The nominations for the 2017 ACM Awards have been announced and Keith Urban is leading with 7 nominations.
Following closely behind him are Maren Morris, who recently picked up a Grammy Award, and Miranda Lambert with 6 nominations. Other artists picking up multiple nominations include Florida Georgia Line and Tim McGraw with 5 nominations, Dierks Bentley and Chris Stapleton with 3 nominations.
The 2017 ACM Awards will take place on 2nd April 2017 in Las Vegas. It will air live on CBS at 8PM ET from the T-Mobile Arena. Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley will return as co-hosts for another year.
The full list of nominations for this year’s awards is:
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
Brett Young
New Female Vocalist of the Year
Lauren Alaina
Cam
Brandy Clark
Maren Morris
New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year
A Thousand Horses
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
LoCash
Maddie & Tae
Video of the Year (Awarded to Producer(s) / Director(s) / Artist(s))
āFire Away,ā Chris Stapleton
āForever Country,ā Aritsts of Then, Now and Forever
āHumble and Kind,ā Tim McGraw
āPeter Pan,ā Kelsea Ballerini
āVice,ā Miranda Lambert
Vocal Event of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Label(s))
āDifferent for Girls,ā Dierks Bentley feat. Elle King
āForever Country,ā Artists of Then, Now and Forever
āMay We All,ā Florida Georgia Line feat. Tim McGraw
āSetting the World on Fire,ā Kenny Chesney feat. Pink
āThink of You,ā Chris Young feat. Cassadee Pope
Single Record of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Label(s))
āBlue Aināt Your Color,ā Keith Urban
āH.O.L.Y.,ā Florida Georgia Line
āHumble and Kind,ā Tim McGraw
āMy Church,ā Maren Morris
āVice,ā Miranda Lambert
Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter(s) / Publisher(s) / Artist(s))
āBlue Aināt Your Color,ā Keith Urban (Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen)
āDie a Happy Man,ā Thomas Rhett (Thomas Rhett, Sean Douglas, Joe Spargur)
āHumble and Kind,ā Tim McGraw (Lori McKenna)
āKill a Word,ā Eric Church feat. Rhiannon Giddens (Eric Church, Luke Dick, Jeff Hyde)
āTennessee Whiskey,ā Chris Stapleton (Dean Dillon, Linda Hargrove)
āVice,ā Miranda Lambert (Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne)
Songwriter of the Year
Ashley Gorley
Luke Laird
Hillary Lindsey
Shane McAnally
Lori McKenna
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