Today we feature an artist who may just be the most successful songwriter of the current era of country music, who, in the last year has proven he can hold his own as a performer.
Radio station and on-air personalities also earn ACM Awards nominations, and Taste of Country Nights host Sam Alex is among a group up for the National On-Air Personality of the Year award. It's Alex's first nomination in the category, and he says being included is an honor.
For anyone sick of the same-old-same-old each awards season, the nominations for the 2016 ACM Awards felt like a cleansing rain. New artists replaced old in several key categories. Additionally, the structure of the show changed. Some fan bases have reason to complain however, while others feel their efforts have been justified.
Dierks Bentley announced the first of the 2016 ACM Awards nominees on Monday morning (Feb. 1). Eric Church leads the way with five nominations so far. Singers up for Entertainer of the Year, Male and Female Vocalist of the Year and Vocal Duo and Group were announced live on CBS This Morning.
The 2016 ACM Awards are fast approaching, and new host Dierks Bentley has been given the honor of announcing the coveted nominations for some of the biggest categories of the event.
Another video nominated for the ACM Video of the Year. "Cop Car" was written by Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, and Matt Jenkins and recorded by Keith Urban as the fourth single eighth studio album, Fuse.