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| Artist/Song/Album Name | Award Category | Year | Credits | Winner |
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| Lainey Wilson | Female Artist of the Year | 2023 | Lainey Wilson will receive the prestigious ACM Triple Crown Award following her win for ACM Entertainer of the Year at the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards in May 2024. Wilson qualified for the Triple Crown Award after winning ACM New Female Artist of the Year, ACM Female Artist of the Year, and ACM Entertainer of the Year, an honor only nine other artists have been awarded. Wilson is the first solo woman to achieve the ACM Triple Crown Award in a three-year span and the first artist since The Chicks (1998-2000) to qualify for the ACM Triple Crown in that timeframe. | Winner |
| Lainey Wilson | Female Artist of the Year | 2022 | Lainey Wilson will receive the prestigious ACM Triple Crown Award following her win for ACM Entertainer of the Year at the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards in May 2024. Wilson qualified for the Triple Crown Award after winning ACM New Female Artist of the Year, ACM Female Artist of the Year, and ACM Entertainer of the Year, an honor only nine other artists have been awarded. Wilson is the first solo woman to achieve the ACM Triple Crown Award in a three-year span and the first artist since The Chicks (1998-2000) to qualify for the ACM Triple Crown in that timeframe. | Winner |
| Carly Pearce | Female Artist of the Year | 2021 | Winner | |
| Maren Morris | Female Artist of the Year | 2020 | Winner | |
| Maren Morris | Female Artist of the Year | 2019 | Winner | |
| Kacey Musgraves | Female Artist of the Year | 2018 | Winner | |
| Miranda Lambert | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2017 | Miranda Lambert continues to reign as the most decorated artist in the history of the Academy of Country Music, most recently earning her second ACM Video of the Year award and her first ACM Entertainer of the Year title at the 57th ACM Awards, bringing her career total to 37 ACM awards. Additional highlights include a record-setting nine consecutive ACM Female Artist of the Year awards, ACM Song of the Decade for “The House That Built Me,” 10 ACM Song and ACM Single of the Year awards (as either an artist or an artist and songwriter), the ACM Milestone Award, and the first-ever ACM Spirit Award. A multi-faceted entertainer, Lambert’s career boasts an impressive discography; her latest album, Palomino, becoming the eighth solo album of her career (seven of which went No. 1), along with 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, three albums with her trio, The Pistol Annies, and her 2021 ACM and GRAMMY-nominated project The Marfa Tapes, a raw and intimate recording with collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. With more than 70 prestigious awards to her name, the Lindale, TX native has remained an unstoppable force since her 2006 breakthrough win for ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Taking on both a co-headlining tour with Little Big Town, “The Bandwagon Tour,” and a Las Vegas Residency, “Velvet Rodeo,” in 2022 – Lambert continues to forge her own path in Country Music. She remains true to her Texas roots with her Boot Barn-exclusive cowboy boot collection, Idyllwind, while advocating for the adoption of rescue pets through her MuttNation Foundation.
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank. |
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| Miranda Lambert | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2016 | Miranda Lambert continues to reign as the most decorated artist in the history of the Academy of Country Music, most recently earning her second ACM Video of the Year award and her first ACM Entertainer of the Year title at the 57th ACM Awards, bringing her career total to 37 ACM awards. Additional highlights include a record-setting nine consecutive ACM Female Artist of the Year awards, ACM Song of the Decade for “The House That Built Me,” 10 ACM Song and ACM Single of the Year awards (as either an artist or an artist and songwriter), the ACM Milestone Award, and the first-ever ACM Spirit Award. A multi-faceted entertainer, Lambert’s career boasts an impressive discography; her latest album, Palomino, becoming the eighth solo album of her career (seven of which went No. 1), along with 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, three albums with her trio, The Pistol Annies, and her 2021 ACM and GRAMMY-nominated project The Marfa Tapes, a raw and intimate recording with collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. With more than 70 prestigious awards to her name, the Lindale, TX native has remained an unstoppable force since her 2006 breakthrough win for ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Taking on both a co-headlining tour with Little Big Town, “The Bandwagon Tour,” and a Las Vegas Residency, “Velvet Rodeo,” in 2022 – Lambert continues to forge her own path in Country Music. She remains true to her Texas roots with her Boot Barn-exclusive cowboy boot collection, Idyllwind, while advocating for the adoption of rescue pets through her MuttNation Foundation.
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank. |
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| Miranda Lambert | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2015 | Miranda Lambert continues to reign as the most decorated artist in the history of the Academy of Country Music, most recently earning her second ACM Video of the Year award and her first ACM Entertainer of the Year title at the 57th ACM Awards, bringing her career total to 37 ACM awards. Additional highlights include a record-setting nine consecutive ACM Female Artist of the Year awards, ACM Song of the Decade for “The House That Built Me,” 10 ACM Song and ACM Single of the Year awards (as either an artist or an artist and songwriter), the ACM Milestone Award, and the first-ever ACM Spirit Award. A multi-faceted entertainer, Lambert’s career boasts an impressive discography; her latest album, Palomino, becoming the eighth solo album of her career (seven of which went No. 1), along with 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, three albums with her trio, The Pistol Annies, and her 2021 ACM and GRAMMY-nominated project The Marfa Tapes, a raw and intimate recording with collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. With more than 70 prestigious awards to her name, the Lindale, TX native has remained an unstoppable force since her 2006 breakthrough win for ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Taking on both a co-headlining tour with Little Big Town, “The Bandwagon Tour,” and a Las Vegas Residency, “Velvet Rodeo,” in 2022 – Lambert continues to forge her own path in Country Music. She remains true to her Texas roots with her Boot Barn-exclusive cowboy boot collection, Idyllwind, while advocating for the adoption of rescue pets through her MuttNation Foundation.
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank. |
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| Miranda Lambert | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2014 | Miranda Lambert continues to reign as the most decorated artist in the history of the Academy of Country Music, most recently earning her second ACM Video of the Year award and her first ACM Entertainer of the Year title at the 57th ACM Awards, bringing her career total to 37 ACM awards. Additional highlights include a record-setting nine consecutive ACM Female Artist of the Year awards, ACM Song of the Decade for “The House That Built Me,” 10 ACM Song and ACM Single of the Year awards (as either an artist or an artist and songwriter), the ACM Milestone Award, and the first-ever ACM Spirit Award. A multi-faceted entertainer, Lambert’s career boasts an impressive discography; her latest album, Palomino, becoming the eighth solo album of her career (seven of which went No. 1), along with 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, three albums with her trio, The Pistol Annies, and her 2021 ACM and GRAMMY-nominated project The Marfa Tapes, a raw and intimate recording with collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. With more than 70 prestigious awards to her name, the Lindale, TX native has remained an unstoppable force since her 2006 breakthrough win for ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Taking on both a co-headlining tour with Little Big Town, “The Bandwagon Tour,” and a Las Vegas Residency, “Velvet Rodeo,” in 2022 – Lambert continues to forge her own path in Country Music. She remains true to her Texas roots with her Boot Barn-exclusive cowboy boot collection, Idyllwind, while advocating for the adoption of rescue pets through her MuttNation Foundation.
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank. |
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| Miranda Lambert | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2013 | Miranda Lambert continues to reign as the most decorated artist in the history of the Academy of Country Music, most recently earning her second ACM Video of the Year award and her first ACM Entertainer of the Year title at the 57th ACM Awards, bringing her career total to 37 ACM awards. Additional highlights include a record-setting nine consecutive ACM Female Artist of the Year awards, ACM Song of the Decade for “The House That Built Me,” 10 ACM Song and ACM Single of the Year awards (as either an artist or an artist and songwriter), the ACM Milestone Award, and the first-ever ACM Spirit Award. A multi-faceted entertainer, Lambert’s career boasts an impressive discography; her latest album, Palomino, becoming the eighth solo album of her career (seven of which went No. 1), along with 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, three albums with her trio, The Pistol Annies, and her 2021 ACM and GRAMMY-nominated project The Marfa Tapes, a raw and intimate recording with collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. With more than 70 prestigious awards to her name, the Lindale, TX native has remained an unstoppable force since her 2006 breakthrough win for ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Taking on both a co-headlining tour with Little Big Town, “The Bandwagon Tour,” and a Las Vegas Residency, “Velvet Rodeo,” in 2022 – Lambert continues to forge her own path in Country Music. She remains true to her Texas roots with her Boot Barn-exclusive cowboy boot collection, Idyllwind, while advocating for the adoption of rescue pets through her MuttNation Foundation.
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank. |
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| Miranda Lambert | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2012 | Miranda Lambert continues to reign as the most decorated artist in the history of the Academy of Country Music, most recently earning her second ACM Video of the Year award and her first ACM Entertainer of the Year title at the 57th ACM Awards, bringing her career total to 37 ACM awards. Additional highlights include a record-setting nine consecutive ACM Female Artist of the Year awards, ACM Song of the Decade for “The House That Built Me,” 10 ACM Song and ACM Single of the Year awards (as either an artist or an artist and songwriter), the ACM Milestone Award, and the first-ever ACM Spirit Award. A multi-faceted entertainer, Lambert’s career boasts an impressive discography; her latest album, Palomino, becoming the eighth solo album of her career (seven of which went No. 1), along with 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, three albums with her trio, The Pistol Annies, and her 2021 ACM and GRAMMY-nominated project The Marfa Tapes, a raw and intimate recording with collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. With more than 70 prestigious awards to her name, the Lindale, TX native has remained an unstoppable force since her 2006 breakthrough win for ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Taking on both a co-headlining tour with Little Big Town, “The Bandwagon Tour,” and a Las Vegas Residency, “Velvet Rodeo,” in 2022 – Lambert continues to forge her own path in Country Music. She remains true to her Texas roots with her Boot Barn-exclusive cowboy boot collection, Idyllwind, while advocating for the adoption of rescue pets through her MuttNation Foundation.
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank. |
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| Miranda Lambert | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2011 | Miranda Lambert continues to reign as the most decorated artist in the history of the Academy of Country Music, most recently earning her second ACM Video of the Year award and her first ACM Entertainer of the Year title at the 57th ACM Awards, bringing her career total to 37 ACM awards. Additional highlights include a record-setting nine consecutive ACM Female Artist of the Year awards, ACM Song of the Decade for “The House That Built Me,” 10 ACM Song and ACM Single of the Year awards (as either an artist or an artist and songwriter), the ACM Milestone Award, and the first-ever ACM Spirit Award. A multi-faceted entertainer, Lambert’s career boasts an impressive discography; her latest album, Palomino, becoming the eighth solo album of her career (seven of which went No. 1), along with 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, three albums with her trio, The Pistol Annies, and her 2021 ACM and GRAMMY-nominated project The Marfa Tapes, a raw and intimate recording with collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. With more than 70 prestigious awards to her name, the Lindale, TX native has remained an unstoppable force since her 2006 breakthrough win for ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Taking on both a co-headlining tour with Little Big Town, “The Bandwagon Tour,” and a Las Vegas Residency, “Velvet Rodeo,” in 2022 – Lambert continues to forge her own path in Country Music. She remains true to her Texas roots with her Boot Barn-exclusive cowboy boot collection, Idyllwind, while advocating for the adoption of rescue pets through her MuttNation Foundation.
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank. |
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| Miranda Lambert | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2010 | Miranda Lambert continues to reign as the most decorated artist in the history of the Academy of Country Music, most recently earning her second ACM Video of the Year award and her first ACM Entertainer of the Year title at the 57th ACM Awards, bringing her career total to 37 ACM awards. Additional highlights include a record-setting nine consecutive ACM Female Artist of the Year awards, ACM Song of the Decade for “The House That Built Me,” 10 ACM Song and ACM Single of the Year awards (as either an artist or an artist and songwriter), the ACM Milestone Award, and the first-ever ACM Spirit Award. A multi-faceted entertainer, Lambert’s career boasts an impressive discography; her latest album, Palomino, becoming the eighth solo album of her career (seven of which went No. 1), along with 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, three albums with her trio, The Pistol Annies, and her 2021 ACM and GRAMMY-nominated project The Marfa Tapes, a raw and intimate recording with collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. With more than 70 prestigious awards to her name, the Lindale, TX native has remained an unstoppable force since her 2006 breakthrough win for ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Taking on both a co-headlining tour with Little Big Town, “The Bandwagon Tour,” and a Las Vegas Residency, “Velvet Rodeo,” in 2022 – Lambert continues to forge her own path in Country Music. She remains true to her Texas roots with her Boot Barn-exclusive cowboy boot collection, Idyllwind, while advocating for the adoption of rescue pets through her MuttNation Foundation.
