BMI Congratulates its 2020 ACM Nominees
The nods are out for the 55th annual ACM Awards with BMI songwriters poised to win big again this year. Leading the pack are Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett, who each received a resounding five nominations. Blake Shelton and Luke Combs were also awarded four and three nods, respectively, with Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde and Kacey Musgraves also scoring three. Keith Urban, who’s up for Male Artist of the Year, got an additional prestigious accolade and will be hosting.
The ceremony will be broadcast live on CBS from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 5. Here’s the list of BMI nominees. Good luck to all!
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Carrie Underwood
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Keith Urban
DUO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
Dan* + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae*
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum**
Little Big Town
Midland**
The Highwomen
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ingrid Andress
Gabby Barrett
Lindsay Ell
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Russell Dickerson
Riley Green
Cody Johnson
Morgan Wallen
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Center Point Road - Thomas Rhett
Producers: Julian Bunetta, Jesse Frasure, Thomas Rhett, The Stereotypes, Cleve Wilson
GIRL - Maren Morris
Producers: busbee, Maren Morris
Heartache Medication - Jon Pardi
Producers: Bart Butler, Jon Pardi
What You See Is What You Get - Luke Combs
Producer: Scott Moffatt
Wildcard - Miranda Lambert
Producer: Jay Joyce
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
God’s Country - Blake Shelton
Producer: Scott Hendricks
Rainbow - Kacey Musgraves
Producers: Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian
What If I Never Get Over You - Lady Antebellum**
SONG OF THE YEAR
“10,000 Hours” – Dan* + Shay with Justin Bieber*
Songwriters: Jessie Jo Dillon, Shay Mooney
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. / Big Ass Pile Of Dimes Music, Big Machine Music
“Girl Goin’ Nowhere” - Ashley McBryde
Songwriter: Ashley McBryde
Publishers: Songs of Song Factory
“God’s Country” - Blake Shelton
Songwriters: Devin Dawson, Michael Hardy
Publishers: Relative Music Group, Administered by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. / Neon Cross Music
“Some Of It” - Eric Church
Songwriters: Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde, Bobby Pinson
Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Longer and Louder Music, admin. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC; Mammaw’s Fried Okra Music/Little Louder Songs, admin. by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing; New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, admin. by ClearBox Rights; New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music/Not A Track Guy Music, admin. by ClearBox Rights
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“10,000 Hours” – Dan* + Shay with Justin Bieber*
“God’s Country” - Blake Shelton
“Remember You Young” - Thomas Rhett
“Sugar Coat” - Little Big Town
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Michael Hardy
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
“10,000 Hours” – Dan* + Shay with Justin Bieber*
“Dive Bar” - Garth Brooks* Featuring Blake Shelton
“Fooled Around And Fell In Love” - Miranda Lambert Featuring Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, Elle King
Producer: Jay Joyce
“Old Town Road” - Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
Producers: Atticus Matthew Ross, YoungKio
“What Happens In A Small Town” - Brantley Gilbert Featuring Lindsay Ell
BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Eli Beaird
Mike Brignardello
Tim Marks
Michael Rhodes
DRUMMER OF THE YEAR
Fred Eltringham
Miles McPherson
Greg Morrow
PIANO/KEYBOARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Tony Harrell
Charlie Judge
Gordon Mote
Mike Rojas
SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT(S) PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Stuart Duncan
Jim Hoke
Charlie Worsham
STEEL GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dan Dugmore
AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Justin Niebank
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
busbee
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