De genomineerden voor de 2022 ACM Awards in Las Vegas zijn donderdagmorgen bekendgemaakt. Chris Young leidt met 7 nominaties, gevolgd door Walker Hayes met 5 en Miranda Lambert met 4 nominaties.

De winnaars van de 57ste CMA Awards worden op 7 maart bekend.

Een overzicht van de genomineerden:

Entertainer of the Year

Luke Combs
Eric Church
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood

Female Artist of the Year

Gabby Barrett
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris
Carly Pearce

Male Artist of the Year

Jimmie Allen
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen

Group of the Year

Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
The Cadillac Three

Duo of the Year

Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
LoCash
Maddie & Tae

New Female Artist of the Year

Tenille Arts
Priscilla Block
Lily Rose
Caitlyn Smith
Lainey Wilson

New Male Artist of the Year

Hardy
Walker Hayes
Ryan Hurd
Parker McCollum
Elvie Shane

 Album of the Year  [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

• 29: Written in Stone, Carly Pearce
  Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Jimmy Robbins, Tony Brown
  Record Company-Label: Big Machine Records
• Country Again: Side A, Thomas Rhett
  Producers: Dann Huff, Jesse Frasure, Matt Dragstrem
  Record Company-Label: Big Machine Label Group
• Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen
  Producer: Joey Moi, Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome, Matt Dragstrem, Dave Cohen
  Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records / Republic Records
• Famous Friends, Chris Young
  Producer: Mark Holman, Corey Crowder, Chris Young, Chris DeStefano
  Record Company-Label: RCA Records Nashville
• The Marfa Tapes, Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall
  Producers: Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall
  Record Company-Label: Vanner Records / RCA Records Nashville

Song of the Year  [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]

• “7 Summers,” Morgan Wallen
  Songwriters: Morgan Wallen, Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally
  Publishers: Big Loud Mountain, Bo Wallace Publishing, Smackborne Music, Sony/ATV Accent, Smackstreet Music, Tempo Investments, Warner Geo Met Ric Music
• “Buy Dirt,” Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan
  Songwriters: Jordan Davis, Jacob Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins
  Publishers: Anthem Music Publishing II, Bentprop Pub, Big Blue Nation Music, Combustion Five, Jentown, Jordan Davis Music, Smackwork Music, Smack Blue, Kobalt Music Group Music, Universal Music Corporation, WC Music Corp
• “Fancy Like,” Walker Hayes
  Songwriters: Cameron Bartolini, Josh Jenkins, Shane Stevens, Walker Hayes
  Publishers: Songs of SMACK, Rarespark Media Group, Smackworks Music, Smack Blue, Kobalt Music Group, Holy Graffiti Music, Purplebeatz, WC Music Corp
• “Knowing You,” Kenny Chesney
  Songwriters: Adam James, Brett James, Kat Higgins
  Publishers: 3 Ring Circus, BMG Platinum Songs, Pompano Run Music, Songs of Brett, WC Music Corp
• “Things A Man Oughta Know,” Lainey Wilson
  Songwriters: Jason Nix, Jonathan Singleton, Lainey Wilson
  Publishers: Sony/ATV Accent, Sony/ATV Countryside, Spirit Two Nashville, Super Big Music

Single of the Year  [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

• “Buy Dirt,” Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan
  Producer: Paul DiGiovanni
  Record Company-Label: MCA Nashville
• “Famous Friends,” Chris Young and Kane Brown
  Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young
  Record Company-Label: RCA Records Nashville
• “Fancy Like,” Walker Hayes
  Producers: Walker Hayes, Shane McAnally, Joe Thibodeau
  Record Company-Label: Monument Records
• “If I Didn’t Love You,” Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood
  Producers: Michael Knox
  Record Company-Label: Broken Bow Records; Macon Music, LLC; BBR Music Group, BMG
• “You Should Probably Leave,” Chris Stapleton
  Producer: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton
  Record Company-Label: Mercury Nashville