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank. |
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| Miranda Lambert | Top Female Vocalist | 2009 | Miranda Lambert continues to reign as the most decorated artist in the history of the Academy of Country Music, most recently earning her second ACM Video of the Year award and her first ACM Entertainer of the Year title at the 57th ACM Awards, bringing her career total to 37 ACM awards. Additional highlights include a record-setting nine consecutive ACM Female Artist of the Year awards, ACM Song of the Decade for “The House That Built Me,” 10 ACM Song and ACM Single of the Year awards (as either an artist or an artist and songwriter), the ACM Milestone Award, and the first-ever ACM Spirit Award. A multi-faceted entertainer, Lambert’s career boasts an impressive discography; her latest album, Palomino, becoming the eighth solo album of her career (seven of which went No. 1), along with 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, three albums with her trio, The Pistol Annies, and her 2021 ACM and GRAMMY-nominated project The Marfa Tapes, a raw and intimate recording with collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. With more than 70 prestigious awards to her name, the Lindale, TX native has remained an unstoppable force since her 2006 breakthrough win for ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Taking on both a co-headlining tour with Little Big Town, “The Bandwagon Tour,” and a Las Vegas Residency, “Velvet Rodeo,” in 2022 – Lambert continues to forge her own path in Country Music. She remains true to her Texas roots with her Boot Barn-exclusive cowboy boot collection, Idyllwind, while advocating for the adoption of rescue pets through her MuttNation Foundation.
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank. |
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| Carrie Underwood | Top Female Vocalist | 2008 | Winner | |
| Carrie Underwood | Top Female Vocalist | 2007 | Winner | |
| Carrie Underwood | Top Female Vocalist | 2006 | Winner | |
| Sara Evans | Top Female Vocalist | 2005 | Winner | |
| Gretchen Wilson | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 2004 | Winner | |
| Martina McBride | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 2003 | Martina McBride built her magnificent career with an incredible voice and a talent for finding emotional songs that resonated with her audience. Beginning with an auspicious debut single titled "The Time Has Come," McBride has placed more than 50 titles on Billboard's country airplay chart and earned three consecutive ACM Female Vocalist awards (2001-2003). She enjoyed a career breakthrough in 1993 with "My Baby Loves Me," which positioned her as one of country music's most empowering artists. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1995. Over the next decade she notched five No. 1 hits: "Wild Angels," "A Broken Wing," "Wrong Again," "I Love You," and "Blessed." Dramatic music videos such as "Independence Day" and "Concrete Angel" brought her most cinematic songs to life, while in the recording studio she developed her ability as a producer. Known for her work with the YWCA and abused women, McBride received the 2003 ACM Humanitarian Award. She connected with her core country music audience on 2011's "I'm Gonna Love You Through It," which became an anthem for women and their families facing breast cancer. In addition to her performing career, McBride has authored two cookbooks and stars in the Food Network series, Martina's Table. | Winner |
| Martina McBride | Top Female Vocalist | 2002 | Martina McBride built her magnificent career with an incredible voice and a talent for finding emotional songs that resonated with her audience. Beginning with an auspicious debut single titled "The Time Has Come," McBride has placed more than 50 titles on Billboard's country airplay chart and earned three consecutive ACM Female Vocalist awards (2001-2003). She enjoyed a career breakthrough in 1993 with "My Baby Loves Me," which positioned her as one of country music's most empowering artists. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1995. Over the next decade she notched five No. 1 hits: "Wild Angels," "A Broken Wing," "Wrong Again," "I Love You," and "Blessed." Dramatic music videos such as "Independence Day" and "Concrete Angel" brought her most cinematic songs to life, while in the recording studio she developed her ability as a producer. Known for her work with the YWCA and abused women, McBride received the 2003 ACM Humanitarian Award. She connected with her core country music audience on 2011's "I'm Gonna Love You Through It," which became an anthem for women and their families facing breast cancer. In addition to her performing career, McBride has authored two cookbooks and stars in the Food Network series, Martina's Table. | Winner |
| Martina McBride | Top Female Vocalist | 2001 | Martina McBride built her magnificent career with an incredible voice and a talent for finding emotional songs that resonated with her audience. Beginning with an auspicious debut single titled "The Time Has Come," McBride has placed more than 50 titles on Billboard's country airplay chart and earned three consecutive ACM Female Vocalist awards (2001-2003). She enjoyed a career breakthrough in 1993 with "My Baby Loves Me," which positioned her as one of country music's most empowering artists. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1995. Over the next decade she notched five No. 1 hits: "Wild Angels," "A Broken Wing," "Wrong Again," "I Love You," and "Blessed." Dramatic music videos such as "Independence Day" and "Concrete Angel" brought her most cinematic songs to life, while in the recording studio she developed her ability as a producer. Known for her work with the YWCA and abused women, McBride received the 2003 ACM Humanitarian Award. She connected with her core country music audience on 2011's "I'm Gonna Love You Through It," which became an anthem for women and their families facing breast cancer. In addition to her performing career, McBride has authored two cookbooks and stars in the Food Network series, Martina's Table. | Winner |
| Faith Hill | Top Female Vocalist | 2000 | Winner | |
| Faith Hill | Top Female Vocalist | 1999 | Winner | |
| Faith Hill | Top Female Vocalist | 1998 | Winner | |
| Trisha Yearwood | Top Female Vocalist | 1997 | Trisha Yearwood emerged as one of the top voices in Country Music in the 90s, winning ACM New Female Vocalist of the Year in 1991 and winning ACM Female Vocalist of the Year in 1997. Along with a win for ACM Video of the Year in 2016, Yearwood has taken home three ACM Awards in her career. | Winner |
| Patty Loveless | Top Female Vocalist | 1996 | Winner | |
| Patty Loveless | Top Female Vocalist | 1995 | Winner | |
| Reba McEntire | Top Female Vocalist | 1994 | Winner | |
| Wynonna | Top Female Vocalist | 1993 | Winner | |
| Mary Chapin Carpenter One of the most eloquent singer-songwriters in country music history, Mary Chapin Carpenter is equally comfortable playing arenas with her band or solo with her acoustic guitar. Carpenter grew up in Princeton, New Jersey and earned a degree from Brown University, then developed her songwriting playing small clubs in Washington, D.C. She signed with Columbia Records on the strength of her early recordings and secured her first Top 10 Country single in 1989 with “Never Had It So Good,” co-written with her co-producer John Jennings. That initial success led to Carpenter’s first ACM Award as the 1990 Top New Female Vocalist. In 1991, her breakout hit “Down at the Twist and Shout” peaked at No. 2. and she carried that momentum into her fourth album, 1992’s Come On Come On. The collection featured hits “I Feel Lucky,” “The Hard Way," and “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her” and went on to sell more than four million copies. Carpenter was awarded ACM Top Female Vocalist Award that year as well. By 1995, Carpenter claimed her own No. 1 country single, “Shut Up and Kiss Me,” and had written a Top 10 hit recorded by Wynonna (“Girls With Guitars”). Carpenter has also had success writing with other artists, including "Sally's Pigeons” with Cyndi Lauper, "No Fear” with Terri Clark, and "Where Are You Now” written with Kim Richey and recorded by Trisha Yearwood. Over the course of her acclaimed career, Carpenter has sold more than 16 million albums, won five GRAMMY Awards with 18 nominations, including her most recent album One Night Lonely, nominated for Best Folk Album in 2022. In 2012, Carpenter was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, one of fifteen women to have received the honor at the time. |
Top Female Vocalist | 1992 | Winner | |
| Reba McEntire | Top Female Vocalist | 1991 | Winner | |
| Reba McEntire | Top Female Vocalist | 1990 | Winner | |
| Kathy Mattea | Top Female Vocalist | 1989 | Winner | |
| K.T. Oslin | Top Female Vocalist | 1988 | K.T. Oslin surprised almost everyone when she became a Country Music sensation in her 40s with the career-defining 1987 hit, “80’s Ladies.” But for mature Country listeners who recognized their own lives in her lyrics, it was clear that she arrived right on time. Born in Arkansas, Oslin grew up in Houston and eventually moved to New York City. Although she landed a dancing role on Broadway and toured colleges as a solo performer, Oslin felt drawn to songwriting. Gradually making inroads in Nashville, she placed songs with Dottie West and Gil Davies before landing a last-chance contract with RCA Records. At 44 years old, Oslin released “80’s Ladies” to critical acclaim. Although it peaked at No. 7 at Country radio, her recording won a GRAMMY and prompted her to be named the 1987 ACM New Female Vocalist. Known for telling stories in her innovative, cinematic videos, Oslin also picked up an ACM Award for the “80’s Ladies” music video. Her other beloved originals include “Do Ya’,” “I’ll Always Come Back,” and “Old Pictures,” the latter recorded by the Judds. A year later, Oslin collected 1988 ACM trophies for Top Female Vocalist and Album of the Year for This Woman. She also won two GRAMMYs for the bittersweet ballad, “Hold Me.” Before bowing out of the spotlight in the early 1990s, she placed “Come Next Monday” at the top of the Country chart for two weeks. A 2018 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Oslin passed away in 2020. |
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| Reba McEntire | Top Female Vocalist | 1987 | Winner | |
| Reba McEntire | Top Female Vocalist | 1986 | Winner | |
| Reba McEntire | Top Female Vocalist | 1985 | Winner | |
| Reba McEntire | Top Female Vocalist | 1984 | Winner | |
| Janie Fricke | Top Female Vocalist | 1983 | Winner | |
| Sylvia | Top Female Vocalist | 1982 | Winner | |
| Barbara Mandrell | Top Female Vocalist | 1981 | Winner | |
| Dolly Parton | Top Female Vocalist | 1980 | Winner | |
| Crystal Gayle | Top Female Vocalist | 1979 | Winner | |
| Barbara Mandrell | Top Female Vocalist | 1978 | Winner | |
| Crystal Gayle | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 1977 | Winner | |
| Crystal Gayle | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 1976 | Winner | |
| Loretta Lynn | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 1975 | Loretta Lynn stands as one of the most dynamic and direct songwriters in Country Music history. Her body of work has contributed countless classics, have made an indelible mark on Country Music and has inspired generations of female artists to follow her amazing example. Early originals like “You Ain’t Woman Enough” and “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mid),” both released in 1966, are undisputed classics. Her catalog also offers chart-topping hits like “Fist City,” “Rated X” and of course, “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Her numerous ACM wins include Entertainer of the Year in 1975 and Artist of the Decade in 1979. A groundbreaking singer, songwriter and performer, Loretta Lynn is an archetype of American music, a singular artist whose music defined a genre and whose songs continue to inform new generations of musicians. | Winner |
| Loretta Lynn | Top Female Vocalist | 1974 | Loretta Lynn stands as one of the most dynamic and direct songwriters in Country Music history. Her body of work has contributed countless classics, have made an indelible mark on Country Music and has inspired generations of female artists to follow her amazing example. Early originals like “You Ain’t Woman Enough” and “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mid),” both released in 1966, are undisputed classics. Her catalog also offers chart-topping hits like “Fist City,” “Rated X” and of course, “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Her numerous ACM wins include Entertainer of the Year in 1975 and Artist of the Decade in 1979. A groundbreaking singer, songwriter and performer, Loretta Lynn is an archetype of American music, a singular artist whose music defined a genre and whose songs continue to inform new generations of musicians. | Winner |
| Loretta Lynn | Top Female Vocalist | 1973 | Loretta Lynn stands as one of the most dynamic and direct songwriters in Country Music history. Her body of work has contributed countless classics, have made an indelible mark on Country Music and has inspired generations of female artists to follow her amazing example. Early originals like “You Ain’t Woman Enough” and “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mid),” both released in 1966, are undisputed classics. Her catalog also offers chart-topping hits like “Fist City,” “Rated X” and of course, “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Her numerous ACM wins include Entertainer of the Year in 1975 and Artist of the Decade in 1979. A groundbreaking singer, songwriter and performer, Loretta Lynn is an archetype of American music, a singular artist whose music defined a genre and whose songs continue to inform new generations of musicians. | Winner |
| Donna Fargo | Top Female Vocalist | 1972 | Winner | |
| Loretta Lynn | Top Female Vocalist | 1971 | Loretta Lynn stands as one of the most dynamic and direct songwriters in Country Music history. Her body of work has contributed countless classics, have made an indelible mark on Country Music and has inspired generations of female artists to follow her amazing example. Early originals like “You Ain’t Woman Enough” and “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mid),” both released in 1966, are undisputed classics. Her catalog also offers chart-topping hits like “Fist City,” “Rated X” and of course, “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Her numerous ACM wins include Entertainer of the Year in 1975 and Artist of the Decade in 1979. A groundbreaking singer, songwriter and performer, Loretta Lynn is an archetype of American music, a singular artist whose music defined a genre and whose songs continue to inform new generations of musicians. | Winner |
| Lynn Anderson | Top Female Vocalist | 1970 | Winner | |
| Tammy Wynette | Top Female Vocalist | 1969 | Winner | |
| Cathie Taylor | Top Female Vocalist | 1968 | Winner | |
| Lynn Anderson | Top Female Vocalist | 1967 | Winner | |
| Bonnie Guitar | Top Female Vocalist | 1966 | Winner | |
| Bonnie Owens | Top Female Vocalist | 1965 | Winner |
Lainey Wilson
Female Artist of the Year
2023
Winner
Lainey Wilson
Female Artist of the Year
2022
Winner
Carly Pearce
Female Artist of the Year
2021
Winner
Maren Morris
Female Artist of the Year
2020
Winner
Maren Morris
Female Artist of the Year
2019
Winner
Kacey Musgraves
Female Artist of the Year
2018
Winner
Miranda Lambert
Female Vocalist of the Year
2017
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank.
