Keith Urban to Host 2020 ACM Awards

[Kim]

Reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban has been tapped to host the 2020 ACM Awards. The Academy of Country Music revealed the big news on Thursday morning (Feb. 27).

Urban was revealed as 2020 ACM Awards host shortly before nominations for the big awards show were due to be announced. The 2020 ACMs ceremony is set for April 5.

"I’ll tell you -- this year already feels like the most creative and energized year of my life ... and there’s so much more to come," says Urban in a press release. "[I'm] incredibly grateful -- and ready to roll!”

Reba McEntire hosted the ACM Awards for the two previous years, in 2018 and 2019. She first hosted the show in 1986, with Mac Davis and John Schneider, and then returned in 1988, that time with Hank Williams Jr. as her co-host. In 1993, McEntire co-hosted the ACM Awards with Randy Owen and George Strait, and she and Alan Jackson co-hosted the ceremony in 1995.

McEntire finally hosted the ACM Awards solo for the first time in 1999, and then every year from 2001 through 2010. She and Blake Shelton co-hosted the ACM Awards ceremony in 2011 and 2012, before McEntire bowed out to make room for Luke Bryan as Shelton's co-host.

Prior to McEntire resuming her ACM Awards hosting gig in 2018, Shelton and Bryan co-hosted the show from 2013 through 2015. Dierks Bentley then replaced Shelton as Bryan's co-host in 2016 and 2017.

The 2020 ACM Awards are set to take place in Las Vegas, Nev., and air live on CBS beginning at 8PM ET. The ceremony will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.


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[Kim]

Nominees to be announced this morning. I will post list later on when available.

[youneverknow]

It's so good to see you Kim.

Looking forward to you posting the nominees when they are announced.

Congrats to Keith. : )

[Kim]

Here is the list of nominees with my choices below - who is everyone rooting for?

2020 Academy of Country Music Awards Nominees

Entertainer of the Year

Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Carrie Underwood

I would like to see either Luke Combs or The Chief win this one (and where is Keith??)

Male Artist of the Year

Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban

Keith is my first choice or Luke Combs

Female Artist of the Year

Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood

Kelsea Ballerini or Miranda Lambert or Maren Morris (in that order)

Duo of the Year

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

Love Brothers Osborne and Dan + Shay.  Weird, but nice, to see Kix and Ronnie in there again

Group of the Year

Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
The Highwomen

Old Dominion

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)

Wildcard - Miranda Lambert

New Male Artist of the Year

Jordan Davis
Russell Dickerson
Riley Green
Cody Johnson
Morgan Wallen

Not really a fan of these

New Female Artist of the Year

Ingrid Andress
Gabby Barrett
Lindsay Ell
Caylee Hammack
Tenille Townes

Gabby Barrett or Canadian girl Lindsay Ell

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)
"Sugar Coat," Little Big Town (Directors: Alexa Kinigopoulos, Stephen Kinigopoulos. Producers: Wes Edwards, Carlo Glorioso, Angie Lorenz)

Old Dominion or Blake

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)
"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)

Dive Bar - Garth & Blake

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)

Blake or Old Dominion

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)

The Chief of course!

Songwriter of the Year

Ashley Gorley
Michael Hardy
Hillary Lindsey
Shane McAnally
Josh Osborne

[youneverknow]

Feb 28, 2020 8:48:23 GMT -5 Kim said:

2020 Academy of Country Music Awards Nominees

Entertainer of the Year

Luke Bryan

Male Artist of the Year

Keith Urban

Female Artist of the Year


Miranda Lambert
....though I’d be happy with Kasey too.


Duo of the Year

Brooks & Dunn


Group of the Year

Lady Antebellum
Midland

Really tough.  I really like Midland but Lady A get better every year.

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

Wildcard - Miranda Lambert

New Male Artist of the Year

Cody Johnson

New Female Artist of the Year

Caylee Hammack

She completely wowed me with Small Town Hypocrite.


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


"God's Country," Blake Shelton (Director: Sophie Muller. Producers: Jamie Amos, Patrick Kennedy)

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


"Fooled Around and Fell in Love," Miranda Lambert with Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, 


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

"What If I Never Get Over You," Lady Antebellum (Producer: Dann Huff)

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


"God's Country," Blake Shelton (Songwriters: Devin Dawson, Michael Hardy, Jordan Schmidt)

Songwriter of the Year

Ashley Gorley
Michael Hardy
Hillary Lindsey
Shane McAnally
Josh Osborne

...not sure of the songwriters this year.  Haven’t really been paying attention to them.