ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Garth Brooks -- WINNER
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
"Better Man" -- Little Big Town
"Blue Ain't Your Color" -- Keith Urban -- WINNER
"Body Like a Back Road" -- Sam Hunt
"Dirt on My Boots" -- Jon Pardi
"Tin Man" -- Miranda Lambert
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to artist and producers)
"The Breaker" -- Little Big Town
"From A Room: Volume 1" -- Chris Stapleton -- WINNER
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton
"Heart Break" -- Lady Antebellum
"The Nashville Sound" -- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
"The Weight of These Wings" -- Miranda Lambert
SONG OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to songwriter)
"Better Man" -- WINNER
Songwriter: Taylor Swift
"Blue Ain't Your Color"
Songwriters: Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen
"Body Like a Back Road"
Songwriters: Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
"Dirt on My Boots"
Songwriters: Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley
"Tin Man"
Songwriters: Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert -- WINNER
Reba McEntire
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Dierks Bentley
Eric Church
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton -- WINNER
Keith Urban
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town -- WINNER
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Brothers Osborne -- WINNER
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
LOCASH
Maddie & Tae
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to each artist)
"Craving You" -- Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris
"Funny How Time Slips Away" -- Glen Campbell with Willie Nelson -- WINNER
"Kill a Word" -- Eric Church featuring Rhiannon Giddens
"Setting the World on Fire" -- Kenny Chesney with Pink
"Speak to a Girl" -- Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Jerry Douglas (Dobro)
Paul Franklin (Steel guitar)
Dann Huff (Guitar)
Mac McAnally (Guitar) -- WINNER
Derek Wells (Guitar)
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to artist and directors)
"Better Man" -- Little Big Town
"Blue Ain't Your Color" -- Keith Urban
"Craving You" -- Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris
"It Ain't My Fault" -- Brothers Osborne -- WINNER
Directors: Wes Edwards and Ryan Silver
"Vice" -- Miranda Lambert
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lauren Alaina
Luke Combs
Old Dominion
Jon Pardi -- WINNER
Brett Young