Winner
Miranda Lambert
Female Vocalist of the Year
2016
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank.
Winner
Miranda Lambert
Female Vocalist of the Year
2015
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank.
Winner
Miranda Lambert
Female Vocalist of the Year
2014
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank.
Winner
Miranda Lambert
Female Vocalist of the Year
2013
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank.
Winner
Miranda Lambert
Female Vocalist of the Year
2012
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank.
Winner
Miranda Lambert
Female Vocalist of the Year
2011
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank.
Winner
Miranda Lambert
Female Vocalist of the Year
2010
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank.
Winner
Miranda Lambert
Top Female Vocalist
2009
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank.
Winner
Carrie Underwood
Top Female Vocalist
2008
Winner
Carrie Underwood
Top Female Vocalist
2007
Winner
Carrie Underwood
Top Female Vocalist
2006
Winner
Sara Evans
Top Female Vocalist
2005
Winner
Gretchen Wilson
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
2004
Winner
Martina McBride
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
2003
Winner
Martina McBride
Top Female Vocalist
2002
Winner
Martina McBride
Top Female Vocalist
2001
Winner
Faith Hill
Top Female Vocalist
2000
Winner
Faith Hill
Top Female Vocalist
1999
Winner
Faith Hill
Top Female Vocalist
1998
Winner
Trisha Yearwood
Top Female Vocalist
1997
Winner
Patty Loveless
Top Female Vocalist
1996
Winner
Patty Loveless
Top Female Vocalist
1995
Winner
Reba McEntire
Top Female Vocalist
1994
Winner
Wynonna
Top Female Vocalist
1993
Winner
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Top Female Vocalist
1992
Winner
Reba McEntire
Top Female Vocalist
1991
Winner
Reba McEntire
Top Female Vocalist
1990
Winner
Kathy Mattea
Top Female Vocalist
1989
Winner
K.T. Oslin
Top Female Vocalist
1988
K.T. Oslin surprised almost everyone when she became a Country Music sensation in her 40s with the career-defining 1987 hit, “80’s Ladies.” But for mature Country listeners who recognized their own lives in her lyrics, it was clear that she arrived right on time. Born in Arkansas, Oslin grew up in Houston and eventually moved to New York City. Although she landed a dancing role on Broadway and toured colleges as a solo performer, Oslin felt drawn to songwriting. Gradually making inroads in Nashville, she placed songs with Dottie West and Gil Davies before landing a last-chance contract with RCA Records.
At 44 years old, Oslin released “80’s Ladies” to critical acclaim. Although it peaked at No. 7 at Country radio, her recording won a GRAMMY and prompted her to be named the 1987 ACM New Female Vocalist. Known for telling stories in her innovative, cinematic videos, Oslin also picked up an ACM Award for the “80’s Ladies” music video. Her other beloved originals include “Do Ya’,” “I’ll Always Come Back,” and “Old Pictures,” the latter recorded by the Judds.
A year later, Oslin collected 1988 ACM trophies for Top Female Vocalist and Album of the Year for This Woman. She also won two GRAMMYs for the bittersweet ballad, “Hold Me.” Before bowing out of the spotlight in the early 1990s, she placed “Come Next Monday” at the top of the Country chart for two weeks. A 2018 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Oslin passed away in 2020.
Winner
Reba McEntire
Top Female Vocalist
1987
Winner
Reba McEntire
Top Female Vocalist
1986
Winner
Reba McEntire
Top Female Vocalist
1985
Winner
Reba McEntire
Top Female Vocalist
1984
Winner
Janie Fricke
Top Female Vocalist
1983
Winner
Sylvia
Top Female Vocalist
1982
Winner
Barbara Mandrell
Top Female Vocalist
1981
Winner
Dolly Parton
Top Female Vocalist
1980
Winner
Crystal Gayle
Top Female Vocalist
1979
Winner
Barbara Mandrell
Top Female Vocalist
1978
Winner
Crystal Gayle
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
1977
Winner
Crystal Gayle
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
1976
Winner
Loretta Lynn
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
1975
Winner
Loretta Lynn
Top Female Vocalist
1974
Winner
Loretta Lynn
Top Female Vocalist
1973
Winner
Donna Fargo
Top Female Vocalist
1972
Winner
Loretta Lynn
Top Female Vocalist
1971
Winner
Lynn Anderson
Top Female Vocalist
1970
Winner
Tammy Wynette
Top Female Vocalist
1969
Winner
Cathie Taylor
Top Female Vocalist
1968
Winner
Lynn Anderson
Top Female Vocalist
1967
Winner
Bonnie Guitar
Top Female Vocalist
1966
Winner
Bonnie Owens
Top Female Vocalist
1965
Winner
Nominees Search Results
| Artist/Song/Album Name | Award Category | Year | Credits | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lainey Wilson | Female Artist of the Year | 2024 | Lainey Wilson will receive the prestigious ACM Triple Crown Award following her win for ACM Entertainer of the Year at the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards in May 2024. Wilson qualified for the Triple Crown Award after winning ACM New Female Artist of the Year, ACM Female Artist of the Year, and ACM Entertainer of the Year, an honor only nine other artists have been awarded. Wilson is the first solo woman to achieve the ACM Triple Crown Award in a three-year span and the first artist since The Chicks (1998-2000) to qualify for the ACM Triple Crown in that timeframe. | Nominee |
| Ella Langley | Female Artist of the Year | 2024 | Nominee | |
| Kelsea Ballerini | Female Artist of the Year | 2024 | Nominee | |
| Megan Moroney | Female Artist of the Year | 2024 | Nominee | |
| Kacey Musgraves | Female Artist of the Year | 2024 | Nominee | |
| Ashley McBryde | Female Artist of the Year | 2023 | Nominee | |
| Kelsea Ballerini | Female Artist of the Year | 2023 | Nominee | |
| Megan Moroney | Female Artist of the Year | 2023 | Nominee | |
| Kacey Musgraves | Female Artist of the Year | 2023 | Nominee | |
| Ashley McBryde | Female Artist of the Year | 2022 | Nominee | |
| Carly Pearce | Female Artist of the Year | 2022 | Nominee | |
| Miranda Lambert | Female Artist of the Year | 2022 | Miranda Lambert continues to reign as the most decorated artist in the history of the Academy of Country Music, most recently earning her second ACM Video of the Year award and her first ACM Entertainer of the Year title at the 57th ACM Awards, bringing her career total to 37 ACM awards. Additional highlights include a record-setting nine consecutive ACM Female Artist of the Year awards, ACM Song of the Decade for “The House That Built Me,” 10 ACM Song and ACM Single of the Year awards (as either an artist or an artist and songwriter), the ACM Milestone Award, and the first-ever ACM Spirit Award. A multi-faceted entertainer, Lambert’s career boasts an impressive discography; her latest album, Palomino, becoming the eighth solo album of her career (seven of which went No. 1), along with 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, three albums with her trio, The Pistol Annies, and her 2021 ACM and GRAMMY-nominated project The Marfa Tapes, a raw and intimate recording with collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. With more than 70 prestigious awards to her name, the Lindale, TX native has remained an unstoppable force since her 2006 breakthrough win for ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Taking on both a co-headlining tour with Little Big Town, “The Bandwagon Tour,” and a Las Vegas Residency, “Velvet Rodeo,” in 2022 – Lambert continues to forge her own path in Country Music. She remains true to her Texas roots with her Boot Barn-exclusive cowboy boot collection, Idyllwind, while advocating for the adoption of rescue pets through her MuttNation Foundation.
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank. |
Nominee |
| Kelsea Ballerini | Female Artist of the Year | 2022 | Nominee | |
| Gabby Barrett | Female Artist of the Year | 2021 | Nominee | |
| Maren Morris | Female Artist of the Year | 2021 | Nominee | |
| Ashley McBryde | Female Artist of the Year | 2021 | Nominee | |
| Miranda Lambert | Female Artist of the Year | 2021 | Miranda Lambert continues to reign as the most decorated artist in the history of the Academy of Country Music, most recently earning her second ACM Video of the Year award and her first ACM Entertainer of the Year title at the 57th ACM Awards, bringing her career total to 37 ACM awards. Additional highlights include a record-setting nine consecutive ACM Female Artist of the Year awards, ACM Song of the Decade for “The House That Built Me,” 10 ACM Song and ACM Single of the Year awards (as either an artist or an artist and songwriter), the ACM Milestone Award, and the first-ever ACM Spirit Award. A multi-faceted entertainer, Lambert’s career boasts an impressive discography; her latest album, Palomino, becoming the eighth solo album of her career (seven of which went No. 1), along with 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, three albums with her trio, The Pistol Annies, and her 2021 ACM and GRAMMY-nominated project The Marfa Tapes, a raw and intimate recording with collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. With more than 70 prestigious awards to her name, the Lindale, TX native has remained an unstoppable force since her 2006 breakthrough win for ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Taking on both a co-headlining tour with Little Big Town, “The Bandwagon Tour,” and a Las Vegas Residency, “Velvet Rodeo,” in 2022 – Lambert continues to forge her own path in Country Music. She remains true to her Texas roots with her Boot Barn-exclusive cowboy boot collection, Idyllwind, while advocating for the adoption of rescue pets through her MuttNation Foundation.
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank. |
Nominee |
| Ashley McBryde | Female Artist of the Year | 2020 | Nominee | |
| Carly Pearce | Female Artist of the Year | 2020 | Nominee | |
| Miranda Lambert | Female Artist of the Year | 2020 | Miranda Lambert continues to reign as the most decorated artist in the history of the Academy of Country Music, most recently earning her second ACM Video of the Year award and her first ACM Entertainer of the Year title at the 57th ACM Awards, bringing her career total to 37 ACM awards. Additional highlights include a record-setting nine consecutive ACM Female Artist of the Year awards, ACM Song of the Decade for “The House That Built Me,” 10 ACM Song and ACM Single of the Year awards (as either an artist or an artist and songwriter), the ACM Milestone Award, and the first-ever ACM Spirit Award. A multi-faceted entertainer, Lambert’s career boasts an impressive discography; her latest album, Palomino, becoming the eighth solo album of her career (seven of which went No. 1), along with 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, three albums with her trio, The Pistol Annies, and her 2021 ACM and GRAMMY-nominated project The Marfa Tapes, a raw and intimate recording with collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. With more than 70 prestigious awards to her name, the Lindale, TX native has remained an unstoppable force since her 2006 breakthrough win for ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Taking on both a co-headlining tour with Little Big Town, “The Bandwagon Tour,” and a Las Vegas Residency, “Velvet Rodeo,” in 2022 – Lambert continues to forge her own path in Country Music. She remains true to her Texas roots with her Boot Barn-exclusive cowboy boot collection, Idyllwind, while advocating for the adoption of rescue pets through her MuttNation Foundation.
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank. |
Nominee |
| Kelsea Ballerini | Female Artist of the Year | 2020 | Nominee | |
| Carrie Underwood | Female Artist of the Year | 2019 | Nominee | |
| Miranda Lambert | Female Artist of the Year | 2019 | Miranda Lambert continues to reign as the most decorated artist in the history of the Academy of Country Music, most recently earning her second ACM Video of the Year award and her first ACM Entertainer of the Year title at the 57th ACM Awards, bringing her career total to 37 ACM awards. Additional highlights include a record-setting nine consecutive ACM Female Artist of the Year awards, ACM Song of the Decade for “The House That Built Me,” 10 ACM Song and ACM Single of the Year awards (as either an artist or an artist and songwriter), the ACM Milestone Award, and the first-ever ACM Spirit Award. A multi-faceted entertainer, Lambert’s career boasts an impressive discography; her latest album, Palomino, becoming the eighth solo album of her career (seven of which went No. 1), along with 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, three albums with her trio, The Pistol Annies, and her 2021 ACM and GRAMMY-nominated project The Marfa Tapes, a raw and intimate recording with collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. With more than 70 prestigious awards to her name, the Lindale, TX native has remained an unstoppable force since her 2006 breakthrough win for ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Taking on both a co-headlining tour with Little Big Town, “The Bandwagon Tour,” and a Las Vegas Residency, “Velvet Rodeo,” in 2022 – Lambert continues to forge her own path in Country Music. She remains true to her Texas roots with her Boot Barn-exclusive cowboy boot collection, Idyllwind, while advocating for the adoption of rescue pets through her MuttNation Foundation.
