The Academy of Country Music announced today (Feb. 26) the Industry Award and Studio Recording Award nominees for the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards.
Those categories include Casino of the Year (various markets), Festival of the Year, Nightclub of the Year, Venue of the Year (various markets), Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year, Promoter of the Year, and awards for producers and musicians.
Industry Award and Studio Recording Award honorees will be feted at the 9th Annual ACM Honors event on Sept. 1, 2015 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Industry and Studio Recording awards will not be televised due to time constraints during the live telecast of the 50th ACM Awards.
The 50th Annual ACM Awards will be co-hosted by Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX on Sunday, April 19 at 8 p.m. live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.
INDUSTRY AWARD NOMINEES:
CASINO OF THE YEAR SMALL CAPACITY
Hard Rock Live Biloxi, MS
Peppermill Concert Hall West Wendover, NV
Riverwind Casino Norman, OK
Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort Mount Pleasant, MI
WinStar World Casino Thackerville, OK
CASINO OF THE YEAR MEDIUM CAPACITY
Caesars Windsor Hotel & Casino Windsor, ON, Canada
Casino Rama Rama, ON, Canada
Choctaw Casino Event Center Durant, OK
MGM Grand Casino Las Vegas, NV
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, NV
FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
Country Thunder USA: East Twin Lakes, WI
Faster Horses Festival Brooklyn, MI
Stagecoach Festival Indio, CA
Watershed Festival George, WA
Windy City Smokeout: BBQ & Country Music Fest Chicago, IL
NIGHTCLUB OF THE YEAR
Bub City Chicago, IL
Grizzly Rose Denver, CO
House of Blues Boston, MA
Joes Bar Chicago, IL
Wild Bills Duluth, GA
VENUE OF THE YEAR SMALL CAPACITY
Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OK
Georgia Theatre Athens, GA
Irving Plaza New York, NY
Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
The Rave/Eagles Club Milwaukee, WI
VENUE OF THE YEAR MEDIUM CAPACITY
Amphitheater At The Wharf Orange Beach, AL
Big Sandy Superstore Arena Huntington, WV
Filene Center At Wolf Trap Vienna, VA
Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO
Resch Center Green Bay, WI
VENUE OF THE YEAR LARGE CAPACITY
BOK Center Tulsa, OK
Cruzan Amphitheatre West Palm Beach, FL
Gorge Amphitheatre George, WA
Hollywood Bowl Hollywood, CA
Klipsch Music Center Noblesville, IN
DON ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR
Gil Cunningham Neste Event Marketing
Gary Osier Gary Osier Presents
Fran Romeo Romeo Entertainment Group
R.J. Romeo Romeo Entertainment Group
Sally Williams Ryman Auditorium
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
Brent Fedrizzi AEG Live
Patrick McDill Live Nation
Louis Messina AEG Live/The Messina Group
Ed Warm Joe’s Live
Jason Wright Live Nation
STUDIO RECORDING AWARD NOMINEES:
BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Mark Hill
Tully Kennedy
Tony Lucido
Jimmie Lee Sloas
Glenn Worf
DRUMMER OF THE YEAR
Chad Cromwell
Fred Eltringham
Chris McHugh
Greg Morrow
Nir Z
GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Tom Bukovac
J.T. Corenflos
Kenny Greenberg
Brent Mason
Adam Shoenfeld
PIANO/KEYBOARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Tony Harrell
John Hobbs
Tim Lauer
Gordon Mote
Michael Rojas
SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT(S) PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Glen Duncan
Stuart Duncan
Aubrey Haynie
Danny Rader
Ilya Toshinsky
STEEL GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dan Dugmore
Steve Hinson
Mike Johnson
Russ Pahl
Tommy White
AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Chuck Ainlay
Derek Bason
Ben Fowler
Steve Marcantonio
F. Reid Shippen
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Jay Joyce
Michael Knox
Frank Liddell
Joey Moi
Frank Rogers
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