The Adams and Reese Nashville Music Row office had several clients receive Academy of Country Music (ACM) Award nominations, which were announced this morning at a press conference held at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum in Nashville. Country superstars Miranda Lambert and Ronnie Dunn read the nominations live during CBS' The Early Show broadcast.
Blake Shelton will join forces with country music star Reba to host the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which will air on April 3rd on CBS broadcasted live from Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Adams and Reese client Lady Antebellum is nominated for three ACM awards including Top Vocal Group. They are also nominated for Album of the Year as artists and producers for Need You Now. They are the reigning Top Vocal Group.
Several Adams and Reese clients have also received ACM award nominations, including producer Nathan Chapman for "Producer of the Year," and also his work on Taylor Swift's Speak Now for "Album of the Year;" Jeff Balding for "Audio Engineer of the Year;" Mike Brignardello for "Top Bass Player of the Year;" Greg Morrow for "Top Percussionist/Drummer of the Year;" Bruce Bouton for "Top Steel Guitar Player of the Year;" publisher Angelika Music for work on "As She's Walking Away" for "Song of the Year;" publisher Rio Bravo Music, Inc. (BMI) for work on "If I Die Young" for "Song of the Year;" and composer Tom Douglas for his work on "The House That Built Me" for "Song of the Year."
For the third year, fans will select the winner of the Academy's most prestigious honor, Entertainer of the Year and for the third year, the two newcomer categories for the annual Academy of Country Music Awards - Top New Solo Vocalist, Top New Vocal Duo or Group - will also be opened up to fan voting. The winner in each of the two newcomer categories will then move on to compete for Top New Artist, which is also a fan voted category. Online voting for all fan voted categories will be available at www.voteACM.com. The winners of Entertainer of the Year and Top New Artist will be announced live during the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
Below is the complete list of Adams and Reese clients who have received Grammy nominations and the competitors in their categories (Adams and Reese clients in bold):
Top Vocal Group of the Year
• Lady Antebellum
• Little Big Town
• Randy Rogers Band
• The Band Perry
• Zac Brown Band
Album of the Year [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] (TIE)
• Hemingway’s Whiskey – Kenny Chesney (BNA)
Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
• Need You Now – Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville)
Produced by: Lady Antebellum, Paul Worley
• The Guitar Song – Jamey Johnson (Mercury)
Produced by: Arlis Albritton, Dave Cobb, The Kent Hardly Playboys
• Speak Now – Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records)
Produced by: Nathan Chapman, Taylor Swift
• Up On The Ridge – Dierks Bentley (Capitol Records Nashville)
Produced by: Jon Randall Stewart
• You Get What You Give – Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground / Roar / Bigger Picture / Atlantic)
Produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall
Song of the Year
• A Little More Country Than That – Easton Corbin
Composers: Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress, Wynn Varble
Publishers: A Sling And A Prayer Music (ASCAP), Chrysalis One Music (ASCAP), Don Poythress Songs (ASCAP), Precious Flour Music (BMI), Universal Music-MGB Songs (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
• As She’s Walking Away – Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson
Composers: Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette
Publishers: Angelika Music (BMI), Weimerhound Publishing (BMI)
• If I Die Young – The Band Perry
Composer: Kimberly Perry
Publishers: Pearlfeather Publishing (BMI), Rio Bravo Music, Inc. (BMI)
• Love Like Crazy – Lee Brice
Composers: Tim James, Doug Johnson
Publishers: Mike Curb Music (BMI), Sweet Radical Music (BMI), T-Bird’s Music (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
• The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
Composers: Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin
Publishers: Built On Rock (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Tomdouglasmusic (BMI)
Producer Of The Year
Nathan Chapman
Frank Liddell
Frank Rogers
Paul Worley
Mike Wrucke
Audio Engineer Of The Year
Chuck Ainlay
Jeff Balding
Drew Bollman
Steve Marcantonio
Clarke Schleicher
Top Bass Player Of The Year
Mike Brignardello
Kevin “Swine” Grantt
Larry Paxton
Jimmy Lee Sloas
Glenn Worf
Top Percussionist/Drummer Of The Year
Eddie Bayers
Chad Cromwell
Paul Leim
Chris Mchugh
Greg Morrow
Top Steel Guitar Player Of The Year
Bruce Bouton
Dan Dugmore
Mike Johnson
“Cowboy” Eddie Long
Russ Pahl
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