Nominations announced for 54th Academy of Country Music Awards™THE SHOW WILL BROADCAST LIVE ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK ON SUNDAY, APRIL 7 AT 8:00 PM ET/PT FROM THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGASCHRIS STAPLETON AND DAN + SHAY EACH RECEIVE 6 NOMINATIONS, WITH DAN SMYERS RECEIVING 4 ADDITIONAL NODS; KACEY MUSGRAVES RECEIVES 5 NOMINATIONS; DIERKS BENTLEY, BROTHERS OSBORNE, FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE AND BEBE REXHA EACH RECEIVE 4 NOMINATIONS; PRODUCER IAN FITCHUK, FIRST-TIME NOMINEE, RECEIVES 6 NOMINATIONS54th Academy of Country Music Awards will be at 04:00 - 06:00 on Monday, 8 April 2019 (United Kingdom Time)OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY Dick Clark Productions "Meant To Be" – Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line receives nomination ENCINO, CA (February 20, 2019) – The Academy of Country Music announced today the nominees for the 54TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™, Country Music’s Party of the Year®, honoring country music’s superstars and hottest emerging talent. Iconic entertainer and sixteen-time ACM Award® winner Reba McEntire will return to host LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network. This year will also mark the return of the ACM Artist of the Decade Honor which will be announced in the coming weeks. Only five other honorees have received this award, including Marty Robbins in 1969, Loretta Lynn in 1979, Alabama in 1988, Garth Brooks in 1998 and George Strait in 2009. Reba McEntire appeared live today on “CBS This Morning” to announce this year’s ACM Award nominees for Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Duo of the Year, Group of the Year and Song of the Year. Reba also revealed nominees for Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year on Facebook Live on her Facebook page, which was shared on Academy of Country Music’s Facebook page and CBS This Morning’s Facebook page. Additional nominees were announced on ETonline.com. Reigning Male Artist of the Year, Chris Stapleton received six nominations in four categories, including his second nod for Entertainer of the Year. Stapleton is also nominated twice, as both artist and producer, for his album From A Room: Volume 2 in the Album of the Year category, which he won last year for From A Room: Volume 1. Additionally, he is nominated for Song of the Year twice, as both artist and songwriter, for “Broken Halos.” Lastly, Stapleton is nominated for Male Artist of the Year. Dan + Shay earned six nominations, including their sixth nod for Duo of the Year. They received nominations in the Single of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year categories for “Tequila.” Dan + Shay are also nominated for Album of the Year for Dan + Shay, and Music Event of the Year for “Keeping Score” (featuring Kelly Clarkson). Additionally, Dan Smyers received 3 individual nominations as a producer in the Album of the Year, Single of the Year and Music Event of the Year categories. He also received an individual nomination as a writer in the Song of the Year category for “Tequila.” Kacey Musgraves earned five nominations in three categories, including a nod for Female Artist of the Year. Additionally, she is nominated in the Album of the Year Category twice, as both artist and producer, for Golden Hour, as well as in the Song of the Year category twice, as both artist and songwriter, for “Space Cowboy.” Musgraves most recently won in 2016 in the Video of the Year category for “Forever Country” and previously won in the Album of the Year category in 2013 for Same Trailer Different Park. Dierks Bentley received four nominations, including his fourth nod for Album of the Year; nominated for the category this year for The Mountain. Additionally, Bentley is nominated for “Burning Man” (featuring Brothers Osborne) in both the Music Event of the Year category and Video of the Year category. He is also nominated for Male Artist of the Year. If he were to win for Video of the Year this year, it would mark his third win in this category. Reigning Duo of the Year and Video of the Year winners, Brothers Osborne earned four nominations in three categories, including a nod for Duo of the Year. They are also nominated for Music Event of the Year for “Burning Man” with Dierks Bentley. Additionally, Brothers Osborne are nominated twice in the Video of the Year category for songs “Shoot Me Straight” and “Burning Man.” Florida Georgia Line received four nominations, including a nod for Duo of the Year. They are also nominated with Bebe Rexha for “Meant To Be” for Single of the Year, Music Event of the