Album Of The Year
Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
Producer: Daniel Tashian
Producer: Ian Fitchuk
Producer: Kacey Musgraves
Label: MCA Nashville
Album Of The Year
Dan + Shay
Dan + Shay
Producer: Dan Smyers
Producer: Matt Dragstrem
Producer: Scott Hendricks
Label: Warner Music Nashville
Album Of The Year
Desperate Man
Eric Church
Producer: Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Producer: Jay Joyce
Label: EMI Records Nashville
Album Of The Year
From A Room: Volume 2
Chris Stapleton
Producer: Chris Stapleton
Producer: Dave Cobb
Label: Mercury Nashville
Album Of The Year
The Mountain
Dierks Bentley
Producer: Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Producer: Jon Randall Stewart
Producer: Ross Copperman
Label: Capitol Records Nashville
Single Of The Year
Tequila
Dan + Shay
Producer: Dan Smyers
Producer: Scott Hendricks
Label: Warner Music Nashville
Single Of The Year
Down to the Honkytonk
Jake Owen
Label: Big Loud Records
Producer: Joey Moi
Single Of The Year
Heaven
Kane Brown
Producer: Dann Huff
Producer: Polow Da Don
Label: RCA Nashville
Single Of The Year
Meant To Be
Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Producer: Wilshire for Rock The Soul Ent
Single Of The Year
Most People Are Good
Luke Bryan
Label: Capitol Records Nashville
Producer: Jeff Stevens
Producer: Jody Stevens
Song Of The Year
Tequila
Dan + Shay
Publisher: A Girl Named Charlie (BMI)
Publisher: Beats and Banjos (ASCAP)
Publisher: Buckeye26 (ASCAP)
Publisher: Jreynmusic (ASCAP)
Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI)
Publisher: WB Music Corp (ASCAP)
Songwriter: Dan Smyers
Songwriter: Jordan Reynolds
Songwriter: Nicolle Galyon
Song Of The Year
Break Up In The End
Cole Swindell
Publisher: Big Ass Pile Of Dimes Music (BMI)
Publisher: Big Music Machine (BMI)
Publisher: EMI April Music Inc.
Publisher: Nite Writer Music (ASCAP)
Publisher: Plum Nelly (BMI)
Publisher: Songs of Universal, Inc.
Songwriter: Chase McGill
Songwriter: Jessie Jo Dillon
Songwriter: Jon Nite
Song Of The Year
Broken Halos
Chris Stapleton
Songwriter: Chris Stapleton
Songwriter: Mike Henderson
Publisher: House of Sea Gayle Music, admin. by ClearBox Rights
Publisher: Spirit Catalog Holdings, S.a.r.l. admin. by Spirit Two Nashville (ASCAP)
Publisher: Straight Six Music (BMI)
Publisher: WB Music Corp.
Song Of The Year
Meant To Be
Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
Songwriter: Bebe Rexha
Songwriter: David Garcia
Songwriter: Joshua Miller
Songwriter: Tyler Hubbard
Publisher: Big Loud Mountain (BMI) and T Hubb Publishing (BMI). All Rights Administered by Round Hill Works
Publisher: BMG Platinum Songs/Kiss Me If You Can Music (BMI) (all rights administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC)
Publisher: Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing (ASCAP) D Soul Music (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com)
Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. on behalf of itself and Songs of the Corn and Jack 10 Publishing
Song Of The Year
Space Cowboy
Kacey Musgraves
Songwriter: Kacey Musgraves
Songwriter: Luke Laird
Songwriter: Shane McAnally
Publisher: Smack Hits/Smack Songs, admin bvy Kobalt Music Group ltd. (GMR)
Publisher: Universal Music Works/We Are Creative Nation/Jake and Mack Music, admin. by Universal Music Works
Publisher: Universal Music Works/We Are Creative NBaSmack Hits/Smack Songs, LLC, admin. by Kobalt Music Group Ltd. (GMR)
Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./351 Music (BMI)
Song Of The Year
Yours
Russell Dickerson
Publisher: BMG Platinum Songs
Publisher: Hillbilly Science and Research Publishing
Publisher: Kailey's Dream
Publisher: Not Just Another Song Publishing
Publisher: So Essential Tunes
Publisher: Trailerlily Music
Songwriter: Casey Brown
Songwriter: Parker Welling
Songwriter: Russell Dickerson
Video Of The Year
Drunk Girl
Chris Janson
Producer: Ben Skipworth
Director: Jeff Venable
Video Of The Year
Babe
Sugarland featuring Taylor Swift
Director: Anthony Mandler
Producer: Roger Hunt
Video Of The Year
Burn Out
Midland
Producer: Ben Skipworth
Director: Cameron Duddy
Director: TK McKamy
Video Of The Year
Burning Man
Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne
Producer: Nate Eggert
Director: Wes Edwards
Video Of The Year
Shoot Me Straight
Brothers Osborne
Producer: April Kimbrell
Director: Ryan Silver
Director: Wes Edwards
Video Of The Year
Tequila
Dan + Shay
Producer: Christen Pinkston
Director: Patrick Tracy
Music Event Of The Year
Burning Man
Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne
Producer: Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Producer: Jon Randall Stewart
Producer: Ross Copperman
Label: Capitol Records Nashville
Music Event Of The Year
Drowns the Whiskey
Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert
Label: BBR Music Group
Label: BMG
Label: Broken Bow Records
Label: Macon Music, LLC
Producer: Michael Knox
Music Event Of The Year
