Wade Hayes

Happy Birthday to today’s country music birthday(s)!

• Clay Cook (Zac Brown Band)
• Kassi Ashton
• Wade Hayes

The 59th Academy Of Country Music Awards nominees have been announced!

Entertainer

• Kane Brown
• Luke Combs
• Jelly Roll
• Cody Johnson
• Chris Stapleton
• Morgan Wallen
• Lainey Wilson

Female

• Kelsea Ballerini
• Ashley McBryde
• Megan Moroney
• Kacey Musgraves
• Lainey Wilson

Male

• Luke Combs
• Jelly Roll
• Cody Johnson
• Chris Stapleton
• Morgan Wallen

Duo

• Brooks & Dunn
• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• Maddie & Tae
• The War And Treaty

Group

• Flatland Cavalry
• Lady A
• Little Big Town
• Old Dominion
• Zac Brown Band

New Female

• Kassi Ashton
• Ashley Cooke
• Hannah Ellis
• Kylie Morgan
• Megan Moroney

New Male

• Ernest
• Kameron Marlowe
• Dylan Scott
• Conner Smith
• Nate Smith

New Duo or Group

• Neon Union
• Restless Road
• Tigirlily Gold

Album

• Gettin’ Old, Luke Combs
• Higher, Chris Stapleton
• Leather, Cody Johnson
• One Thing At A Time, Morgan Wallen
• Rolling Up The Welcome Mat (For Good), Kelsea Ballerini

Single

• “Burn It Down,” Parker McCollum
• “Fast Car,” Luke Combs
• “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen
• “Need A Favor,” Jelly Roll
• “Next Thing You Know,” Jordan Davis

Song

• “Fast Car,” Luke Combs, writer: Tracy Chapman
• “Heart Like A Truck,” Lainey Wilson, writers: Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson, Trannie Anderson
• “Next Thing You Know,” Jordan Davis, writers: Chase McGill, Greylan James, Jordan Davis, Josh Osborne
• “Tennessee Orange,” Megan Moroney, writers: Ben Williams, David Fanning, Megan Moroney, Paul Jenkins
• “The Painter,” Cody Johnson, writers: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins

Visual Media

• “Burn It Down,” Parker McCollum
• “Human,” Cody Johnson
• “In Your Love,” Tyler Childers
• “Next Think You Know,” Jordan Davis
• “Tennessee Orange,” Megan Moroney

Music Event

• “Can’t Break Up Now,” Old Dominion, Megan Moroney
• “Different ‘Round Here,” Riley Green f/ Luke Combs
• “I Remember Everything,” Zach Bryan f/Kacey Musgraves
• “Man Made A Bar,” Morgan Wallen f/Eric Church
• “Save Me,” Jelly Roll w/Lainey Wilson

Songwriter

• Jessie Jo Dillon
• Ashley Gorley
• Hillary Lindsey
• Chase McGill
• Josh Thompson

Artist-Songwriter

• Zach Bryan
• Ernest
• Hardy
• Chris Stapleton
• Morgan Wallen

Bass Player

• Tony Lucido
• Steve Mackey
• Lex Price
• Jimmie Lee Sloas
• Craig Young

Drummer

• Fred Eltringham
• Evan Hutchings
• Greg Morrow
• Jerry Roe
• Nir Z

Acoustic Guitar

• Todd Lombardo
• Danny Rader
• Bryan Sutton
• Ilya Toshinskiy
• Charlie Worsham

Piano/Keyboards

• Jim “Moose” Brown
• David Dorn
• Charlie Judge
• Billy Justineau
• Alex Wright

Specialty Instrument

• Dan Dugmore
• Paul Franklin
• Josh Matheny
• Justin Schipper
• Bryan Sutton

Electric Guitar

• Tom Bukovac
• Kris Donegan
• Jedd Hughes
• Rob McNelley
• Sol Philcox-Littlefield

Audio Engineer

• Drew Bollman
• Jeff Braun
• Jim Cooley
• Jason Hall
• Buckley Miller
• F. Reid Shippen

Producer

• Charlie Handsome
• Dann Huff
• Joey Moi
• Jon Randall
• Derek Wells

Casino – Theater

• Choctaw Grand Theater – Durant, OK
• Deadwood Mountain Grand – Deadwood, SD
• Foxwoods Resort Casino – Mashantucket, CT
• Lucas Oil Live at WinStar World Casino and Resort – Thackerville, OK
• Resorts World Theatre At Resorts World Las Vegas

