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.

NOMINEES ANNOUNCED - 57TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS - FULL LIST

Nominees have been announced for all categories for the 57th Annual CMA Awards which will be televised on Nov. 8 on ABC.

Broadcast Personality

Weekly National

• American Country Countdown; Kix Brooks; Westwood One
• Country Countdown USA; Lon Helton; Compass
• Honky Tonkin'; Tracy Lawrence; Silverfish
• On The Horizon; Buzz Brainard; SiriusXM
• Y'all Access; Kelly Sutton; Firefly/Silverfish

Daily National

• Angie Ward; iHeartMedia
• The Big D & Bubba Show; Derek Haskins, Sean Powell, Patrick Thomas and Carsen Humphreville; Silverfish
• Katie & Company; Katie Neal; Audacy
• Nights With Elaina; Elaina Smith; Westwood One
• The Sam Alex Show; Sam Alex; Sam Alex Productions, LLC

Major Market

• Chris Carr And Company; Chris Carr, Kia Becht and Sam Sansevere; KEEY/Minneapolis
• Frito & Katy; Tucker "Frito" Young and Katy Dempsey; KCYY/San Antonio
• Hawkeye In The Morning; Mark "Hawkeye" Louis and Michelle Rodriguez; KSCS/Dallas
• Josh, Rachael & Grunwald; Josh Holleman, Rachael Hunter and Steve Grunwald; WYCD/Detroit
• Scotty Kay; WUSN/Chicago

Large Market

• The Big Dave Show; "Big Dave" Chandler, Ashley Heiert and Jason "Stattman" Statt; WUBE/Cincinnati
• The Morning Drive; Mike Kellar and Jenny Matthews; KBEQ/Kansas City
• Scott & Shannen; Scott Dolphin and "Shannen O" Oseterreich; WMIL/Milwaukee
• Tim & Chelsea In The Morning; Tim Leary and Chelsea Taylor; WIRK/West Palm Beach
• The Wayne D Show; "Wayne D" Danielson and Tay Hamilton; WSIX/Nashville

Medium Market

• Cait & Bradley Morning Show; Cait Fisher and Matt Bradley; KWEN/Tulsa
• Clay & Company; Clay Moden, Rob Banks and Kadie Daye; WYRK/Buffalo
• Ellis and Bradley Show; Bill Ellis and Beth Bradley; WSSL/Greenville, SC
• Mo & Styckman; Melissa "Mo" Wagner and Greg "Styckman" Owens; WUSY/Chattanooga
• Steve & Gina In The Morning; Steve Lundy and Gina Melton; KXKT/Omaha

Small Market

• The B100 Morning Show; Brittney Baily; WBYT/South Bend, IN
• The Eddie Foxx Show; Eddie Foxx and Amanda Foxx; WKSF/Asheville, NC
• Officer Don & DeAnn; "Officer Don" Evans and DeAnn Stephens; WBUL/Lexington, KY
• Steve & Tiffany In The Morning; Steve Waters and Tiffany Kay; WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA
• Steve, Ben and Nikki; Steve Stroud, Ben Walker and Nikki Thomas; WXBQ/Bristol

Radio Stations

Major Market

• KCYY/San Antonio
• KEEY/Minneapolis
• KKBQ/Houston
• KSCS/Dallas
• WXTU/Philadelphia

Large Market

• WIRK/West Palm Beach
• WKDF/Nashville
• WMIL/Milwaukee
• WUBE/Cincinnati
• WWKA/Orlando

Medium Market

• KUZZ/Bakersfield
• KXKT/Omaha
• WGGY/Wilkes Barre
• WPCV/Lakeland
• WQMX/Akron

Small Market

• KCLR/Columbia, MO
• WBYT/South Bend, IN
• WKML/Fayetteville, NC
• WXBQ/Johnson City, TN
• WYCT/Pensacola, FL

ARTIST NOMINEES

Entertainer

• Luke Combs
• Chris Stapleton
• Carrie Underwood
• Morgan Wallen
• Lainey Wilson

Female

• Kelsea Ballerini
• Miranda Lambert
• Ashley McBryde
• Carly Pearce
• Lainey Wilson

Male

• Luke Combs
• Jelly Roll
• Cody Johnson
• Chris Stapleton
• Morgan Wallen

Group

• Lady A
• Little Big Town
• Midland
• Old Dominion
• Zac Brown Band

Duo

• Brooks & Dunn
• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• Maddie & Tae
• The War And Treaty