Music Event of the Year [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

• “Buy Dirt,” Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan
  Producer: Paul DiGiovanni
  Record Company-Label: MCA Nashville
• “Famous Friends,” Chris Young and Kane Brown
  Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young
  Record Company-Label: RCA Records Nashville
• “Half of My Hometown,” Kelsea Ballerini featuring Kenny Chesney
  Producers: Ross Copperman, Jimmy Robbins, Kelsea Ballerini
  Record Company-Label: Black River Entertainment
• “If I Didn’t Love You,” Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood
  Producer: Michael Knox
  Record Company-Label: Broken Bow Records; Macon Music, LLC; BBR Music Group, BMG
• “Never Wanted to Be That Girl,” Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
  Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
  Record Company-Label: Big Machine Label Group, Warner Music Nashville

 Video of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) and Director(s))

• “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home),” Elle King and Miranda Lambert
  Producers: Angie Lorenz, Wes Edwards, James Stratakis
  Directors: Alexa Kinigopoulos, Stephen Kinigopoulos
• “Famous Friends,” Chris Young and Kane Brown
  Producer: Jennifer Ansell
  Director: Peter Zavadil
• “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version),” Taylor Swift featuring Chris Stapleton
  Producers: Jil Hardin, Blake Lively, Kathy Palmer, Austin Swift
  Director: Blake Lively
• “If I Didn’t Love You,” Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood
  Producers: Christen Pinkston, Wesley Stebbins-Perry
  Director: Shaun Silva
• “Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
  Producer: Ryan Byrd
  Director: Alexa Campbell

 Songwriter of the Year

Jesse Frasure
Nicolle Galyon
Ashley Gorley
Michael Hardy
Josh Osborne

• 27 december – Tracy Nelson (1944)
• 27 december – Jeff Bryant (Ricochet) (1962)
• 27 december – Jim Beavers (1967)
• 27 december – Shay Mooney (Dan + Shay) (1991)
• 28 december – Mike McGuire (Shenandoah) (1958)
• 28 december – Marcus Hummon (1960)
• 28 december – Marty Roe (Diamond Rio) (1960)
• 29 december – Jessica Andrews (1983)
• 30 december – Suzy Bogguss (1956)
• 1 januari – Chris Hartman (Emerson Drive) (1978)
• 3 januari – Nikki Nelson (1969)

• 21 december – Lee Roy Parnell (1956)
• 21 december – Brad Warren (Warren Brothers) (1968)
• 21 december – Rhean Boyer (Carolina Rain) (1970)
• 21 december – Eric Gunderson (Love And Theft) (1984)
• 22 december – Chuck Mead (BR5-49) (1960)
• 22 december – Red Steagall (1937)
• 22 december – Lori McKenna (1968)
• 25 december – Jimmy Buffett (1946)
• 25 december – Barbara Mandrell (1948)
• 25 december – Steve Wariner (1954)
• 25 december – Alecia Elliott (1982)
• 25 december – Laura Bryna
• 26 december – Bob Carpenter (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) (1946)
• 26 december – Audrey Wiggins (1967)
• 27 december – Tracy Nelson (1944)
• 27 december – Jeff Bryant (Ricochet) (1962)
• 27 december – Jim Beavers (1967)
• 27 december – Shay Mooney (Dan + Shay) (1991)

Maandag 22 november zijn middels een livestream vanuit het Grammy Museum in Los Angeles de genomineerden voor de 2022 Grammy’s bekendgemaakt.

De winnaars van de 2022 Grammy Awards worden op 31 januari bekend via een live uitzending via CBS.

Hieronder een overzicht van de genomineerden in de categorieën country, americana, bluegrass en folk.

Best Country Solo Performance

Luke Combs, “Forever After All”
Mickey Guyton, “Remember Her Name”
Jason Isbell, “All I Do is Drive”
Kacey Musgraves, “Camera Roll”
Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”

Best Country Duo / Group Performance

Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood, “If I Didn’t Love You”
Brothers Osborne, “Younger Me”
Dan + Shay, “Glad You Exist”
Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd, “Chasing After You”
Miranda Lambert and Elle King, “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”

Best Country Song (Awarded to Songwriters)