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank. |
Nominee |
| Kelsea Ballerini | Female Artist of the Year | 2019 | Nominee | |
| Kacey Musgraves | Female Artist of the Year | 2019 | Nominee | |
| Maren Morris | Female Artist of the Year | 2018 | Nominee | |
| Carrie Underwood | Female Artist of the Year | 2018 | Nominee | |
| Ashley McBryde | Female Artist of the Year | 2018 | Nominee | |
| Miranda Lambert | Female Artist of the Year | 2018 | Miranda Lambert continues to reign as the most decorated artist in the history of the Academy of Country Music, most recently earning her second ACM Video of the Year award and her first ACM Entertainer of the Year title at the 57th ACM Awards, bringing her career total to 37 ACM awards. Additional highlights include a record-setting nine consecutive ACM Female Artist of the Year awards, ACM Song of the Decade for “The House That Built Me,” 10 ACM Song and ACM Single of the Year awards (as either an artist or an artist and songwriter), the ACM Milestone Award, and the first-ever ACM Spirit Award. A multi-faceted entertainer, Lambert’s career boasts an impressive discography; her latest album, Palomino, becoming the eighth solo album of her career (seven of which went No. 1), along with 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, three albums with her trio, The Pistol Annies, and her 2021 ACM and GRAMMY-nominated project The Marfa Tapes, a raw and intimate recording with collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. With more than 70 prestigious awards to her name, the Lindale, TX native has remained an unstoppable force since her 2006 breakthrough win for ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Taking on both a co-headlining tour with Little Big Town, “The Bandwagon Tour,” and a Las Vegas Residency, “Velvet Rodeo,” in 2022 – Lambert continues to forge her own path in Country Music. She remains true to her Texas roots with her Boot Barn-exclusive cowboy boot collection, Idyllwind, while advocating for the adoption of rescue pets through her MuttNation Foundation.
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank. |
Nominee |
| Reba McEntire | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2017 | Nominee | |
| Maren Morris | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2017 | Nominee | |
| Carrie Underwood | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2017 | Nominee | |
| Kelsea Ballerini | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2017 | Nominee | |
| Maren Morris | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2016 | Nominee | |
| Carrie Underwood | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2016 | Nominee | |
| Kelsea Ballerini | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2016 | Nominee | |
| Kacey Musgraves | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2016 | Nominee | |
| Jana Kramer | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2015 | Nominee | |
| Carrie Underwood | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2015 | Nominee | |
| Kelsea Ballerini | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2015 | Nominee | |
| Kacey Musgraves | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2015 | Nominee | |
| Brandy Clark | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2014 | Nominee | |
| Martina McBride | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2014 | Martina McBride built her magnificent career with an incredible voice and a talent for finding emotional songs that resonated with her audience. Beginning with an auspicious debut single titled "The Time Has Come," McBride has placed more than 50 titles on Billboard's country airplay chart and earned three consecutive ACM Female Vocalist awards (2001-2003). She enjoyed a career breakthrough in 1993 with "My Baby Loves Me," which positioned her as one of country music's most empowering artists. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1995. Over the next decade she notched five No. 1 hits: "Wild Angels," "A Broken Wing," "Wrong Again," "I Love You," and "Blessed." Dramatic music videos such as "Independence Day" and "Concrete Angel" brought her most cinematic songs to life, while in the recording studio she developed her ability as a producer. Known for her work with the YWCA and abused women, McBride received the 2003 ACM Humanitarian Award. She connected with her core country music audience on 2011's "I'm Gonna Love You Through It," which became an anthem for women and their families facing breast cancer. In addition to her performing career, McBride has authored two cookbooks and stars in the Food Network series, Martina's Table. | Nominee |
| Carrie Underwood | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2014 | Nominee | |
| Kacey Musgraves | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2014 | Nominee | |
| Sheryl Crow | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2013 | Nominee | |
| Taylor Swift | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2013 | Nominee | |
| Carrie Underwood | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2013 | Nominee | |
| Kacey Musgraves | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2013 | Nominee | |
| Taylor Swift | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2012 | Nominee | |
| Martina McBride | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2012 | Martina McBride built her magnificent career with an incredible voice and a talent for finding emotional songs that resonated with her audience. Beginning with an auspicious debut single titled "The Time Has Come," McBride has placed more than 50 titles on Billboard's country airplay chart and earned three consecutive ACM Female Vocalist awards (2001-2003). She enjoyed a career breakthrough in 1993 with "My Baby Loves Me," which positioned her as one of country music's most empowering artists. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1995. Over the next decade she notched five No. 1 hits: "Wild Angels," "A Broken Wing," "Wrong Again," "I Love You," and "Blessed." Dramatic music videos such as "Independence Day" and "Concrete Angel" brought her most cinematic songs to life, while in the recording studio she developed her ability as a producer. Known for her work with the YWCA and abused women, McBride received the 2003 ACM Humanitarian Award. She connected with her core country music audience on 2011's "I'm Gonna Love You Through It," which became an anthem for women and their families facing breast cancer. In addition to her performing career, McBride has authored two cookbooks and stars in the Food Network series, Martina's Table. | Nominee |
| Carrie Underwood | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2012 | Nominee | |
| Kacey Musgraves | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2012 | Nominee | |
| Sara Evans | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2011 | Nominee | |
| Taylor Swift | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2011 | Nominee | |
| Martina McBride | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2011 | Martina McBride built her magnificent career with an incredible voice and a talent for finding emotional songs that resonated with her audience. Beginning with an auspicious debut single titled "The Time Has Come," McBride has placed more than 50 titles on Billboard's country airplay chart and earned three consecutive ACM Female Vocalist awards (2001-2003). She enjoyed a career breakthrough in 1993 with "My Baby Loves Me," which positioned her as one of country music's most empowering artists. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1995. Over the next decade she notched five No. 1 hits: "Wild Angels," "A Broken Wing," "Wrong Again," "I Love You," and "Blessed." Dramatic music videos such as "Independence Day" and "Concrete Angel" brought her most cinematic songs to life, while in the recording studio she developed her ability as a producer. Known for her work with the YWCA and abused women, McBride received the 2003 ACM Humanitarian Award. She connected with her core country music audience on 2011's "I'm Gonna Love You Through It," which became an anthem for women and their families facing breast cancer. In addition to her performing career, McBride has authored two cookbooks and stars in the Food Network series, Martina's Table. | Nominee |
| Carrie Underwood | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2011 | Nominee | |
| Lee Ann Womack | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2010 | Nominee | |
| Reba McEntire | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2010 | Nominee | |
| Taylor Swift | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2010 | Nominee | |
| Carrie Underwood | Female Vocalist of the Year | 2010 | Nominee | |
| Lee Ann Womack | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 2009 | Nominee | |
| Reba McEntire | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 2009 | Nominee | |
| Taylor Swift | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 2009 | Nominee | |
| Carrie Underwood | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 2009 | Nominee | |
| Lee Ann Womack | Top Female Vocalist | 2008 | Nominee | |
| Heidi Newfield | Top Female Vocalist | 2008 | Nominee | |
| Taylor Swift | Top Female Vocalist | 2008 | Nominee | |
| Miranda Lambert | Top Female Vocalist | 2008 | Miranda Lambert continues to reign as the most decorated artist in the history of the Academy of Country Music, most recently earning her second ACM Video of the Year award and her first ACM Entertainer of the Year title at the 57th ACM Awards, bringing her career total to 37 ACM awards. Additional highlights include a record-setting nine consecutive ACM Female Artist of the Year awards, ACM Song of the Decade for “The House That Built Me,” 10 ACM Song and ACM Single of the Year awards (as either an artist or an artist and songwriter), the ACM Milestone Award, and the first-ever ACM Spirit Award. A multi-faceted entertainer, Lambert’s career boasts an impressive discography; her latest album, Palomino, becoming the eighth solo album of her career (seven of which went No. 1), along with 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, three albums with her trio, The Pistol Annies, and her 2021 ACM and GRAMMY-nominated project The Marfa Tapes, a raw and intimate recording with collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. With more than 70 prestigious awards to her name, the Lindale, TX native has remained an unstoppable force since her 2006 breakthrough win for ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Taking on both a co-headlining tour with Little Big Town, “The Bandwagon Tour,” and a Las Vegas Residency, “Velvet Rodeo,” in 2022 – Lambert continues to forge her own path in Country Music. She remains true to her Texas roots with her Boot Barn-exclusive cowboy boot collection, Idyllwind, while advocating for the adoption of rescue pets through her MuttNation Foundation.
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank. |
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| LeAnn Rimes | Top Female Vocalist | 2007 | Nominee | |
| Taylor Swift | Top Female Vocalist | 2007 | Nominee | |
| Martina McBride | Top Female Vocalist | 2007 | Martina McBride built her magnificent career with an incredible voice and a talent for finding emotional songs that resonated with her audience. Beginning with an auspicious debut single titled "The Time Has Come," McBride has placed more than 50 titles on Billboard's country airplay chart and earned three consecutive ACM Female Vocalist awards (2001-2003). She enjoyed a career breakthrough in 1993 with "My Baby Loves Me," which positioned her as one of country music's most empowering artists. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1995. Over the next decade she notched five No. 1 hits: "Wild Angels," "A Broken Wing," "Wrong Again," "I Love You," and "Blessed." Dramatic music videos such as "Independence Day" and "Concrete Angel" brought her most cinematic songs to life, while in the recording studio she developed her ability as a producer. Known for her work with the YWCA and abused women, McBride received the 2003 ACM Humanitarian Award. She connected with her core country music audience on 2011's "I'm Gonna Love You Through It," which became an anthem for women and their families facing breast cancer. In addition to her performing career, McBride has authored two cookbooks and stars in the Food Network series, Martina's Table. | Nominee |
| Miranda Lambert | Top Female Vocalist | 2007 | Miranda Lambert continues to reign as the most decorated artist in the history of the Academy of Country Music, most recently earning her second ACM Video of the Year award and her first ACM Entertainer of the Year title at the 57th ACM Awards, bringing her career total to 37 ACM awards. Additional highlights include a record-setting nine consecutive ACM Female Artist of the Year awards, ACM Song of the Decade for “The House That Built Me,” 10 ACM Song and ACM Single of the Year awards (as either an artist or an artist and songwriter), the ACM Milestone Award, and the first-ever ACM Spirit Award. A multi-faceted entertainer, Lambert’s career boasts an impressive discography; her latest album, Palomino, becoming the eighth solo album of her career (seven of which went No. 1), along with 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, three albums with her trio, The Pistol Annies, and her 2021 ACM and GRAMMY-nominated project The Marfa Tapes, a raw and intimate recording with collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. With more than 70 prestigious awards to her name, the Lindale, TX native has remained an unstoppable force since her 2006 breakthrough win for ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Taking on both a co-headlining tour with Little Big Town, “The Bandwagon Tour,” and a Las Vegas Residency, “Velvet Rodeo,” in 2022 – Lambert continues to forge her own path in Country Music. She remains true to her Texas roots with her Boot Barn-exclusive cowboy boot collection, Idyllwind, while advocating for the adoption of rescue pets through her MuttNation Foundation.
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank. |
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| Faith Hill | Top Female Vocalist | 2006 | Nominee | |
| Sara Evans | Top Female Vocalist | 2006 | Nominee | |
| Martina McBride | Top Female Vocalist | 2006 | Martina McBride built her magnificent career with an incredible voice and a talent for finding emotional songs that resonated with her audience. Beginning with an auspicious debut single titled "The Time Has Come," McBride has placed more than 50 titles on Billboard's country airplay chart and earned three consecutive ACM Female Vocalist awards (2001-2003). She enjoyed a career breakthrough in 1993 with "My Baby Loves Me," which positioned her as one of country music's most empowering artists. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1995. Over the next decade she notched five No. 1 hits: "Wild Angels," "A Broken Wing," "Wrong Again," "I Love You," and "Blessed." Dramatic music videos such as "Independence Day" and "Concrete Angel" brought her most cinematic songs to life, while in the recording studio she developed her ability as a producer. Known for her work with the YWCA and abused women, McBride received the 2003 ACM Humanitarian Award. She connected with her core country music audience on 2011's "I'm Gonna Love You Through It," which became an anthem for women and their families facing breast cancer. In addition to her performing career, McBride has authored two cookbooks and stars in the Food Network series, Martina's Table. | Nominee |
| Miranda Lambert | Top Female Vocalist | 2006 | Miranda Lambert continues to reign as the most decorated artist in the history of the Academy of Country Music, most recently earning her second ACM Video of the Year award and her first ACM Entertainer of the Year title at the 57th ACM Awards, bringing her career total to 37 ACM awards. Additional highlights include a record-setting nine consecutive ACM Female Artist of the Year awards, ACM Song of the Decade for “The House That Built Me,” 10 ACM Song and ACM Single of the Year awards (as either an artist or an artist and songwriter), the ACM Milestone Award, and the first-ever ACM Spirit Award. A multi-faceted entertainer, Lambert’s career boasts an impressive discography; her latest album, Palomino, becoming the eighth solo album of her career (seven of which went No. 1), along with 10 No. 1 hit radio singles, three albums with her trio, The Pistol Annies, and her 2021 ACM and GRAMMY-nominated project The Marfa Tapes, a raw and intimate recording with collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. With more than 70 prestigious awards to her name, the Lindale, TX native has remained an unstoppable force since her 2006 breakthrough win for ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Taking on both a co-headlining tour with Little Big Town, “The Bandwagon Tour,” and a Las Vegas Residency, “Velvet Rodeo,” in 2022 – Lambert continues to forge her own path in Country Music. She remains true to her Texas roots with her Boot Barn-exclusive cowboy boot collection, Idyllwind, while advocating for the adoption of rescue pets through her MuttNation Foundation.
