The Academy of Country Music has announced the Industry Award and Studio Recording Award nominees for the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards.
Although these trophies will not be presented during the ACM Awards in Las Vegas on April 3, the Industry Award and Studio Recording Award honorees will be formally recognized at the 10th Annual ACM Honors event at the Ryman Auditorium this fall.
INDUSTRY AWARD NOMINEES:
NIGHTCLUB OF THE YEAR • Boondocks – Springfield, Illinois • Bub City – Chicago, Illinois • The Bluestone – Columbus, Ohio • The Pageant – St. Louis, Missouri • 8 Seconds Saloon – Indianapolis, Indiana
CASINO OF THE YEAR – SMALL CAPACITY • Beau Rivage Resort & Casino – Biloxi, Mississippi • Inn of The Mountain Gods –Mescalero, New Mexico • Riverwind Casino – Norman, Oklahoma • Turning Stone Showroom – Verona, New York • Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun – Uncasville, Connecticut
CASINO OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM CAPACITY • Casino Rama – Rama, Ontario, Canada • Choctaw Casino Event Center – Durant, Oklahoma • Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, Connecticut • The Colosseum at Caesars Palace – Las Vegas, Nevada • The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Las Vegas, Nevada
VENUE OF THE YEAR – SMALL CAPACITY • Georgia Theatre – Athens, Georgia • House of Blues – Anaheim, California • House of Blues – Boston, Massachusetts • Terminal 5 – New York, New York • The Rave/Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
VENUE OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM CAPACITY • Ascend Amphitheatre – Nashville, Tennessee • Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook – Gilford, New Hampshire • Denny Sanford Premier Center – Sioux Falls, South Dakota • Huntington Center – Toledo, Ohio • Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie – Grand Prairie, Texas
VENUE OF THE YEAR – LARGE CAPACITY • Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio • Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion – Bangor, Maine • Gorge Amphitheatre – Quincy, Washington • Klipsch Music Center – Noblesville, Indiana • Xfinity Center – Mansfield, Massachusetts
FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR • Boots and Hearts Music Festival – Toronto, Canada • Faster Horses – Brooklyn, Michigan • Stagecoach – Indio, California • Watershed – Quincy, Washington • Windy City Smokeout – Chicago, Illinois
DON ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR • Todd Boltin – Variety Attractions • Gil Cunningham – Neste Event Marketing • Fran Romeo – Romeo Entertainment Group • John Valentino – AEG Live • Stacey Vee – Goldenvoice
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR • Brent Fedrizzi –AEG Live • Darin Lashinsky – National Shows 2 • Brian O’Connell – Live Nation • Jason Wright – Live Nation • Michael Yerke – House of Blues
STUDIO RECORDING AWARD NOMINEES:
BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR • Mark Hill • Tully Kennedy • Tony Lucido • Michael Rhodes • Jimmie Lee Sloas
DRUMMER OF THE YEAR • Chad Cromwell • Fred Eltringham • Shannon Forrest • Chris McHugh • Nir Zidkyahu
GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR • JT Corenflos • Kenny Greenberg • Jerry McPherson • Danny Rader • Derek Wells
PIANO/KEYBOARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR • Jim ‘Moose’ Brown • Charlie Judge • Gordon Mote • Steve Nathan • Matt Rollings
SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT(S) PLAYER OF THE YEAR • Dan Dugmore • Glen Duncan • Larry Franklin • Aubrey Haney • Danny Rader
STEEL GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR • Steve Fishell • Paul Franklin • Steve Hinson • Mike Johnson • Russ Pahl
AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR • Derek Bason • Steve Marcantonio • Justin Niebank • Vance Powell • Reid Shippen
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR • Nathan Chapman • Dave Cobb • Ross Copperman • Dann Huff • Michael Knox
Read more →Michael Tyler, a 22-year-old singer/songwriter from Thayer, Missouri, has signed a recording deal with Reviver Records.
Tyler has co-written Dierks Bentley‘s new single, “Somewhere on a Beach,” as well as Jason Aldean‘s “Laid Back” from the album Old Boots, New Dirt, and the LOCASH tunes “Shipwrecked” and “Ain’t Startin’ Tonight.”
“In signing Michael, we feel that we have landed an artist who has his ear very much in tune with where the country music format is headed,” said Reviver President David Ross. “The industry is quickly finding out about Michael as a songwriter, and we believe that soon people are going to become huge fans of his as an artist.”
At age 13, Tyler had an online meeting with Aldean’s producer, Michael Knox, who is now his manager. Tyler signed to peermusic as a songwriter in 2012, and is still repped by the publishing company. Knox is a Vice President at peermusic and CEO/President of Music Knox.
Reviver Records is distributed by BDG, RED – A Division of SONY Music, LLC.
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Michael Knox nominated for Album of the Year at the 49th CMA Awards…
Full List of Nominees and Results
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Coming off a record-breaking sold-out weekend on the 2015 BURN IT DOWN TOUR with more than 110,000 fans in attendance, RIAA’s top digital country male artist of all time Jason Aldean celebrates his 16th No. one single as “Tonight Looks Good On You” summits both the Billboard Country Airplay and Mediabase radio charts this week. This is the 3rd consecutive chart-topper from his PLATINUM certified album OLD BOOTS, NEW DIRT.
“Being able to look out into a stadium full of people and have them singing and swaying to this song has been a pretty cool thing the last two months,” said Aldean. “We’ve never really needed much of an excuse to throw down backstage or get a little bit rowdy, but I have a feeling the party might be bigger than usual this weekend in Pasadena.”
Over the weekend, Aldean sold out Chicago’s Amphitheater before two nights at Target Field in Minneapolis, MN (7/18, 7/19), setting an impressive attendance record on Saturday with more than 44,000 fans. His show-stopping set showcased “live vocals that are better than ever” (Star Tribune) and his “confident swagger” (The Times), and will continue this weekend in Paso Robles, CA (7/24) and Pasadena, CA (7/25) where he will headline a historic first-ever country concert at the Rose Bowl.
Read more →TOP COUNTRY ALBUM “Old Boots, New Dirt” and TOP COUNTRY SONG “Burnin’ It Down” both produced by Michael Knox
See the Full List of Winners HERE
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