AND THE NOMINEES FOR THE 2024 ACM AWARDS ARE ....

 

The 59th Academy Of Country Music Awards nominees have been announced!
Best of luck, you've all earned these nominations and deserve it!

Entertainer of the Year

Kane Brown

Luke Combs

Jelly Roll

Cody Johnson 

Chris Stapleton

Morgan Wallen

Lainey Wilson

Female Artist of the Year

Kelsea Ballerini

Ashley McBryde

Megan Moroney

Kacey Musgraves

Lainey Wilson 

Male Artist of the Year

Luke Combs

Jelly Roll

Cody Johnson 

Chris Stapleton

Morgan Wallen

Duo of the Year

Brooks & Dunn

Brothers Osborne

Dan + Shay 

Maddie & Tae

The War And Treaty

Group of the Year

Flatland Cavalry

Lady A

Little Big Town

Old Dominion 

Zac Brown Band

New Female Artist of the Year

Kassi Ashton

Ashley Cooke

Hannah Ellis

Kylie Morgan

Megan Moroney 

New Male Artist of the Year

Ernest

Kameron Marlowe

Dylan Scott

Conner Smith

Nate Smith 

New Duo or Group of the Year

Neon Union

Restless Road 

Tigirlily Gold

Album of the Year

"Gettin' Old" - Luke Combs

"Higher" - Chris Stapleton

"Leather" - Cody Johnson 

"One Thing At A Time" - Morgan Wallen

"Rolling Up The Welcome Mat (For Good)" - Kelsea Ballerini

Single of the Year

“Burn It Down” - Parker McCollum

“Fast Car” - Luke Combs 

“Last Night” - Morgan Wallen

“Need A Favor” - Jelly Roll

“Next Thing You Know” - Jordan Davis

Song of the Year

“Fast Car” - Luke Combs

Writer: Tracy Chapman

“Heart Like A Truck” - Lainey Wilson

Writers: Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson, Trannie Anderson

"Next Thing You Know” - Jordan Davis

Writers: Chase McGill, Greylan James, Jordan Davis, Josh Osborne

“Tennessee Orange” - Megan Moroney

Writers: Ben Williams, David Fanning, Megan Moroney, Paul Jenkins

“The Painter” - Cody Johnson

Writers: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins 

Visual Media of the Year

“Burn It Down,” - Parker McCollum

“Human” - Cody Johnson 

“In Your Love” - Tyler Childers

“Next Think You Know” - Jordan Davis

“Tennessee Orange” - Megan Moroney

Music Event of the Year

“Can't Break Up Now” - Old Dominion, Megan Moroney

“Different 'Round Here” - Riley Green featuring Luke Combs

“I Remember Everything” - Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves

"Man Made A Bar” - Morgan Wallen featuring Eric Church

“Save Me” - Jelly Roll featuring Lainey Wilson

Songwriter of the Year

Jessie Jo Dillon

Ashley Gorley

Hillary Lindsey

Chase McGill

Josh Thompson

Artist-Songwriter of the Year

Zach Bryan

Ernest

Hardy

Chris Stapleton

Morgan Wallen

Bass Player

Tony Lucido

Steve Mackey

Lex Price

Jimmie Lee Sloas

Craig Young

Drummer

Fred Eltringham

Evan Hutchings

Greg Morrow

Jerry Roe

Nir Z

Acoustic Guitar

Todd Lombardo

Danny Rader

Bryan Sutton

Ilya Toshinskiy

Charlie Worsham

Piano/Keyboards

Jim “Moose” Brown

David Dorn

Charlie Judge

Billy Justineau

Alex Wright

Specialty Instrument

Dan Dugmore

Paul Franklin

Josh Matheny

Justin Schipper

Bryan Sutton

Electric Guitar

Tom Bukovac

Kris Donegan

Jedd Hughes

Rob McNelley

Sol Philcox-Littlefield

Audio Engineer of the Year

Drew Bollman

Jeff Braun

Jim Cooley

Jason Hall

Buckley Miller

F. Reid Shippen

Producer of the Year

Charlie Handsome

Dann Huff

Joey Moi

Jon Randall

Derek Wells

Casino – Theater of the Year

Choctaw Grand Theater – Durant, OK

Deadwood Mountain Grand – Deadwood, SD

Foxwoods Resort Casino – Mashantucket, CT

Lucas Oil Live at WinStar World Casino and Resort – Thackerville, OK

Resorts World Theatre At Resorts World - Las Vegas

Casino Arena of the Year

Golden Nugget – Lake Charles, LA

Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena – Atlantic City, NJ

Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis

Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, CT

Mystic Lake Casino Showroom – Prior Lake, MN

Festival of the Year

Carolina Country Music Fest –Myrtle Beach, SC

CMC Rocks – Ipswich, Queensland

Crash My Playa – Riviera Cancun, Mexico

Tortuga Music Festival – Fort Lauderdale, FL

Windy City Smokeout – Chicago

Fair/Rodeo of the Year

Auburn Rodeo – Opelika, AL

Cheyenne Frontier Days – Cheyenne, WY

Iowa State Fair – Des Moines

Minnesota State Fair – Falcon Heights

San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo

Club8 Seconds Saloon – Indianapolis

Billy Bob’s Texas – Fort Worth

Georgia Theatre – Athens

Joe's Live – Rosemont, IL

Mission Ballroom – Denver

Theater of the Year

Beacon Theatre – New York

The Franklin Theatre – Franklin, TN

Moody Theater – Austin

Ryman Auditorium – Nashville

Tabernacle – Atlanta

OutdoorAscend Amphitheater – Nashville

Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO

St. Augustine (FL) Amphitheatre

Santa Barbara (CA) Bowl

The Wharf Amphitheater – Orange Beach, AL

Arena of the Year

Bridgestone Arena – Nashville

Dickies Arena – Fort Worth

Hertz Arena – Estero, FL

KFC Yum! Center – Louisville

T-Mobile Center – Kansas City

Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year

Gil Cunningham

Andrew Fortin

Nicole More

Stacy Vee

Ed Warm

Promoter of the Year

Jered Johnson

Patrick McDill

Brian O'Connell

Aaron Spalding

Adam Weiser

The 59th ACM Awards take place on May 16 at The Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, TX, and will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

2024 AIMP NASHVILLE COUNTRY AWARDS ... AND THE WINNERS ARE ...

Congratulations to this year's 2024 AIMP Award winners:

2024 AIMP NASHVILLE COUNTRY AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

 

The Association for Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) has revealed the list of final nominees for the 2024 AIMP Country Awards which will be held on Monday, March 25 at 7 p.m. at the historic Ryman Auditorium and will be hosted by Storme Warren.

The 2024 AIMP Awards recognizes songwriters, publishers and songs in various categories.

Good luck to all of those nominated and thank you for what you do for music.

2024 AIMP Award Final Nominees:

AIMP Rising Songwriter of the Year:

• Christian Stalnecker – Independently Published by Reservoir Media
• Jaxson Free – Independently Published by Goat Island Sound
• John Byron – Independently Published by Big Loud Publishing
• Josh Melton – Independently Published by Ebach Entertainment
• Rocky Block – Independently Published by Big Loud Publishing
• Ryan Larkins – Independently Published by CAM Creative
• Travis Wood – Independently Published by Creative Nation Music

AIMP Rising Artist-Writer of the Year:

• Dylan Marlowe – Independently Published by Play It Again Entertainment
• George Birge – Independently Published by Big Machine Music
• Hannah Ellis – Independently Published by Curb Word Entertainment
• Mae Estes – Independently Published by Plaid Flag Music & Kobalt Music Publishing
• Meg McCree – Independently Published by Hang Your Hat Music & Concord Music Publishing

AIMP Artist-Writer of the Year:

• Corey Kent – Independently Published by Combustion Music
• Dylan Scott – Independently Published by Curb Word Entertainment
• Hardy – Independently Published by Relative Music Group
• Jordan Davis – Independently Published by Anthem Entertainment
• Morgan Wallen – Independently Published by Big Loud Publishing
• Russell Dickerson – Independently Published by Concord Music Publishing

AIMP Songwriter of the Year:

• Ernest – Independently Published by Big Loud Publishing
• Hardy – Independently Published by Relative Music Group
• John Byron – Independently Published by Big Loud Publishing
• Jordan Schmidt – Independently Published by Endurance Music Group
• Morgan Wallen – Independently Published by Big Loud Publishing
• Tracy Chapman – Independently Published by Purple Rabbit Music Publishing

AIMP Song Champion of the Year:

• Ciara Shortridge – VP, Country Publishing/A&R (Curb Word Music)
• Courtney Allen – Sr. Director, A&R (Concord Music Publishing)
• Laurel Kittleson-Cobb – A&R Consultant (Rainier Entertainment)
• Sara Knabe – SVP, A&R (Big Loud Music)
• Sarah Schumacher – Sr. Creative Director, Country Publishing (Curb Word Music)
• Tim Hunze – VP, Publishing (Big Machine Music)

AIMP Publisher Pick of the Year:

• “98 Braves” – Travis Wood, John Byron, Josh Miller; independently published by Creative Nation Music, Big Loud Publishing, Concord Music Publishing; performed by Morgan Wallen
• “Buried” – Brandy Clark, Jessie Jo Dillon; independently publishing by Big Machine Music; performed by Brandy Clark
• “Girl In The Mirror” – Jessie Jo Dillon, Matt Jenkins, Megan Moroney; independently published by Big Machine Music, Madfun Entertainment; performed by Megan Moroney
• “Good With Me” – Walker Hayes, Shane McAnally, Scott Stepakoff; independently published by SMACKSongs; performed by Walker Hayes
• “The Mockingbird & The Crow” – Michael Hardy, Jordan Schmidt, Brett Tyler; independently published by Relative Music Group, Endurance Music Group, Combustion Music; performed by Hardy
• “You Don’t Want That Smoke” – Tucker Beathard, Jimi Bell; independently published by Little Louder Music; performed by Bailey Zimmerman

AIMP Song of the Year:

• “98 Braves” – Travis Wood, John Byron, Josh Miller; independently published by Creative Nation Music, Big Loud Publishing, Concord Music Publishing; performed by Morgan Wallen
• “Fast Car” – Tracy Chapman; independently published by Purple Rabbit Music Publishing; performed by Luke Combs
• “Heart Like A Truck” – Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson, Trannie Anderson; independently published by Riser House Music Publishing; performed by Lainey Wilson
• “Human” – Travis Meadows, Tony Lane; independently published by Songs of Mighty Isis, It’s Killer Music, She and I and Kobalt Music Publishing; performed by Cody Johnson
• “Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis, Josh Osborne, Chase McGill, Greylan James; independently published by Anthem Entertainment; performed by Jordan Davis
• “Tennessee Orange” – Ben Williams, David Fanning, Megan Moroney, Paul Jenkins; independently published by Major Bob Music, 33 Creative; performed by Megan Moroney

Top Independent Music Publishers of the Year:

• Big Loud Publishing
• Big Machine Music
• Concord Music Publishing
• Relative Music Group
• Roundhill Music
• Taperoom Music

ACM AWARDS - FULL LIST OF THE NIGHT'S BIG WINNERS

Congratulations to all of last night's big winners at the ACM Awards.

Entertainer Of The Year

 Chris Stapleton

Female Artist Of The Year 

Lainey Wilson

Male Artist Of The Year 

Morgan Wallen

Duo of the Year  

Brothers Osborne

Group of the Year 

Old Dominion

New Female Artist Of The Year 

Hailey Whitters

New Male Artist Of The Year 

Zach Bryan

Album Of The Year

Bell Bottom Country - Lainey Wilson 

(Lainey Wilson / Jay Joyce / BBR)

Single Of The Year

She Had Me At Heads Carolina – Cole Swindell

(Cole Swindell / Zach Crowell / Warner Music Nashville)

Song Of The Year

She Had Me At Heads Carolina – Cole Swindell

(Ashley Gorley, Cole Swindell, Jesse Frasure, Mark D. Sanders, Thomas Rhett, Tim Nichols / Ashley Gorley Publishing Designee; Be A Light Publishing; Colden Rainey Music; EMI Blackwood Music Inc; Songs Of Roc Nation Music; Sony Tree Publishing; Telemitry Rhythm House Music; Universal Music Corp; WC Music Corp; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp)

