Entertainer of the Year

Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood

Chris Stapleton

Chris Stapleton

Jason Aldean

Jason Aldean

Kane Brown

Kane Brown

Luke Combs

Luke Combs

Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert

Morgan Wallen

Morgan Wallen

Female Artist of the Year

Ashley McBryde

Ashley McBryde

Carly Pearce

Carly Pearce

Kelsea Ballerini

Kelsea Ballerini

Lainey Wilson

Lainey Wilson

Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert

Male Artist of the Year

Chris Stapleton

Chris Stapleton

Jordan Davis

Jordan Davis

Kane Brown

Kane Brown

Luke Combs

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Morgan Wallen

Duo of the Year

Brooks & Dunn

Brooks & Dunn

Brooks & Dunn dominated country radio for two decades, from 1991's "Brand New Man" to 2009's "Cowboys Don't Cry." They landed their first ACM Awards for 1991 Vocal Duo and New Vocal Duet or Group. They claimed the Vocal Duo category 16 times, setting a record that may never be broken. Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn shot out of the gate as Brand New Man won the 1992 ACM Award for Album of the Year, while "Boot Scootin' Boogie" picked up Single Record of the Year. They earned Entertainer of the Year honors for 1995 and 1996, the only duo to ever win the award. They picked up a third Entertainer award and a Music Video of the Year trophy for "Only in America" for 2001 Among their 41 Top 10 hits are signature songs include "My Next Broken Heart," "My Maria," 'Ain't Nothin' 'Bout You" and "Red Dirt Road," while the stunning "Believe" picked up 2005 ACM Song of the Year. Known as one of country's most dynamic live acts, Brooks & Dunn is in the midst of a Las Vegas residency with Re
ba. The duo's newest project, Reboot, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's country albums chart this year.
Brothers Osborne

Brothers Osborne

Dan + Shay

Dan + Shay

Maddie & Tae

Maddie & Tae

The War and Treaty

The War and Treaty

Group of the Year

Lady A

Lady A

Little Big Town

Little Big Town

Midland

Midland

Old Dominion

Old Dominion

Zac Brown Band

Zac Brown Band

New Female Artist of the Year

Caitlyn Smith

Caitlyn Smith

Hailey Whitters

Hailey Whitters

Megan Moroney

Megan Moroney

Morgan Wade

Morgan Wade

Priscilla Block

Priscilla Block

New Male Artist of the Year

Bailey Zimmerman

Bailey Zimmerman

Dylan Scott

Dylan Scott

ERNEST

ERNEST

Jackson Dean

Jackson Dean

Nate Smith

Nate Smith

Zach Bryan

Zach Bryan

Album of the Year

[AWARDED TO ARTIST(S)/PRODUCER(S)/RECORD COMPANY-LABEL(S)]

Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville

Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville

Ashley McBryde
Bell Bottom Country

Bell Bottom Country

Lainey Wilson
Growin' Up

Growin' Up

Luke Combs
Mr. Saturday Night

Mr. Saturday Night

Jon Pardi
Palomino

Palomino

Miranda Lambert

Single of the Year

[AWARDED TO ARTIST(S)/PRODUCER(S)/RECORD COMPANY-LABEL(S)]

Heart Like A Truck

Heart Like A Truck

Lainey Wilson
Never Wanted To Be That Girl

Never Wanted To Be That Girl

Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
She Had Me At Heads Carolina

She Had Me At Heads Carolina

Cole Swindell
Thank God

Thank God

Kane Brown (with Katelyn Brown)
Til You Can't

Til You Can't

Cody Johnson

Song of the Year

[AWARDED TO SONGWRITER(S)/PUBLISHER(S)/ARTIST(S)]

Sand In My Boots

Sand In My Boots

Morgan Wallen
She Had Me At Heads Carolina

She Had Me At Heads Carolina

Cole Swindell
Til You Can't

Til You Can't

Cody Johnson
wait in the truck

wait in the truck

HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
You Should Probably Leave

You Should Probably Leave

Chris Stapleton

Visual Media of the Year

[AWARDED TO PRODUCER(S)/DIRECTOR(S)/ARTIST(S)]

HEARTFIRST

HEARTFIRST

Kelsea Ballerini
She Had Me At Heads Carolina

She Had Me At Heads Carolina

Cole Swindell
Thank God

Thank God

Kane Brown (with Katelyn Brown)
Til You Can't

Til You Can't

Cody Johnson
wait in the truck

wait in the truck

HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson)
What He Didn't Do

What He Didn't Do

Carly Pearce

Music Event of the Year

[AWARDED TO ARTIST(S)/PRODUCER(S)/RECORD COMPANY-LABEL(S)]

