- Producer: DANN HUFF/POLOW DA DON
- Record Label: RCA NASHVILLE
- Meant To Be – BEBE REXHA featuring FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE
- Producer: WILSHIRE for ROCK THE SOUL ENT
- Record Label: WARNER BROS. RECORDS
- Most People Are Good – LUKE BRYAN
- Producers: JEFF STEVENS/JODY STEVENS
- Record Label: CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE
- Tequila – DAN + SHAY
- Producers: SCOTT HENDRICKS/DAN SMYERS
- Record Label: WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE
Song Of The Year
- Break Up In The End – COLE SWINDELL
- Writers: JESSIE JO DILLON/CHASE MCGILL/JON NITE
- Broken Halos – CHRIS STAPLETON
- Writers: MIKE HENDERSON/CHRIS STAPLETON
- Meant To Be – BEBE REXHA featuring FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE
- Writers: DAVID GARCIA/TYLER HUBBARD/JOSHUA MILLER/BEBE REXHA
- Space Cowboy – KACEY MUSGRAVES
- Writers: LUKE LAIRD/SHANE MCANALLY/KACEY MUSGRAVES
- Tequila – DAN + SHAY
- Writers: NICOLLE GALYON/JORDAN REYNOLDS/DAN SMYERS
- Yours – RUSSELL DICKERSON
- Writers: CASEY BROWN/RUSSELL DICKERSON/PARKER WELLING
Video Of The Year
- Babe – SUGARLAND featuring TAYLOR SWIFT
- Burn Out – MIDLAND
- Burning Man – DIERKS BENTLEY featuring BROTHERS OSBORNE
- Drunk Girl – CHRIS JANSON
- Shoot Me Straight – BROTHERS OSBORNE
- Tequila – DAN + SHAY
Music Event Of The Year
- Burning Man – DIERKS BENTLEY featuring BROTHERS OSBORNE
- Drowns the Whiskey – JASON ALDEAN featuring MIRANDA LAMBERT
- Everything’s Gonna Be Alright – DAVID LEE MURPHY featuring KENNY CHESNEY
- Keeping Score – DAN + SHAY featuring KELLY CLARKSON
- Meant To Be – BEBE REXHA featuring FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE
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