AceShowbiz –Kacey Musgraves has been nominated for multiple Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards hot on the heels of her Grammys success.
The “Follow Your Arrow” hitmaker had a huge night at the Grammy Awards earlier in February as her record Golden Hour won all four of the categories it was nominated for, including Album of the Year and Best Country Album.
Musgraves could continue her awards success at the ACMs, as it was revealed on Wednesday, February 20 that Golden Hour had been nominated for Album of the Year, making her the only female nominee alongside Dan + Shay for their self-titled record, Chris Stapleton for “From A Room: Volume 2”, Eric Church for “Desperate Man” and Dierks Bentley for “The Mountain”.
She was also nominated for Female Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for “Space Cowboy”, which recently won the Best Country Song Grammy.
Other contenders for the Song of the Year award include Cole Swindell (“Break Up in the End”), Stapleton (“Broken Halos”), Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line (“Meant to Be”), Dan + Shay (“Tequila”) and Russell Dickerson (“Yours”).
Musgraves will be up against Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Maren Morris, Carrie Underwood to be crowned Female Artist of the Year, while the male equivalent will be a competition between Bentley, Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett, Stapleton, and Keith Urban.
Taylor Swift, who left country music to focus on pop, also landed a nomination for Video of the Year for “Babe”, her collaboration with duo Sugarland.
Controversially the Entertainer of the Year category continues to be a male-only battle, despite host Reba McEntire voicing her disappointment about the lack of female representation for the night’s coveted prize last year (2018). This year’s nominees are Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Stapleton, and Urban.
The 2019 ACM Awards will be hosted by McEntire from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 7.
The 2019 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards Nominations:
Entertainer of the Year
- Jason Aldean
- Luke Bryan
- Kenny Chesney
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
Female Artist of the Year
- Miranda Lambert
- Ashley McBryde
- Maren Morris
- Kacey Musgraves
- Carrie Underwood
Male Artist of the Year
- Dierks Bentley
- Luke Combs
- Thomas Rhett
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
Duo of the Year
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Florida Georgia Line
- LoCash Cowboys
- Maddie & Tae
Group of the Year
- Lady Antebellum
- LANCO
- Little Big Town
- Midland
- Old Dominion
New Female Artist of the Year
- Danielle Bradbery
- Lindsay Ell
- Ashley McBryde
- Carly Pearce
New Male Artist of the Year
- Jimmie Allen
- Luke Combs
- Jordan Davis
- Michael Ray
- Mitchell Tenpenny
New Duo or Group of the Year
- High Valley
- LANCO
- Runaway June
Songwriter of the Year
- Ross Copperman
- Ashley Gorley
- Shane McAnally
- Chase McGill
- Josh Osborne
Song of the Year
- “Break Up In The End, Cole Swindell
- “Broken Halos”, Chris Stapleton
- “Meant To Be”, Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
- “Space Cowboy”, Kacey Musgraves
- “Tequila”, Dan + Shay
- “Yours”, Russell Dickerson
Album of the Year
- “Dan + Shay” – Dan + Shay (Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers / Matt Dragstrem, Record Label: Warner Music Nashville)
- “Desperate Man” – Eric Church (Producers: Jay Joyce / Arturo Buenahora Jr., Record Label: EMI Records Nashville)
- From A Room: “Volume 2” – Chris Stapleton (Producers: Dave Cobb / Chris Stapleton, Record Label: Mercury Nashville)
- “Golden Hour” – Kacey Musgraves (Producers: Ian Fitchuk / Daniel Tashian / Kacey Musgraves, Record Label: MCA Nashville)
- “The Mountain” – Dierks Bentley (Producers: Ross Copperman / Jon Randal Stewart / Arturo Buenahora Jr., Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville)
Single of the Year
- “Down to the Honky Tonk” – Jake Owen (Producer: Joey Moi, Record Label: Big Loud Records)
- “Heaven” – Kane Brown (Producer: Dann Huff / Polow Da Don, Record Label: RCA Nashville)
- “Meant To Be” – Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line (Producer: Wilshire for Rock The Soul Ent, Record Label: Warner Bros. Records)
- “Most People Are Good” – Luke Bryan (Producers: Jeff Stevens / Jody Stevens, Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville)
- “Tequila” – Dan + Shay (Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers, Record Label: Warner Music Nashville)
Video of the Year
- “Babe” – Sugarland featuring Taylor Swift (Producer: Roger Hunt, Director: Anthony Mandler)
- “Burn Out” – Midland (Producer: Ben Skipworth, Director: TK McKamy / Cameron Duddy)
- “Burning Man” – Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne (Producer: Nate Eggert, Director: Wes Edwards)
- “Drunk Girl” – Chris Janson (Producer: Ben Skipworth, Director: Jeff Venable)
- “Shoot Me Straight” – Brothers Osborne (Producer: April Kimbrell, Director: Wes Edwards / Ryan Silver)
- “Tequila” – Dan + Shay (Producer: Christen Pinkston, Director: Patrick Tracy)
Music Event of the Year
- “Burning Man”– Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne (Producers: Ross Copperman / Jon Randal Stewart / Arturo Buenahora Jr., Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville)
- “Drowns the Whiskey” – Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert (Producer: Michael Knox, Record Labels: Macon Music, LLC; Broken Bow Records; BBR Music Group; BMG)
- “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” – David Lee Murphy featuring Kenny Chesney (Producers: Buddy Cannon / Kenny Chesney / David Lee Murphy, Record Label: Reviver Records)
- “Keeping Score” – Dan + Shay featuring Kelly Clarkson (Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers, Record Label: Warner Music Nashville)
- “Meant To Be” – Bebe Rexha Featuring Florida Georgia Line (Producer: Wilshire for Rock The Soul Ent, Record Label: Warner Bros. Records)
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