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank. |
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| Lee Ann Womack | Top Female Vocalist | 2005 | Nominee | |
| Martina McBride | Top Female Vocalist | 2005 | Martina McBride built her magnificent career with an incredible voice and a talent for finding emotional songs that resonated with her audience. Beginning with an auspicious debut single titled "The Time Has Come," McBride has placed more than 50 titles on Billboard's country airplay chart and earned three consecutive ACM Female Vocalist awards (2001-2003). She enjoyed a career breakthrough in 1993 with "My Baby Loves Me," which positioned her as one of country music's most empowering artists. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1995. Over the next decade she notched five No. 1 hits: "Wild Angels," "A Broken Wing," "Wrong Again," "I Love You," and "Blessed." Dramatic music videos such as "Independence Day" and "Concrete Angel" brought her most cinematic songs to life, while in the recording studio she developed her ability as a producer. Known for her work with the YWCA and abused women, McBride received the 2003 ACM Humanitarian Award. She connected with her core country music audience on 2011's "I'm Gonna Love You Through It," which became an anthem for women and their families facing breast cancer. In addition to her performing career, McBride has authored two cookbooks and stars in the Food Network series, Martina's Table. | Nominee |
| Gretchen Wilson | Top Female Vocalist | 2005 | Nominee | |
| Carrie Underwood | Top Female Vocalist | 2005 | Nominee | |
| Lee Ann Womack | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 2004 | Nominee | |
| Sara Evans | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 2004 | Nominee | |
| Terri Clark | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 2004 | Nominee | |
| Martina McBride | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 2004 | Martina McBride built her magnificent career with an incredible voice and a talent for finding emotional songs that resonated with her audience. Beginning with an auspicious debut single titled "The Time Has Come," McBride has placed more than 50 titles on Billboard's country airplay chart and earned three consecutive ACM Female Vocalist awards (2001-2003). She enjoyed a career breakthrough in 1993 with "My Baby Loves Me," which positioned her as one of country music's most empowering artists. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1995. Over the next decade she notched five No. 1 hits: "Wild Angels," "A Broken Wing," "Wrong Again," "I Love You," and "Blessed." Dramatic music videos such as "Independence Day" and "Concrete Angel" brought her most cinematic songs to life, while in the recording studio she developed her ability as a producer. Known for her work with the YWCA and abused women, McBride received the 2003 ACM Humanitarian Award. She connected with her core country music audience on 2011's "I'm Gonna Love You Through It," which became an anthem for women and their families facing breast cancer. In addition to her performing career, McBride has authored two cookbooks and stars in the Food Network series, Martina's Table. | Nominee |
| Patty Loveless | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 2003 | Nominee | |
| Sara Evans | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 2003 | Nominee | |
| Terri Clark | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 2003 | Nominee | |
| Shania Twain | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 2003 | International superstar Shania Twain has established her career as one of Country Music’s most versatile and invigorating songwriters, with instantly-recognizable hits and an undeniable crossover appeal that has earned her three ACM Awards and five GRAMMYs. The release of her album The Woman in Me in 1995, featuring her breakthrough hit single “Any Man of Mine,” was awarded ACM Album of the Year at the 31st ACM Awards, the same year Twain took home the title of ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Twain has released five total albums, becoming the first artist in history to release three consecutive diamond-certified albums. With more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, Twain remains the top-selling female Country Pop artist of all time. Her incredible creative achievements led her to win ACM Entertainer of the Year in 1999. Twain’s first album in 15 years, NOW, was released in September 2017 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, making it the first female Country release in over three years to top the all-genre chart. Twain is currently performing at her second residency in Las Vegas, titled “Let’s Go!” at the Zappos Theater in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. | Nominee |
| Faith Hill | Top Female Vocalist | 2002 | Nominee | |
| Lee Ann Womack | Top Female Vocalist | 2002 | Nominee | |
| Terri Clark | Top Female Vocalist | 2002 | Nominee | |
| Shania Twain | Top Female Vocalist | 2002 | International superstar Shania Twain has established her career as one of Country Music’s most versatile and invigorating songwriters, with instantly-recognizable hits and an undeniable crossover appeal that has earned her three ACM Awards and five GRAMMYs. The release of her album The Woman in Me in 1995, featuring her breakthrough hit single “Any Man of Mine,” was awarded ACM Album of the Year at the 31st ACM Awards, the same year Twain took home the title of ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Twain has released five total albums, becoming the first artist in history to release three consecutive diamond-certified albums. With more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, Twain remains the top-selling female Country Pop artist of all time. Her incredible creative achievements led her to win ACM Entertainer of the Year in 1999. Twain’s first album in 15 years, NOW, was released in September 2017 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, making it the first female Country release in over three years to top the all-genre chart. Twain is currently performing at her second residency in Las Vegas, titled “Let’s Go!” at the Zappos Theater in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. | Nominee |
| Faith Hill | Top Female Vocalist | 2001 | Nominee | |
| Lee Ann Womack | Top Female Vocalist | 2001 | Nominee | |
| Sara Evans | Top Female Vocalist | 2001 | Nominee | |
| Trisha Yearwood | Top Female Vocalist | 2001 | Trisha Yearwood emerged as one of the top voices in Country Music in the 90s, winning ACM New Female Vocalist of the Year in 1991 and winning ACM Female Vocalist of the Year in 1997. Along with a win for ACM Video of the Year in 2016, Yearwood has taken home three ACM Awards in her career. | Nominee |
| Jo Dee Messina | Top Female Vocalist | 2000 | Nominee | |
| Lee Ann Womack | Top Female Vocalist | 2000 | Nominee | |
| Sara Evans | Top Female Vocalist | 2000 | Nominee | |
| Martina McBride | Top Female Vocalist | 2000 | Martina McBride built her magnificent career with an incredible voice and a talent for finding emotional songs that resonated with her audience. Beginning with an auspicious debut single titled "The Time Has Come," McBride has placed more than 50 titles on Billboard's country airplay chart and earned three consecutive ACM Female Vocalist awards (2001-2003). She enjoyed a career breakthrough in 1993 with "My Baby Loves Me," which positioned her as one of country music's most empowering artists. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1995. Over the next decade she notched five No. 1 hits: "Wild Angels," "A Broken Wing," "Wrong Again," "I Love You," and "Blessed." Dramatic music videos such as "Independence Day" and "Concrete Angel" brought her most cinematic songs to life, while in the recording studio she developed her ability as a producer. Known for her work with the YWCA and abused women, McBride received the 2003 ACM Humanitarian Award. She connected with her core country music audience on 2011's "I'm Gonna Love You Through It," which became an anthem for women and their families facing breast cancer. In addition to her performing career, McBride has authored two cookbooks and stars in the Food Network series, Martina's Table. | Nominee |
| Jo Dee Messina | Top Female Vocalist | 1999 | Nominee | |
| Chely Wright | Top Female Vocalist | 1999 | Nominee | |
| Martina McBride | Top Female Vocalist | 1999 | Martina McBride built her magnificent career with an incredible voice and a talent for finding emotional songs that resonated with her audience. Beginning with an auspicious debut single titled "The Time Has Come," McBride has placed more than 50 titles on Billboard's country airplay chart and earned three consecutive ACM Female Vocalist awards (2001-2003). She enjoyed a career breakthrough in 1993 with "My Baby Loves Me," which positioned her as one of country music's most empowering artists. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1995. Over the next decade she notched five No. 1 hits: "Wild Angels," "A Broken Wing," "Wrong Again," "I Love You," and "Blessed." Dramatic music videos such as "Independence Day" and "Concrete Angel" brought her most cinematic songs to life, while in the recording studio she developed her ability as a producer. Known for her work with the YWCA and abused women, McBride received the 2003 ACM Humanitarian Award. She connected with her core country music audience on 2011's "I'm Gonna Love You Through It," which became an anthem for women and their families facing breast cancer. In addition to her performing career, McBride has authored two cookbooks and stars in the Food Network series, Martina's Table. | Nominee |
| Shania Twain | Top Female Vocalist | 1999 | International superstar Shania Twain has established her career as one of Country Music’s most versatile and invigorating songwriters, with instantly-recognizable hits and an undeniable crossover appeal that has earned her three ACM Awards and five GRAMMYs. The release of her album The Woman in Me in 1995, featuring her breakthrough hit single “Any Man of Mine,” was awarded ACM Album of the Year at the 31st ACM Awards, the same year Twain took home the title of ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Twain has released five total albums, becoming the first artist in history to release three consecutive diamond-certified albums. With more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, Twain remains the top-selling female Country Pop artist of all time. Her incredible creative achievements led her to win ACM Entertainer of the Year in 1999. Twain’s first album in 15 years, NOW, was released in September 2017 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, making it the first female Country release in over three years to top the all-genre chart. Twain is currently performing at her second residency in Las Vegas, titled “Let’s Go!” at the Zappos Theater in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. | Nominee |
| Jo Dee Messina | Top Female Vocalist | 1998 | Nominee | |
| Martina McBride | Top Female Vocalist | 1998 | Martina McBride built her magnificent career with an incredible voice and a talent for finding emotional songs that resonated with her audience. Beginning with an auspicious debut single titled "The Time Has Come," McBride has placed more than 50 titles on Billboard's country airplay chart and earned three consecutive ACM Female Vocalist awards (2001-2003). She enjoyed a career breakthrough in 1993 with "My Baby Loves Me," which positioned her as one of country music's most empowering artists. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1995. Over the next decade she notched five No. 1 hits: "Wild Angels," "A Broken Wing," "Wrong Again," "I Love You," and "Blessed." Dramatic music videos such as "Independence Day" and "Concrete Angel" brought her most cinematic songs to life, while in the recording studio she developed her ability as a producer. Known for her work with the YWCA and abused women, McBride received the 2003 ACM Humanitarian Award. She connected with her core country music audience on 2011's "I'm Gonna Love You Through It," which became an anthem for women and their families facing breast cancer. In addition to her performing career, McBride has authored two cookbooks and stars in the Food Network series, Martina's Table. | Nominee |
| Shania Twain | Top Female Vocalist | 1998 | International superstar Shania Twain has established her career as one of Country Music’s most versatile and invigorating songwriters, with instantly-recognizable hits and an undeniable crossover appeal that has earned her three ACM Awards and five GRAMMYs. The release of her album The Woman in Me in 1995, featuring her breakthrough hit single “Any Man of Mine,” was awarded ACM Album of the Year at the 31st ACM Awards, the same year Twain took home the title of ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Twain has released five total albums, becoming the first artist in history to release three consecutive diamond-certified albums. With more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, Twain remains the top-selling female Country Pop artist of all time. Her incredible creative achievements led her to win ACM Entertainer of the Year in 1999. Twain’s first album in 15 years, NOW, was released in September 2017 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, making it the first female Country release in over three years to top the all-genre chart. Twain is currently performing at her second residency in Las Vegas, titled “Let’s Go!” at the Zappos Theater in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. | Nominee |
