More store power was added with Jason Aldean, Thomas Rhett, Luke Bryan and Tim McGraw for his national television debut of his new single “Humble and Kind.”
ACM: Vocal Group Of The Year: This award is presented to an outstanding group featuring at least one vocalist in the country music industry during the prior calendar year of November 27, 2014 to November 25, 2015. The factors to be considered include, but are not limited to, success at radio, sales of pre- recorded music, success in digital media, live concert ticket sales and vocal performances.
Eli Young Band– 2011 ACM winners for Song Of The Year, Eli Young Band is nominated for Vocal Group of the Year. It is their 4th time being nominated for the honor. Mike Eli said
“We have some really cool new music coming, and this nomination is a great way to get started talking about what we have coming around the corner. We’re grateful for the nomination and can’t wait to share the new music with our fans. Vegas here we come!”
Their song “Turn It On” was the most added song to radio on march 9, 2015. They also released a duet with Andy Grammar “Honey, I’m Good.” The band has just finished recording their new album.
Little Big Town – It’s no Doubt, LBT is on fire, winning a GRAMMY for Best Country Duo/Group Performance “Girl Crush” which was released Dec 15, 2014 and went to number 1 in May 2015. They are the reigning Vocal Group of the Year and will definitely be hard to beat with all of their latest success.
Old Dominion– First time nominees, Old Dominion is nominated for both Vocal Group and New Vocal Group. Their album Meat and Candy released in November 2015 debuted at #3 on the US country chart. Their Single “Break Up With Him” reached #1 on US Country Airplay and #3 on US Country.
“As songwriters, we started playing together so our songs would be heard and people would hopefully want to cut them. So to know that as a band we have been honored by receiving this type of recognition has us all feeling incredibly grateful and truthfully, a little speechless.”
Rascal Flatts– Arguably one of the most talented and long standing acts in Country Music and one of the most snubbed. They were the ACM Top New Vocal Group in 2000. and Top Vocal Group 2002-2005. They won again 2007-2008 and haven’t won since. This is their 11th nomination for Vocal Group of the Year. If they win, this will be their eighth trophy in this category. They are the current record holders for most wins in the Vocal Group of the Year category. Their single “I Like The Sound Of That” was released in August 2015 and made it to #9 on the US Country Airplay Charts and #15 on The Us Country Charts.
Zac Brown Band– ACM 2009 Winner for Best New Vocal Duo/Group. They have won this category in 2012. They had two #1 songs in 2015 with “Homegrown” and “Loving You Easy.” Their 3rd single “Beautiful Drug” charted at #3.
The ACM Awards are right around the corner and there is a new category this year- ‘New Female Vocalist Of The Year.’ Previous years have had both males and females in the ‘New Artist’ category. This year there were just too many emerging new artists worth recognizing!
This award is presented to an outstanding individual female vocalist in the country music industry who gains either initial fame or significantly greater recognition, through efforts surrounding the promotion of a debut or sophomore album, during the prior calendar year of November 2014 to November 2015. The artist must have success in digital media; in addition to having charted a single record in the Top 40 and/or selling 100,000 album units.
Kelsea Ballerini, Cam, Mickey Guyton & RaeLynn are the lucky nominees in the ‘New Female Vocalist of the Year’ category for the 51stAcademy of Country Music Awards, airing on CBS on April 3rd.
Kelsea Ballerini was a breakout artist in 2015, shattering records and being the first female artist to have a debut single (“Love Me Like You Mean It”) reach number one since Carrie Underwood in 2005 with “Jesus Take the Wheel.” Her down to earth personality resonates with fans, and she is one of the most genuine artists out there. Ballerini started off as a hopeful fan, waiting in line for concert tickets and waiting in line to meet her favorite artists (one of those being Taylor Swift). She adores meeting her fans, because she knows how exciting it was meeting her own idols. That is a grounding experience for any artist. Ballerini is silly and relatable and isn’t afraid to be herself, which makes her fans adore her even more. Kelsea is currently on tour with Billy Currington and will be joining Rascal Flatts this summer on their Rhythm & Roots Tour.
What a year it has been for newcomer Cam! Cam has arguably had the biggest debut single of the year with “Burning House.” 31-year-old Camaron Ochs goes simply by Cam, and her single “Burning House” even earned her a GRAMMY nomination. Cam took a risk with releasing a ballad and it really paid off. “Burning House” was actually prompted by a bad dream the singer had about an ex-boyfriend, and in turn is making her real dreams come true! Cam started off 2016 opening for Brad Paisley and this summer she will join Dierks Bentley on his Somewhere on a Beach Tour.
Mickey Guyton has spent the past year performing at the Grand Ole Opry, touring with Brad Paisley, and releasing her debut song, “Better Than You Left Me.” While on tour with Paisley, each night she performed a beautiful rendition of “Whiskey Lullaby” which has helped expand her recognition and fan base. She’s appeared on many “Artists to Watch” lists for 2016, and with her first ACM nomination, she’s gaining momentum! At 21+ thousand twitter followers, she’s clearly on the radar of country music fans already!
RaeLynn first graced the world with her adorable presence in 2012 during season two of The Voice. After choosing Team Blake (Blake Shelton), she developed a close relationship with both Shelton and Miranda Lambert, who became mentors to the then 17 year old. Since then she has released an EP, “Me” and is most known for “God Made Girls” which reached top 10 on the country charts. In 2015, RaeLynn was an opener on Lambert’s Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour. Raelynn was married last month to the man of her dreams, Joshua Davis, at a whimsical ceremony in Nashville with 300 guests.
Be sure to watch on April 3rd to see which lovely lady takes home the award and vote on who you want to see win!
Joining the star studded lineup of ACM Awards performs , Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, and Sam Hunt will also perform on the 51ST ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS!
Church has six ACM nominations while Ballerini, Hunt and Bentley all have two.
Previously announced performers include Cam, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Florida Georgia Line.
The ceremony, co-hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley will be broadcast live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV on Sunday, April 3rd at 8:00PM live ET/delayed PT on CBS.
With a little over a month until the ACM Awards, the first round of performers have been announced! Pretty excited about the first 5 Artists and can’t wait to find out the rest.
ACM PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED
Carrie Underwood
Cam
Keith Urban
Kenny Chesney and
Florida Georgia Line.
The ACMs will air live from Las Vegas on Sunday, Apr. 3 at 8/7c. Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley are set to co-host the star studded event!
stry during the prior calendar year of November 27, 2014 to November 25, 2015. The factors to be considered include, but are not limited to, success at radio, sales of pre- recorded music, success in digital media, live concert ticket sales and vocal performances.