Visual Media Of The Year 

Wait In The Truck – Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson

(Inkwell Productions / Justin Clough)

Songwriter Of The Year 

Ashley Gorley

Artist-Songwriter Of The Year 

Hardy

Music Event Of The Year

Wait In The Truck – Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson

(Derek Wells / Hardy / Joey Moi / Jordan Schmidt / Big Loud Records)

MUSIC ROW COUNTRYBREAKOUT AWARD WINNERS - ARTISTS AND SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Congratulations to this year's Music Row CountryBreakout Winners!

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Luke Combs

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Miranda Lambert

GROUP / DUO OF THE YEAR

Dan and Shay

BREAKOUT ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Priscilla Block

INDEPENDENT ARTIST OF THE YEAR

James Robert Webb

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Josh Osborne

AND THE NOMINEES FOR THE 2021 CMA AWARDS ARE ....

The full nominee list for the 55th Annual CMA Awards was announced this morning both for broadcast as well as entertainment. Winners will be announced in and around the live broadcast of the awards ceremony on ABC on Nov. 10.

Congratulations to all of the nominees! (Note: Our entertainment winner picks are marked with an asterisk and not necessarily who we'd LIKE to win but who probably will win. It's kinda weird not seeing Luke Bryan or Keith Urban up for Entertainer of the Year this time.)

ENTERTAINMENT NOMINEES

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

1.) Eric Church *

2.) Luke Combs

3.) Miranda Lambert

4.) Chris Stapleton

5.) Carrie Underwood

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1.) Gabby Barrett

2.) Miranda Lambert

3.) Ashley McBryde

4.) Maren Morris

5.) Carly Pearce *

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1.) Dierks Bentley

2.) Eric Church

3.) Luke Combs *

4.) Thomas Rhett

5.) Chris Stapleton

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

1.) Lady A

2.) Little Big Town

3.) Midland

4.) Old Dominion *

5.) Zac Brown Band

DUO OF THE YEAR

1.) Brooks & Dunn

2.) Brothers Osborne  

3.) Dan + Shay *

4.) Florida Georgia Line

5.) Maddie & Tae

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

1.) “Famous Friends” - Chris Young & Kane Brown *

       Producers: Corey Crowder & Chris Young / Mix Engineer: Sean Moffitt

2.) “The Good Ones” - Gabby Barrett

       Producers: Ross Copperman & Zach Kale / Mix Engineers: Chris Galland

       & Manny Marroquin

3.) “Hell Of A View” - Eric Church  

       Producer: Jay Joyce / Mix Engineers: Jason Hall & Jay Joyce

4.) “One Night Standards” - Ashley McBryde

       Producer: Jay Joyce / Mix Engineers: Jason Hall & Jay Joyce

5.) “Starting Over” - Chris Stapleton

       Producers: Dave Cobb & Chris Stapleton / Mix Engineer: Vance Powell

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1.) "29" - Carly Pearce

      Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne & Jimmy Robbins / 

      Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore

2.) "Dangerous: The Double Album" - Morgan Wallen * 

       Producers: Dave Cohen, Matt Dragstrem, Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome

      & Joey Moi / Mix Engineer: Joey Moi

3.) "Heart" - Eric Church

      Producer: Jay Joyce / Mix Engineers: Jason Hall & Jay Joyce

4.) "Skeletons" - Brothers Osborne

       Producer: Jay Joyce /  Mix Engineers: Jason Hall & Jay Joyce

5.) "Starting Over" - Chris Stapleton

       Producers: Dave Cobb & Chris Stapleton / Mix Engineer: Vance Powell

SONG OF THE YEAR (GOES TO WRITERS)

1.) "Forever After All” - Luke Combs, Drew Parker & Robert Williford

2.) “The Good Ones” - Gabby Barrett, Zach Kale, Emily Landis & Jim McCormick

3.) “Hell Of A View" - Casey Beathard, Eric Church & Monty Criswell *

4.) “One Night Standards” - Nicolette Hayford, Shane McAnally 

       & Ashley McBryde

5.) “Starting Over” - Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR

1.) “Buy Dirt” - Jordan Davis & Luke Bryan

       Producer: Paul DiGiovanni

2.) “Chasing After You” - Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris

       Producers: Aaron Eshuis & Teddy Reimer

3.) “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” - Elle King & Miranda Lambert

       Producer: Martin Johnson

4.) “Famous Friends” - Chris Young & Kane Brown *

       Producers: Corey Crowder & Chris Young

5.) “Half Of My Hometown” - Kelsea Ballerini & Kenny Chesney

       Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Ross Copperman & Jimmy Robbins

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

1.) Jenee Fleenor - Fiddle *

2.) Paul Franklin - Steel Guitar

3.) Aaron Sterling - Drums

4.) Ilya Toshinskiy - Banjo

5.) Derek Wells - Guitar

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

1.) “Chasing After You" - Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris

       Director: TK McKamy

2.) “Famous Friends" - Chris Young & Kane Brown * 

       Director: Peter Zavadil

3.) “Gone” - Dierks Bentley

       Directors: Wes Edwards, Travis Nicholson, Ed Pryor, Running Bear & Sam Siske

4.) “Half Of My Hometown” - Kelsea Ballerini & Kenny Chesney

       Director: Patrick Tracy

5.) “Younger Me” - Brothers Osborne

        Director: Reid Long

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1.) Jimmie Allen *

2.) Ingrid Andress

3.) Gabby Barrett

4.) Mickey Guyton

5.) Hardy

BROADCAST NOMINEES

WEEKLY NATIONAL BROADCAST OF THE YEAR

1.) American Country Countdown - Kix Brooks (Westwood One)

2.) Country Countdown USA - Lon Helton (Westwood One)

3.) Country Gold - Terri Clark (Westwood One)

4.) The Crook & Chase Countdown - Lorianne Crook & Charlie Chase

     (iHeartMedia)

5.) Honky Tonkin’ With Tracy Lawrence - Tracy Lawrence & Patrick Thomas 

    (Compass)

DAILY NATIONAL BROADCAST OF THE YEAR

1.) The Big D & Bubba Show - Derek Haskins, Sean Powell, Patrick Thomas &
     Carsen Humphreville (Compass)

2.) The Bobby Bones Show- Bobby Bones, Amy Brown, “Lunchbox” Dan Chappell,
      Eddie Garcia, “Morgan #2” Huelsman, “Raymundo” Ray Slater, 

     “Scuba Steve”Stephen Spradlin, “Mike D” Rodriguez & 

     “Utility Hillary” Borden (Premiere)

3.) CMT After Midnite - Cody Alan (Premiere)

4.) The Lia Show- Lia Knight (Westwood One)

5.) The Music Row Happy Hour - Buzz Brainard & Ania Hammar (SiriusXM)

MAJOR MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

1.) Angie Ward - WUBL/Atlanta

2.) "Double-L" - Lois Lewis - KNIX/Phoenix

3.) "Hawkeye In The Morning" - "Hawkeye” Mark Louis Rybczyk & Michelle 

      Rodriguez -KSCS/Dallas

4.) "The Morning Bull" - George Lindsey, “Mo” Monica Lunsford &

      “Cowboy Dave” Bayless - KILT/Houston

5.) "Tampa Bay’s Morning Krewe" - “J.R.” Jon Jaus, Launa Phillips & Kevin Ebel 

      WQYK/Tampa Bay

LARGE MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

1.) Jesse Tack - WUBE/Cincinnati

2.) Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt & Kevin Freeman - WFMS/Indianapolis

3.) "Lexi & Banks" - "Lexi" Elena Abatgis & "Banks" Jared Danielson

      KUBL/Salt Lake City

4.) "Ridder, Scott And Shannen" - “Ridder” Shaun Ridderbush, Scott Dolphin & 

       Shannen Oesterreich - WMIL/Milwaukee

5.)  "The Wayne D Show" - “Wayne D” Danielson & Taylor Rosenberg

        WSIX/Nashville

MEDIUM MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

1.) Brent Michaels -  KUZZ/Bakersfield

2.) "Ellis And Bradley Show" - Bill Ellis & Beth Bradley -  WSSL/Greenville, SC

3.) "Julie And DJ in the Morning" - “Julie K” Kansy & “D.J. Thee Trucker” 

