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Encino, CA (February 23, 2016) – The Academy of Country Music® announced today the Industry Award and Studio Recording Award nominees for the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards®. Industry and Studio Recording Awards will not be televised due to time constraints during the live telecast of the 51st ACM Awards co-hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV on Sunday, April 3rd at 8:00PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.
Industry Award and Studio Recording Award honorees will be feted at the 10th Annual ACM Honors™ event at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN this fall.
INDUSTRY AWARD NOMINEES:
NIGHTCLUB OF THE YEAR
Boondocks – Springfield, IL
Bub City – Chicago, IL
The Bluestone – Columbus, OH
The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
8 Seconds Saloon – Indianapolis, IN
CASINO OF THE YEAR – SMALL CAPACITY
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino – Biloxi, MS
Inn of The Mountain Gods – Mescalero, NM
Riverwind Casino – Norman, OK
Turning Stone Showroom – Verona, NY
Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun – Uncasville, CT
CASINO OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM CAPACITY
Casino Rama – Rama, ON, Canada
Choctaw Casino Event Center – Durant, OK
Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, CT
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace – Las Vegas, NV
The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Las Vegas, NV
VENUE OF THE YEAR – SMALL CAPACITY
Georgia Theatre – Athens, GA
House of Blues – Anaheim, CA
House of Blues – Boston, MA
Terminal 5 – New York, NY
The Rave/Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
VENUE OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM CAPACITY
Ascend Amphitheatre – Nashville, TN
Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook – Gilford, NH
Denny Sanford Premier Center – Sioux Falls, SD
Huntington Center – Toledo, OH
Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie – Grand Prairie, TX
VENUE OF THE YEAR – LARGE CAPACITY
Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion – Bangor, ME
Gorge Amphitheatre – Quincy, WA
Klipsch Music Center – Noblesville, IN
Xfinity Center – Mansfield, MA
FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
Boots and Hearts Music Festival – Toronto, Canada
Faster Horses – Brooklyn, MI
Stagecoach – Indio, CA
Watershed – Quincy, WA
Windy City Smokeout – Chicago, IL
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
About the Academy of Country Music Awards:
The 51st Academy of Country Music Awards is dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in the country music industry. The show is produced for television by dick clark productions and will broadcast LIVE from MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, R.A. Clark, Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco are executive producers. Bob Romeo is executive producer for the Academy of Country Music.
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