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James Minchin III
It's Dierks' first time hosting the event and the third year the ceremony will be held at the Ryman Auditorium. Special Award recipients include Bobby Braddock, Kenny Chesney, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Alan Jackson, Ricky Skaggs and Dwight Yoakam. Dallas Davidson, the winner of Songwriter of the Year will also be recognized with an award which has been given out only once, in 1965, to Roger Miller, a posthumous recipient of the Poet's Award this year.
Winners of awards not presented during the live telecast of the Academy of Country Music Awards will also be recognized during the event. (See the full list of honorees below.)
The ACM Special Awards are voted on by the ACM Board of Directors and are awarded during years that the Board of Directors feels there are clear and deserving candidates. Honorees include:
Bobby Braddock – Poet's Award
Kenny Chesney – Crystal Milestone Award
Vince Gill – Career Achievement Award
Emmylou Harris – Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award
Gayle Holcomb – Mae Boren Axton Award
Alan Jackson – Jim Reeves International Award
Roger Miller (posthumously) – Poet's Award
Billy Sherrill – Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award
Ricky Skaggs – Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award
Dwight Yoakam – Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award
The winners of the Musician-Bandleader-Instrumentalist (MBI) awards are voted on by Academy of Country Music members classified in the Artist-Entertainer/MBI category and the Producer/Engineer/Studio Manager subcategory (contained within the Affiliated category) on the final ballot. Honorees include:
Stuart Duncan - Fiddle Player of the Year
Shannon Forrest - Percussionist/Drummer of the Year
Paul Franklin - Steel Guitar Player of the Year
Kenny Greenberg - Guitarist of the Year
Aubrey Haynie - Specialty Instrument(s) Player of the Year
John Hobbs - Piano/Keyboard Player of the Year
Frank Liddell - Producer of the Year
Justin Niebank - Audio Engineer of the Year
Michael Rhodes - Bass Player of the Year
The winners of the Industry Awards categories are voted on by the membership of the Academy of Country Music on the final ballot. Honorees include:
Jimmy Jay, Jayson Promotions, Inc. – Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year
Brian O'Connell, Live Nation – Promoter of the Year
Billy Bob's Texas (Ft. Worth, Texas) – Nightclub of the Year
Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tenn.) – Venue of the Year
Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) – Casino of the Year
The Songwriter of the Year Award winner is determined by a vote of Academy of Country Music members classified in the Artist-Entertainer/MBI, Composer, Music Publisher/PRO and Record Company categories, along with the Producer/Engineer/Studio Manager subcategory (contained within the Affiliated category) on the final ballot.
Songwriter of the Year - Dallas Davidson
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