      Dale Sellers - WPCV/Lakeland

4.) "Mo & StyckMan" - “Mo” Melissa Wagner & “StyckMan” Greg Owens

      WUSY/Chattanooga

5.) "Steve & Gina In The Morning" - Steve Lundy & Gina Melton - KXKT/Omaha

SMALL MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

1.) "Barrett, Fox & Berry" - Bill Barrett, Tim Fox & Tracy Berry

       KKNU/Eugene, OR

2.) "Dr. Shane And Tess In The Morning" - Shane Collins & Tess Connell

      WPAP/Panama City, FL

3.) "KTTS Morning Show With Nancy & Rick" - Nancy Simpson & Rick Moore 

      KTTS/Springfield, MO

4.) "Liz & Scotty In The Morning" - Liz Del Grosso & Scotty Cox

       KCLR/Columbia, MO

5.) "Steve, Ben and Nikki" - Steve Stroud, Ben Walker & Nikki Thomas

       WXBQ/Johnson City, TN

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR

MAJOR MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

1.)  KNIX/Phoenix

2.) KNUC/Seattle

3.) KYGO/Denver

4.) WNSH/New York

5.) WXTU/Philadelphia

6.) WYCD/Detroit

LARGE MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

1.) WFMS/Indianapolis

2.) WMIL/Milwaukee

3.) WQDR/Raleigh

4.) WSIX/Nashville

5.) WUBE/Cincinnati

MEDIUM MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

1.) KATM/Modesto

2.) KXKT/Omaha

3.) KUZZ/Bakersfield

4.) WQMX/Akron

5.) WXCY/Wilmington

SMALL MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

1.) KCLR/Columbia, MO

2.) KTTS/Springfield, MO

3.) WBYT/South Bend, IN

4.) WXBQ/Johnson City, TN

5.) WXFL/Florence, AL

6.) WYCT/Pensacola, FL

SIXTH ANNUAL AIMP NASHVILLE AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

The Nashville Chapter of the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) has announced nominees for the 6th annual AIMP Nashville Awards to be held at The Listening Room Cafe on April 27 at 4:00pm.  This is not a public event with only nominees and sponsors invited to attend the socially distanced ceremony. The event will be livestreamed and made available exclusively to AIMP members.

This year’s categories are Rising Songwriter of the Year, Rising Artist-Writer of the Year, Artist-Writer of the Year, Song Champion of the Year, Publisher’s Pick, Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Publisher of the Year.

2021 NOMINEES

RISING SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

– Alex Kline (Ziggys Z Music)

– Benjy Davis (Big Machine Music)

– Jake Mitchell (Reservoir Media / Patrick Joseph Music)

– Matt Alderman (Curb | Word Music Publishing)

– Neil Medley (Mojo Music & Media / Son of a Carl Music)

– Nicolette Hayford (River House / SMACKSongs)

– Steph Jones (Disney Music Publishing / Hipgnosis Song Group)

RISING ARTIST-WRITER OF THE YEAR

– Avenue Beat (Tape Room Music)

– Jameson Rodgers (Combustion Music)

– Ruston Kelly (Concord Music Publishing)

– Ryan Hurd (Big Machine Music)

– Tenille Arts (Oven Music)

– Tenille Townes (Big Yellow Dog)

ARTIST-WRITER OF THE YEAR

– Ashley McBryde (Jody Williams Songs)

– Brothers Osborne (King Pen Music)

– Carly Pearce (Altadena)

– Eric Church (Little Louder Music)

– Jon Pardi (Song Factory Music)

– Morgan Wallen (Big Loud Publishing)

SONG CHAMPION OF THE YEAR

– Allison Jones (Big Machine Label Group)

– Ciara Shortridge (Curb | Word Music Publishing)

– Jake Gear (Hang Your Hat Music)

– Laurel Kittleson-Cobb (Curb | Word Entertainment)

– Trina Smith-Dort (Me Gusta Music)