“Better Than We Found It” by Maren Morris (Jessie Jo Dillon, Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins and Laura Veltz)
“Camera Roll” by Kacey Musgraves (Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves and Daniel Tashian)
“Cold” by Chris Stapleton (Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon and Chris Stapleton)
“Country Again” by Thomas Rhett (Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley and Thomas Rhett)
“Fancy Like” by Walker Hayes (Cameron Bartolini, Walker Hayes, Josh Jenkins and Shane Stevens)
“Remember Her Name” by Mickey Guyton (Mickey Guyton, Blake Hubbard, Jarrod Ingram and Parker Welling

Best Country Album

Brothers Osborne, Skeletons
Mickey Guyton, Remember Her Name
Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall and Jack Ingram, The Marfa Tapes
Sturgill Simpson, The Ballad of Dood & Juanita
Chris Stapleton, Starting Over

Best New Artist

Aroof Aftab
Jimmie Allen
Baby Keem
Finneas
Glass Animals
Japanese Breakfast
The Kid Laroi
Arlo Parks
Olivia Rodrigo
Saweetie

Record of the Year

ABBA, “I Still Have Faith in You”
Jon Batiste, “Freedom”
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, “I Get a Kick Out of You”
Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar and Giveon, “Peaches”
Brandi Carlile, “Right on Time”
Doja Cat feat. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
Billie Eilish, “Happier Than Ever”
Lil Nas X, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”
Olivia Rodrigo, “Drivers License”
Silk Sonic, “Leave the Door Open”

Best Americana Album

Downhill from Everywhere, Jackson Brown
Leftover Feelings, John Hiatt with the Jerry Douglas Band
Native Sons, Los Lobos
Outside Child, Allison Russell
Stand for Myself, Yola

Best American Roots Song (Awarded to Songwriters)

Rhiannon Giddens, “Avalon”
Valerie June, “Call Me a Fool”
Jon Batiste, “Cry”
Yola, “Diamond Studded Shoes”
Allison Russell, “Nightflyer”

Best American Roots Performance

Jon Batiste, “Cry”
Billy Strings, “Love and Regret”
Blind Boys of Alabama, “I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to Be Free” (feat. Bela Fleck)
Brandy Clark, “Same Devil (feat. Brandi Carlile)
Alison Russell, “Nightflyer”

Best Bluegrass Album

Billy Strings, Renewal
Béla Fleck, My Bluegrass Heart
The Infamous Stringdusters, A Tribute to Bill Monroe
Sturgill Simpson, Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions
Rhonda Vincent, Music is What I See

Best Folk Album

Mary Chapin Carpenter, One Night Lonely (Live)
Tyler Childers, Long Violent History
Madison Cunningham, Wednesday (Extended Edition)
Rhiannon Giddens (With Francesco Turrisi), They’re Calling Me Home
Sarah Jerosz, Blue Heron Suite

Zondagavond zijn de winnaars van The American Music Awards bekendgemaakt. Hieronder een overzicht van de winnaars en de genomineerden in de country categorieën en twee clips van optredens.

Favorite male country artist:
Chris Stapleton
Jason Aldean
WINNER: Luke Bryan
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen

Favorite female country artist:
WINNER: Carrie Underwood
Gabby Barrett
Kacey Musgraves
Maren Morris
Miranda Lambert

Favorite country duo or group:
WINNER: Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Lady A
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band

Favorite country album:
Chris Stapleton, Starting Over
WINNER: Gabby Barrett, Goldmine
Lee Brice, Hey World
Luke Bryan, Born Here Live Here Die Here
Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album

Favorite country song:
Chris Stapleton, “Starting Over”
Chris Young & Kane Brown, “Famous Friends”
WINNER: Gabby Barrett, “The Good Ones”
Luke Combs, “Forever After All”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like”

Hieronder staan optredens van Blake Shelton – Come Back As A Country Boy, Brothers Osborne – Younger Me, Chris Stapleton – Cold, Dan + Shay – I Should Probably Go To Bed, Eric Church – Heart On Fire, Gabby Barrett – The Good Ones, Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood – If I Didn’t Love You, Keith Urban – Wild Hearts, Luke Combs – Doin’ This, Mickey Guyton, Brittney Spencer,Madeline Edwards – Love My Hair, Miranda Lambert – Opening Medley, Old Dominion – I Was On A Boat That Day en Zac Brown Band – Same Boat