Single

• "Fast Car"; Luke Combs; Producer: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathon Singleton; Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews
• "Heart Like A Truck"; Lainey Wilson; Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
• "Need A Favor"; Jelly Roll; Producer: Austin Nivarel; Mix Engineer: Jeff Braun
• "Next Thing You Know"; Jordan Davis; Producer: Paul DiGiovanni; Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley
• “Wait In The Truck"; Hardy f/Lainey Wilson; Producers: Hardy, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt, Derek Wells; Mix Engineer: Joey Moi

Album

• Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville; Producers: John Osborne, John Peets; Mix Engineers: Gena Johnson, John Osborne
• Bell Bottom Country; Lainey Wilson; Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
• Gettin' Old; Luke Combs; Producers Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton; Mix Engineers: Michael H. Brauer, Jim Cooley, Chip Matthews
• One Thing At A Time; Morgan Wallen Producers: Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome, Joey Moi, Cameron Montgomery Mix Engineers: Josh Ditty, Joey Moi, Eivind Nordland
• Rolling Up the Welcome Mat; Kelsea Ballerini Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym; Mix Engineers: Dan Grech-Marguerat, Alysa Vanderheym

Song

• “Fast Car”; Songwriter: Tracy Chapman
• “Heart Like A Truck”; Songwriters: Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson
• “Next Thing You Know”; Songwriters: Jordan Davis, Greylan James, Chase McGill, Josh Osborne
• “Tennessee Orange”; Songwriters: David Fanning, Paul Jenkins, Megan Moroney, Ben Williams
• “Wait In The Truck"; Songwriters: Renee Blair, Michael Hardy, Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt

Event

• “Save Me”; Jelly Roll w/Lainey Wilson; Producers: Zach Crowell, David Ray Stevens
• “She Had Me At Heads Carolina (Remix)” Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina; Producer: Zach Crowell
• “Thank God”; Kane Brown w/Katelyn Brown; Producer: Dann Huff
• “Wait In The Truck”; Hardy f/Lainey Wilson; Producers: Hardy, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt, Derek Wells
• “We Don't Fight Anymore”; Carly Pearce f/Chris Stapleton; Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Carly Pearce

Musician

• Jenee Fleenor
• Paul Franklin
• Rob McNelley
• Derek Wells
• Charlie Worsham

Video

• “Light On In The Kitchen”; Ashley McBryde; Director: Reid Long
• “Memory Lane”; Old Dominion; Directors: Mason Allen, Nicki Fletcher
• “Need A Favor”; Jelly Roll; Director: Patrick Tohill
• “Next Thing You Know”; Jordan Davis; Director: Running Bear
• “Wait In The Truck”; Hardy f/Lainey Wilson; Director: Justin Clough

New Artist

• Zach Bryan
• Jelly Roll
• Parker McCollum
• Megan Moroney
• Hailey Whitters

AND THE WINNERS ARE .... COMPLETE LIST OF CMA AWARD WINNERS

Thank you to the Country Music Association for an outstanding awards show last night and thank you to the artists who brought it all and left everything they had on that stage. Thank you also to Lainey Wilson for showcasing Richard Casper and the wonderful Creativets organization. Country is starting to feel like country again.

Congratulations to the winners.

Below is the complete list of CMA Award Nominees with the winners in blue.

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Luke Combs

Miranda Lambert

Chris Stapleton

Carrie Underwood

Morgan Wallen

SINGLE OF THE YEAR - Awarded to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer

“Buy Dirt” – Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan ( Winner)

Producer: Paul DiGiovanni

Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley

“Half of My Hometown” – Kelsea Ballerini (feat. Kenny Chesney)

Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Ross Copperman, Jimmy Robbins

Mix Engineer: Dan Grech-Marguerat

“Never Wanted To Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde

Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne

Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore

“’Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson

Producer: Trent Willmon

Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke

“You Should Probably Leave” – Chris Stapleton

Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton

Mix Engineer: Vance Powell

ALBUM OF THE YEAR - Awarded to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)

Growin’ Up – Luke Combs

Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton

Mix Engineers: Jim Cooley, Chip Matthews

Humble Quest – Maren Morris

Producer: Greg Kurstin

Mix Engineer: Serban Ghenea

Palomino – Miranda Lambert

Producers: Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall, Mikey Reaves

Mix Engineer: Jason Lehning

Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’ – Lainey Wilson

Producer: Jay Joyce

Mix Engineer: F. Reid Shippen

Time, Tequila & Therapy – Old Dominion

Producers: Shane McAnally, Old Dominion

Mix Engineer: Justin Niebank

SONG OF THE YEAR - Awarded to Songwriters

“Buy Dirt” - Songwriters: Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins

“Never Wanted To Be That Girl” - Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce

