NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 50th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® AWARDS COUNTRY MUSIC’S PARTY OF THE YEAR®

imageNominations were announced today for the50th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, Country Music’s Party of the Year®, honoring country music’s superstars and hottest emerging talent. Hosted by ACM Award winners Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan, the ACM Awards are produced for television by dick clark productions and will be broadcast LIVE, and as previously announced, extended by half an hour in celebration of its golden anniversary, from the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 8:00 PM – 11:30PMET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.   

 

Nominees were revealed online via the fourth annual ACM digital press conference this morning. Jason AldeanLee BriceKristian BushBrandy ClarkTara LipinskiDustin Lynch,  Joel McHaleNancy O’Dell,Melissa PetermanJamie Lynn Spears and the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders all announced nominations via photo postings to the Academy’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts during the online event.

 

Fans will once again help select the winner of both the Academy’s most prestigious honor,Entertainer of the Year, and the New Artist of the Year. As previously announced, Brett Eldredge, Tyler Farr, Sam Hunt, Kip Moore, Thomas Rhett, Chase Rice, Cole Swindell, and Dan + Shay are the semi-finalists for this year’s ACM New Artist of the Year Award. These top eight (8) artists from the first round of ACM professional voting will compete via fan vote at VoteACM.com andvoteacm.CMT.com, combined with the ACM professional membership vote, to determine the three nominees for the award. An additional combined fan and professional membership vote will determine the winner. The winners of Entertainer of the Year andNew Artist of the Year will be announcedlive during the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards.

 

Miranda Lambert earned eight nominations, including her forth nomination for Entertainer of the Year and ninth consecutive nod for Female Vocalist of the Year, with additional nominations for Album of the Year, plus Single Record of the Year and twice for Song of the Year, as artist and songwriter, for “Automatic.” Her nominations continue with Video of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year for “Somethin’ Bad” with Carrie Underwood.  Lambert is the reigning ACM Female Vocalist of the Year.

 

Dierks Bentley received seven nominations, including Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for Riser, Single Record of the Year and Video of the Year for “Drunk On A Plane.” In the category for Song of the Year, Bentley is nominated twice for “I Hold On,” as artist and songwriter.  Bentley is also nominated for Vocal Event of the Year with The Cadillac Three, Florida Georgia Line and Mike Eli for “The South.”

 

Reigning Vocal Duo of the Year Florida Georgia Line were nominated for five awards, including their first in the Entertainer of the Year category, third consecutive nod for Vocal Duo of the Year, Single Record of the Year for “Dirt,” and twice in the Vocal Event of the Year category, once for “The South” with The Cadillac Three, Dierks Bentley and Mike Eli, and “This Is How We Roll” with Luke Bryan.

 

Luke Bryan received four nominations, including his third consecutive nomination for both Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year. He also earned a Song of the Year nomination for “Drink A Beer” and Vocal Event of the Year nomination for “This Is How We Roll” with Florida Georgia Line.  

 

Kenny Chesney was nominated for four awards including Song of the Year, Video of the Year and twice in the Single Record of the Year category as an artist and producer.  All of Chesney’s nods were attributed to his hit song, “American Kids.”

 

Eric Church earned four nominations, including a nod for Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year for The Outsiders.  Church is also nominated twice in the Song of the Year category, as the artist and songwriter, for “Give Me Back My Hometown.

 

The Academy of Country Music’s professional membership selects the nominees and winners of the Academy of Country Music Awards, and selects the final top five nominees of the Entertainer of the Year category. New Artist of the Year final nominees will be selected by a combined vote of the fans and professional members.

Fan voting for Entertainer of the Yearbegins on Wednesday, April 8 at 3:00 PM ET/12noon PT at VoteACM.com and will close during the third hour of the LIVE broadcast. First round fan voting for New Artist of the Year is now open atVoteACM.com and voteacm.CMT.com,and will close on Tuesday, February 10 at 6:00 PM ET. The final three nominees will be announced in the coming weeks and will move on to compete in the final round of voting for the New Artist category atVoteACM.com. Final round fan voting for the New Artist of the Year category begins on Wednesday, April 8 at 3:00 PM ET/12noon PT and will close at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PTon Sunday, April 19 (before the LIVE telecast begins).

