Am 7. April feierte sich die Country-Industrie in Las Vegas. Denn Reba McEntire präsentierte erneut die ACM Awards.
Dan + Shay und Chris Stapleton führten die diesjährige Nominiertenliste der ACM Awards-Nominierten mit jeweils sechs Nominierungen an. Dan Smyers hatte sich zusätzlich vier Nominierungen als Songwriter und Produzent verdient. Doch wer konnte nun einen der begehrten Preise abräumen? Wir haben die Gewinner:
Entertainer of the Year
- Jason Aldean
- Luke Bryan
- Kenny Chesney
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban – GEWINNER
Male Artist of the Year
- Dierks Bentley
- Luke Combs
- Thomas Rhett – GEWINNER
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
Female Artist of the Year
- Miranda Lambert
- Ashley McBryde
- Maren Morris
- Kacey Musgraves – GEWINNER
- Carrie Underwood
Duo of the Year
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay – GEWINNER
- Florida Georgia Line
- LoCash
- Maddie & Tae
Group of the Year
- Lady Antebellum
- Lanco
- Little Big Town
- Midland
- Old Dominion – GEWINNER
Album of the Year
- Dan + Shay – Dan + Shay
- Desperate Man – Eric Church
- From A Room, Vol. 2 – Chris Stapleton
- Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves – GEWINNER
- The Mountain – Dierks Bentley
New Male Artist of the Year
- Jimmie Allen
- Luke Combs – GEWINNER
- Jordan Davis
- Michael Ray
- Mitchell Tenpenny
New Female Artist of the Year
- Danielle Bradbery
- Lindsay Ell
- Ashley McBryde – GEWINNER
- Carly Pearce
New Duo or Group of the Year
- High Valley
- Lanco – GEWINNER
- Runaway June
Video of the Year
- „Babe,“ Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift
- „Burn Out,“ Midland
- „Burning Man,“ Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne
- „Drunk Girl,“ Chris Janson – GEWINNER
- „Shoot Me Straight,“ Brothers Osborne
- „Tequila,“ Dan + Shay
Music Event of the Year
- „Burning Man,“ Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne – GEWINNER
- „Drowns the Whiskey,“ Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert
- „Everything’s Gonna Be Alright,“ David Lee Murphy feat. Kenny Chesney
- „Keeping Score,“ Dan + Shay feat. Kelly Clarkson
- „Meant to Be,“ Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line
Single of the Year
- „Down to the Honkytonk,“ Jake Owen (produced by Joey Moi)
- „Heaven,“ Kane Brown (produced by Dann Huff and Polow da Don)
- „Meant to Be,“ Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line (produced by Wilshire for Rock the Soul Entertainment)
- „Most People Are Good,“ Luke Bryan (produced by Jeff Stevens and Jody Stevens)
- „Tequila,“ Dan + Shay (produced by Scott Hendricks and Dan Smyers) -GEWINNER
Song of the Year
- „Break Up in the End,“ Cole Swindell (Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill, Jon Nite)
- „Broken Halos,“ Chris Stapleton (Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton)
- „Meant to Be,“ Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line (David Garcia, Tyler Hubbard, Joshua Miller, Bebe Rexha)
- „Space Cowboy,“ Kacey Musgraves (Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves)
- „Tequila,“ Dan + Shay (Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers) — GEWINNER
- „Yours,“ Russell Dickerson (Casey Brown, Russell Dickerson, Parker Welling)
Songwriter of the Year
- Ross Copperman
- Ashley Gorley
- Shane McAnally – GEWINNER
- Chase McGill
- Josh Osborne
ACM Dick Clark Artist of the Decade
- Jason Aldean
