CHRIS STAPLETON, DAN + SHAY, MUSGRAVES LEAD ACM NOMS
Chris Stapleton, Dan + Shay and Grammy champ Kacey Musgraves are on the leader board for the 54th annual ACM Awards. Stapleton and Dan + Shay have six noms each and Musgraves, with five, will see if she can keep her award-winning streak alive.
Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osbourne, Florida Georgia Line and first-time nominee Bebe Rexha received four noms each.
Fresh off their Grammy wins, Kacey Musgraves and Dan + Shay are up for the ACM Awards for Song of the Year for “Space Cowboy” and “Tequila,” respectively. Entertainer of Year contenders, meanwhile, are all men.
Musgraves’ collaborator on “Space Cowboy,” Shane McAnally, is up for Songwriter of the Year against Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley, Josh Osborne and the only other person with a Song of the Year nom, Chase McGill (“Break Up in the End”).
Musgraves is also up for Female Artist of the Year and Dan + Shay is also nominated for top duo. Among Dan + Shay’s noms is Music Event of the Year for “Keeping Score” with Kelly Clarkson.
Other Female Artist of the Year nominees are Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Maren Morris and Carrie Underwood.
Up for Male Artist of the Year are Dierks Bentley, Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton and Keith Urban.
The Entertainer of the Year nominees are Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Stapleton, Kenny Chesney and Urban. Reba McEntire announced nominees for the top awards today on CBS This Morning, expressing surprise about the lack of female representation on the EOTY category.
"There are a lot of talented women working their butts off," she said. "I'm missing my girlfriends on this [list]."
Lady Antebellum, Lanco, Little Big Town, Midland and Old Dominion are the Group of the Year nominees. Besides Dan + Shay, Duo of the Year noms went to reigning winners Brothers Osborne, Florida Georgia Line, Locash and Maddie & Tae.
Musgrave’s multi-Grammy-winning Golden Hour is up for Album of the Year against Dan + Shay’s self-titled release, Eric Church’s Desperate Man, Stapleton’s From a Room: Volume 2 and Bentley’s The Mountain.
Stapleton and Musgraves are up as artist and producer in Album of the Year and as songwriter and artist in Song of the Year.
Ian Fitchuk, a producer on Musgraves’ Golden Hour, is up for six awards as well, though mostly in the musician categories of Bass Player, Drummer and Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year.
The ACM rolled out the nominations between CBS and various online platforms, among them Facebook and ETonline. For a list with industry awards, click here.
The 54th ACM Awards will be held 4/7 at MGM Grand’s Garden Arena in Las Vegas. CBS will air the show.
The nominations:
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
SONG OF THE YEAR
"Break Up In The End," Cole Swindell Songwriters: Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill and Jon Nite
"Broken Halos," Chris Stapleton Songwriters: Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton
"Meant To Be," Bebe Rexha f/Florida Georgia Line Songwriters: David Garcia, Tyler Hubbard, Joshua Miller, Bebe Rexha
"Space Cowboy," Kacey Musgraves Songwriters: Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves
"Tequila," Dan + Shay Songwriters: Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers
"Yours," Russell Dickerson Songwriters: Casey Brown / Russell Dickerson / Parker Welling
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 VOCAL DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
High Valley
LANCO
Runaway June
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
"Dan + Shay," Dan + Shay
"Desperate Man," Eric Church
"From A Room Vol. 2," Chris Stapleton
"Golden Hour," Kacey Musgraves
"The Mountain," Dierks Bentley
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
"Down to the Honky Tonk," Jake Owen
"Heaven," Kane Brown
"Meant To Be," Bebe Rexha f/Florida Georgia Line
"Most People Are Good," Luke Bryan
"Tequila," Dan + Shay
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"Babe," Sugarland f/Taylor Swift
"Burn Out," Midland
"Burning Man," Dierks Bentley f/Brothers Osborne
"Drunk Girl," Chris Janson
"Shoot Me Straight," Brothers Osborne
"Tequila," Dan + Shay
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
"Burning Man," Dierks Bentley f/Brothers Osborne
"Drowns the Whiskey," Jason Aldean f/Miranda Lambert
"Everything's Gonna Be Alright," David Lee Murphy f/Kenny Chesney
"Keeping Score," Dan + Shay f/Kelly Clarkson
"Meant To Be," Bebe Rexha F/Florida Georgia Line
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Ross Copperman
Ashley Gorley
Shane McAnally
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne
ACM RADIO AWARDS
NATIONAL ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (tie within category increased nominees)
Cody Alan - CMT After MidNite with Cody Alan
Kix Brooks - American Country Countdown
Darren Wilhite and Tim Wall - Wilhite & Wall
Lon Helton - Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton
Tracy Lawrence - Honky Tonkin' with Tracy Lawrence
Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase - The Crook & Chase Countdown
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET
Chuck, Rachael & Grunwald in the Morning WYCD-FM Detroit
Katie Neal WNSH-FM New York
The Rob + Holly Show WYCD-FM Detroit
Tanner in the Morning - Rob Tanner, Catherine Lane, Chris Allen, Captain Jim, and Mimi WSOC-FM Charlotte, N.C.
