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.

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This Date in Country Music History

• 2022 – HCM Daily Country Music News – September 15th, 2022
• 2021 – HCM Daily News – September 15th, 2021
• 2021 – Kane Brown and Dolly Parton were named as part of Time’s 100 Most Influential People list
• 2020 – Chris Young‘s single “Tomorrow” was certified Double Platinum
• 2020 – The Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber single “10,000 Hours” was certified Triple Platinum
• 2020 – Chris Stapleton‘s single “Fire Away” was certified Double Platinum
• 2020 – Chris Stapleton‘s single “Tennessee Whiskey” was certified 7-times Platinum
• 2020 – Eric Church‘s single “Drink in My Hand” was certified Triple Platinum
• 2020 – Garth Brooks‘ album In Pieces was certified Diamond (10 million copies sold)
• 2020 – Maddie & Tae‘s single “Die From a Broken Heart” was certified Platinum
• 2020 – Chris Young‘s singles “Lonely Eyes” and “Voices” were both certified Platinum
• 2020 – Darius Rucker‘s album True Believers was certified Platinum
• 2020 – Chris Young‘s album I’m Comin’ Over was certified Platinum
• 2020 – HCM Daily News – September 15th, 2020
• 2019 – “Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns” premiered on PBS
• 2015 – Florida Georgia Line received platinum certification for their singles “Sun Daze” and “Anything Goes”
• 2014 – Eric Church released his single “Talladega”
• 2003 – Miranda Lambert signed her recording contract with Epic Records
• 2001 – Toby Keith scored a #1 hit with “I’m Just Talkin’ About Tonight”
• 1997 – Lila McCann released her single “I Wanna Fall In Love”
• 1992 – George Strait released the soundtrack album for the movie Pure Country

Today’s Birthdays

• Andy Gibson
• Roy Acuff (d)

Today’s New Albums

• Alex Hall – Side Effect of the Heart
• Alyssa and Wayne Brewer – Alyssa and Wayne Sing George and Tammy
• Andrea Vasquez – The Bed You Made
• Brothers Osborne – Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay – Bigger Houses
• John Surge & The Haymakers – Almost Time
• Stephen Wilson Jr. – Son of Dad
• The Matthew Shane Band – You Were Mine
• Travis Tritt – Country Chapel
• Tyler Booth – Keep It Real
• Walker Montgomery – Work to Do (EP)
• Willie Nelson – Bluegrass

Today’s New Singles

• 12 Notes and 26 Letters – Scott Sean White feat. Susan Gibson
• Burns Like Her – Randall King
• Cause & Effect – Brandon Hodde
• Chevrolet – Dustin Lynch w/ Jelly Roll
• Choices – Tennessee Holy Water
• Drink It Up – Heidi Merrill
• Ghost – Katie Fee
• Good Friends – Jenna Clark w/ Mike Randall
• Heart of the Mountain – John Eason
• I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Sam Williams
• Lovin’ Not Leavin’ – Wade Bowen
• No Tomorrow – Heartland
• Red Dirt Heart – Zebb Rogers
• Remember the Party – Mark Taylor
• Southern Comfort – Darius Rucker
• Steal Away the Night – Matt Jordan
• Stomp – Ben Gallaher
• There’s Another Baby Waiting for Me Down the Line – The Reno Family
• Tim + Faith – Madeline Merlo
• Two Of Us – Brett Kissel & Cooper Alan
• When I Grow Up – Track45

Today’s Photo Flashback

• Brantley Gilbert – 9/15/12 – Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL
• Joe Nichols – 9/15/10 – City Place in West Palm Beach, FL
• Thomas Rhett – 9/15/12 – Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL
• Toby Keith – 9/15/12 – Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL
• Tom Jackson – 9/15/10 – City Place in West Palm Beach, FL

This Week’s Notable Events

• Zac Brown Band, King Calaway – Atlantic City, NJ – Sep 15, 2023
• Eli Mosley – Ogallala, NE – Sep 15, 2023 – All Day
• Diamond Dixie – Dyer, TN – Sep 16, 2023 – 7:00 pm
• Coastal Country Jam – Long Beach, CA – Sep 16, 2023 – All Day
• Coastal Country Jam – Long Beach, CA – Sep 17, 2023 – All Day
• Tootsie’s Birthday Bash – Nashville, TN – Sep 17, 2023 – All Day