Following is the list of final nominees. Winners in each of the categories, except where noted, will be presented with anACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDduring the live television broadcast:

 

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

·         Jason Aldean

·         Garth Brooks

·         Luke Bryan

·         Miranda Lambert

·         Florida Georgia Line

 

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR [TIE]

·         Jason Aldean

·         Dierks Bentley

·         Luke Bryan

·         Eric Church

·         Brad Paisley

·         Blake Shelton

 

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

·         Brandy Clark

·         Miranda Lambert

·         Martina McBride

·         Kacey Musgraves

·         Carrie Underwood

 

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

·         Brothers Osborne

·         Dan + Shay

·         Florida Georgia Line

·         Maddie & Tae

·         The Swon Brothers

 

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

·         Lady Antebellum

·         Little Big Town

·         Rascal Flatts

·         The Band Perry

·         Zac Brown Band

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

·         Old Boots, New Dirt – Jason Aldean

Producer: Michael Knox

Record Label: Broken Bow Records

·         Pain Killer – Little Big Town

Producer: Jay Joyce

Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville

·         Platinum – Miranda Lambert

Producers: Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf

Record Label: RCA Nashville

·         Riser – Dierks Bentley

Producers: Ross Copperman, Jaren Johnston

Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville

·         The Outsiders – Eric Church

Producer: Jay Joyce

Record Label: EMI Records Nashville

 

SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

·         American Kids – Kenny Chesney

Producers: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney

Record Label: Blue Chair Records/Columbia Nashville

·         Automatic – Miranda Lambert

Producers: Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf

Record Label: RCA Nashville

·         Dirt – Florida Georgia Line

Producer: Joey Moi

Record Label: Republic Nashville

·         Drunk On A Plane – Dierks Bentley

Producer: Ross Copperman

Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville

·         I Don’t Dance – Lee Brice

Producer: Lee Brice

Record Label: Curb Records

 

SONG OF THE YEAR [TIE] [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]

·         American Kids – Kenny Chesney

Songwriters: Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally

Publishers: Big Red Toe Music (BMI), Creative Nation Music (BMI), Farm Town Songs (BMI), Smack Ink (ASCAP), Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Twangin And Slangin Songs (BMI), Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP)

·         Automatic – Miranda Lambert

Songwriters: Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert

Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI), Pink Dog Publishing (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Wruckestrike (BMI)

·         Drink A Beer – Luke Bryan

Songwriters: Jim Beavers, Chris Stapleton

Publishers: House of Sea Gayle Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)

·         Follow Your Arrow – Kacey Musgraves

Songwriters: Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves

Publishers: 351 Music (BMI), Highway 508 Songs (ASCAP), House of Sea Gayle Music (ASCAP), Smack Ink (ASCAP), Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)

·         Give Me Back My Hometown – Eric Church

Songwriters: Eric Church, Luke Laird

Publishers: Creative Nation Music (BMI), Longer And Louder Music (BMI), Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Twangin And Slangin Songs (BMI)

·         I Hold On – Dierks Bentley

Songwriters: Dierks Bentley, Brett James

Publishers: Atlas Holdings (ASCAP), Big White Tracks (ASCAP), External Combustion Music (ASCAP), Songs of Brett (ASCAP), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)

 

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR *(Off Camera Award)

·         Rodney Clawson

·         Ashley Gorley

·         Luke Laird

·         Josh Osborne

·         Chris Tompkins

 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] *(Off Camera Award)

·         American Kids – Kenny Chesney

Director: Shaun Silva

Producer: Don Lepore

·         Cop Car – Keith Urban

Director: John Urbano

Producer: Michelle Abnet

·         Drunk On A Plane – Dierks Bentley

Director: Wes Edwards

Producer: Clarke Gallivan

·         I’m Not Gonna Miss You – Glen Campbell

Director: James Keach

Producer: Julian Raymond

·         Somethin’ Bad – Miranda Lambert Duet With Carrie Underwood

Director: Trey Fanjoy

Producer: Trent Hardville

 

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]*(Off Camera Award)

·         Lonely Tonight – Blake Shelton Featuring Ashley Monroe

Producer: Scott Hendricks

Record Label: Warner Bros. Records

·         Meanwhile Back At Mama’s – Tim McGraw Featuring Faith Hill

Producers: Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw

Record Label: Big Machine Records

·         Somethin’ Bad – Miranda Lambert Duet With Carrie Underwood

Producers: Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf

Record Label: RCA Nashville

·         The South – The Cadillac Three Featuring Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley & Mike Eli

Producers: Dann Huff, Justin Niebank

Record Label: Big Machine Records

·         This Is How We Roll – Florida Georgia Line Featuring Luke Bryan

Producer: Joey Moi

Record Label: Republic Nashville

 

RADIO AWARDS – The following radio awards will be presented during the annual Radio Winners Reception held the day prior to the ACM Awards telecast, on Saturday, April 18th in Arlington, TX.

