MUMBAI: The nominations for the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards have been announced, with many Universal Music artists being recognized more than once.
Dierks Bentley received the most from UMG, with six nominations in total. Next, Florida Georgia Line racked up five nominations, while Luke Bryan and Eric Church each received four nominations.
The show, which will be hosted by Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan, will air on Sunday, 19 April at 8 pm ET on CBS.
See the nominations below:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR: Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR: Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan and Eric Church
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR: Kacey Musgraves
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR: Brothers Osborne, Florida Georgia Line and Maddie & Tae
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR: Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, The Band Perry and Zac Brown Band
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Pain Killer – Little Big Town, Riser – Dierks Bentley and The Outsiders – Eric Church
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR: Dirt – Florida Georgia Line and Drunk On A Plane – Dierks Bentley
SONG OF THE YEAR: Drink A Beer – Luke Bryan, Follow Your Arrow – Kacey Musgraves, Give Me Back My Hometown – Eric Church and I Hold On – Dierks Bentley
VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Cop Car – Keith Urban and Drunk On A Plane – Dierks Bentley
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR: Meanwhile Back At Mama's – Tim McGraw Featuring Faith Hill; The South – The Cadillac Three Featuring Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley & Mike Eli; and This Is How We Roll – Florida Georgia Line Featuring Luke Bryan
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR (currently open for fan voting): Sam Hunt and Kip Moore.