Woensdagavond 16 september zullen in Nashville de ACM Awards plaatsvinden die door Keith Urban worden gepresenteerd. Vanwege het Corona virus wordt de ACM Awards show dit jaar vanuit 3 lokaties in Nashville uitgezonden: het Ryman auditorium, het Bluebird Café en het Grand Ole Opry House. Normaliter worden de ACM Awards in Las Vegas gehouden.

Hieronder een overzicht van de optredende artiesten, hun song en lokatie:

• Blake Shelton + Gwen Stefani, “Happy Anywhere”
• Carrie Underwood, classic country medley from the Grand Ole Opry House
• Dan + Shay, “I Should Probably Go to Bed” from the Grand Ole Opry House
• Eric Church, “Stick That in Your Country Song” from the Grand Ole Opry House
• Florida Georgia Line, “I Love My Country” from the Grand Ole Opry House
• Gabby Barrett, “I Hope” from the Ryman Auditorium
• Jimmie Allen, “Make Me Want To” from the Bluebird Cafe
• Kane Brown, “Worldwide Beautiful” from the Grand Ole Opry House
• Kelsea Ballerini, “Hole in the Bottle” from the Ryman Auditorium
• Luke Bryan, “One Margarita” from the Grand Ole Opry House
• Luke Combs, “Better Together” from the Bluebird Cafe
• Maren Morris, “To Hell & Back” from the Ryman Auditorium
• Mickey Guyton, “What Are You Gonna Tell Her?” from the Grand Ole Opry House
• Taylor Swift – “Betty” from the Grand Ole Opry House
• Miranda Lambert (feat. Natalie Hemby and Luke Dick), “Bluebird” from the Bluebird Cafe
• Morgan Wallen, “Whiskey Glasses” from the Grand Ole Opry House
• Old Dominion, medley from the Ryman Auditorium
• Riley Green from the Ryman Auditorium
• Tenille Townes from the Ryman Auditorium
• Thomas Rhett (feat. Jon Pardi), “Beer Can’t Fix” from the Ryman Auditorium
• Tim McGraw, “I Called Mama” from the Bluebird Cafe
• Trisha Yearwood, “I’ll Carry You Home” (in memoriam tribute)

Hieronder een overzicht van de genomineerden. In de categorieën New Male Artist Of The Year, New Female Artist Of The Year en Video Of The Year werden de winnaars afgelopen maandag al bekend gemaakt.

Entertainer of the Year

• Luke Bryan
• Eric Church
• Luke Combs
• Thomas Rhett
• Carrie Underwood

Male Artist of the Year

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

Female Artist of the Year

• Kelsea Ballerini
• Miranda Lambert
• Maren Morris
• Kacey Musgraves
• Carrie Underwood

Duo of the Year

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

Group of the Year

• Lady Antebellum
• Little Big Town
• Midland
• Old Dominion
• The Highwomen

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

• Center Point Road, Thomas Rhett (Producers: Julian Bunetta, Jesse Frasure, Dann Huff, Thomas Rhett, the Stereotypes, Cleve Wilson)
• Girl, Maren Morris (Producers: busbee, Greg Kurstin, Maren Morris)
• Heartache Medication, Jon Pardi (Producers: Bart Butler, Ryan Gore, Jon Pardi)
• What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs (Producer: Scott Moffatt)
• Wildcard, Miranda Lambert (Producer: Jay Joyce)

New Male Artist of the Year

• Jordan Davis
• Russell Dickerson
• Riley Green — WINNER
• Cody Johnson
• Morgan Wallen

New Female Artist of the Year

• Ingrid Andress
• Gabby Barrett
• Lindsay Ell
• Caylee Hammack
• Tenille Townes — WINNER

New Duo or Group of the Year

• No New Duo or Group of the Year trophy will be awarded in 2020, as there are no eligible artists in this category this year.

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

• “10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber (Director: Patrick Tracy. Producer: Christen Pinkston)
• “God’s Country,” Blake Shelton (Director: Sophie Muller. Producers: Jamie Amos, Patrick Kennedy)
• “One Man Band,” Old Dominion (Director / Producer: Mason Allen)
• “Remember You Young,” Thomas Rhett (Director: TK McKamy. Producer: Dan Atchison) — WINNER
• “Sugar Coat,” Little Big Town (Directors: Alexa Kinigopoulos, Stephen Kinigopoulos. Producers: Wes Edwards, Carlo Glorioso, Angie Lorenz)

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

• “10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber (Producer: Dan Smyers)
• “Dive Bar,” Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton (Producer: Garth Brooks)
• “Fooled Around and Fell in Love,” Miranda Lambert with Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, Caylee Hammack and Elle King (Producer: Jay Joyce) — WINNER
• “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus (Producers: Michael Trent Reznor, Atticus Matthew Ross, YoungKio)
• “What Happens in a Small Town,” Brantley Gilbert and Lindsay Ell (Producer: Dann Huff)

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

• “God’s Country,” Blake Shelton (Producer: Scott Hendricks)
• “One Man Band,” Old Dominion (Producer: Shane McAnally and Old Dominion)
• “Rainbow,” Kacey Musgraves (Producers: Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian)
• “Rumor,” Lee Brice (Producers: Lee Brice, Dan Frizsell, Kyle Jacobs, Jon Stone)
• “What If I Never Get Over You,” Lady Antebellum (Producer: Dann Huff)

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

• “10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber (Songwriters: Justin Bieber, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, Jessie Jo Dillon, Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers)
• “Girl Goin’ Nowhere,” Ashley McBryde (Songwriters: Jeremy Bussey, Ashley McBryde)
• “God’s Country,” Blake Shelton (Songwriters: Devin Dawson, Michael Hardy, Jordan Schmidt)
• “One Man Band,” Old Dominion (Songwriters: Josh Osborne, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi)
• “Some of It,” Eric Church (Songwriters: Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde, Bobby Pinson)

Songwriter of the Year

• Ashley Gorley
• Michael Hardy
• Hillary Lindsey — WINNER
• Shane McAnally
• Josh Osborne