“Sand In My Boots” - Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Michael Hardy, Josh Osborne

“Things A Man Oughta Know” - Songwriters: Jason Nix, Jonathan Singleton, Lainey Wilson

“You Should Probably Leave” - Songwriters: Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley, Chris Stapleton

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Miranda Lambert

Ashley McBryde

Carly Pearce

Carrie Underwood

Lainey Wilson

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Eric Church

Luke Combs

Cody Johnson

Chris Stapleton

Morgan Wallen

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

Lady A

Little Big Town

Midland

Old Dominion

Zac Brown Band

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

Brooks & Dunn

Brothers Osborne

Dan + Shay

LOCASH

Maddie & Tae

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR - Awarded to Artist(s) and Producer(s)

“Beers On Me” – Dierks Bentley with BRELAND & HARDY

Producers: Dierks Bentley, Ross Copperman

“If I Didn’t Love You” – Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood

Producer: Michael Knox

“Longneck Way To Go” – Midland (featuring Jon Pardi)

Producers: Dann Huff, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne

“Never Say Never” – Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson)

Producer: Zach Crowell

“Never Wanted To Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde

Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle

Paul Franklin, Steel guitar

Brent Mason, Guitar

Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo

Derek Wells, Guitar

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR - Awarded to Artist(s) and Directors 

“I Bet You Think About Me” (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) – Taylor Swift & Chris Stapleton

Director: Blake Lively

“Longneck Way To Go” – Midland (featuring Jon Pardi)

Director: Harper Smith

“Never Say Never” – Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson)

Director: Michael Monaco

“Never Wanted To Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde

Director: Alexa Campbell

“’Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson

Director: Dustin Haney

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

HARDY

Walker Hayes

Cody Johnson

Parker McCollum

Lainey Wilson

MUSICROW ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR THE 34TH ANNUAL MUSICROW AWARDS

Congratulations to this year's nominees for the 34th Annual MusicRow Awards. These awards showcase the songwriting community and the talent that lives there. These are some of the best in the business and we should not only thank them for what they do for music but also thank MusicRow for shining a light on everything and everyone involved in creating the songs that change lives.

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Zach Crowell 

Artists produced include: 

Chris Janson, Cole Swindell, Conner Smith and Dustin Lynch.

Dan Huff 

Artists produced include:

 Dillon Carmichael, Kane Brown, Lady A, and Thomas Rhett.

Jay Joyce

Artists produced include:

 Brothers Osborne, Chase Rice, Eric Church and Lainey Wilson.

Shane McAnally

Artists produced include:

 Carly Pearce, Midland, Old Dominion and Walker Hayes.

Joey Moi

Artists produced include:

 Jake Owen, ERNST, Larry Fleet and Morgan Wallen.

Jon Randall

Artists produced include:

 Miranda Lambert, Chase Bryant, and Parker McCollum.

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LABEL GROUP OF THE YEAR

BBR Music Group

Big Loud

Big Machine

Sony Music Nashville

Universal Music Group  (UMG) Nashville

Warner Music Nashville

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TALENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR

CAA

Kinkead Entertainment Agency

Reliant Talent Agency

UTA

Wasserman Music

WME

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BREAKTHROUGH SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Brinley Addington (Spirit Music Nashville / BMI)

“Chasing After You” - Ryan Hurd / Maren Morris

Cameron “Cambo” Bartolini (Warner Chappell / ASCAP)

 

“Fancy Like” - Walker Hayes

Nick Columbia (Reservoir / ASCAP)

  

"My Boy" - Elvie Shane

Cale Dodds (Spirit Music Nashville/Fluid Music Revolution, ASCAP)

"Drinkin' Beer, Talkin' God, Amen" - Chase Rice with Florida Georgia Line

Levon Gray (Verse 2 Music/Sony Music Publishing, BMI)

"One Mississippi" - Kane Brown

Kat Higgins (BMG/Pompano Run Music, BMI/SOCAN)

"Knowing You" - Kenny Chesney

Adam James (UMPG/BMI)

"Knowing You"- Kenny Chesney

Josh Jenkins (SMACK / SESAC)

"Buy Dirt" - Jordan Davis / Luke Bryan

"Fancy Like" - Walker Hayes

Jason Nix (Jody Williams Songs/Warner Chappell, BMI)

"Things A Man Oughta Know" - Lainey Wilson

Brandon Paddock (Real Johnson/Warner Chappell, ASCAP)

"Like A Lady" - Lady A

Jenn Schott (RED Creative Group/Anthem Entertainment, BMI)

  

"7500 OBO" - Tim McGraw

Nathan Spicer (RED Creative Group/Anthem Entertainment, ASCAP)