Tracy Dixon, Guy David & Patrick Knight KYGO-FM Denver
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET
Jim, Deb & Kevin WFMS-FM Indianapolis
Lexi and Banks KUBL-FM Salt Lake City
Q Morning Crew with Mike and Janie WQDR-FM Raleigh, N.C.
Ridder, Scott and Shannen WMIL-FM Milwaukee
Tige & Daniel - Tige Rogers, Daniel Baker, and Mari Mueller WSIX-FM Nashville
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET
Kenn McCloud KUZZ-AM/FM Bakersfield
Brent Michaels KUZZ-AM/FM Bakersfield
Mo & Styckman Show WUSY-FM Chattanooga, Tenn.
Roger, Julie and DJ Thee Trucker in the Morning WPCV-FM Lakeland, Fla.
Tom & Becky WBBS-FM Syracuse, N.Y.
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET
Adam & Jen in the Morning KIOK-FM Richland, Wash.
Brent Lane and Candy Cullerton WYCT-FM Pensacola, Fla.
The Q Crew with Jason and Ashley on Q100.3 KRWQ-FM Medford, Ore.
The Roger & Corliss Morning Show KORA-FM Bryan, Texas
Scotty & Catryna in the Morning KCLR-FM Columbia, Mo.
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET
KKBQ-FM Houston
KNIX-FM Phoenix
KPLX-FM Dallas
KSCS-FM Dallas
WYCD-FM Detroit
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET
KAJA-FM San Antonio
KUBL-FM Salt Lake City
WLHK-FM Indianapolis
WMIL-FM Milwaukee
WWKA-FM Orlando, Fla.
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET
KATM-FM Stockton, Calif.
KUZZ-AM/FM Bakersfield
KXKT-FM Omaha, Neb.
WHKO-FM Dayton, Ohio
WIVK-FM Knoxville, Tenn.
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET
KHAY-FM Ventura
KKNU-FM Eugene, Ore.
KORA-FM Bryan, Texas
WGSQ-FM Cookeville, Tenn.
WYCT-FM Pensacola, Fla.
CASINO OF THE YEAR – SMALL CAPACITY
Choctaw Casino & Resort - Durant, Okla.
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort - Cherokee, N.C.
The Joint: Tulsa - Tulsa
Peppermill Reno - Reno
Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort - Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
CASINO OF THE YEAR – LARGE CAPACITY
Casino Rama - Orillia, Ont.
Grand Casino Hinckley - Hinckley, Minn.
Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, Conn.
Sandia Casino Amphitheater - Albuquerque
WinStar Global Event Center - Thackerville, Okla.
FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
Boots & Hearts - Oro-Medonte, Ont.
Faster Horses - Brooklyn, Mich.
Stagecoach - Indio
Tortuga Music Festival - Ft. Lauderdale
Windy City Smokeout - Chicago
NIGHTCLUB OF THE YEAR
Dusty Armadillo - Rootstown, Ohio
Grizzly Rose - Denver
Joe's on Weed St - Chicago
Joe's Live - Rosemont, Ill.
Stoney's Rockin' Country - Las Vegas
VENUE OF THE YEAR – SMALL CAPACITY
House of Blues - Anaheim
House of Blues - Boston
Floore's - Helotes
Ryman Auditorium - Nashville
Surf Ballroom - Clear Lake, Iowa
VENUE OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM CAPACITY
Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, Colo.
Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion – Gilford, N.H.
Ascend Amphitheater – Nashville
The Wharf Amphitheater - Orange Beach, Ala.
The Anthem – Washington, D.C.
VENUE OF THE YEAR – LARGE CAPACITY
Bridgestone Arena - Nashville
BOK Center - Tulsa
Budweiser Stage - Toronto
PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, N.J.
Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center - Noblesville, Ind.
DON ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR
Todd Boltin - Variety Attractions
Billy Brill - Billy Alan Productions
Gil Cunningham - Neste Event Marketing
Kell Houston - Houston Productions
Nicole More - Wilson Events
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
Brent Fedrizzi - AEG Presents
Stacy Vee - Goldenvoice
Ed Warm - Joe's Bar
Adam Weiser - AEG Presents
Jason Wright - Live Nation
STUDIO RECORDING AWARDS
BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Mike Brignardello
JT Cure
Ian Fitchuk
Tony Lucido
Glenn Worf
DRUMMER OF THE YEAR
Matt Chamberlain
Ian Fitchuk
Evan Hutchings
Aaron Sterling
Nir Z
GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Tom Bukovac
Jedd Hughes
Danny Rader
Adam Shoenfeld
Ilya Toshinsky
Derek Wells
PIANO/KEYBOARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dave Cohen
David Dorn
Ian Fitchuk
Tony Harrell
Charlie Judge
Gordon Mote
SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT(S) PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Ian Fitchuk
Jenee Fleenor
Carl Miner
Mickey Raphael
Ilya Toshinsky
STEEL GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dan Dugmore
Steve Hinson
Mike Johnson
Russ Pahl
Justin Schipper
AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Craig Alvin
Ryan Gore
Jeff Juliano
Vance Powell
F Reid Shippen
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Buddy Cannon
Ian Fitchuk
Dann Huff
Jay Joyce
Michael Knox
