54TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS proběhnou 7. dubna v MGM Grand Garden Arena v Las Vegas. Na post moderátorky večera se vrací legendární Reba McEntire, která již patnáctkrát slavnostní ceremoniál uváděla a sama ve své kariéře dostala 16 cen ACM.
Nejvíce nominací získali Chris Stapleton. Dan + Shay a překvapivě hudebník a producent Ian Fitchuk, všichni jmenovaní získali po šesti nominacích.
Nominees are/Nominováni jsou:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR / Umělec roku
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Zpěvačka Roku
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Zpěvák Roku
Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
DUO OF THE YEAR / Duo Roku
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
LOCASH
Maddie & Tae
GROUP OF THE YEAR / Skupina Roku
Lady Antebellum
LANCO
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR / Objev Roku
Ashley McBryde
Luke Combs
LANCO
ALBUM OF THE YEAR / Album Roku (Cenu dostane Interpret/Producent/Nahrávací společnost-Vydavatelství)
Dan + Shay - Dan + Shay o Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers / Matt Dragstrem o Record Label: Warner Music Nashville
Desperate Man - Eric Church o Producers: Jay Joyce / Arturo Buenahora Jr. o Record Label: EMI Records Nashville
From A Room: Volume 2 - Chris Stapleton o Producers: Dave Cobb / Chris Stapleton o Record Label: Mercury Nashville
Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves o Producers: Ian Fitchuk / Daniel Tashian / Kacey Musgraves o Record Label: MCA Nashville
The Mountain - Dierks Bentley o Producers: Ross Copperman / Jon Randall Stewart / Arturo Buenahora Jr. o Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville
SINGLE OF THE YEAR / Single Roku (Cenu dostane Interpret/Producent/Nahrávací společnost-Vydavatelství)
Down to the Honky Tonk - Jake Owen o Producer: Joey Moi o Record Label: Big Loud Records
Heaven - Kane Brown o Producer: Dann Huff / Polow Da Don o Record Label: RCA Nashville
Meant To Be - Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line o Producer: Wilshire for Rock The Soul Ent o Record Label: Warner Bros. Records
Most People Are Good - Luke Bryan o Producers: Jeff Stevens / Jody Stevens o Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville
Tequila - Dan + Shay o Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers o Record Label: Warner Music Nashville
SONG OF THE YEAR / Píseň Roku (Cenu dostane Autor, Vydavatel a Interpret)
Break Up In The End - Cole Swindell o Writers: Jessie Jo Dillon / Chase McGill / Jon Nite o 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 o Writers: Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton o 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 o Writers: David Garcia, Tyler Hubbard, Joshua Miller, Bebe Rexha o 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 o Writers: Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves o 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 o Writers: Nicolle Galyon / Jordan Reynolds / Dan Smyers o 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 o Writers: Casey Brown / Russell Dickerson / Parker Welling o 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 / Video Roku (Cenu dostane Producent, Režisér a Interpret)
Babe - Sugarland featuring Taylor Swift o Producer: Roger Hunt o Director: Anthony Mandler
Burn Out - Midland o Producer: Ben Skipworth o Director: TK McKamy / Cameron Duddy
Burning Man - Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne o Producer: Nate Eggert o Director: Wes Edwards
Drunk Girl - Chris Janson o Producer: Ben Skipworth o Director: Jeff Venable
Shoot Me Straight - Brothers Osborne o Producer: April Kimbrell o Director: Wes Edwards / Ryan Silver
Tequila - Dan + Shay o Producer: Christen Pinkston o Director: Patrick Tracy
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR Hudební Událost Roku (Cenu dostane Interpret/Producent/Nahrávací společnost-Vydavatelství)
Burning Man - Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne o Producers: Ross Copperman / Jon Randall Stewart / Arturo Buenahora Jr. o Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville
Drowns the Whiskey - Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert o Producer: Michael Knox o Record Labels: Macon Music, LLC; Broken Bow Records; BBR Music Group; BMG
Everything's Gonna Be Alright - David Lee Murphy featuring Kenny Chesney o Producers: Buddy Cannon / Kenny Chesney / David Lee Murphy o Record Label: Reviver Records
Keeping Score - Dan + Shay featuring Kelly Clarkson o Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers o Record Label: Warner Music Nashville
Meant To Be - Bebe Rexha Featuring Florida Georgia Line o Producer: Wilshire for Rock The Soul Ent o Record Label: Warner Bros. Records