"7500 OBO" - Tim McGraw

Lee Starr (Sony Music Publishing, BMI)

"My Boy" - Elvie Shane

Russell Sutton (Sony Music Publishing, BMI)

"My Boy" - Elvie Shane

Brett Tyler (Combustion, BMI)

"Cold Beer Calling My Name" - Jameson Rodgers with Luke Combs

 Lydia Vaughan (Cornman Music/Warner Chappell, BMI)

"If I Didn’t Love You" - Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood

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BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST-WRITER OF THE YEAR

Priscilla Block 

"Just About Over You" - Priscilla Block

BRELAND 

"Beers On Me" - Dierks Bentley, HARDY and BRELAND

Martin Johnson 

"Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)" - Elle King & Miranda Lambert

"Like A Lady" - Lady A

John Morgan 

"If I Didn’t Love You" - Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood

"Trouble With A Heartbreak" - Jason Aldean

Elvie Shane 

"My Boy" - Elvie Shane

Lainey Wilson 

"Things A Man Oughta Know" - Lainey Wilson

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MALE SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Rhett Akins (Warner Chappell, BMI)

"What’s Your Country Song" - Thomas Rhett

"Your Bartender" - Morgan Wallen

"Tequila Little Time" - Jon Pardi

"To Be Loved By You" - Parker McCollum

"Slow Down Summer" - Thomas Rhett

Jesse Frasure (Warner Chappell/Rhythm House/Roc Nation, BMI)

"Almost Maybes" - Jordan Davis

"Whiskey And Rain" - Michael Ray

"What’s Your Country Song" - Thomas Rhett

"Minimum Wage" - Blake Shelton

"One Mississippi" - Kane Brown

"If I Was A Cowboy"- Miranda Lambert

"Slow Down Summer" - Thomas Rhett

Ashley Gorley (Sony Music Publishing/ Domain Capital Group, ASCAP)

"Single Saturday Night" - Cole Swindell 

"Give Heaven Some Hell" - HARDY

"What’s Your Country Song" - Thomas Rhett

"You Should Probably Leave" - Chris Stapleton

"Sand In My Boots" - Morgan Wallen

"Warning" - Morgan Wallen

"Country Again" - Thomas Rhett

"Beers On Me" - Dierks Bentley with BRELAND and HARDY

"Take My Name" - Parmalee

"New Truck" - Dylan Scott

"Slow Down Summer" - Thomas Rhett

Shane McAnally (SMACK/Warner Chappell, GMR)

"Half Of My Hometown"- Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney

"I Was On A Boat That Day"- Old Dominion

"23"- Sam Hunt

"Never Wanted To Be That Girl"- Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde

"AA"- Walker Hayes

"No Hard Feelings"- Old Dominion

"Everyone She Knows"- Kenny Chesney

Josh Osborne (Sony Music Publishing/SMACK, ASCAP)

"Sand In My Boots"- Morgan Wallen

"I Was On A Boat That Day"- Old Dominion

"My Masterpiece"- Darius Rucker

"23"- Sam Hunt

"Everyone She Knows"- Kenny Chesney

Hunter Phelps (Warner Chappell/Tape Room Music, ASCAP)

"Cold Beer Calling My Name" - Jameson Rodgers and Luke Combs

"Give Heaven Some Hell" - HARDY

"Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen." - Chase Rice and Florida Georgia Line

"That Ain’t Me No More" - Matt Stell

"Thinking ‘Bout You" - Dustin Lynch and MacKenzie Porter

"New Truck" -Dylan Scott

"Best Thing Since Backroads" - Jake Owen

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FEMALE SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR 

Jessi Alexander (Warner Chappell/ASCAP)

"Never Say Never" - Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson

"Sunrise Tells The Story" - Midland

"Don’t Think Jesus" - Morgan Wallen

Nicolle Galyon (Warner Chappell/BMI)

"Gone" - Dierks Bentley

"Minimum Wage" - Blake Shelton

"Half Of My Hometown" - Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney

"I Quit Drinking" - Kelsea Ballerini and LANY

"Beers On Me" - Dierks Bentley with BRELAND and HARDY

"Thought You Should Know" - Morgan Wallen

Kat Higgins (BMG/Pompano Run Music/BMI/SOCAN)

“Knowing You" - Kenny Chesney

Jennifer Schott (RED Creative Group/Anthem Entertainment/BMI)

"7500 OBO" - Tim McGraw

Alysa Vanderheym (Rhythm House/Warner Chappell/SESAC)

