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2019 Academy of Country Music WINNERS List

2019 Academy of Country Music Awards WINNERS LIST: This list will be updated as the winners are announced throughout the night (4/7). ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Jason Aldean Kenny Chesney…

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 07: Dan + Shay attend the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on April 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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2019 Academy of Country Music Awards WINNERS LIST:

This list will be updated as the winners are announced throughout the night (4/7).

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Luke Bryan
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban - WINNER

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Ashley McBryde
Miranda Lambert
Kacey Musgraves - WINNER 
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Dierks Bentley
Thomas Rhett - WINNER 
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
Luke Combs

DUO OF THE YEAR 

Dan + Shay - WINNER
Brothers Osborne
Florida Georgia Line
LOCASH
Maddie & Tae

GROUP OF THE YEAR

Little Big Town
Lady Antebellum
LANCO
Midland
Old Dominion - WINNER

NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Danielle Bradbery
Lindsay Ell
Ashley McBryde - WINNER
Carly Pearce

NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Jimmie Allen
Luke Combs - WINNER 
Jordan Davis
Michael Ray
Mitchell Tenpenny

NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

High Valley
LANCO - WINNER
Runaway June

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Dan + Shay – Dan + Shay
o Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers / Matt Dragstrem
o Record Label: Warner Music Nashville

Desperate Man – Eric Church
o Producers: Jay Joyce / Arturo Buenahora Jr.
o Record Label: EMI Records Nashville

From A Room: Volume 2 – Chris Stapleton
o Producers: Dave Cobb / Chris Stapleton
o Record Label: Mercury Nashville

Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves - WINNER 
o Producers: Ian Fitchuk / Daniel Tashian / Kacey Musgraves
o Record Label: MCA Nashville

The Mountain – Dierks Bentley
o Producers: Ross Copperman / Jon Randal Stewart / Arturo Buenahora Jr.
o Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Dan + Shay - Tequila - WINNER 

"Down to the Honky Tonk" – Jake Owen
o Producer: Joey Moi
o Record Label: Big Loud Records

"Heaven" – Kane Brown
o Producer: Dann Huff / Polow Da Don
o Record Label: RCA Nashville

"Meant To Be" – Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
o Producer: Wilshire for Rock The Soul Ent
o Record Label: Warner Bros. Records

"Most People Are Good" – Luke Bryan
o Producers: Jeff Stevens / Jody Stevens
o Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville

SONG OF THE YEAR

Dan + Shay - Tequila - WINNER 

"Tequila" – Dan + Shay
o Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers
o Record Label: Warner Music Nashville

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

"Babe" – Sugarland featuring Taylor Swift
o Producer: Roger Hunt
o Director: Anthony Mandler

"Burn Out" – Midland
o Producer: Ben Skipworth
o Director: TK McKamy / Cameron Duddy

"Burning Man" – Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne
o Producer: Nate Eggert
o Director: Wes Edwards

"Drunk Girl" – Chris Janson - WINNER
o Producer: Ben Skipworth
o Director: Jeff Venable

"Shoot Me Straight" – Brothers Osborne
o Producer: April Kimbrell
o Director: Wes Edwards / Ryan Silver

"Tequila" – Dan + Shay
o Producer: Christen Pinkston
o Director: Patrick Tracy

MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR

"Burning Man"– Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne - WINNER 
o Producers: Ross Copperman / Jon Randal Stewart / Arturo Buenahora Jr.
o Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville

"Drowns the Whiskey" – Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert
o Producer: Michael Knox
o Record Labels: Macon Music, LLC; Broken Bow Records; BBR Music Group;
BMG

"Everything’s Gonna Be Alright" – David Lee Murphy featuring Kenny Chesney
o Producers: Buddy Cannon / Kenny Chesney / David Lee Murphy
o Record Label: Reviver Records

"Keeping Score" – Dan + Shay featuring Kelly Clarkson
o Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers
o Record Label: Warner Music Nashville

"Meant To Be" – Bebe Rexha Featuring Florida Georgia Line
o Producer: Wilshire for Rock The Soul Ent
o Record Label: Warner Bros. Records

Reba hosted The 54th annual ACM Awards, which aired live tonight on CBS.

-Nancy Brooks

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.