| Trisha Yearwood | Top Female Vocalist | 1998 | Trisha Yearwood emerged as one of the top voices in Country Music in the 90s, winning ACM New Female Vocalist of the Year in 1991 and winning ACM Female Vocalist of the Year in 1997. Along with a win for ACM Video of the Year in 2016, Yearwood has taken home three ACM Awards in her career. | Nominee |
| Patty Loveless | Top Female Vocalist | 1997 | Nominee | |
| LeAnn Rimes | Top Female Vocalist | 1997 | Nominee | |
| Deana Carter | Top Female Vocalist | 1997 | Nominee | |
| Martina McBride | Top Female Vocalist | 1997 | Martina McBride built her magnificent career with an incredible voice and a talent for finding emotional songs that resonated with her audience. Beginning with an auspicious debut single titled "The Time Has Come," McBride has placed more than 50 titles on Billboard's country airplay chart and earned three consecutive ACM Female Vocalist awards (2001-2003). She enjoyed a career breakthrough in 1993 with "My Baby Loves Me," which positioned her as one of country music's most empowering artists. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1995. Over the next decade she notched five No. 1 hits: "Wild Angels," "A Broken Wing," "Wrong Again," "I Love You," and "Blessed." Dramatic music videos such as "Independence Day" and "Concrete Angel" brought her most cinematic songs to life, while in the recording studio she developed her ability as a producer. Known for her work with the YWCA and abused women, McBride received the 2003 ACM Humanitarian Award. She connected with her core country music audience on 2011's "I'm Gonna Love You Through It," which became an anthem for women and their families facing breast cancer. In addition to her performing career, McBride has authored two cookbooks and stars in the Food Network series, Martina's Table. | Nominee |
| LeAnn Rimes | Top Female Vocalist | 1996 | Nominee | |
| Reba McEntire | Top Female Vocalist | 1996 | Nominee | |
| Shania Twain | Top Female Vocalist | 1996 | International superstar Shania Twain has established her career as one of Country Music’s most versatile and invigorating songwriters, with instantly-recognizable hits and an undeniable crossover appeal that has earned her three ACM Awards and five GRAMMYs. The release of her album The Woman in Me in 1995, featuring her breakthrough hit single “Any Man of Mine,” was awarded ACM Album of the Year at the 31st ACM Awards, the same year Twain took home the title of ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Twain has released five total albums, becoming the first artist in history to release three consecutive diamond-certified albums. With more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, Twain remains the top-selling female Country Pop artist of all time. Her incredible creative achievements led her to win ACM Entertainer of the Year in 1999. Twain’s first album in 15 years, NOW, was released in September 2017 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, making it the first female Country release in over three years to top the all-genre chart. Twain is currently performing at her second residency in Las Vegas, titled “Let’s Go!” at the Zappos Theater in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. | Nominee |
| Trisha Yearwood | Top Female Vocalist | 1996 | Trisha Yearwood emerged as one of the top voices in Country Music in the 90s, winning ACM New Female Vocalist of the Year in 1991 and winning ACM Female Vocalist of the Year in 1997. Along with a win for ACM Video of the Year in 2016, Yearwood has taken home three ACM Awards in her career. | Nominee |
| Faith Hill | Top Female Vocalist | 1995 | Nominee | |
| Reba McEntire | Top Female Vocalist | 1995 | Nominee | |
| Pam Tillis | Top Female Vocalist | 1995 | Nominee | |
| Shania Twain | Top Female Vocalist | 1995 | International superstar Shania Twain has established her career as one of Country Music’s most versatile and invigorating songwriters, with instantly-recognizable hits and an undeniable crossover appeal that has earned her three ACM Awards and five GRAMMYs. The release of her album The Woman in Me in 1995, featuring her breakthrough hit single “Any Man of Mine,” was awarded ACM Album of the Year at the 31st ACM Awards, the same year Twain took home the title of ACM Top New Female Vocalist. Twain has released five total albums, becoming the first artist in history to release three consecutive diamond-certified albums. With more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, Twain remains the top-selling female Country Pop artist of all time. Her incredible creative achievements led her to win ACM Entertainer of the Year in 1999. Twain’s first album in 15 years, NOW, was released in September 2017 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, making it the first female Country release in over three years to top the all-genre chart. Twain is currently performing at her second residency in Las Vegas, titled “Let’s Go!” at the Zappos Theater in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. | Nominee |
| Patty Loveless | Top Female Vocalist | 1994 | Nominee | |
| Faith Hill | Top Female Vocalist | 1994 | Nominee | |
| Pam Tillis | Top Female Vocalist | 1994 | Nominee | |
| Mary Chapin Carpenter One of the most eloquent singer-songwriters in country music history, Mary Chapin Carpenter is equally comfortable playing arenas with her band or solo with her acoustic guitar. Carpenter grew up in Princeton, New Jersey and earned a degree from Brown University, then developed her songwriting playing small clubs in Washington, D.C. She signed with Columbia Records on the strength of her early recordings and secured her first Top 10 Country single in 1989 with “Never Had It So Good,” co-written with her co-producer John Jennings. That initial success led to Carpenter’s first ACM Award as the 1990 Top New Female Vocalist. In 1991, her breakout hit “Down at the Twist and Shout” peaked at No. 2. and she carried that momentum into her fourth album, 1992’s Come On Come On. The collection featured hits “I Feel Lucky,” “The Hard Way," and “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her” and went on to sell more than four million copies. Carpenter was awarded ACM Top Female Vocalist Award that year as well. By 1995, Carpenter claimed her own No. 1 country single, “Shut Up and Kiss Me,” and had written a Top 10 hit recorded by Wynonna (“Girls With Guitars”). Carpenter has also had success writing with other artists, including "Sally's Pigeons” with Cyndi Lauper, "No Fear” with Terri Clark, and "Where Are You Now” written with Kim Richey and recorded by Trisha Yearwood. Over the course of her acclaimed career, Carpenter has sold more than 16 million albums, won five GRAMMY Awards with 18 nominations, including her most recent album One Night Lonely, nominated for Best Folk Album in 2022. In 2012, Carpenter was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, one of fifteen women to have received the honor at the time. |
Top Female Vocalist | 1994 | Nominee | |
| Tanya Tucker | Top Female Vocalist | 1993 | Nominee | |
| Reba McEntire | Top Female Vocalist | 1993 | Nominee | |
| Pam Tillis | Top Female Vocalist | 1993 | Nominee | |
| Mary Chapin Carpenter One of the most eloquent singer-songwriters in country music history, Mary Chapin Carpenter is equally comfortable playing arenas with her band or solo with her acoustic guitar. Carpenter grew up in Princeton, New Jersey and earned a degree from Brown University, then developed her songwriting playing small clubs in Washington, D.C. She signed with Columbia Records on the strength of her early recordings and secured her first Top 10 Country single in 1989 with “Never Had It So Good,” co-written with her co-producer John Jennings. That initial success led to Carpenter’s first ACM Award as the 1990 Top New Female Vocalist. In 1991, her breakout hit “Down at the Twist and Shout” peaked at No. 2. and she carried that momentum into her fourth album, 1992’s Come On Come On. The collection featured hits “I Feel Lucky,” “The Hard Way," and “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her” and went on to sell more than four million copies. Carpenter was awarded ACM Top Female Vocalist Award that year as well. By 1995, Carpenter claimed her own No. 1 country single, “Shut Up and Kiss Me,” and had written a Top 10 hit recorded by Wynonna (“Girls With Guitars”). Carpenter has also had success writing with other artists, including "Sally's Pigeons” with Cyndi Lauper, "No Fear” with Terri Clark, and "Where Are You Now” written with Kim Richey and recorded by Trisha Yearwood. Over the course of her acclaimed career, Carpenter has sold more than 16 million albums, won five GRAMMY Awards with 18 nominations, including her most recent album One Night Lonely, nominated for Best Folk Album in 2022. In 2012, Carpenter was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, one of fifteen women to have received the honor at the time. |
Top Female Vocalist | 1993 | Nominee | |
| Wynonna | Top Female Vocalist | 1992 | Nominee | |
| Lorrie Morgan | Top Female Vocalist | 1992 | Nominee | |
| Tanya Tucker | Top Female Vocalist | 1992 | Nominee | |
| Pam Tillis | Top Female Vocalist | 1992 | Nominee | |
| Lorrie Morgan | Top Female Vocalist | 1991 | Nominee | |
| Tanya Tucker | Top Female Vocalist | 1991 | Nominee | |
| Pam Tillis | Top Female Vocalist | 1991 | Nominee | |
| Mary Chapin Carpenter One of the most eloquent singer-songwriters in country music history, Mary Chapin Carpenter is equally comfortable playing arenas with her band or solo with her acoustic guitar. Carpenter grew up in Princeton, New Jersey and earned a degree from Brown University, then developed her songwriting playing small clubs in Washington, D.C. She signed with Columbia Records on the strength of her early recordings and secured her first Top 10 Country single in 1989 with “Never Had It So Good,” co-written with her co-producer John Jennings. That initial success led to Carpenter’s first ACM Award as the 1990 Top New Female Vocalist. In 1991, her breakout hit “Down at the Twist and Shout” peaked at No. 2. and she carried that momentum into her fourth album, 1992’s Come On Come On. The collection featured hits “I Feel Lucky,” “The Hard Way," and “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her” and went on to sell more than four million copies. Carpenter was awarded ACM Top Female Vocalist Award that year as well. By 1995, Carpenter claimed her own No. 1 country single, “Shut Up and Kiss Me,” and had written a Top 10 hit recorded by Wynonna (“Girls With Guitars”). Carpenter has also had success writing with other artists, including "Sally's Pigeons” with Cyndi Lauper, "No Fear” with Terri Clark, and "Where Are You Now” written with Kim Richey and recorded by Trisha Yearwood. Over the course of her acclaimed career, Carpenter has sold more than 16 million albums, won five GRAMMY Awards with 18 nominations, including her most recent album One Night Lonely, nominated for Best Folk Album in 2022. In 2012, Carpenter was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, one of fifteen women to have received the honor at the time. |
Top Female Vocalist | 1991 | Nominee | |
| Kathy Mattea | Top Female Vocalist | 1990 | Nominee | |
| Tanya Tucker | Top Female Vocalist | 1990 | Nominee | |
| Patty Loveless | Top Female Vocalist | 1990 | Nominee | |
| Mary Chapin Carpenter One of the most eloquent singer-songwriters in country music history, Mary Chapin Carpenter is equally comfortable playing arenas with her band or solo with her acoustic guitar. Carpenter grew up in Princeton, New Jersey and earned a degree from Brown University, then developed her songwriting playing small clubs in Washington, D.C. She signed with Columbia Records on the strength of her early recordings and secured her first Top 10 Country single in 1989 with “Never Had It So Good,” co-written with her co-producer John Jennings. That initial success led to Carpenter’s first ACM Award as the 1990 Top New Female Vocalist. In 1991, her breakout hit “Down at the Twist and Shout” peaked at No. 2. and she carried that momentum into her fourth album, 1992’s Come On Come On. The collection featured hits “I Feel Lucky,” “The Hard Way," and “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her” and went on to sell more than four million copies. Carpenter was awarded ACM Top Female Vocalist Award that year as well. By 1995, Carpenter claimed her own No. 1 country single, “Shut Up and Kiss Me,” and had written a Top 10 hit recorded by Wynonna (“Girls With Guitars”). Carpenter has also had success writing with other artists, including "Sally's Pigeons” with Cyndi Lauper, "No Fear” with Terri Clark, and "Where Are You Now” written with Kim Richey and recorded by Trisha Yearwood. Over the course of her acclaimed career, Carpenter has sold more than 16 million albums, won five GRAMMY Awards with 18 nominations, including her most recent album One Night Lonely, nominated for Best Folk Album in 2022. In 2012, Carpenter was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, one of fifteen women to have received the honor at the time. |
Top Female Vocalist | 1990 | Nominee | |
| Dolly Parton | Top Female Vocalist | 1989 | Nominee | |
| Tanya Tucker | Top Female Vocalist | 1989 | Nominee | |
| Reba McEntire | Top Female Vocalist | 1989 | Nominee | |
| K.D. Lang | Top Female Vocalist | 1989 | Nominee | |
| Rosanne Cash | Top Female Vocalist | 1988 | Nominee | |
| Kathy Mattea | Top Female Vocalist | 1988 | Nominee | |
| Tanya Tucker | Top Female Vocalist | 1988 | Nominee | |
| Reba McEntire | Top Female Vocalist | 1988 | Nominee | |
| Rosanne Cash | Top Female Vocalist | 1987 | Nominee | |
| Kathy Mattea | Top Female Vocalist | 1987 | Nominee | |
| Tanya Tucker | Top Female Vocalist | 1987 | Nominee | |
| Crystal Gayle | Top Female Vocalist | 1987 | Nominee | |
