Keith Urban has been honored with the Academy of Country Music’s Mae Boren Axton Award for 2016, which honors an individual in the country music industry who has exhibited longstanding dedication and service to the ACM.
The 2016 ACM Awards are right around the corner, and you know what that means — it's time for Taste of Country readers and staff to square off and predict the winners in one of the biggest country competitions of the year.
Kelsea Ballerini has been on a steady path to country stardom since her first single, “Love Me Like You Mean It,” was released, but the artist is continually surprised by her success.
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 Academy of Country Music surprised Brad Paisley and Miranda Lambert with Guinness World Records during rehearsals for the 2015 ACM Awards on Friday (April 17).