The Academy Of Country Music heeft de genomineerden voor de ACM Awards bekendgemaakt. Keith Urban is 7 x genomineerd, Miranda Lambert evenals Maren Morris 6x.
De eerste winnaars van een ACM Award werden al bekendgemaakt: Jon Pardi, Brothers Osborne en Maren Morris zijn de winnaars in de categorie New Artist. Brothers Osborne in de categorie New Vocal Duo, Maren Morris in New Female Artist en Jon Pardi in New Male Artist. Alle 3 treden op tijdens de ACM Awards op 2 april.
Brothers Osborne zijn ook genomineerd voor Vocal Duo Of The Year, Maren Morris is 5 x genomineerd waaronder Female Vocalist Of The Year, Album Of The Year (als artiest en producer) en Single Record Of The Year (als artiest en producer).
De voorlopige line-up van optredens is Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line with the Backstreet Boys, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town en Maren Morris. Meer namen volgen binnenkort.
De genomineerden:
Entertainer of the Year
- Jason Aldean
- Luke Bryan
- Florida Georgia Line
- Carrie Underwood
- Keith Urban
Male Vocalist Of The Year
- Jason Aldean
- Dierks Bentley
- Thomas Rhett
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Miranda Lambert
- Maren Morris
- Kacey Musgraves
- Carrie Underwood
Vocal Duo of the Year
- Big & Rich
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Florida Georgia Line
- Maddie & Tae
Vocal Group of the Year
- Eli Young Band
- Little Big Town
- Old Dominion
- Rascal Flatts
- Lady Antebellum
Album of the Year
- Black, Dierks Bentley
- Dig Your Roots, Florida Georgia Line
- Hero, Maren Morris
- Ripcord, Keith Urban
- The Weight of These Wings, Miranda Lambert
New Male Vocalist of the Year
- Kane Brown
- Chris Janson
- Chris Lane
- Jon Pardi — WINNER
- Brett Young
New Female Vocalist of the Year
- Lauren Alaina
- Cam
- Brandy Clark
- Maren Morris — WINNER
New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year
- A Thousand Horses
- Brothers Osborne — WINNER
- Dan + Shay
- LoCash
- Maddie & Tae
Video of the Year (Awarded to Producer(s) / Director(s) / Artist(s))
- “Fire Away,” Chris Stapleton
- “Forever Country,” Artists of Then, Now and Forever
- “Humble and Kind,” Tim McGraw
- “Peter Pan,” Kelsea Ballerini
- “Vice,” Miranda Lambert
Vocal Event of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Label(s))
- “Different for Girls,” Dierks Bentley feat. Elle King
- “Forever Country,” Artists of Then, Now and Forever
- “May We All,” Florida Georgia Line feat. Tim McGraw
- “Setting the World on Fire,” Kenny Chesney feat. Pink
- “Think of You,” Chris Young feat. Cassadee Pope
Single Record of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Label(s))
- “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” Keith Urban
- “H.O.L.Y.,” Florida Georgia Line
- “Humble and Kind,” Tim McGraw
- “My Church,” Maren Morris
- “Vice,” Miranda Lambert
Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter(s) / Publisher(s) / Artist(s)
- “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” Keith Urban (Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen)
- “Die a Happy Man,” Thomas Rhett (Thomas Rhett, Sean Douglas, Joe Spargur)
- “Humble and Kind,” Tim McGraw (Lori McKenna)
- “Kill a Word,” Eric Church feat. Rhiannon Giddens (Eric Church, Luke Dick, Jeff Hyde)
- “Tennessee Whiskey,” Chris Stapleton (Dean Dillon, Linda Hargrove)
- “Vice,” Miranda Lambert (Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne)
Songwriter of the Year
- Ashley Gorley
- Luke Laird
- Hillary Lindsey
- Shane McAnally
- Lori McKenna