| Crystal Gayle | Top Female Vocalist | 1986 | Nominee | |
| Janie Fricke | Top Female Vocalist | 1986 | Nominee | |
| Juice Newton | Top Female Vocalist | 1986 | Nominee | |
| Marie Osmond | Top Female Vocalist | 1986 | Nominee | |
| Anne Murray | Top Female Vocalist | 1985 | Nominee | |
| Rosanne Cash | Top Female Vocalist | 1985 | Nominee | |
| Crystal Gayle | Top Female Vocalist | 1985 | Nominee | |
| Juice Newton | Top Female Vocalist | 1985 | Nominee | |
| Dolly Parton | Top Female Vocalist | 1984 | Nominee | |
| Anne Murray | Top Female Vocalist | 1984 | Nominee | |
| Emmylou Harris | Top Female Vocalist | 1984 | Nominee | |
| Janie Fricke | Top Female Vocalist | 1984 | Nominee | |
| Reba McEntire | Top Female Vocalist | 1983 | Nominee | |
| Barbara Mandrell | Top Female Vocalist | 1983 | Nominee | |
| Crystal Gayle | Top Female Vocalist | 1983 | Nominee | |
| Sylvia | Top Female Vocalist | 1983 | Nominee | |
| Dottie West | Top Female Vocalist | 1982 | Nominee | |
| Rosanne Cash | Top Female Vocalist | 1982 | Nominee | |
| Barbara Mandrell | Top Female Vocalist | 1982 | Nominee | |
| Janie Fricke | Top Female Vocalist | 1982 | Nominee | |
| Emmylou Harris | Top Female Vocalist | 1981 | Nominee | |
| Rosanne Cash | Top Female Vocalist | 1981 | Nominee | |
| Lacy J. Dalton | Top Female Vocalist | 1981 | Nominee | |
| Sylvia | Top Female Vocalist | 1981 | Nominee | |
| Emmylou Harris | Top Female Vocalist | 1980 | Nominee | |
| Barbara Mandrell | Top Female Vocalist | 1980 | Nominee | |
| Crystal Gayle | Top Female Vocalist | 1980 | Nominee | |
| Lacy J. Dalton | Top Female Vocalist | 1980 | Nominee | |
| Dolly Parton | Top Female Vocalist | 1979 | Nominee | |
| Anne Murray | Top Female Vocalist | 1979 | Nominee | |
| Barbara Mandrell | Top Female Vocalist | 1979 | Nominee | |
| Loretta Lynn | Top Female Vocalist | 1979 | Loretta Lynn stands as one of the most dynamic and direct songwriters in Country Music history. Her body of work has contributed countless classics, have made an indelible mark on Country Music and has inspired generations of female artists to follow her amazing example. Early originals like “You Ain’t Woman Enough” and “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mid),” both released in 1966, are undisputed classics. Her catalog also offers chart-topping hits like “Fist City,” “Rated X” and of course, “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Her numerous ACM wins include Entertainer of the Year in 1975 and Artist of the Decade in 1979. A groundbreaking singer, songwriter and performer, Loretta Lynn is an archetype of American music, a singular artist whose music defined a genre and whose songs continue to inform new generations of musicians. | Nominee |
| Dolly Parton | Top Female Vocalist | 1978 | Nominee | |
| Anne Murray | Top Female Vocalist | 1978 | Nominee | |
| Crystal Gayle | Top Female Vocalist | 1978 | Nominee | |
| Loretta Lynn | Top Female Vocalist | 1978 | Loretta Lynn stands as one of the most dynamic and direct songwriters in Country Music history. Her body of work has contributed countless classics, have made an indelible mark on Country Music and has inspired generations of female artists to follow her amazing example. Early originals like “You Ain’t Woman Enough” and “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mid),” both released in 1966, are undisputed classics. Her catalog also offers chart-topping hits like “Fist City,” “Rated X” and of course, “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Her numerous ACM wins include Entertainer of the Year in 1975 and Artist of the Decade in 1979. A groundbreaking singer, songwriter and performer, Loretta Lynn is an archetype of American music, a singular artist whose music defined a genre and whose songs continue to inform new generations of musicians. | Nominee |
| Dolly Parton | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 1977 | Nominee | |
| Emmylou Harris | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 1977 | Nominee | |
| Linda Ronstadt | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 1977 | Nominee | |
| Loretta Lynn | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 1977 | Loretta Lynn stands as one of the most dynamic and direct songwriters in Country Music history. Her body of work has contributed countless classics, have made an indelible mark on Country Music and has inspired generations of female artists to follow her amazing example. Early originals like “You Ain’t Woman Enough” and “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mid),” both released in 1966, are undisputed classics. Her catalog also offers chart-topping hits like “Fist City,” “Rated X” and of course, “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Her numerous ACM wins include Entertainer of the Year in 1975 and Artist of the Decade in 1979. A groundbreaking singer, songwriter and performer, Loretta Lynn is an archetype of American music, a singular artist whose music defined a genre and whose songs continue to inform new generations of musicians. | Nominee |
| Tammy Wynette | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 1976 | Nominee | |
| Dolly Parton | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 1976 | Nominee | |
| Emmylou Harris | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 1976 | Nominee | |
| Loretta Lynn | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 1976 | Loretta Lynn stands as one of the most dynamic and direct songwriters in Country Music history. Her body of work has contributed countless classics, have made an indelible mark on Country Music and has inspired generations of female artists to follow her amazing example. Early originals like “You Ain’t Woman Enough” and “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mid),” both released in 1966, are undisputed classics. Her catalog also offers chart-topping hits like “Fist City,” “Rated X” and of course, “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Her numerous ACM wins include Entertainer of the Year in 1975 and Artist of the Decade in 1979. A groundbreaking singer, songwriter and performer, Loretta Lynn is an archetype of American music, a singular artist whose music defined a genre and whose songs continue to inform new generations of musicians. | Nominee |
| Dolly Parton | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 1975 | Nominee | |
| Anne Murray | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 1975 | Nominee | |
| Linda Ronstadt | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 1975 | Nominee | |
| Tanya Tucker | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | 1975 | Nominee | |
| Donna Fargo | Top Female Vocalist | 1974 | Nominee | |
| Dolly Parton | Top Female Vocalist | 1974 | Nominee | |
| Anne Murray | Top Female Vocalist | 1974 | Nominee | |
| Olivia Newton-John | Top Female Vocalist | 1974 | Nominee | |
| Donna Fargo | Top Female Vocalist | 1973 | Nominee | |
| Dolly Parton | Top Female Vocalist | 1973 | Nominee | |
| Anne Murray | Top Female Vocalist | 1973 | Nominee | |
| Susan Raye | Top Female Vocalist | 1973 | Nominee | |
| Barbara Fairchild | Top Female Vocalist | 1973 | Nominee | |
| Dolly Parton | Top Female Vocalist | 1972 | Nominee | |
| Anne Murray | Top Female Vocalist | 1972 | Nominee | |
| Susan Raye | Top Female Vocalist | 1972 | Nominee | |
| Loretta Lynn | Top Female Vocalist | 1972 | Loretta Lynn stands as one of the most dynamic and direct songwriters in Country Music history. Her body of work has contributed countless classics, have made an indelible mark on Country Music and has inspired generations of female artists to follow her amazing example. Early originals like “You Ain’t Woman Enough” and “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mid),” both released in 1966, are undisputed classics. Her catalog also offers chart-topping hits like “Fist City,” “Rated X” and of course, “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Her numerous ACM wins include Entertainer of the Year in 1975 and Artist of the Decade in 1979. A groundbreaking singer, songwriter and performer, Loretta Lynn is an archetype of American music, a singular artist whose music defined a genre and whose songs continue to inform new generations of musicians. | Nominee |
| Anne Murray | Top Female Vocalist | 1971 | Nominee | |
| Linda Ronstadt | Top Female Vocalist | 1971 | Nominee | |
| Lynn Anderson | Top Female Vocalist | 1971 | Nominee | |
| Susan Raye | Top Female Vocalist | 1971 | Nominee | |
| Bobbie Gentry | Top Female Vocalist | 1970 | Nominee | |
| Tammy Wynette | Top Female Vocalist | 1970 | Nominee | |
| Dolly Parton | Top Female Vocalist | 1970 | Nominee | |
| Loretta Lynn | Top Female Vocalist | 1970 | Loretta Lynn stands as one of the most dynamic and direct songwriters in Country Music history. Her body of work has contributed countless classics, have made an indelible mark on Country Music and has inspired generations of female artists to follow her amazing example. Early originals like “You Ain’t Woman Enough” and “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mid),” both released in 1966, are undisputed classics. Her catalog also offers chart-topping hits like “Fist City,” “Rated X” and of course, “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Her numerous ACM wins include Entertainer of the Year in 1975 and Artist of the Decade in 1979. A groundbreaking singer, songwriter and performer, Loretta Lynn is an archetype of American music, a singular artist whose music defined a genre and whose songs continue to inform new generations of musicians. | Nominee |
| Bobbie Gentry | Top Female Vocalist | 1969 | Nominee | |
| Dolly Parton | Top Female Vocalist | 1969 | Nominee | |
| Cathie Taylor | Top Female Vocalist | 1969 | Nominee | |
| Lynn Anderson | Top Female Vocalist | 1969 | Nominee | |
| Judy Lynn | Top Female Vocalist | 1969 | Nominee | |
| Connie Smith | Top Female Vocalist | 1969 | Nominee | |
| Loretta Lynn | Top Female Vocalist | 1969 | Loretta Lynn stands as one of the most dynamic and direct songwriters in Country Music history. Her body of work has contributed countless classics, have made an indelible mark on Country Music and has inspired generations of female artists to follow her amazing example. Early originals like “You Ain’t Woman Enough” and “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mid),” both released in 1966, are undisputed classics. Her catalog also offers chart-topping hits like “Fist City,” “Rated X” and of course, “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Her numerous ACM wins include Entertainer of the Year in 1975 and Artist of the Decade in 1979. A groundbreaking singer, songwriter and performer, Loretta Lynn is an archetype of American music, a singular artist whose music defined a genre and whose songs continue to inform new generations of musicians. | Nominee |
| Bobbie Gentry | Top Female Vocalist | 1968 | Nominee | |
| Jody Miller | Top Female Vocalist | 1968 | Nominee | |
| Bonnie Guitar | Top Female Vocalist | 1968 | Nominee | |
| Judy Lynn | Top Female Vocalist | 1968 | Nominee | |
| Bonnie Owens | Top Female Vocalist | 1967 | Nominee | |
| Bonnie Guitar | Top Female Vocalist | 1967 | Nominee | |
| Cathie Taylor | Top Female Vocalist | 1967 | Nominee | |
| Lucille Starr | Top Female Vocalist | 1967 | Nominee | |
| Bonnie Owens | Top Female Vocalist | 1966 | Nominee | |
| Molly Bee | Top Female Vocalist | 1966 | Nominee | |
| Jonie Mosby | Top Female Vocalist | 1966 | Nominee | |
| Kay Adams | Top Female Vocalist | 1966 | Nominee | |
| Jody Miller | Top Female Vocalist | 1965 | Nominee | |
| Molly Bee | Top Female Vocalist | 1965 | Nominee | |
| Rose Lee Maphis | Top Female Vocalist | 1965 | Nominee | |
| Rose Maddox | Top Female Vocalist | 1965 | Nominee |
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Female Artist of the Year
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Female Artist of the Year
2024
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Female Artist of the Year
2024
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Female Artist of the Year
2024
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Female Artist of the Year
2024
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Female Artist of the Year
2023
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Female Artist of the Year
2023
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Female Artist of the Year
2023
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Female Artist of the Year
2023
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Female Artist of the Year
2022
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Female Artist of the Year
2022
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Female Artist of the Year
2022
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank.
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Kelsea Ballerini
Female Artist of the Year
2022
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Gabby Barrett
Female Artist of the Year
2021
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Maren Morris
Female Artist of the Year
2021
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Ashley McBryde
Female Artist of the Year
2021
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Miranda Lambert
Female Artist of the Year
2021
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank.
Nominee
Ashley McBryde
Female Artist of the Year
2020
Nominee
Carly Pearce
Female Artist of the Year
2020
Nominee
Miranda Lambert
Female Artist of the Year
2020
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank.
Nominee
Kelsea Ballerini
Female Artist of the Year
2020
Nominee
Carrie Underwood
Female Artist of the Year
2019
Nominee
Miranda Lambert
Female Artist of the Year
2019
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank.
