2020 ACM Nominations

Posted: February 28, 2020 at 6:17 am

Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter/Publisher/Artist)

• “10,000 Hours” – Dan + Shay feat. Justin Bieber, written by Justin Bieber, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, Jessie Jo Dillon, Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers
• “Girl Goin’ Nowhere” – Ashley McBryde, written by Jeremy Bussey, Ashley McBryde
• “God’s Country” – Blake Shelton, written by Devin Dawson, Michael Hardy, Jordan Schmidt
• “One Man Band” – Old Dominion, written by Josh Osborne, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi
• “Some of It” – Erich Church, written by Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde, Bobby Pinson

Songwriter of the Year

• Ashley Gorley
• Michael Hardy
• Hillary Lindsey
• Shane McAnally
• Josh Osborne

Duo of the Year

• Brooks & Dunn
• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• Florida Georgia Line
• Maddie & Tae

Group of the Year

• Lady Antebellum
• Little Big Town
• Midland
• Old Dominion
• The Highwomen

Male Artist of the Year

• Dierks Bentley
• Luke Combs
• Thomas Rhett
• Chris Stapleton
• Keith Urban

Female Artist of the Year

• Kelsea Ballerini
• Miranda Lambert
• Maren Morris
• Kacey Musgraves
• Carrie Underwood

Entertainer of the Year

• Luke Bryan
• Eric Church
• Luke Combs
• Thomas Rhett
• Carrie Underwood

New Female Artist of the Year

• Ingrid Andress
• Gabby Barrett
• Lindsay Ell
• Caylee Hammack
• Tenille Townes

New Male Artist of the Year

• Jordan Davis
• Russell Dickerson
• Riley Green
• Cody Johnson
• Morgan Wallen

Album of the Year [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company-Label(s)]

• Center Point Road – Thomas Rhett
• Girl – Maren Morris
• Heartache Medication – Jon Pardi
• What You See Is What You Get – Luke Combs
• Wildcard – Miranda Lambert

Single of the Year [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company-Label(s)]

• “God’s Country” – Blake Shelton
• “One Man Band” Old Dominion
• “Rainbow” – Kacey Musgraves
• “Rumor” – Lee Brice
• “What If I Never Get Over You” – Lady Antebellum

Video of the Year [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]

• “10,000 Hours” – Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber
• “God’s Country” – Blake Shelton
• “One Man Band” – Old Dominion
• “Remember You Young” – Thomas Rhett
• “Sugarcoat” – Little Big Town

Music Event of the Year [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company-Label(s)]

• “10,000 Hours” – Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber
• “Dive Bar” – Garth Brooks featuring Blake Shelton
• “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” – Miranda Lambert featuring Maren Morris, Elle King, Tenille Townes, Ashley McBryde and Caylee Hammack.
• Old Town Road” – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
• “What Happens in a Small Town” – Brantley Gilbert featuring Lindsay Ell

The Academy of Country Music also announced that Keith Urban will host the 55th ACM Awards on April 5 in Las Vegas.

This will be Keith’s first time hosting the ACM Awards.

The ACM Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 5 (live 8-11 p.m. ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network and be available to stream live and on-demand across digital platforms on the CBS All Access subscription service.