At The End Of A Bar

At The End Of A Bar

Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny
She Had Me At Heads Carolina [Remix]

She Had Me At Heads Carolina [Remix]

Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina
Thank God

Thank God

Kane Brown (with Katelyn Brown)
Thinking 'Bout You

Thinking 'Bout You

Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter
wait in the truck

wait in the truck

HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson

Artist-Songwriter of the Year

ERNEST

ERNEST

HARDY

HARDY

Luke Combs

Luke Combs

Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert

Morgan Wallen

Morgan Wallen

Songwriter of the Year

Ashley Gorley

Ashley Gorley

Chase McGill

Chase McGill

Hunter Phelps

Hunter Phelps

Josh Osborne

Josh Osborne

Nicolle Galyon

Nicolle Galyon


Studio Recording Award Nominees

Acoustic Guitar Player of the Year

Brian Sutton

Danny Rader

Ilya Toshinskiy

Tim Galloway

Todd Lombardo

Audio Engineer of the Year

Drew Bollman

F. Reid Shippen

Gena Johnson

Josh Ditty

Justin Neibank

Bass Player of the Year

Craig Young

Craig Young

Lex Price

Mark Hill

Steve Mackey

Tony Lucido

Drummer of the Year

Aaron Sterling

Fred Eltringham

Jerry Roe

Miles McPherson

Nir Z

Electric Guitar Player of the Year

Derek Wells

Kenny Greenburg

Kris Donegan

Rob McNelly

Sol Philcox-Littlefield

Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year

Alex Wright

Billy Justineau

Charles Judges

Dave Cohen

Jim "Moose" Brown

Producer of the Year

Buddy Cannon

Derek Wells

Jay Joyce

Joey Moi

Jon Randall

Luke Dick

Specialty Instrument(s) Player of the Year

Dan Dugmore

Jenee Fleenor

Josh Matheny

Justin Schipper

Stuart Duncan


Industry Award Nominees

Arena of the Year

Denny Sanford Premier Center - Sioux Falls, SD

Dickies Arena – Fort Worth, TX

Hertz Arena - Estero, FL

Moody Center - Austin, TX

Simmons Bank Arena - Little Rock, AR

Thompson-Boling Arena - Knoxville, TN

Casino of the Year - Arena

Fallsview Casino Resort - Niagara Falls, ON

Harrah's Council Bluffs - Council Bluffs, IA

Harveys Lake Tahoe - Stateline, NV

Mystic Lake Casino Showroom - Prior Lake, MN

Northern Quest Resort & Casino - Airway Heights, WA

Turning Stone Resort Casino - Verona, NY

Casino of the Year - Theater

Deadwood Mountain Grand – Deadwood, SD

Golden Nugget - Lake Charles, LA

Resorts World Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas - Las Vegas, NV

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Hollywood, FL

Soaring Eagle - Mount Pleasant, MI

Club of the Year

Billy Bob's Texas – Fort Worth, TX

Coyote Joe's - Charlotte, NC

Grizzly Rose - Denver, CO

Gruene Hall - New Braunfels, TX

Joe's on Weed St. - Chicago, IL

Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year

Michelle Romeo

Pat Powelson

Ron Pateras

Stacy Vee

Troy Vollhoffer

Fair/Rodeo of the Year

Auburn Rodeo - Opelika, AL

Cheyenne Frontier Days – Cheyenne, WY

Florida Strawberry Festival - Plant City, FL

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo - Houston, TX

Iowa State Fair - Des Moines, IA

Festival of the Year

C2C: Country to Country - UK

Carolina Country Music Fest – Myrtle Beach, SC

Country Concert - Ft, Loramie, OH

Country Fest - Cadott, WI

Country Thunder - Bristol, TN

Stagecoach Festival - Indio, CA

Tortuga Music Festival - Fort Lauderdale, FL

Outdoor Venue of the Year

Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion – Gilford, NH

FirstBank Amphitheater - Franklin, TN

Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA

Saint Augustine Amphitheatre – St. Augustine, FL

Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa Barbara, CA

The Wharf Amphitheater – Orange Beach, AL

Promoter of the Year

Aaron Spalding

Adam Weiser

Ed Warm

Jay Wilson

Patrick McDill

Theater of the Year

Crystal Grand Music Theater, Lake Delton, WI

Florida Theatre - Jacksonville, FL

Grand Ole Opry House- Nashville, TN

Orpheum Theater - Omaha, NE

Stiefel Theatre - Salina, KS


Radio Award NOMINEES

National Daily On-Air Personality of the Year

Ania Hammar

Nights with Ania

Big D, Bubba, Patrick Thomas, Carsen

The Big D & Bubba Show

Bobby Bones, Amy, Lunchbox, Producer Eddie, Morgan, SZN, Scuba Steve, Mike D, Abby, Pitts, Kevin, and Lauren

