Urban receives seven ACM nominations
Urban received an additional two nominations, for both artist and producer, in the Single Record of the Year category for "Blue Ain't Your Color," which is also nominated in the Song of the Year category.
Seven-time Female Vocalist of the Year Miranda Lambert received six nominations and is once again nominated in the Female Vocalist of the Year category.
First-time ACM nominee Maren Morris earned six nominations in four different categories. Morris received nominations in both Female Vocalist of the Year and New Female Vocalist of the Year categories.
Reigning Vocal Duo of the Year Florida Georgia Line leads group nominations with five nods, including their fifth nomination in the Vocal Duo of the Year category. Florida Georgia Line is also nominated for the second time in the Entertainer of the Year category
Sixteen-time ACM Award winner Tim McGraw received five nominations in four categories. He earned two nominations in the Single Record of the Year category, as both artist and producer, on "Humble And Kind."
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 Lady Antebellum Little Big Town Old Dominion Rascal Flatts
NEW MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY T-MOBILE Kane Brown Chris Janson Chris Lane Jon Pardi Brett Young
NEW FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY T-MOBILE (four nominees only) Lauren Alaina Cam Brandy Clark Maren Morris
NEW VOCAL DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY T-MOBILE A Thousand Horses Brothers Osborne Dan + Shay LOCASH Maddie & Tae
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company-Label(s)]
Black - Dierks Bentley
Producers: Ross Copperman, Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville
Dig Your Roots- Florida Georgia Line
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Label: Big Machine Label Group
HERO - Maren Morris
Producers: busbee, Brad Hill, Maren Morris
Record Label: Columbia Nashville
Ripcord - Keith Urban
Producers: Jeff Bhasker, busbee, Nathan Chapman, Nitzan Kaikov, Dann Huff, Tyler Johnson, Johnny Price, Nile Rodgers, Keith Urban, Greg Wells
Record Labels: Hit Red Records, Capitol Records Nashville
The Weight of These Wings- Miranda Lambert
Producers: Frank Liddell, Eric Masse, Glenn Worf
Record Labels: RCA Nashville, Vanner Records
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company-Label(s)]
Blue Ain't Your Color - Keith Urban
Producers: Dann Huff, Keith Urban
Record Labels: Hit Red Records, Capitol Records Nashville
H.O.L.Y. - Florida Georgia Line
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Label: Big Machine Label Group
Humble And Kind - Tim McGraw
Producers: Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw
Record Labels: McGraw Music, Big Machine Records
My Church - Maren Morris
Producers: busbee, Maren Morris
Record Label: Columbia Nashville
Vice - Miranda Lambert
Producers: Frank Liddell, Eric Masse, Glenn Worf
Record Labels: RCA Nashville, Vanner Records
SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
Blue Ain't Your Color - Keith Urban
Songwriters: Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen
Publishers: WB Music Corp (ASCAP), Music Of The Corn (ASCAP), HillarodyRathbone Music (ASCAP), BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP), House of Sea Gayle Music (ASCAP), Spirit Catalog Holdings (S.a.r.l.), Spirit Two Nashville (ASCAP)
Die A Happy Man - Thomas Rhett
Songwriters: Thomas Rhett, Sean Douglas, Joe Spargur
Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music Inc (BMI), Cricket On The Line (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), Eastman Pond Publishing (BMI), Music of Big Deal (BMI), Nice Life (BMI), Frederic And Reid Music (BMI), BMG Platinum Songs (BMI), Brodsky Spensive Publishing (BMI)
Humble And Kind - Tim McGraw
Songwriter: Lori McKenna
Publishers: Songs of Universal Inc (BMI), Hoodie Songs (BMI)
Kill A Word - Eric Church Featuring Rhiannon Giddens
Songwriters: Eric Church, Luke Dick, Jeff Hyde
Publishers: Emileon Songs (BMI), Little Louder Songs (BMI), Longer And Louder Music (BMI), Mammaw's Fried Okra Music (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI)
Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton
Songwriters: Dean Dillon, Linda Hargrove
Publishers: Universal-Songs Of PolyGram International (BMI), EMI Algee (BMI)
Vice - Miranda Lambert
Songwriters: Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Pink Dog Publishing (BMI), Smack Hits (GMR), Kobalt Music Group,
Ltd. (GMR), Anderson Fork In The Road Music (ASCAP), Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc. (ASCAP), Smackville Music (ASCAP)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY XFINITY [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
Fire Away - Chris Stapleton, Director: Tim Mattia, Producer: Jennifer Rothlein
Forever Country - Artists of Then, Now & Forever, Director: Joseph Kahn
Producers: Nathan de la Rionda, Jil Hardin, Charleen Manca, Joanna Carter, Chandra LaPlume, Sarah Trahern, Damon Whiteside
Humble And Kind - Tim McGraw, Director: Wes Edwards, Producer: Jennifer Rothlein
Peter Pan - Kelsea Ballerini, Director: Kristin Barlowe, Producer: Michelle Abnet
Vice - Miranda Lambert, Director: Trey Fanjoy, Producer: Ashley Bergeron Ford
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR*(Off Camera Award) Ashley Gorley Luke Laird Hillary Lindsey Shane McAnally Lori McKenna
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company-Label(s)]
Different For Girls - Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King
Producers: Ross Copperman, Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville
Forever Country - Artists of Then, Now & Forever
Producer: Shane McAnally
Record Label: MCA Nashville
May We All - Florida Georgia Line Featuring Tim McGraw
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Label: Big Machine Label Group
Setting The World On Fire - Kenny Chesney Featuring P!nk
Producers: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
Record Labels: Blue Chair Records, Columbia Nashville
Think Of You - Chris Young Featuring Cassadee Pope
Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young
Record Labels: RCA Nashville, RCA Records
Radio Awards:
The following previously announced radio awards will be presented during the ACM Party for a Cause® event at The Joint on Saturday, April 1 in Las Vegas, NV.
