ACM Awards Nominees 2015: A Nominations Refresher List Before The April 19 Show
It’s been a big year for the country-music genre, and the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards presentation on CBS Sunday night looks like it will follow suit with some amazing celebrity attendees and some even more amazing performers.
Country-music superstars Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan will co-host the event to honor the best, brightest and most talented musicians of the past year. While the presentation will be jam-packed with performances by your favorite singer/songwriters, the real show will be seeing who will take home the coveted trophies.
Here is a rundown of all of the 2015 Academy of Country Music Awards categories and the nominees to refresh the memories of fans before the big night:
Entertainer Of The Year
- Jason Aldean
- Garth Brooks
- Luke Bryan
- Miranda Lambert
- Florida Georgia Line
Male Vocalist Of The Year
- Jason Aldean
- Dierks Bentley
- Luke Bryan
- Eric Church
- Brad Paisley
- Blake Shelton
Female Vocalist Of The Year
- Brandy Clark
- Miranda Lambert
- Martina McBride
- Kacey Musgraves
- Carrie Underwood
Vocal Duo Of The Year
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Florida Georgia Line
- Maddie & Tae
- The Swon Brothers
Vocal Group Of The Year
- Lady Antebellum
- Little Big Town
- Rascal Flatts
- The Band Perry
- Zac Brown Band
Album Of The Year
- Old Boots, New Dirt – Jason Aldean
- Pain Killer – Little Big Town
- Platinum – Miranda Lambert
- Riser – Dierks Bentley
- The Outsiders – Eric Church
Single Record Of The Year
- American Kids – Kenny Chesney
- Automatic – Miranda Lambert
- Dirt – Florida Georgia Line
- Drunk On A Plane – Dierks Bentley
- I Don't Dance – Lee Brice
Song Of The Year
- American Kids – Kenny Chesney
- Automatic – Miranda Lambert
- Drink A Beer – Luke Bryan
- Songwriters: Jim Beavers, Chris Stapleton
- Follow Your Arrow – Kacey Musgraves
- Give Me Back My Hometown – Eric Church
- I Hold On – Dierks Bentley
Songwriter Of The Year *(Off Camera Award)
- Rodney Clawson
- Ashley Gorley
- Luke Laird
- Josh Osborne
- Chris Tompkins
Video Of The Year [Awarded To Producer(S)/Director(S)/Artist(S)] *(Off Camera Award)
- American Kids – Kenny Chesney
- Director: Shaun Silva
- Cop Car – Keith Urban
- Drunk On A Plane – Dierks Bentley
- I'm Not Gonna Miss You – Glen Campbell
- Somethin' Bad – Miranda Lambert Duet With Carrie Underwood
Vocal Event Of The Year
- Lonely Tonight – Blake Shelton Featuring Ashley Monroe
- Meanwhile Back At Mama's – Tim McGraw Featuring Faith Hill
- Somethin' Bad – Miranda Lambert Duet With Carrie Underwood
- The South – The Cadillac Three Featuring Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley & Mike Eli
- This Is How We Roll – Florida Georgia Line Featuring Luke Bryan
Songwriter Of The Year
- Rodney Clawson
- Ashley Gorley
- Luke Laird
- Josh Osborne
- Chris Tompkins
National On-Air Personality Of The Year
- Big D, Bubba, Patrick Thomas - The Big D and Bubba Show
- Cody Alan - CMT After MidNite
- Crook and Chase - The Crook and Chase Countdown
- Lia Knight - The Lia Show
- Shawn Parr, Elaina Smith - Nash Nights Live
On-Air Personality Of The Year -- Major Market
- Ben Campbell and Matt McAllister - KNIX-FM - Phoenix, AZ
- Dave and Veronica - WQYK-FM - Tampa, FL
- Lisa Dent & Ramblin’ Ray - WUSN-FM - Chicago, IL
- Razz on the Radio - WXTU-FM - Philadelphia, PA
- Rob Tanner, Guenn, Chris & Captain Jim - WSOC-FM - Charlotte, NC
On-Air Personality Of The Year -- Large Market
- AJ & Ashley - WWKA-FM - Orlando, FL
- Big Dave, Chelsie, Stattman - WUBE-FM - Cincinnati, OH
- Dave O'Brien - WLHK-FM - Indianapolis, IN
- Mike Wheless, Marty Young, Janie Carothers - WQDR-FM - Raleigh, NC
- The Odd Squad - CKRY-FM - Calgary, Alberta
On-Air Personality Of The Year -- Medium Market
- 97 Country Breakfast Club with Roger, Tom, Melissa and DJ Thee Trucker - WPCV-FM - Lakeland, FL
- Buzz Jackson - KIIM-FM - Tucson, AZ
- Cash and Carey - KWEN-FM - Tulsa, OK
- Steve & Gina and the Kat 103.7 Morning Show - KXKT-FM - Omaha, NE
- Wynn & Wilson in The Morning - WQMX-FM - Akron, OH
On-Air Personality Of The Year -- Small Market
- Brian Gary, Todd Harding, and Susan Moore -The Good Morning Guys - KUAD-FM - Ft. Collins-Greeley, CO
- Gator, Styckman, Cowboy Kyle - WUSY-FM - Chattanooga, TN
- M. Fletcher Brown - WXFL-FM - Florence, AL
- Philip Gibbons - WGSQ-FM - Cookeville, TN
- Scotty Cox & Cara Denis - KCLR-FM - Columbia, MO
Radio Station Of The Year -- Major Market
- KNIX-FM - Phoenix, AZ
- WIL-FM - St. Louis, MO
- WKLB-FM - Boston, MA
- WSOC-FM - Charlotte, NC
- WUSN-FM - Chicago, IL
Radio Station Of The Year -- Large Market
- CKRY-FM - Calgary, Alberta
- KAJA-FM - San Antonio, TX
- WMIL-FM - Milwaukee, WI
- WUBE-FM - Cincinnati, OH
- WWKA-FM - Orlando, FL
Radio Station Of The Year -- Medium Market
- KUZZ-AM/FM - Bakersfield, CA
- KXKT-FM - Omaha, NE
- WCYQ-FM - Knoxville, TN
- WQMX-FM - Akron, OH
- WYRK-FM - Buffalo, NY
Radio Station Of The Year -- Small Market
- KCLR-FM - Columbia, MO
- KTHK-FM - Idaho Falls, ID
- WGSQ-FM - Cookeville, TN
- WXFL-FM - Florence, AL
- WYCT-FM - Pensacola, FL
Tune in to CBS Sunday, April 19, at 8 p.m. EDT to see whether your choice for the prestigious award ends up taking it home.
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