Woensdagavond  werd in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena de 55^ste CMA Awards gehouden. Optredende artiesten waren Gabby Barrett, Dierks Bentley ft. Breland en Hardy, Luke Bryan, Jennifer Hudson, Thomas Rhett, Keith Urban,Zac Brown Band, Jason Aldean en Carrie Underwood, Old Dominion, Chris Stapleton, Chris Young, Kane Brown, Jimmie Allen, Brothers Osborne, Eric Church, Dan + Shay, Mickey Guyton ft. Brittney Spencer en Madeline Edwards, Carly Pearce en Ashley McBryde en Blake Shelton.

Een samenvatting van de CMA Awards wordt op vrijdag 19 november van 23.00 – 00.00 uur uitgezonden via BBC Four. Ook het duitse RTL Up (v/h RTL Plus) gaat een samenvatting uitzenden. Een datum is echter nog niet bekend.

Een overzicht van de winnaars en de genomineerden:

Entertainer of the Year

• Eric Church
• Luke Combs = WINNAAR
• Miranda Lambert
• Chris Stapleton
• Carrie Underwood

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Gabby Barrett
• Miranda Lambert
• Ashley McBryde
• Maren Morris
• Carly Pearce  = WINNAAR

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Dierks Bentley
• Eric Church
• Luke Combs
• Thomas Rhett
• Chris Stapleton = WINNAAR

Vocal Group of the Year

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

Vocal Duo of the Year

• Brooks & Dunn
• Brothers Osborne = WINNAAR
• Dan + Shay
• Florida Georgia Line
• Maddie & Tae

New Artist of the Year

• Jimmie Allen = WINNAAR
• Ingrid Andress
• Gabby Barrett
• Mickey Guyton
• Hardy

Album of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s))

• 29, Carly Pearce (Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne and Jimmy Robbins. Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore)
• Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen (Producers: Dave Cohen, Matt Dragstrem, Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome and Joey Moi. Mix Engineer: Joey Moi)
• Heart, Eric Church (Producer: Jay Joyce. Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce)
• Skeletons, Brothers Osborne (Producer: Jay Joyce. Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce)
• Starting Over, Chris Stapleton (Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton. Mix Engineer: Vance Powell) = WINNAAR

Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter(s))

• “Forever After All,” Luke Combs (Songwriters: Luke Combs, Drew Parker, Robert Williford)
• “The Good Ones,” Gabby Barrett (Songwriters: Gabby Barrett, Zach Kale, Emily Landis, Jim McCormick)
• “Hell of a View,” Eric Church (Songwriters: Casey Beathard, Eric Church, Monty Criswell)
• “One Night Standards,” Ashley McBryde (Songwriters: Nicolette Hayford, Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde)
• “Starting Over,” Chris Stapleton (Songwriters: Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton) = WINNAAR

Single of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s))

• “Famous Friends,” Chris Young with Kane Brown (Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young. Mix Engineer: Sean Moffitt)
• “The Good Ones,” Gabby Barrett (Producers: Ross Copperman, Zach Kale. Mix Engineers: Chris Galland, Manny Marroquin)
• “Hell of a View,” Eric Church (Producer: Jay Joyce. Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce)
• “One Night Standards,” Ashley McBryde (Producer: Jay Joyce. Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce)
• “Starting Over,” Chris Stapleton (Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton. Mix Engineer: Vance Powell) = WINNAAR

Musical Event of the Year (Awarded to Artists and Producer(s))

• “Buy Dirt,” Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan (Producer: Paul DiGiovanni)
• “Chasing After You,” Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris (Producers: Aaron Eshuis, Teddy Reimer)
• “Drunk (and I Don’t Wanna Go Home),” Elle King & Miranda Lambert (Producer: Martin Johnson)
• “Famous Friends,” Chris Young with Kane Brown (Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young)
•  “Half of My Hometown,” Kelsea Ballerini (feat. Kenny Chesney) (Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Ross Copperman, Jimmy Robbins) = WINNAAR

Music Video of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) and Director(s))