Casino – Arena

• Golden Nugget – Lake Charles, LA
• Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena – Atlantic City, NJ
• Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis
• Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, CT
• Mystic Lake Casino Showroom – Prior Lake, MN

Festival

• Carolina Country Music Fest –Myrtle Beach, SC
• CMC Rocks – Ipswich, Queensland
• Crash My Playa – Riviera Cancun, Mexico
• Tortuga Music Festival – Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Windy City Smokeout – Chicago

Fair/Rodeo

• Auburn Rodeo – Opelika, AL
• Cheyenne Frontier Days – Cheyenne, WY
• Iowa State Fair – Des Moines
• Minnesota State Fair – Falcon Heights
• San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo

Club

• 8 Seconds Saloon – Indianapolis
• Billy Bob’s Texas – Fort Worth
• Georgia Theatre – Athens
• Joe’s Live – Rosemont, IL
• Mission Ballroom – Denver

Theater

• Beacon Theatre – New York
• The Franklin Theatre – Franklin, TN
• Moody Theater – Austin
• Ryman Auditorium – Nashville
• Tabernacle – Atlanta

Outdoor

• Ascend Amphitheater – Nashville
• Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
• St. Augustine (FL) Amphitheatre
• Santa Barbara (CA) Bowl
• The Wharf Amphitheater – Orange Beach, AL

Arena

• Bridgestone Arena – Nashville
• Dickies Arena – Fort Worth
• Hertz Arena – Estero, FL
• KFC Yum! Center – Louisville
• T-Mobile Center – Kansas City

Don Romeo Talent Buyer

• Gil Cunningham
• Andrew Fortin
• Nicole More
• Stacy Vee
• Ed Warm

Promoter

• Jered Johnson
• Patrick McDill
• Brian O’Connell
• Aaron Spalding
• Adam Weiser

The 59th ACM Awards takes place May 16 at The Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, TX, and streams exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

Today’s New Albums

• Lawson Bates – American Dream

Today’s New Singles

• Confused – KC Johns
• Dates in Pickup Trucks – Kassi Ashton (to radio – previously released digitally)
• Drive – John “Swat” Swantner
• Homeless – Caleb Young
• The Most Beautiful Girl – The Bellamy Brothers
• This One’s Gonna Hurt – Jeremy Peyton
• Till Your Heart Breaks – Juna N Joey
• Wild and Free – Jackson Chase w/ John Anderson

New Albums

• Brett Eldredge – Mr. Christmas
• Brett Young & Friends – Sing the Christmas Classics
• Creed Fisher – Whiskey and the Dog
• Dillon Carmichael – Son Of A
• Jessie James Decker – The Woman I’ve Become
• Kentucky Headhunters – That’s a Fact Jack
• Lady A – What a Song Can Do
• Moot Davis – Seven Cities of Gold
• Pistol Annies – Hell of a Holiday
• Seneko – ’69 Camaro
• SixForty1 – Started Right Here
• Steve Holy – A Christmas to Remember

New Singles

• Bad Posture – Abby Anderson
• Bless Her Heart – Jenna Paulette
• Borrow a Kiss – Justin Kemp Band
• Devil & An Old Six String – Jacob Bryant
• Drink Up – Lee Brice, Randy Houser, & Hardy
• Dropped – Jillian Cardarelli
• Excuses – Remy Garrison
• Ghost – Ava Rowland
• Girl to Girl – Tenille Arts
• Heaven Heard Me – MacKenzie Porter
• Heavyweight – Kassi Ashton
• High Beams – The Little Lord Street Band
• I Know Some Cowboys – Jenny Tolman
• I’m Ready – Jolandi Ford
• Nashville – Kyndon Oakes
• Rainbow Lullaby – Jessie G
• Stay Wild – Tylar Bryant
• Stones (I Don’t Give A) – Allie Colleen
• Waves – Sarah Darling
• When Love Comes Around – Wade Bowen
• When You’re Lonely – Jon Langston
• Whiskey and a Dog – Creed Fisher
• White Christmas – Jamie O’Neal
• You’re Not There – Lorenzo Gabanizza