NATIONAL ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR Big D, Bubba, Patrick Thomas, Carsen The Big D and Bubba Show Cody Alan CMT After MidNite with Cody Alan Kix Brooks American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks Lon Helton Country Countdown USA Tracy Lawrence Honky Tonkin' with Tracy Lawrence
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR - MAJOR MARKET Chris & Nina KMLE-FM Phoenix, AZ George, Mo & Cowboy Dave KILT-FM Houston, TX Paul Schadt, Meg Butterly, Geof Knight WKKT-FM Charlotte, NC Rob & Linda Show - Rob Stone & Linda Lee WYCD-FM Southfield, MI Tanner in the Morning WSOC-FM Charlotte, NC
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR - LARGE MARKET (tie within category increased nominees) Ally & Andy WDSY-FM Pittsburgh, PA Big Dave, Chelsie and Statt WUBE-FM Cincinnati, OH Dave O'Brien WLHK-FM Indianapolis, IN Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt & Kevin Freeman WFMS-FM Indianapolis, IN Marty McFly WSM-FM Nashville, TN Q Morning Crew - Mike, Marty and Janie WQDR-FM Raleigh, NC
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR - MEDIUM MARKET Andy Ritchie, Alison Mencer, Jimmy Holt WIVK-FM Knoxville, TN Jack Ryan WMYL-FM Clinton, TN Scott Wynn & Sarah Kay WQMX-FM Akron, OH Steve & Geoff KUZZ-FM Bakersfield, CA Steve & Gina in the Morning on Kat 103.7 KXKT-FM Omaha, NE
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR - SMALL MARKET Ben Butler and Arnie Andrews WCOW-FM Sparta, WI Brent Lane and Candy Cullerton WYCT-FM Pensacola, FL Jason and Ashley "The Q Crew" on Q100.3 KRWQ-FM Medford, OR Scotty Cox & Cara Denis KCLR-FM Columbia, MO The Roger & Carly Morning Show KORA-FM Bryan, TX
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR - MAJOR MARKET (tie within category increased nominees) KKBQ-FM Houston, TX KMLE-FM Phoenix, AZ KUPL-FM Portland, OR WIL-FM St. Louis, MO WKKT-FM Charlotte, NC WSOC-FM Charlotte, NC
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR - LARGE MARKET KAJA-FM San Antonio, TX WQDR-FM Raleigh, NC WSIX-FM Nashville, TN WSM-FM Nashville, TN WUBE-FM Cincinnati, OH
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR - MEDIUM MARKET CKRY-FM Calgary, AB KAWO-FM Boise, ID KUZZ-FM Bakersfield, CA KXKT-FM Omaha, NE WIVK-FM Knoxville, TN
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR - SMALL MARKET KCLR-FM Columbia, MO KKNU-FM Eugene, OR KTHK-FM Idaho Falls, ID WCOW-FM Sparta, WI WXFL-FM Florence, AL
The awards show will be April 2 from Las Vegas.
More news for Keith Urban
- 01/13/25: Urban goes north
- 12/09/24: Urban returns to touring
- 10/25/24: Jelly Roll, Urban, Combs headline Tortuga Fest
- 10/08/24: Urban named to co-host Nashville's Big Bash on NYE
- 09/20/24: Urban, Midland, ZBB, Tenpenny release new discs
- 06/28/24: Urban goes "High"
- 05/17/24: Urban gets "Messed Up" on The Voice
- 05/06/24: Urben gets HIGH in Vegas
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