"Cold Beer Calling My Name”- Jameson Rodgers and Luke Combs

"No Sad Songs" - Niko Moon

Lydia Vaughan (Cornman Music/Warner Chappell/BMI)

"If I Didn’t Love You" - Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood

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SONG OF THE YEAR

“Circles Around This Town” - Maren Morris

Songwriters: Ryan Hurd, Julia Michaels, Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins

Publishers: Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/ Heroes And Halos Music, BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI/The Buffalo Catalogue, BMI/I’ve Got Issues Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/JRM3, ASCAP/ Muse Magic, ASCAP

"Doin' This" - Luke Combs

Songwriters: Luke Combs, Drew Parker, Robert Williford

Publishers: Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/ Bootleg Lyrics, BMI/Sony Tree Publishing, BMI/Works Of RHA, BMI/Oak Tree Swing Publishing, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Sagequinnjude Music, BMI/ Chifforobe Songs, 

BMI/Songs Of TriScore, BMI/Free Dive Music, BMI/Smothered And 

Covered Music, ASCAP

"Down Home" - Jimmie Allen

Songwriters: Jimmie Allen, Rian Ball, Cameron Bedell, Tate Howell

Publishers: Endurance Juliet, SESAC/Sony Lakeview, SESAC/Rian Ball Music, ASCAP/Shut The Red Door, ASCAP/ WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Cameron Bedell Music, BMI/Better Boat Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Sony Timber Publishing, SESAC/ Bettie James Music, SESAC

"Flower Shops" - ERNST and Morgan Wallen

Songwriters: Ben Burgess, Mark Holman, Ernest Keith Smith

Publishers: Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/ Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Ern Dog Music, BMI/Warner- Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/This Songs For You Pops, 

BMI/Jett Wilde Songs, BMI

"Never Wanted to Be That Girl" - Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde

Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce

Publishers: BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/For The Kids Gold, ASCAP/ Redfeather Publishing, ASCAP/Warner Geo Met Ric Music, GMR/Tempo Investments-Smack Hits, GMR/ Smackwood Music, GMR/WarnerTamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/ Songs Of Harpeth Valley, BMI/ Canned Biscuit Songs, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP

"Til You Can't" - Cody Johnson

Songwriters: Matt Rogers, Ben Stennis

Publishers: Anthem Canalco Publishing, ASCAP/Dead Aim Music, BMI/

Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/The Stennis

Mightier Music, BMI

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DISCOVERY ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Dalton Dover

Droptine Recordings

Sony Music Publishing

Underscore Works

UTA

Tiera Kennedy

Big Machine Label Group (Valory Music Co.)

Songs & Daughters/Warner Chappell/Big Loud, 

OH Creative

WME

 BMI

MacKenzie Porter

Big Loud Records

Sony Music Publishing (Canada)

Big Loud Management

WME

SOCAN

Nate Smith 

Sony Music Nashville

Sony Music Publishing

The CORE Entertainment

CAA

ASCAP

Brittney Spencer

Activist Artists Management

UTA

BMI

Bailey Zimmerman

Warner Music Nashville/Elektra Music Group

Warner Chappell

The Core Entertainment/10th Street Entertainment

WME

BMI

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BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Priscilla Block

UMG Nashville (Mercury Nashville)

Warner Chappell

Underscore Works

CAA

BMI

Zach Bryan

Warner Records

Warner Chappell

WME

BMI

ERNEST

Big Loud Records

Big Loud Publishing/UMPG

Big Loud Management

The Neal Agency

BMI

Ryan Hurd

Sony Music Nashville (Arista Nashville)

Big Machine Music

House of 42/Red Light

WME

BMI

Elvie Shane

BBR Music Group (Wheelhouse Records)

Warner Chappell/Rome Phrey

Maverick

UTA

BMI

Lainey Wilson

BBR Music Group (Broken Bow Records)

Sony Music Publishing

Red Light Management

WME

ASCAP

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ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Kane Brown

Sony Music Nashville (RCA Nashville/Zone 4)

Sony Music Publishing

Neon Coast

WME

BMI

Eric Church

UMG Nashville (EMI Records Nashville)

Sony Music Publishing/Little Louder

Q Prime South

WME

BMI

Luke Combs

Sony Music Nashville (River House Artists/Columbia Nashville)

UMPG

Make Wake

WME

BMI

Walker Hayes

Monument Records

SMACK (Publishing)

SMACK (Management)

WME

BMI

Miranda Lambert

Sony Music Nashville (Vanner Records/RCA Nashville)

Sony Music Publishing

ShopKeeper Management

WME

BMI

Carly Pearce

Big Machine Label Group (Big Machine Records)

BMG

Starstruck Management

CAA

ASCAP