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Today’s New Albums

• Jacob Armitage – Come Back Around (EP)
• Larry Fleet – Earned It
• Lauren Calve – Shift
• Ward Hayden & The Outliers – A Celebration of Hank Williams Live

Today’s New Singles

• American Southland – Lauren Jaimes
• Anchor Man – Billy Currington
• Big Yeah – Hoodbillies
• Black Sheep – Leah Marie Mason
• Bohemian Rhapsody – Zac Brown Band
• Boyfriend – Parmalee
• Coastal Kind of Day – Cannon Brand
• Go Ahead and Make It – Whitney Miller
• Long Black Cadillac – Ray Scott
• Making It Up As I Go – Kylie Morgan
• Mojave Green – Jake Stringer
• Party in the Pines – Brandon Bing
• That Old Truck – David Wayne Baxter
• The Day That I’m Over You – Danielle Bradbery
• The Next Town – Brendan Lira
• The Show – Jarrod Morris
• Three Shots of Whiskey – Jenna Clark w/ Mike Randall
• Tom Petty – Atlus
• Until You Came Along – Louie TheSinger

Today’s New Albums

• Brett Young – Across the Sheets
• Jack Nelson – Going Places
• Jake Jacobson – Reno (EP)
• King Calaway – Tennessee’s Waiting
• Robert Jon & The Wreck – Ride Into the Light
• Royce Johns – Thank Ya Kindly
• Vince Gill & Paul Franklin – Sweet Memories:  The Music of Ray Price & the Cherokee Cowboys
• William Beckmann – Here’s To You, Here’s To Me

Today’s New Singles

• A Few Hearts Ago – Kylie Morgan
• Almost Time – John Surge and the Haymakers
• Always Calling – Brewn
• Backwoods Therapy – Greg Pratt
• Cold Summer in San Antone – John Morgan
• Cool Little Bars – Ashley McBryde
• Halo – Ryan Wilcox & The Sunday Shakes
• Heart Ain’t Gonna Break Itself – Jay Allen
• If I Could Talk to Elvis – Jillian Cardarelli
• My Other Family – Dan Wesley White
• Naca-nowhere – Willow Creek Junction
• Nothin’s Changed – Bart Crow
• Outside – Louie TheSinger
• Pretty Heart – Kate Watson
• Raised Some Hell in Me – Pamela Hopkins
• Sandbar Sunsets – Mickie James
• Seven Bridges Road – Ricochet
• That Summer and You – Jake Williams
• That’s Her – Sam L. Smith
• Ya Got Two Wheels – Re Mattei

Today’s New Albums

• Alyssa Micaela – The Hard Way
• Brett Kissel – East Album
• Cole Swindell – Stereotype Broken Deluxe
• Griffin Palmer – Unlearn
• Kip Moore – Damn Love
• Nate Smith – Nate Smith Deluxe
• Travis Tritt – Proud of the Country

Today’s New Singles

• Anywhere But Tulsa – Bryce Dicus
• Best of Me – David Nail
• Dirt Road Don’t – Stu Basham
• From Where I’m Standing – Maggie Baugh
• Good Lord – Brian Callihan
• Honky Tonk Song – McBride and the Ride
• June in July – Robby Johnson
• Match for My Memory – Robyn Ottolini
• Monster – Danielle Bradbery
• Never Grow Up – Aaron Watson w/ Jolee Kate Watson
• Put Ya On ‘Em – Blane Rudd
• Seven Year Ache – Aaron Watson w/ Jenna Paulette
• She Drives – Caleb & Leann
• Stoned – Case Hardin
• Sugar Daddy – Kylie Morgan
• The Best a Broken Heart Can Do – Diamond Dixie
• The Car – Jeff Carson w/ Craig Morgan, Darryl Worley, Michael Ray
• The Pool Song – Tanner Sparks
• The Way You Look Tonight – Timmy Brown
• Way Down Deep – Melonie Cannon, Jamey Johnson, and Doyle Lawson
• Weeklong Marathon – Jessica Lynne Witty
• Yeah – Austin Tolliver
• You Can Feel It – JD Darling