Nominee
Kelsea Ballerini
Female Artist of the Year
2019
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Kacey Musgraves
Female Artist of the Year
2019
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Maren Morris
Female Artist of the Year
2018
Nominee
Carrie Underwood
Female Artist of the Year
2018
Nominee
Ashley McBryde
Female Artist of the Year
2018
Nominee
Miranda Lambert
Female Artist of the Year
2018
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Female Vocalist of the Year
2017
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Maren Morris
Female Vocalist of the Year
2017
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Carrie Underwood
Female Vocalist of the Year
2017
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Kelsea Ballerini
Female Vocalist of the Year
2017
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Maren Morris
Female Vocalist of the Year
2016
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Carrie Underwood
Female Vocalist of the Year
2016
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Kelsea Ballerini
Female Vocalist of the Year
2016
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Kacey Musgraves
Female Vocalist of the Year
2016
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Jana Kramer
Female Vocalist of the Year
2015
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Carrie Underwood
Female Vocalist of the Year
2015
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Kelsea Ballerini
Female Vocalist of the Year
2015
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Kacey Musgraves
Female Vocalist of the Year
2015
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Brandy Clark
Female Vocalist of the Year
2014
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Martina McBride
Female Vocalist of the Year
2014
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Carrie Underwood
Female Vocalist of the Year
2014
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Kacey Musgraves
Female Vocalist of the Year
2014
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Sheryl Crow
Female Vocalist of the Year
2013
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Taylor Swift
Female Vocalist of the Year
2013
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Carrie Underwood
Female Vocalist of the Year
2013
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Kacey Musgraves
Female Vocalist of the Year
2013
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Taylor Swift
Female Vocalist of the Year
2012
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Martina McBride
Female Vocalist of the Year
2012
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Carrie Underwood
Female Vocalist of the Year
2012
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Kacey Musgraves
Female Vocalist of the Year
2012
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Sara Evans
Female Vocalist of the Year
2011
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Taylor Swift
Female Vocalist of the Year
2011
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Martina McBride
Female Vocalist of the Year
2011
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Carrie Underwood
Female Vocalist of the Year
2011
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Lee Ann Womack
Female Vocalist of the Year
2010
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Reba McEntire
Female Vocalist of the Year
2010
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Taylor Swift
Female Vocalist of the Year
2010
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Carrie Underwood
Female Vocalist of the Year
2010
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Lee Ann Womack
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
2009
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Reba McEntire
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
2009
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Taylor Swift
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
2009
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Carrie Underwood
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
2009
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Lee Ann Womack
Top Female Vocalist
2008
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Heidi Newfield
Top Female Vocalist
2008
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Taylor Swift
Top Female Vocalist
2008
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Miranda Lambert
Top Female Vocalist
2008
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank.
Nominee
LeAnn Rimes
Top Female Vocalist
2007
Nominee
Taylor Swift
Top Female Vocalist
2007
Nominee
Martina McBride
Top Female Vocalist
2007
Nominee
Miranda Lambert
Top Female Vocalist
2007
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank.
Nominee
Faith Hill
Top Female Vocalist
2006
Nominee
Sara Evans
Top Female Vocalist
2006
Nominee
Martina McBride
Top Female Vocalist
2006
Nominee
Miranda Lambert
Top Female Vocalist
2006
Upon being appointed president at Capitol Nashville in 2000, Dungan again tapped into a promising group of new artists and guided them into Country stardom. He elevated the careers of Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban, and brought Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, and Lady Antebellum to the label. In 2012, Dungan joined UMG Nashville as Chairman and CEO, ushering in another lucrative decade with artists like Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. The label group continues to thrive with rising stars like Priscilla Block, Jordan Davis, and Parker McCollum. Dungan’s philanthropic efforts have supported entities such as Music Health Alliance, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and Second Harvest Food Bank.
Nominee
Lee Ann Womack
Top Female Vocalist
2005
Nominee
Martina McBride
Top Female Vocalist
2005
Nominee
Gretchen Wilson
Top Female Vocalist
2005
Nominee
Carrie Underwood
Top Female Vocalist
2005
Nominee
Lee Ann Womack
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
2004
Nominee
Sara Evans
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
2004
Nominee
Terri Clark
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
2004
Nominee
Martina McBride
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
2004
Nominee
Patty Loveless
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
2003
Nominee
Sara Evans
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
2003
Nominee
Terri Clark
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
2003
Nominee
Shania Twain
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
2003
Nominee
Faith Hill
Top Female Vocalist
2002
Nominee
Lee Ann Womack
Top Female Vocalist
2002
Nominee
Terri Clark
Top Female Vocalist
2002
Nominee
Shania Twain
Top Female Vocalist
2002
Nominee
Faith Hill
Top Female Vocalist
2001
Nominee
Lee Ann Womack
Top Female Vocalist
2001
Nominee
Sara Evans
Top Female Vocalist
2001
Nominee
Trisha Yearwood
Top Female Vocalist
2001
Nominee
Jo Dee Messina
Top Female Vocalist
2000
Nominee
Lee Ann Womack
Top Female Vocalist
2000
Nominee
Sara Evans
Top Female Vocalist
2000
Nominee
Martina McBride
Top Female Vocalist
2000
Nominee
Jo Dee Messina
Top Female Vocalist
1999
Nominee
Chely Wright
Top Female Vocalist
1999
Nominee
Martina McBride
Top Female Vocalist
1999
Nominee
Shania Twain
Top Female Vocalist
1999
Nominee
Jo Dee Messina
Top Female Vocalist
1998
Nominee
Martina McBride
Top Female Vocalist
1998
Nominee
Shania Twain
Top Female Vocalist
1998
Nominee
Trisha Yearwood
Top Female Vocalist
1998
Nominee
Patty Loveless
Top Female Vocalist
1997
Nominee
LeAnn Rimes
Top Female Vocalist
1997
Nominee
Deana Carter
Top Female Vocalist
1997
Nominee
Martina McBride
Top Female Vocalist
1997
Nominee
LeAnn Rimes
Top Female Vocalist
1996
Nominee
Reba McEntire
Top Female Vocalist
1996
Nominee
Shania Twain
Top Female Vocalist
1996
Nominee
Trisha Yearwood
Top Female Vocalist
1996
Nominee
Faith Hill
Top Female Vocalist
1995
Nominee
Reba McEntire
Top Female Vocalist
1995
Nominee
Pam Tillis
Top Female Vocalist
1995
Nominee
Shania Twain
Top Female Vocalist
1995
Nominee
Patty Loveless
Top Female Vocalist
1994
Nominee
Faith Hill
Top Female Vocalist
1994
Nominee
Pam Tillis
Top Female Vocalist
1994
Nominee
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Top Female Vocalist
1994
Nominee
Tanya Tucker
Top Female Vocalist
1993
Nominee
Reba McEntire
Top Female Vocalist
1993
Nominee
Pam Tillis
Top Female Vocalist
1993
Nominee
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Top Female Vocalist
1993
Nominee
Wynonna
Top Female Vocalist
1992
Nominee
Lorrie Morgan
Top Female Vocalist
1992
Nominee
Tanya Tucker
Top Female Vocalist
1992
Nominee
Pam Tillis
Top Female Vocalist
1992
Nominee
Lorrie Morgan
Top Female Vocalist
1991
Nominee
Tanya Tucker
Top Female Vocalist
1991
Nominee
Pam Tillis
Top Female Vocalist
1991
Nominee
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Top Female Vocalist
1991
Nominee
Kathy Mattea
Top Female Vocalist
1990
Nominee
Tanya Tucker
Top Female Vocalist
1990
Nominee
Patty Loveless
Top Female Vocalist
1990
Nominee
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Top Female Vocalist
1990
Nominee
Dolly Parton
Top Female Vocalist
1989
Nominee
Tanya Tucker
Top Female Vocalist
1989
Nominee
Reba McEntire
Top Female Vocalist
1989
Nominee
K.D. Lang
Top Female Vocalist
1989
Nominee
Rosanne Cash
Top Female Vocalist
1988
Nominee
Kathy Mattea
Top Female Vocalist
1988
Nominee
Tanya Tucker
Top Female Vocalist
1988
Nominee
Reba McEntire
Top Female Vocalist
1988
Nominee
Rosanne Cash
Top Female Vocalist
1987
Nominee
Kathy Mattea
Top Female Vocalist
1987
Nominee
Tanya Tucker
Top Female Vocalist
1987
Nominee
Crystal Gayle
Top Female Vocalist
1987
Nominee
Crystal Gayle
Top Female Vocalist
1986
Nominee
Janie Fricke
Top Female Vocalist
1986
Nominee
Juice Newton
Top Female Vocalist
1986
Nominee
Marie Osmond
Top Female Vocalist
1986
Nominee
Anne Murray
Top Female Vocalist
1985
Nominee
Rosanne Cash
Top Female Vocalist
1985
Nominee
Crystal Gayle
Top Female Vocalist
1985
Nominee
Juice Newton
Top Female Vocalist
1985
Nominee
Dolly Parton
Top Female Vocalist
1984
Nominee
Anne Murray
Top Female Vocalist
1984
Nominee
Emmylou Harris
Top Female Vocalist
1984
Nominee
Janie Fricke
Top Female Vocalist
1984
Nominee
Reba McEntire
Top Female Vocalist
1983
Nominee
Barbara Mandrell
Top Female Vocalist
1983
Nominee
Crystal Gayle
Top Female Vocalist
1983
Nominee
Sylvia
Top Female Vocalist
1983
Nominee
Dottie West
Top Female Vocalist
1982
Nominee
Rosanne Cash
Top Female Vocalist
1982
Nominee
Barbara Mandrell
Top Female Vocalist
1982
Nominee
Janie Fricke
Top Female Vocalist
1982
Nominee
Emmylou Harris
Top Female Vocalist
1981
Nominee
Rosanne Cash
Top Female Vocalist
1981
Nominee
Lacy J. Dalton
Top Female Vocalist
1981
Nominee
Sylvia
Top Female Vocalist
1981
Nominee
Emmylou Harris
Top Female Vocalist
1980
Nominee
Barbara Mandrell
Top Female Vocalist
1980
Nominee
Crystal Gayle
Top Female Vocalist
1980
Nominee
Lacy J. Dalton
Top Female Vocalist
1980
Nominee
Dolly Parton
Top Female Vocalist
1979
Nominee
Anne Murray
Top Female Vocalist
1979
Nominee
Barbara Mandrell
Top Female Vocalist
1979
Nominee
Loretta Lynn
Top Female Vocalist
1979
Nominee
Dolly Parton
Top Female Vocalist
1978
Nominee
Anne Murray
Top Female Vocalist
1978
Nominee
Crystal Gayle
Top Female Vocalist
1978
Nominee
Loretta Lynn
Top Female Vocalist
1978
Nominee
Dolly Parton
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
1977
Nominee
Emmylou Harris
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
1977
Nominee
Linda Ronstadt
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
1977
Nominee
Loretta Lynn
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
1977
Nominee
Tammy Wynette
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
1976
Nominee
Dolly Parton
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
1976
Nominee
Emmylou Harris
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
1976
Nominee
Loretta Lynn
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
1976
Nominee
Dolly Parton
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
1975
Nominee
Anne Murray
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
1975
Nominee
Linda Ronstadt
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
1975
Nominee
Tanya Tucker
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
1975
Nominee
Donna Fargo
Top Female Vocalist
1974
Nominee
Dolly Parton
Top Female Vocalist
1974
Nominee
Anne Murray
Top Female Vocalist
1974
Nominee
Olivia Newton-John
Top Female Vocalist
1974
Nominee
Donna Fargo
Top Female Vocalist
1973
Nominee
Dolly Parton
Top Female Vocalist
1973
Nominee
Anne Murray
Top Female Vocalist
1973
Nominee
Susan Raye
Top Female Vocalist
1973
Nominee
Barbara Fairchild
Top Female Vocalist
1973
Nominee
Dolly Parton
Top Female Vocalist
1972
Nominee
Anne Murray
Top Female Vocalist
1972
Nominee
Susan Raye
Top Female Vocalist
1972
Nominee
Loretta Lynn
Top Female Vocalist
1972
Nominee
Anne Murray
Top Female Vocalist
1971
Nominee
Linda Ronstadt
Top Female Vocalist
1971
Nominee
Lynn Anderson
Top Female Vocalist
1971
Nominee
Susan Raye
Top Female Vocalist
1971
Nominee
Bobbie Gentry
Top Female Vocalist
1970
Nominee
Tammy Wynette
Top Female Vocalist
1970
Nominee
Dolly Parton
Top Female Vocalist
1970
Nominee
Loretta Lynn
Top Female Vocalist
1970
Nominee
Bobbie Gentry
Top Female Vocalist
1969
Nominee
Dolly Parton
Top Female Vocalist
1969
Nominee
Cathie Taylor
Top Female Vocalist
1969
Nominee
Lynn Anderson
Top Female Vocalist
1969
Nominee
Judy Lynn
Top Female Vocalist
1969
Nominee
Connie Smith
Top Female Vocalist
1969
Nominee
Loretta Lynn
Top Female Vocalist
1969
Nominee
Bobbie Gentry
Top Female Vocalist
1968
Nominee
Jody Miller
Top Female Vocalist
1968
Nominee
Bonnie Guitar
Top Female Vocalist
1968
Nominee
Judy Lynn
Top Female Vocalist
1968
Nominee
Bonnie Owens
Top Female Vocalist
1967
Nominee
Bonnie Guitar
Top Female Vocalist
1967
Nominee
Cathie Taylor
Top Female Vocalist
1967
Nominee
Lucille Starr
Top Female Vocalist
1967
Nominee
Bonnie Owens
Top Female Vocalist
1966
Nominee
Molly Bee
Top Female Vocalist
1966
Nominee
Jonie Mosby
Top Female Vocalist
1966
Nominee
Kay Adams
Top Female Vocalist
1966
Nominee
Jody Miller
Top Female Vocalist
1965
Nominee
Molly Bee
Top Female Vocalist
1965
Nominee
Rose Lee Maphis
Top Female Vocalist
1965
Nominee
Rose Maddox
Top Female Vocalist
1965
Nominee