#BREAKINGNEWS - ACM AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

Nominees for the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards have  been announced. The show will be streaming on Amazon Prime Video March 7 from Las Vegas. Congratulations to everyone who has been nominated. We're proud of you and stand by you whether you take home the win or not. You've already won.

Entertainer

Eric Church
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood

Female

Gabby Barrett
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris
Carly Pearce

Male

Jimmie Allen
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen

Duo

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

Group

Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
The Cadillac Three

New Female

Tenille Arts
Priscilla Block
Lily Rose
Caitlyn Smith
Lainey Wilson

New Male

Hardy
Walker Hayes
Ryan Hurd
Parker McCollum
Elvie Shane

Album

29: Written In Stone, Carly Pearce
Country Again: Side A, Thomas Rhett
Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen
Famous Friends, Chris Young
The Marfa Tapes, Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall

Single

"Buy Dirt," Jordan Davis f/Luke Bryan
"Famous Friends," Chris Young & Kane Brown
"Fancy Like," Walker Hayes
"If I Didn't Love You," Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
"You Should Probably Leave," Chris Stapleton

Song

"7 Summers," Morgan Wallen, Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally
"Buy Dirt," Jordan Davis, Jacob Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins
"Fancy Like," Cameron Bartolini, Josh Jenkins, Shane Stevens, Walker Hayes
"Knowing You," Adam James, Brett James, Kat Higgins
"Things A Man Oughta Know," Jason Nix, Jonathan Singleton, Lainey Wilson

Video

"Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)," Elle King & Miranda Lambert
"Famous Friends," Chris Young & Kane Brown
"I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version)," Taylor Swift f/Chris Stapleton
"If I Didn't Love You," Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
"Never Wanted To Be That Girl," Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde

Songwriter

Jesse Frasure
Nicolle Galyon
Ashley Gorley
Michael Hardy
Josh Osborne

Music Event

"Buy Dirt," Jordan Davis f/Luke Bryan
"Famous Friends," Chris Young & Kane Brown
"Half Of My Hometown," Kelsea Ballerini f/Kenny Chesney
"If I Didn't Love You," Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
"Never Wanted To Be That Girl," Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde

Bass Player

J.T. Cure
Mark Hill
Viktor Krauss
Jimmie Lee Sloas
Glenn Worf

Drummer

Chad Cromwell
Fred Eltringham
Evan Hutchings
Derek Mixon
Jerry Roe
Nir Z

Acoustic Guitar Player

Dave Cobb
Todd Lombardo
Bryan Sutton
Ilya Toshinskiy
Charlie Worsham

Piano/Keys Player

David Dorn
Charlie Judge
Billy Justineau
Gordon Mote
Benmont Tench

Specialty Instrument Player

Stuart Duncan
Paul Franklin
Josh Matheny
Mickey Raphael
Kristin Wilkinson

Electric Guitar Player

Tom Bukovac
Dan Dugmore
Jedd Hughes
Rob McNelley
Derek Wells

Audio Engineer

Brandon Bell
Jim Cooley
Gena Johnson
Jason Hall
Vance Powell

Producer

Buddy Cannon
Dave Cobb
Ian Fitchuk
Dann Huff
Joey Moi

Casino – Theater

Agua Caliente – Rancho Mirage, CA
Choctaw Casino – Durant, OK
Deadwood Mountain Grand – Deadwood, SD
Resorts World – Las Vegas, NV
Soaring Eagle Casino – Mt. Pleasant, MI

Casino – Arena

Hard Rock (Live at Etess Arena) – Atlantic City, NJ
Laughlin Event Center – Laughlin, NV
Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, CT
Mystic Lake Casino – Prior Lake, MN

Festival

Carolina Country Music Fest – Myrtle Beach, SC
Country Thunder – Florence, AZ
Faster Horses Festival – Brooklyn, MI
Tortuga Music Festival – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Windy City Smokeout Festival – Chicago, IL

Fair/Rodeo

Auburn Rodeo – Auburn, AL
California Mid-State Fair – Paso Robles, CA
Cheyenne Frontier Days – Cheyenne, WY
Minnesota State Fair – St. Paul, MN
San Antonio Rodeo – San Antonio, TX

Club

Basement East – Nashville, TN
Billy Bob’s – Ft. Worth, TX
Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
Coca-Cola Roxy – Atlanta, GA
Georgia Theatre – Athens, GA

Theater

American Music Theatre – Lancaster, PA
Andrew J Brady ICON Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
Blue Gate Performing Arts Center – Shipshewana, IN
Ruth Eckerd Hall – Clearwater, FL
Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN

Outdoor Venue

Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion – Gilford, NH
Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
Saint Augustine Amphitheatre – St. Augustine, FL
The Wharf Amphitheater – Orange Beach, AL
Whitewater Amphitheater – New Braunfels, TX

Arena

BOK Center – Tulsa, OK
Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
Dickies Arena – Ft. Worth, TX
Ford Center – Evansville, IN
Rupp Arena – Lexington, KY

Don Romeo Talent Buyer

Brent Fedrizzi
Michelle Romeo
RJ Romeo
Shawn Radley
Todd Boltin

Promoter

Aaron Spalding
Adam Weiser
Bradley Jordan
Brian O’Connell
Ed Warm