2021 ACM Award Predictions – Gallery – Who Do You Think Will Win?

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

April 13th, 2021 10:16 PM

On Sunday (4/18) we will be sitting in our homes and watching the ACM Awards, hosted by Keith Urban and Mickey Guyton. The show will air live from Nashville at 8 pm ET on CBS.

I have been covering this awards show since in 1990’s and before each show, I like to make a list of my predictions for myself and friends and see who gets the most right. This year, I decided to share my predictions with everyone.

Do you agree with my predictions and what are your predictions for the 2021 ACM Awards?

2021 ACM Award Winner Predictions

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  SONG OF THE YEAR - "Bluebird," Miranda Lambert "One Night Standards," Ashley McBryde "Some People Do," Old Dominion "Starting Over," Chris Stapleton "THE BONES," MAREN MORRIS – PREDICTED WINNER - THIS SONG IS SOLID BEAUTIFUL SONGWRITING, AND IT WAS PLAYED AT A/C RADIO AS WELL AS COUNTRY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE TUNE GET SOME ACM LOVE.

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  SINGLE OF THE YEAR "BLUEBIRD," MIRANDA LAMBERT – PREDICTED WINNER - ANOTHER GREAT MIRANDA SONG AND I BET IT’S A WINNER! "I Hope," Gabby Barrett "I Hope You’re Happy Now," Carly Pearce and Lee Brice "More Hearts Than Mine," Ingrid Andress "The Bones," Maren Morris

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  MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR "BE A LIGHT," THOMAS RHETT FEATURING REBA MCENTIRE, HILLARY SCOTT, CHRIS TOMLIN, KEITH URBAN (PRODUCER: DANN HUFF. RECORD LABEL: THE VALORY MUSIC CO.) – PREDICTED WINNER – THIS COLLABORATION WAS EPIC AND CAME OUT RIGHT WHEN WE ALL NEEDED TO HEAR IT WHEN THE PANDEMIC STARTED. "Does to Me," Luke Combs feat. Eric Church (Producer: Scott Moffatt. Record Label: River House Artists/Columbia Nashville) "I Hope You’re Happy Now," Carly Pearce and Lee Brice (Producer: Busbee. Record Label: Big Machine Records / Curb Records) "Nobody But You," Blake Shelton feat. Gwen Stefani (Producer: Scott Hendricks. Record Label: Warner Music Nashville) "One Beer," Hardy feat. Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson (Producers: Derek Wells, Joey Moi. Record Label: Big Loud Records) "One Too Many," Keith Urban and Pink (Producers: Cutfather, Dan McCarroll, Keith Urban, PhD. Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville.)
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  ALBUM OF THE YEAR Born Here, Live Here, Die Here, Luke Bryan (Producers: Jeff Stevens, Jody Stevens. Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville) Mixtape Vol. 1, Kane Brown (Producers: Andrew Goldstein, Charlie Handsome, Dann Huff, Lindsay Rimes. Record Label: RCA Nashville) Never Will, Ashley McBryde (Producer: Jay Joyce. Record Label: Warner Music Nashville) SKELETONS, BROTHERS OSBORNE (PRODUCER: JAY JOYCE. RECORD LABEL: EMI RECORDS NASHVILLE) – PREDICTED WINNER – LOVE THE BROTHERS OSBORNE AND THIS ALBUM IS ONE I PLAY OVER AND OVER. THE WORK SHOWS JUST HOW GOOD THESE BROTHERS ARE AND REALLY SHOULD WIN. Starting Over, Chris Stapleton (Producers: Chris Stapleton, Dave Cobb. Record Label: Mercury Nashville)

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  VIDEO OF THE YEAR "Better Than We Found It," Maren Morris (Director: Gabrielle Woodland. Producers: Sarah Kunin, Jennifer Pepke) "Bluebird," Miranda Lambert (Director: Trey Fanjoy. Producer: Heather Levenstone) "Gone," Dierks Bentley (Directors: Wes Edwards, Ed Pryor, Travis Nicholson, Running Bear and Sam Siske, with animation by Skylar Wilson. Producer: David Garcia) "Hallelujah," Carrie Underwood and John Legend (Director: Randee St. Nicholas. Producer: Greg Wells) "WORLDWIDE BEAUTIFUL," KANE BROWN (DIRECTOR: ALEX ALVGA. PRODUCER: CHRISTEN PINKSTON) – PREDICTED WINNER - A BEAUTIFUL VIDEO THAT EVEN FEATURES KANE’S DAUGHTER KINGSLEY. I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF THIS ONE DIDN’T TAKE THE PRIZE.

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  NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR JIMMIE ALLEN – ACTUAL WINER AND A GOOD CHOICE! Travis Denning Hardy Cody Johnson Parker McCollum
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  NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Ingrid Andress Tenille Arts GABBY BARRETT – ACTUAL WINNER – THIS NEW MOM HAS HAD AN EPIC YEAR. Mickey Guyton Caylee Hammack

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  GROUP OF THE YEAR Lady A Little Big Town OLD DOMINION – PREDICTED WINNER – I LOVE LADY A AND LBT BUT THERE’S A REAL GOOD CHANCE IT WILL AGAIN GO TO OLD DOMINION. The Cadillac Three The Highwomen

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  DUO OF THE YEAR Florida Georgia Line DAN + SHAY – PREDICTED WINNER – I LOVE ALL THESE DUOS BUT YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH BANK ON DAN + SHAY WINNING THIS AGAIN AND THEY DO DESERVED IT. Brooks & Dunn Maddie & Tae Brothers Osborne
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  FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Kelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert Ashley McBryde MAREN MORRIS – MIRANDA HAS WON THIS MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT COULD SWING HER WAY AGAIN. I SEE MAREN GETTING IT THIS YEAR. Carly Pearce

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  MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Dierks Bentley Eric Church THOMAS RHETT – PREDICTED WINNER - THOMAS HAS WON THIS BEFORE, AND I BELIEVE HE WILL WIN IT AGAIN THIS YEAR. ALL THE NOMINEES HERE DESERVE THIS AWARD THOUGH. Chris Stapleton Luke Combs

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  Eric wins the 2021 ACM Entertainer of the Year Award

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