The Bobby Bones Show

Elaina Smith

Nights with Elaina

Shawn Parr - Shawn Parr’s Across the Country

Shawn Parr’s Across the Country

National Weekly On-Air Personality of the Year

Crook & Chase – Lorianne Crook, Charlie Chase

Crook and Chase Countdown

Elaina Smith

With Elaina

Kelleigh Bannen

Today's Country

Kix Brooks

American Country Countdown

Michael Knox, Shalacy Griffin

Knox Country 360

On-Air Personality of the Year - Major Market

Josh, Rachael & Grunwald in the Morning – Josh Holleman, Rachael Hunter, Steve Grunwald

WYCD-FM - Detroit, MI

Tampa Bay’s Morning Krewe - J.R. Jaus, Launa Phillips, Kevin Ebel

WQYK-FM - St. Petersburg, FL

The Andie Summers Show – Andie Summers, Jeff Kurkjian, Donnie Black, Shannon Boyle

WXTU-FM - Philadelphia, PA

The Morning Bullpen with George, Mo, and Erik

KILT - Houston, TX

“At Work” Show – Michael J

WPOC-FM - Baltimore, MD

On-Air Personality of the Year - Large Market

Ridder, Scott, and Shannen

WMIL-FM - Milwaukee, WI

The Big Dave Show – ‘Big Dave’ Chandler, Chelsie Shinkle, Jason Statt, and Ashley Dawn

WUBE-FM - Cincinnati, OH

The Q Morning Crew - Mike Wheless and Amanda Daughtry

WQDR-FM - Raleigh, NC

The Wayne D Show – Wayne D and Tay Hamilton

WSIX-FM - Nashville, TN

Tim + Chelsea Morning Show

WIRK-FM - West Palm Beach, FL

On-Air Personality of the Year - Medium Market

Brent Michaels

KUZZ-AM/FM - Bakersfield, CA

Cliff & Tanya in the Morning - Cliff Dumas & Tanya

KUZZ-FM - Bakersfield, CA

Julie and DJ in the Morning - Julie Kansy, Dale Sellers

WPCV-FM - Lakeland, FL

New Country Mornings with Nancy and Woody - Nancy Wilson, Aaron Woods

WHKO-FM - Dayton, OH

Steve & Gina in the Morning: Steve Lundy, Gina Melton

KXKT-FM - Omaha, NE

On-Air Personality of the Year - Small Market

Deb Miles

WBYT-FM - South Bend, IN

Kicks Morning Crew – Sean Lamb and Dave Patrick

WQLK-FM - Richmond, IN

Morning Air Show – Steve Stroud, Ben Walker and Nikki Thomas

WXBQ-FM - Bristol, VA

Steve & Tiffany in the Morning – Steve Waters and Tiffany Kay

WFLS-FM - Fredericksburg, VA

The Cat Pak Morning Show - Brent Lane and Mel McCrae

WYCT-FM - Pensacola, FL

Radio Station of the Year - Major Market

KILT-FM

Houston, TX

KKBQ-FM

Houston, TX

KMLE-FM

Phoenix, AZ

KSCS-FM

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

WXTU-FM

Philadelphia, PA

Radio Station of the Year - Large Market

KFRG-FM

San Bernardino, CA

KSOP-FM

Salt Lake City, UT

WKDF-FM

Nashville, TN

WMIL-FM

Greenfield, WI

WPGB-FM

Pittsburgh, PA

WQDR-FM

Raleigh, NC

WSIX-FM

Nashville, TN

Radio Station of the Year - Medium Market

KIIM-FM

Tuscon, AZ

KSKS-FM

Fresno, CA

KXKT-FM

Omaha, NE

WIVK-FM

Knoxville, TN

WQMX-FM

Akron, OH

WUSY-FM

Chattanooga, TN

Radio Station of the Year - Small Market

WAYZ-FM

Harrisburg, PA

WBYT-FM

South Bend, IN

WCOW-FM

Tomah-La Crosse, WI

WXFL-FM

Florence, AL

WYCT-FM

Pensacola, FL