2017 ACM Awards Nominees — Full List
The Academy of Country Music revealed the nominees for the 2017 ACM Awards on Thursday morning (Feb. 16). Lady Antebellum helped announce four categories -- Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year -- on CBS This Morning; following Lady A’s announcements, Nancy O’Dell and Kevin Frazier announced additional nominees via ETOnline.com.
Keith Urban leads the pack of ACM Awards nominees in 2017: He's up in five categories, with a total of seven nominations. Miranda Lambert, meanwhile, earned six nods, as did Maren Morris; Lambert's nominations come in five different categories, while Morris' come in four.
Also nominated multiple times are Florida Georgia Line (five nominations in five categories), Tim McGraw (five nominations in four categories), Dierks Bentley (three nominations in three categories), Thomas Rhett (three nominations in two categories) and Chris Stapleton (three nominations in three categories). A complete list of 2017 ACM Awards nominees is below.
The 2017 ACM Awards are set to take place in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 2, and air live on CBS beginning at 8PM ET. For the first time ever, the show will take place at T-Mobile Arena; Luke Bryan and Bentley will return as co-hosts.
The Boot will be staying up late covering the most buzzed-about winners, fashion and moments at the 2017 ACM Awards. Readers can watch along with us by checking back to TheBoot.com for the latest ACMs headlines, liking The Boot on Facebook and following The Boot on Twitter.
2017 Academy of Country Music Awards Nominees
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
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
Lady Antebellum
Album of the Year
Black, Dierks Bentley
Dig Your Roots, Florida Georgia Line
Hero, Maren Morris
Ripcord, Keith Urban
The Weight of These Wings, Miranda Lambert
New Male Vocalist of the Year
Kane Brown
Chris Janson
Chris Lane
Jon Pardi
Brett Young
New Female Vocalist of the Year
Lauren Alaina
Cam
Brandy Clark
Maren Morris
New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year
A Thousand Horses
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
LoCash
Maddie & Tae
Video of the Year (Awarded to Producer(s) / Director(s) / Artist(s))
"Fire Away," Chris Stapleton
"Forever Country," Artists of Then, Now and Forever
"Humble and Kind," Tim McGraw
"Peter Pan," Kelsea Ballerini
"Vice," Miranda Lambert
Vocal Event of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Label(s))
"Different for Girls," Dierks Bentley feat. Elle King
"Forever Country," Artists of Then, Now and Forever
"May We All," Florida Georgia Line feat. Tim McGraw
"Setting the World on Fire," Kenny Chesney feat. Pink
"Think of You," Chris Young feat. Cassadee Pope
Single Record of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Label(s))
"Blue Ain't Your Color," Keith Urban
"H.O.L.Y.," Florida Georgia Line
"Humble and Kind," Tim McGraw
"My Church," Maren Morris
"Vice," Miranda Lambert
Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter(s) / Publisher(s) / Artist(s)
"Blue Ain't Your Color," Keith Urban (Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen)
"Die a Happy Man," Thomas Rhett (Thomas Rhett, Sean Douglas, Joe Spargur)
"Humble and Kind," Tim McGraw (Lori McKenna)
"Kill a Word," Eric Church feat. Rhiannon Giddens (Eric Church, Luke Dick, Jeff Hyde)
"Tennessee Whiskey," Chris Stapleton (Dean Dillon, Linda Hargrove)
"Vice," Miranda Lambert (Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne)
Songwriter of the Year
Ashley Gorley
Luke Laird
Hillary Lindsey
Shane McAnally
Lori McKenna
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