50th Academy of Country Music Awards

50th Academy of Country Music Awards
50th Academy of Country Music Awards
Date	April 19, 2015
Location	AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Hosted by	Luke Bryan; Blake Shelton;
Most wins	Miranda Lambert (3)
Most nominations	Miranda Lambert (7)
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS
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The 50th Academy of Country Music Awards were held on April 19, 2015, at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The ceremony was hosted by Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton.

Luke Bryan, Entertainer of the Year recipient.

George Strait, one of the 50th Anniversary Milestone Award recipients.

Background

The awards honored artists in its usual categories, but also honored Milestone winners. The ceremony broke a Guinness World Record, with 70,252 attendees, making it the highest attended Awards show to be broadcast.^[1]

Winners and nominees

The winners are shown in bold.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Nominations for the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards were announced on January 30, 2015.^[6]

Entertainer of the Year^[a]	Album of the Year
Luke Bryan Jason Aldean Garth Brooks Miranda Lambert Florida Georgia Line	Platinum — Miranda Lambert Old Boots, New Dirt — Jason Aldean Pain Killer — Little Big Town Riser — Dierks Bentley The Outsiders — Eric Church
Female Artist of the Year	Male Artist of the Year
Miranda Lambert Brandy Clark Martina McBride Kacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood	Jason Aldean Dierks Bentley Luke Bryan Eric Church Brad Paisley Blake Shelton
Group of the Year	Duo of the Year
Little Big Town Lady Antebellum Rascal Flatts The Band Perry Zac Brown Band	Florida Georgia Line Brothers Osborne Dan + Shay Maddie & Tae The Swon Brothers
Single of the Year	Song of the Year
"I Don't Dance" — Lee Brice "American Kids" — Kenny Chesney "Automatic" — Miranda Lambert "Dirt" — Florida Georgia Line "Drunk On A Plane" — Dierks Bentley	"Automatic" — Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert "American Kids" — Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally "Drink A Beer" — Jim Beavers, Chris Stapleton "Follow Your Arrow" — Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves "Give Me Back My Hometown" — Eric Church, Luke Laird "I Hold On" — Brett James, Dierks Bentley
Video of the Year	Vocal Event of the Year
"American Kids" — Kenny Chesney "Cop Car" — Keith Urban "Drunk On A Plane" — Dierks Bentley "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" — Glen Campbell "Somethin' Bad" — Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood	"This Is How We Roll" — Florida Georgia Line and Luke Bryan "Lonely Tonight" — Blake Shelton and Ashley Monroe "Meanwhile Back At Mama's" — Tim McGraw and Faith Hill "Somethin' Bad" — Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood "The South" — The Cadillac Three feat. Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley, Mike Eli
50th Anniversary Milestone Award
Garth Brooks Brooks and Dunn Kenny Chesney Miranda Lambert Reba McEntire George Strait Taylor Swift

Notes

↑ From 2008 to 2015, 'Entertainer of the Year' was decided by a combination of ACM professional membership and fan votes cast online and via text message.

References

↑ Warner, Denise (2015-04-20). "ACM Awards 2015: Show Sets Guinness World Record". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
↑ Music, Academy of Country. "Winners Announced For The 50th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® AWARDS". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2020-05-29.
↑ Stefano, Angela (2015-01-30). "2015 ACM Awards Nominees Announced". The Boot. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
↑ Dauphin, Chuck (2015-01-30). "ACM Awards 2015 Nominees: Sure Things & Snubs". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
↑ Nicholson, Jessica (2015-04-20). "50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Winners List". MusicRow.com. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
↑ 50th Academy of Country Music Awards Nominees: Find out who is nominated for the 2015 ACM Awards, retrieved 2020-05-29

[fan-voted-7] From 2008 to 2015, 'Entertainer of the Year' was decided by a combination of ACM professional membership and fan votes cast online and via text message.

[1] Warner, Denise (2015-04-20). "ACM Awards 2015: Show Sets Guinness World Record". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-09-15.

[2] Music, Academy of Country. "Winners Announced For The 50th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® AWARDS". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2020-05-29.

[3] Stefano, Angela (2015-01-30). "2015 ACM Awards Nominees Announced". The Boot. Retrieved 2025-04-15.

[4] Dauphin, Chuck (2015-01-30). "ACM Awards 2015 Nominees: Sure Things & Snubs". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-04-15.

[5] Nicholson, Jessica (2015-04-20). "50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Winners List". MusicRow.com. Retrieved 2025-04-15.

[6] 50th Academy of Country Music Awards Nominees: Find out who is nominated for the 2015 ACM Awards, retrieved 2020-05-29

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