The Nominees for the 2019 ACM Awards

Entertainer of the Year

• Jason Aldean
• Luke Bryan
• Kenny Chesney
• Chris Stapleton
• Keith Urban

Male Artist of the Year

• Dierks Bentley
• Luke Combs
• Thomas Rhett
• Chris Stapleton
• Keith Urban

Female Artist of the Year

• Miranda Lambert
• Ashley McBryde
• Maren Morris
• Kacey Musgraves
• Carrie Underwood

Duo of the Year

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

Group of the Year

• Lady Antebellum
• Lanco
• Little Big Town
• Midland
• Old Dominion

New Female Artist of the Year

• Danielle Bradbery
• Lindsay Ell
• Ashley McBryde
• Carly Pearce

New Male Artist of the Year

• Jimmie Allen
• Luke Combs
• Jordan Davis
• Michael Ray
• Mitchell Tenpenny

New Duo or Group of the Year

• High Valley
• Lanco
• Runaway June

Album of the Year

• Dan + Shay, Dan + Shay (produced by Scott Hendricks, Dan Smyers and Matt Dragstrem)
• Desperate Man, Eric Church (produced by Jay Joyce and Arturo Buenahora Jr.)
• From A Room, Vol. 2, Chris Stapleton (produced by Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton)
• Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves (produced by Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian and Kacey Musgraves)
• The Mountain, Dierks Bentley (produced by Ross Copperman, Jon Randal Stewart and Arturo Buenahora Jr.)

Single Record of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Label(s))

• "Down to the Honkytonk," Jake Owen (produced by Joey Moi)
• "Heaven," Kane Brown (produced by Dann Huff and Polow da Don)
• "Meant to Be," Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line (produced by Wishire for Rock the Soul Entertainment)
• "Most People Are Good," Luke Bryan (produced by Jeff Stevens and Jody Stevens)
• "Tequila," Dan + Shay (produced by Scott Hendricks and Dan Smyers)

Video of the Year (Awarded to Producer(s) / Director(s) / Artist(s))

• "Babe," Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift (produced by Roger Hunt, directed by Anthony Mandler)
• "Burn Out," Midland (produced by Ben Skipworth, directed by TK McKamy and Cameron Duddy)
• "Burning Man," Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne (produced by Nate Eggert, directed by Wes Edwards)
• "Drunk Girl," Chris Janson (produced by Ben Skipworth, directed by Jeff Venable)
• "Shoot Me Straight," Brothers Osborne (produced by April Kimbrell, directed by Wes Edwards and Ryan Silver)
• "Tequila," Dan + Shay (produced by Christen Pinkston, directed by Patrick Tracy)

Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter(s) / Publisher(s) / Artist(s)

• Cole Swindell, "Break Up in the End" (Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill, Jon Nite)
• Chris Stapleton, "Broken Halos" (Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton)
• Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line, "Meant to Be" (David Garcia, Tyler Hubbard, Joshua Miller, Bebe Rexha)
• Kacey Musgraves, "Space Cowboy" (Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves)
• Dan + Shay, "Tequila" (Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers)
• Russell Dickerson, "Yours" (Casey Brown, Russell Dickerson, Parker Welling)

Music Event of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Label(s))

• "Burning Man," Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne (produced by Ross Copperman, Jon Randal Stewart and Arturo Buenahora Jr.)
• "Drowns the Whiskey," Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert (produced by Michael Knox)
• "Everything's Gonna Be Alright," David Lee Murphy feat. Kenny Chesney (produced by Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney and David Lee Murphy)
• "Keeping Score," Dan + Shay feat. Kelly Clarkson (produced by Scott Hendricks and Dan Smyers)
• "Meant to Be," Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line (produced by Wilshire for Rock the Soul Entertainment)

Songwriter of the Year

• Ross Copperman
• Ashley Gorley
• Shane McAnally
• Chase McGill
• Josh Osborne

Awards will be given on Sunday, April 7 and will air on CBS.