51st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards

51st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
Date	April 3, 2016
Location	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Host	Luke Bryan Dierks Bentley
Most awards	Chris Stapleton (4)
Most nominations	Eric Church, Chris Stapleton (5)
Television/Radio coverage
Network	CBS

The 51st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards were held on April 3, 2016, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Nominations for the 51st ACM Awards were announced on February 1, 2016. Previously fan-voted, Entertainer of the Year and Newcomer categories, New Male Vocalist of the Year, New Female Vocalist of the Year and New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year, are now all incorporated into the professional membership voting process this year.^[1]

Performers

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Artist(s)	Song(s)
Luke Bryan	"Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day"
Blake Shelton	"Came Here to Forget"
Old Dominion	"Snapback"
Kenny Chesney	"Noise"
Chris Young & Cassadee Pope	"Think of You"
Eric Church	"Record Year"
Dierks Bentley	"Somewhere on a Beach"
Cam	"Burning House"
Jason Aldean	"Lights Come On"
Cole Swindell	"You Should Be Here"
Brett Eldredge	"Drunk on Your Love"
Keith Urban	"Wasted Time"
Little Big Town and Trombone Shorty	"Stay All Night"
Kelsea Ballerini feat. Nick Jonas	"Peter Pan"
Tim McGraw	"Humble and Kind"
Charles Kelley	"Lonely Girl"
Carrie Underwood	"Church Bells"
Sam Hunt	"Make You Miss Me"
Thomas Rhett	"Die a Happy Man"
Miranda Lambert feat. Billy Gibbons & Keith Urban	"Tush"
Dolly Parton and Katy Perry	"Coat of Many Colors", "Jolene", "9 to 5"
Florida Georgia Line	"Confession"
Chris Stapleton	"Fire Away"

Presenters

Source: ^[2]

• Garth Brooks (via satellite)
• Betty Cantrell
• Tom Hiddleston
• Chris Janson
• Jana Kramer
• Martina McBride
• Von Miller
• Kip Moore
• Kacey Musgraves
• Nancy O'Dell
• Jake Owen
• Chase Rice
• Darius Rucker
• Kiefer Sutherland
• Cole Swindell
• Maddie & Tae

Winners and nominees

Source: ^[4]

Entertainer of the Year

• Jason Aldean
  • Garth Brooks
  • Luke Bryan
  • Eric Church
  • Miranda Lambert

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Chris Stapleton
  • Jason Aldean
  • Dierks Bentley
  • Eric Church
  • Brett Eldredge

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Miranda Lambert
  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Jana Kramer
  • Kacey Musgraves
  • Carrie Underwood

Vocal Duo of the Year

• Florida Georgia Line
  • Brothers Osborne
  • Dan + Shay
  • Joey + Rory
  • Maddie & Tae

Vocal Group of the Year

• Little Big Town
  • Eli Young Band
  • Old Dominion
  • Rascal Flatts
  • Zac Brown Band

New Male Vocalist of the Year

• Chris Stapleton
  • Brett Eldredge
  • Chris Janson
  • Thomas Rhett
  • Chase Rice

New Female Vocalist of the Year

• Kelsea Ballerini
  • Cam
  • Mickey Guyton
  • RaeLynn

New Duo or Group of the Year

• Old Dominion
  • A Thousand Horses
  • Brothers Osborne
  • Maddie & Tae
  • Parmalee

Album of the Year

• Traveller — Chris Stapleton
  • Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, producers; Mercury Nashville, record label
• I'm Comin' Over — Chris Young
  • Corey Crowder, Chris Young, producers; RCA Records, record label
• Montevallo — Sam Hunt
  • Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally, producers; MCA Nashville, record label
• Mr. Misunderstood — Eric Church
  • Jay Joyce, producer; EMI Nashville, record label
• Tangled Up — Thomas Rhett
  • Dann Huff, Jesse Frasure, Chris DeStefano, Joe London, producers; Valory Music Group, record label

Song of the Year

• "Nobody to Blame – Barry Bales, Ronnie Bowman, Chris Stapleton (Chris Stapleton)
  • "Girl Crush" – Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose (Little Big Town)
  • "Burning House" – Jeff Bhasker, Cam, Tyler Johnson (Cam)
  • "Raise 'Em Up" – Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston, Jeffrey Steele (Keith Urban featuring Eric Church)
  • "She Don't Love You – Eric Paslay & Jennifer Wayne (Eric Paslay)

Single Record of the Year

• "Die a Happy Man" — Thomas Rhett
  • Dann Huff, Jesse Frasure, producers
• "Burning House" — Cam
  • Jeff Bhasker, Tyler Johnson, producers
• "Buy Me a Boat" — Chris Janson
  • Chris Janson, Chris DuBois, Brent Anderson, producers
• "I'm Comin' Over" — Chris Young
  • Corey Crowder, Chris Young, producers
• "Take Your Time" — Sam Hunt
  • Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally, producers

Video of the Year

• "Mr. Misunderstood" — Eric Church
  • Reid Long, John Peets, video directors; Megan Smith, video producer
• "Biscuits" — Kacey Musgraves
  • Marc Klasfeld, video director; Nicole Acacio, video producer
• "Burning House" — Cam
  • Trey Fanjoy, video director; Trent Hardville, video producer
• "Girl Crush" — Little Big Town
  • Karla and Matthew Welch, video directors; Amanda Prunesti, video producer
• "Riser" — Dierks Bentley
  • Wes Edwards, producer; Jennifer Rothlein, video producer

Vocal Event of the Year

• "Smokin' and Drinkin'" — Miranda Lambert featuring Little Big Town
  • "Hangover Tonight" — Gary Allan featuring Chris Stapleton
  • "Home Alone Tonight" — Luke Bryan featuring Karen Fairchild
  • "Raise 'Em Up" — Keith Urban featuring Eric Church
  • "Wild Child" — Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter

Tex Ritter Award

• Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors^[5]

Multiple nominations and awards

The following received multiple nominations:

Five: Eric Church Chris Stapleton Four: Cam Little Big Town Chris Young Three: Miranda Lambert Thomas Rhett Two: Brett Eldredge

Brothers Osborne Chris Janson Dierks Bentley Jason Aldean Kacey Musgraves Keith Urban Kelsea Ballerini Luke Bryan Maddie and Tae Old Dominion Sam Hunt

References

1. "Nominations Announced for the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards". The Academy of Country Music. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
2. "Final Performers and Presenters Announced for the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards". The Academy of Country Music. April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
3. Stefano, Angela (April 4, 2016). "2016 ACM Awards Performances — Full List". The Boot. Taste of Country Network. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
4. Winners Announced for the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards
5. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dolly-parton-katy-perry-to-duet-on-acm-awards-20160321