Everything's Gonna Be Alright
David Lee Murphy featuring Kenny Chesney
Label: Blue Chair
Label: Reviver Records
Producer: Buddy Cannon
Producer: David Lee Murphy
Producer: Kenny Chesney
Music Event Of The Year
Keeping Score
Dan + Shay featuring Kelly Clarkson
Producer: Dan Smyers
Producer: Scott Hendricks
Label: Warner Music Nashville
Music Event Of The Year
Meant To Be
Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Producer: Wilshire for Rock The Soul Ent
INDUSTRY AWARDS:
CASINO OF THE YEAR – SMALL CAPACITY
• Choctaw Casino & Resort - Durant, OK
• Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort - Cherokee, NC
• The Joint: Tulsa - Tulsa, OK
• Peppermill Hotel & Casino, Wendover, NV
• Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort - Mt. Pleasant, MI
CASINO OF THE YEAR – LARGE CAPACITY
• Casino Rama - Orillia, ON
• Grand Casino Hinckley - Hinckley, MN
• Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT
• Sandia Casino Amphitheater - Albuquerque, NM
• WinStar Global Event Center - Thackerville, OK
FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
• Boots & Hearts - Oro-Medonte, ON
• Faster Horses - Brooklyn, MI
• Stagecoach - Indio, CA
• Tortuga Music Festival - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Windy City Smokeout - Chicago, IL
NIGHTCLUB OF THE YEAR
• Dusty Armadillo - Rootstown, OH
• Grizzly Rose - Denver, CO
• Joe's on Weed St - Chicago, IL
• Joe's Live - Rosemont, IL
• Stoney's Rockin' Country - Las Vegas, NV
VENUE OF THE YEAR – SMALL CAPACITY
• House of Blues - Anaheim, CA
• House of Blues - Boston, MA
• Floore's - Helotes, TX
• Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN
• Surf Ballroom - Clear Lake, IA
VENUE OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM CAPACITY
• Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
• Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion – Gilford, NH
• Ascend Amphitheater – Nashville, TN
• The Wharf Amphitheater - Orange Beach, AL
• The Anthem – Washington, DC
VENUE OF THE YEAR – LARGE CAPACITY
• Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, TN
• BOK Center - Tulsa, OK
• Budweiser Stage - Toronto, ON
• PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
• Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center - Noblesville, IN
DON ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR
• Todd Boltin - Variety Attractions
• Billy Brill - Billy Alan Productions
• Gil Cunningham - Neste Live!
• Kell Houston - Houston Productions
• Nicole More - Wilson Events, Inc.
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 Toshinskiy
• 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 Toshinskiy
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
ACM RADIO AWARDS: The following previously announced radio awards will be presented during the annual Radio Winners Reception which will be held on Saturday, April 6 in Las Vegas.
*Winners in bold
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, MI)
• Katie Neal – WNSH-FM (New York, NY)
• The Rob + Holly Show – WYCD-FM (Detroit, MI)
• Tanner in the Morning - Rob Tanner, Catherine Lane,
Chris Allen, Captain Jim, and Mimi – WSOC-FM (Charlotte, NC)
• Tracy Dixon, Guy David & Patrick Knight – KYGO-FM (Denver, CO)
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET
• Jim, Deb & Kevin – WFMS-FM (Indianapolis, IN)
• Lexi And Banks – KUBL-FM (Salt Lake City, UT)
• Q Morning Crew with Mike and Janie – WQDR-FM (Raleigh, NC)
• Ridder, Scott and Shannen – WMIL-FM (Milwaukee, WI)
• Tige & Daniel - Tige Rogers, Daniel Baker, Mari Mueller – WSIX-FM (Nashville, TN)
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET
• Kenn McCloud – KUZZ-AM/FM (Bakersfield, CA)
• Brent Michaels – KUZZ-AM/FM (Bakersfield, CA)
• Mo & StykMan Show – WUSY-FM (Chattanooga, TN)
• Roger, Julie and DJ Thee Trucker in the Morning – WPCV-FM (Lakeland, FL)
• Tom & Becky – WBBS-FM (Syracuse, NY)
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET
• Adam & Jen in the Morning – KIOK-FM (Richland, WA)
• Brent Lane and Candy Cullerton – WYCT-FM (Pensacola, FL)
• The Q Crew with Jason and Ashley on Q100.3 – KRWQ-FM (Medford, OR)
• The Roger & Corliss Morning Show – KORA-FM (Bryan, TX)
• Scotty & Catryna in the Morning – KCLR-FM (Columbia, MO)
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET
• KKBQ-FM – Houston, TX
• KNIX-FM – Phoenix, AZ
• KPLX-FM – Dallas, TX
• KSCS-FM – Dallas, TX
• WYCD-FM – Detroit, MI
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET
• KAJA-FM – San Antonio, TX
• KUBL-FM – Salt Lake City, UT
• WLHK-FM – Indianapolis, IN
• WMIL-FM – Milwaukee, WI
• WWKA-FM – Orlando, FL
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET
• KATM-FM – Stockton, CA
• KUZZ-AM/FM – Bakersfield, CA
• KXKT-FM – Omaha, NE
• WHKO-FM – Dayton, OH
• WIVK-FM – Knoxville, TN
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET
• KHAY-FM – Ventura, CA
• KKNU-FM – Eugene, OR
• KORA-FM – Bryan, TX
• WGSQ-FM – Cookeville, TN
• WYCT-FM – Pensacola, FL