– Ward Guenther (Whiskey Jam)

PUBLISHER’S PICK

– “Beautiful Noise” 

Writers: Alicia Keys, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Hailey Whitters, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry & Ruby Amanfu 

Independent Publishers: Atlas Music Publishing, Big Machine Music, Carnival Music, Concord Music Publishing, Creative Nation, Deep Dark Robot Music, Happy People Music, Like Butta Baby Music, Maps and Records Music & peermusic

Recorded By: Brandi Carlile & Alicia Keys

– “Better Than We Found It” 

Writers: Jessie Jo Dillon, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz, Maren Morris 

Independent publishers: Big Ass Pile of Dimes Music, Big Machine Music, Heroes and Halos Music, Millicent Hill Music, JRM3, Muse Magic, Round Hill Music

Recorded By: Maren Morris

– “Chasing After You” 

Writers: Brinley Addington & Jerry Flowers

Independent Publishers: Adding Tone Music, Combustion Music, Downtown Music Group, Mojo Music & Media & Tape Room Music

Recorded By: Maren Morris & Ryan Hurd

– “Give Heaven Some Hell” 

Writers: Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson, Hunter Phelps & Michael Hardy

Independent Publishers: Big Blue Nation Music, Caleb’s College Fund, Relative Music Group. Round Hill Music & Tape Room Music

Recorded By: HARDY

– “Janice at the Hotel Bar” 

Writers: Hailey Whitters & Lori McKenna

Independent Publishers: Carnival Music, Creative Nation, Concord Music Publishing, Maps and Records Music & Pulse Music Group

Recorded By: Hailey Whitters

– “Things a Man Oughta Know” 

Writers: Jason Nix, Jonathan Singleton & Lainey Wilson

Independent Publishers: Big Machine Music & Spirit Music

Recorded By: Lainey Wilson

SONG OF THE YEAR

– “Ain’t Always the Cowboy” 

Writers: Brandon Kinney & Josh Thompson

Independent Publishers: Big Machine Music, MV2 Music, peermusic & Whiskey Tub Music

Recorded  By: Jon Pardi

– “Bluebird” 

Writers: Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert & Natalie Hemby

Independent Publishers:  Emileon Songs & Little Louder Songs

Recorded By: Miranda Lambert

– “Die From a Broken Heart” 

Writers: Deric Rutan, Jonathan Singleton, Madison Marlow & Taylor Dye

Independent Publishers:  Big Machine Music, Jehovah Nissi Music, Seven Red Birds Publishing & Spirit Music

Recorded By: Maddie & Tae

– “I Hope You’re Happy Now” 

Writers: Carly Pearce, Jonathan Singleton, Luke Combs & Randy Montana

Independent Publishers: 50 Egg Music, Altadena, Big Machine Music, Jett Music, Spirit Music & Straight Dimes Publishing

Recorded By: Carly Pearce & Lee Brice

– “One of Them Girls” 

Writers: Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson, Dallas Davidson & Lee Brice

Independent Publishers: 8Minute Publishing, Artist Publishing Group, Big Blue Nation Music, Caleb’s College Fund, Play It Again Music Group, Natalia’s Music Money & Round Hill Music

Recorded By: Lee Brice

– “One Night Standards” 

Writers: Ashley McBryde, Nicolette Hayford & Shane McAnally

Independent Publishers: Canned Biscuit Songs, River House, SMACKSongs, Smackstreet Music & Tempo Investments

Recorded By: Ashley McBryde

– “Some Girls”

Writers: CJ Solar, Jake Mitchell, & Michael Hardy

Independent Publishers:  Harding Road Music, Sea Gayle Music, Relative Music Group & West Pass Music

Recorded By: Jameson Rodgers

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

– Michael Hardy (Relative Music Group)

– Ashley Gorley (Round Hill Music)

– Shane McAnally (Tempo Investments)

– Josh Thompson (MV2 Entertainment)

– Ernest K Smith (Big Loud Music)

– Hillary Lindsey (Concord Music Publishing)

PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR

– Big Machine Music

– Downtown Music Publishing

– Kobalt Music

– peermusic

– Round Hill Music

– SMACKSongs