54th Academy Of Country Music Awards: The Complete List Of Nominees
Check out the entire list of artists up for a hat trophy at the 2019 ceremony, hosted by Reba McEntire!
On Wednesday, Feb. 20, iconic entertainer and 16-time ACM Award® winner Reba McEntire went on CBS This Morning to announce the first crop of nominees for the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards™, which airs live on Sunday, Apr. 7 at 8 PM ET (delayed PT) on CBS and CBS All Access.
By playing emcee this year, it marks the country icon's 16th time hosting Country Music's Party Of The Year®. Then, nominees in more key 2019 ACM categories were announced on ET Online.
READ: Reba McEntire To Host 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards On Apr. 7
Reigning Male Artist Of The Year, Chris Stapleton received six nominations in four categories, including his second nod for Entertainer Of The Year, while Dan + Shay earned six nominations, including their sixth nod for Duo Of The Year.
Kacey Musgraves earned five nominations in three categories, including a nod for Female Artist Of The Year and twice for Album Of The Year, as both artist and producer for Golden Hour.
Dierks Bentley received four nominations, including his fourth nod for Album Of The Year, which is up for the category this year for The Mountain. Also earning four nominations are Brothers Osborne and Florida Georgia Line.
Finally, 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 acts have received the award, including Marty Robbins (1969), Loretta Lynn (1979), Alabama (1988), Garth Brooks (1998), and George Strait (2009).
Check out the entire list of country artists up for a hat trophy at this year's ceremony!
Entertainer Of The Year
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
Female Artist Of The Year
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
Male Artist Of The Year
Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
Chris Stapleton
Duo Of The Year
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
LOCASH
Maddie & Tae
Group Of The Year
Lady Antebellum
LANCO
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
New Female Artist Of The Year
Danielle Bradbery
Lindsay Ell
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
Danielle Bradbery
New Male Artist Of The Year
Jimmie Allen
Luke Combs
Jordan Davis
Michael Ray
Mitchell Tenpenny
New Duo Or Group Of The Year
High Valley
LANCO
Runaway June
Album Of The Year [Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Company–Label(s)]
Dan + Shay – Dan + Shay
Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers / Matt Dragstrem
Record Label: Warner Music Nashville
Desperate Man – Eric Church
Producers: Jay Joyce / Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Record Label: EMI Records Nashville
From A Room: Volume 2 – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb / Chris Stapleton
Record Label: Mercury Nashville
Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
Producers: Ian Fitchuk / Daniel Tashian / Kacey Musgraves
Record Label: MCA Nashville
The Mountain – Dierks Bentley
Producers: Ross Copperman / Jon Randall Stewart / Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville
Single Of The Year [Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Company–Label(s)]
"Down To The Honky Tonk" – Jake Owen
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Label: Big Loud Records
"Heaven" – Kane Brown
Producer: Dann Huff / Polow Da Don
Record Label: RCA Nashville
"Meant To Be" – Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
Producer: Wilshire for Rock The Soul Ent.
Record Label: Warner Bros. Records
"Most People Are Good" – Luke Bryan
Producers: Jeff Stevens / Jody Stevens
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville
"Tequila" – Dan + Shay
Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers
Record Label: Warner Music Nashville
Dan + Shay
Song Of The Year [Awarded to Songwriter(s) / Publisher(s) / Artist(s)]
"Break Up In The End" – Cole Swindell
Writers: Jessie Jo Dillon / Chase McGill / Jon Nite
Publishers: EMI April Music Inc. / Nite Writer Music (ASCAP) / Songs of Universal, Inc. / Plum Nelly (BMI) / Big Music Machine (BMI)/ Big Ass Pile Of Dimes Music (BMI)
"Broken Halos" – Chris Stapleton
Writers: Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton
Publishers: WB Music Corp./House of Sea Gayle Music, admin. by ClearBox Rights/Spirit Catalog Holdings, S.a.r.l. admin. by Spirit Two Nashville (ASCAP); Straight Six Music (BMI)
"Meant To Be" – Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
Writers: David Garcia, Tyler Hubbard, Joshua Miller, Bebe Rexha
Publishers: BMG Platinum Songs/Kiss Me If You Can Music (BMI) (all rights administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC) Big Loud Mountain (BMI) and T Hubb Publishing (BMI). All Rights Administered by Round Hill Works. Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. on behalf of itself and Songs of the Corn and Jack 10 Publishing. Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing (ASCAP) D Soul Music (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com)
"Space Cowboy" – Kacey Musgraves
Writers: Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves
Publishers: Smack Hits/Smack Songs, admin by Kobalt Music Group ltd. (GMR); Universal Music Works/We Are Creative NBaSmack Hits/Smack Songs, LLC, admin. by Kobalt Music Group Ltd. (GMR); Universal Music Works/We Are Creative Nation/Jake and Mack Music, admin. by Universal Music Works; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./351 Music (BMI).
"Tequila" – Dan + Shay
Writers: Nicolle Galyon / Jordan Reynolds / Dan Smyers
Publishers: Beats and Banjos (ASCAP), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), A Girl Named Charlie (BMI) / Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) / Buckeye26 (ASCAP) / Jreynmusic (ASCAP)
"Yours" – Russell Dickerson
Writers: Casey Brown / Russell Dickerson / Parker Welling
Publishers: BMG Platinum Songs/Kailey's Dream / So Essential Tunes / Not Just Another Song Publishing / Hillbilly Science and Research Publishing/Trailerlily Music
Video Of The Year [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
"Babe" – Sugarland featuring Taylor Swift
Producer: Roger Hunt
Director: Anthony Mandler
"Burn Out" – Midland
Producer: Ben Skipworth
Director: TK McKamy / Cameron Duddy
"Burning Man" – Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne
Producer: Nate Eggert
Director: Wes Edwards
"Drunk Girl" – Chris Janson
Producer: Ben Skipworth
Director: Jeff Venable
"Shoot Me Straight" – Brothers Osborne
Producer: April Kimbrell
Director: Wes Edwards / Ryan Silver
"Tequila" – Dan + Shay
Producer: Christen Pinkston
Director: Patrick Tracy
Songwriter Of The Year* (Off Camera Award)
Ross Copperman
Ashley Gorley
Shane McAnally
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne
Music Event Of The Year [Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Company–Label(s)]
"Burning Man" – Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne
Producers: Ross Copperman / Jon Randall Stewart / Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville
"Drowns The Whiskey" – Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert
Producer: Michael Knox
Record Labels: Macon Music, LLC; Broken Bow Records; BBR Music Group; BMG
"Everything's Gonna Be Alright" – David Lee Murphy featuring Kenny Chesney
Producers: Buddy Cannon / Kenny Chesney / David Lee Murphy
Record Label: Reviver Records
"Keeping Score" – Dan + Shay featuring Kelly Clarkson
Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers
Record Label: Warner Music Nashville
"Meant To Be" – Bebe Rexha Featuring Florida Georgia Line
Producer: Wilshire for Rock The Soul Ent
Record Label: Warner Bros. Records
Watch the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards™, hosted by Reba McEntire, live on Sunday, Apr. 7 at 8 PM ET (delayed PT) on CBS and CBS All Access.