 

NATIONAL ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

·         Big D, Bubba, Patrick Thomas                                            The Big D and Bubba Show

·         Cody Alan                                                                                  CMT After MidNite

·         Crook and Chase                                                                     The Crook and Chase Countdown

·         Lia Knight                                                                                   The Lia Show

·         Shawn Parr, Elaina Smith                                                     Nash Nights Live

 

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET

·      Ben Campbell and Matt McAllister                           KNIX-FM                              Phoenix, AZ

·      Dave and Veronica                                                       WQYK-FM                           Tampa, FL

·      Lisa Dent & Ramblin’ Ray                                            WUSN-FM                          Chicago, IL

·      Razz on the Radio                                                         WXTU-FM                           Philadelphia, PA

·      Rob Tanner, Guenn, Chris & Captain Jim                 WSOC-FM                           Charlotte, NC

 

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET

·      AJ & Ashley                                                                        WWKA-FM                         Orlando, FL

·      Big Dave, Chelsie, Stattman                                            WUBE-FM                          Cincinnati, OH

·      Dave O’Brien                                                                      WLHK-FM                          Indianapolis, IN

·      Mike Wheless, Marty Young, Janie Carothers             WQDR-FM                         Raleigh, NC

·      The Odd Squad                                                                  CKRY-FM                            Calgary, Alberta

 

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET

·      97 Country Breakfast Club with Roger, Tom,             WPCV-FM                            Lakeland, FL

Melissa and DJ Thee Trucker

·      Buzz Jackson                                                                      KIIM-FM                              Tucson, AZ

·      Cash and Carey                                                                 KWEN-FM                            Tulsa, OK

·      Steve & Gina and the Kat 103.7 Morning Show         KXKT-FM                              Omaha, NE

·      Wynn & Wilson in The Morning                                   WQMX-FM                           Akron, OH

 

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET

·         Brian Gary, Todd Harding, and Susan          KUAD-FM                            Ft. Collins-Greeley, CO

Moore -The Good Morning Guys

·         Gator, Styckman, Cowboy Kyle                                   WUSY-FM                           Chattanooga, TN

·         M. Fletcher Brown                                                         WXFL-FM                            Florence, AL

·         Philip Gibbons                                                                WGSQ-FM                           Cookeville, TN

·         Scotty Cox & Cara Denis                                               KCLR-FM                              Columbia, MO

 

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET

·         KNIX-FM                              Phoenix, AZ

·         WIL-FM                                St. Louis, MO

·         WKLB-FM                            Boston, MA

·         WSOC-FM                           Charlotte, NC

·         WUSN-FM                          Chicago, IL

 

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET

·         CKRY-FM                             Calgary, Alberta

·         KAJA-FM                             San Antonio, TX

·         WMIL-FM                            Milwaukee, WI

·         WUBE-FM                           Cincinnati, OH

·         WWKA-FM                         Orlando, FL

 

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET

·         KUZZ-AM/FM                    Bakersfield, CA

·         KXKT-FM                             Omaha, NE

·         WCYQ-FM                           Knoxville, TN

·         WQMX-FM                         Akron, OH

·         WYRK-FM                            Buffalo, NY

 

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET

·         KCLR-FM                              Columbia, MO

·         KTHK-FM                             Idaho Falls, ID

·         WGSQ-FM                          Cookeville, TN

·         WXFL-FM                            Florence, AL

·         WYCT-FM                            Pensacola, FL

 

*Industry Awards and Studio Recording Awards will be announced at a later date.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE:  Awards counts for artists reflect categories in which they have been recognized as individuals or as part of their duo or group. In some cases, an artist may receive more than one nomination which factors into their official count. For example, Kenny Chesney received two nominations in the Single Record of the Year category—one each as artist and producer—because that category recognizes both.

 

Award recipients in each category are noted above parenthetically in the Album of the Year, Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Video of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year.

 

About the Academy of Country Music Awards

The 50th Academy of Country Music Awards is dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in the country music industry.  The show is produced for television by dick clark productions and will broadcast LIVE from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, R.A. Clark and Barry Adelman are executive producers.  Bob Romeo is executive producer for the Academy of Country Music.

 

Press credential applications to cover the awards at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX are available from the Media Center atwww.ACMcountry.com.

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