Year and Song of the Year. First-time Academy of Country Music Award nominee, Bebe Rexha earned four nominations for “Meant To Be” (featuring Florida Georgia Line). Rexha is nominated for Single of the Year, Music Event of the Year, and twice, as both artist and songwriter, for Song of the Year. First-time Academy of Country Music Award nominee, Ian Fitchuk received six nominations, including a nod for Album of the Year with Kacey Musgraves as a producer for Golden Hour. Fitchuk also received five nominations across Studio Recording Award categories, including Bass Player of the Year, Drummer of the Year, Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year, Specialty Instrument(s) Player of the Year and Producer of the Year. The following is the full list of nominees for all Awards categories, including Main Awards, Industry Awards, Studio Recording Awards and previously announced Radio Awards. ACM Radio Awards winners will be announced in the coming weeks, and Industry Awards and Studio Recording Awards winners will be announced following the 54th ACM Awards. MAIN AWARDS: ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR DUO OF THE YEAR GROUP OF THE YEAR NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR ALBUM OF THE YEAR [AWARDED TO ARTIST(S)/PRODUCER(S)/RECORD COMPANY–LABEL(S)] SINGLE OF THE YEAR [AWARDED TO ARTIST(S)/PRODUCER(S)/RECORD COMPANY–LABEL(S)] SONG OF THE YEAR [AWARDED TO SONGWRITER(S)/PUBLISHER(S)/ARTIST(S)] Broken Halos – Chris Stapleton Meant To Be – Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line Space Cowboy – Kacey Musgraves Tequila – Dan + Shay Yours – Russell Dickerson VIDEO OF THE YEAR [AWARDED TO PRODUCER(S)/DIRECTOR(S)/ARTIST(S)] Burn Out – Midland Burning Man – Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne Drunk Girl – Chris Janson Shoot Me Straight – Brothers Osborne Tequila – Dan + Shay SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR*(OFF CAMERA AWARD) MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [AWARDED TO ARTIST(S)/PRODUCER(S)/RECORD COMPANY–LABEL(S)] Drowns the Whiskey – Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert Everything’s Gonna Be Alright – David Lee Murphy featuring Kenny Chesney Keeping Score – Dan + Shay featuring Kelly Clarkson Meant To Be – Bebe Rexha Featuring Florida Georgia Line INDUSTRY AWARDS: CASINO OF THE YEAR – SMALL CAPACITY Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant, OK CASINO OF THE YEAR – LARGE CAPACITY FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR NIGHTCLUB OF THE YEAR VENUE OF THE YEAR – SMALL CAPACITY VENUE OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM CAPACITY VENUE OF THE YEAR – LARGE CAPACITY DON ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR PROMOTER OF THE YEAR STUDIO RECORDING AWARDS: BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR DRUMMER OF THE YEAR GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR PIANO/KEYBOARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT(S) PLAYER OF THE YEAR STEEL GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR PRODUCER OF THE YEAR ACM RADIO AWARDS: The following previously announced radio awards will be presented during the annual Radio Winners Reception which will be held on Saturday, April 6 in Las Vegas. NATIONAL ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (tie within category increased nominees) ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET 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. Award recipients in each category are noted above parenthetically in the Album of the Year, Single of the Year, Song of the Year, Video of the Year and Music Event of the Year. The 54th ACM Awards will feature exciting performances, unprecedented collaborations, surprising moments and more to be announced in the coming months. Tickets for the 54th ACM Awards are available for purchase now at www.axs.com. The media credential application to apply to cover the Awards in Las Vegas is available at www.ACMcountry.com/press. For more information on the ACM Awards and all ACM events including ACM Party for a Cause®, visit ACMcountry.com. You can also like Academy of Country Music on Facebook or follow on Twitter and Instagram for more immediate updates. About the Academy of Country Music Awards The 54th 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 MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 8:00 PM ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. R.A. Clark, Reba McEntire, Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco are executive producers. Pete Fisher is executive producer for the Academy of Country Music.
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