• “Chasing After You,” Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris (Director: TK McKamy)
• “Famous Friends,” Chris Young with Kane Brown (Director: Peter Zavadil)
• “Gone,” Dierks Bentley (Directors: Wes Edwards, Travis Nicholson, Ed Pryor, Running Bear, Sam Siske)
• “Half of My Hometown,” Kelsea Ballerini (feat. Kenny Chesney) (Director: Patrick Tracy) = WINNAAR
• “Younger Me,” Brothers Osborne (Director: Reid Long)

Musician of the Year

• Jenee Fleenor, fiddle = WINNAAR
• Paul Franklin, steel guitar
• Aaron Sterling, drums
• Ilya Toshinskiy, banjo
• Derek Wells, guitar

The Country Music Association heeft de volledige line-up voor de 55^ste CMA Awards bekendgemaakt: Gabby Barrett, Dierks Bentley ft. Breland en Hardy, Luke Bryan, Jennifer Hudson, Thomas Rhett, Keith Urban en Zac Brown Band!

Eerder was al bekend dat de volgende artiesten op 10 november zullen optreden: Jason Aldean en Carrie Underwood, Old Dominion, Chris Stapleton, Chris Young, Kane Brown, Jimmie Allen, Brothers Osborne, Eric Church, Dan + Shay, Mickey Guyton ft. Brittney Spencer en Madeline Edwards, Carly Pearce en Ashley McBryde en Blake Shelton.

De genomineerden voor de American Music Awards 2021 zijn bekend.

Chris Stapleton sleept drie nominaties in de wacht, waaronder Favorite Male Country Artist, Favorite Country Album voor “Starting Over” en Favorite Country Song voor “Starting Over”, terwijl Carrie Underwood genomineerd is voor Favorite Female Country Artist en Favorite Inspirational Artist.

Luke Bryan is 2 x genomineerd, waaronder Favorite Male Country Artist en Favorite Country Album voor “Born Here Live Here Die Here”.

Kacey Musgraves is genomineerd voor Favorite Female Country Artist, en Taylor Swift heeft 3 nominaties ontvangen, waaronder Artist Of The Year, Favorite Female Pop Artist en Favorite Pop Album (“Evermore”).

De winnaars van The American Music Awards worden op 21 november bekend.

Hieronder een overzicht van de genomineerden:

Favorite Male Country Artist

• Chris Stapleton
• Jason Aldean
• Luke Bryan
• Luke Combs
• Morgan Wallen

Favorite Female Country Artist

• Carrie Underwood
• Gabby Barrett
• Kacey Musgraves
• Maren Morris
• Miranda Lambert

Favorite Country Album

• Chris Stapleton “Starting Over”
• Gabby Barrett “Goldmine”
• Lee Brice “Hey World”
• Luke Bryan “Born Here Live Here Die Here”
• Morgan Wallen “Dangerous: The Double Album”

Favorite Country Song

• Chris Stapleton “Starting Over”
• Chris Young & Kane Brown “Famous Friends”
• Gabby Barrett “The Good Ones”
• Luke Combs “Forever After All”
• Walker Hayes “Fancy Like”

Favorite Country Duo or Group

• Dan + Shay
• Florida Georgia Line
• Lady A
• Old Dominion
• Zac Brown Band

Favorite Inspirational Artist

• CAIN
• Carrie Underwood
• Elevation Worship
• Lauren Daigle
• Zach Williams

Artist of the Year

• Taylor Swift
• Ariana Grande
• BTS
• Drake
• Olivia Rodrigo
• The Weeknd

Favorite Female Pop Artist

• Ariana Grande
• Doja Cat
• Dua Lipa
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Taylor Swift

Jason Aldean en Carrie Underwood, Old Dominion, Chris Stapleton, Chris Young en Kane Brown zullen ook tijdens de CMA Awards op 10 november optreden. Eerder waren de namen van de volgende artiesten al bekendgemaakt: Jimmie Allen, Brothers Osborne, Eric Church, Dan + Shay, Mickey Guyton ft. Brittney Spencer en Madeline Edwards, Carly Pearce en Ashley McBryde en Blake Shelton.