New Artist of the Year

Riley Green & Tenille Townes Win Male & Female New Artist of the Year at ACM Awards

Aug 20, 2020 | 8:18am

The Academy of Country Music revealed two “early” winners from the upcoming 55th ACM Awards: Tenille Townes has been named New Female Artist of the Year and Riley Green has been named New Male Artist of the Year. The 55th ACM Awards will air live from Nashville on Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on […]

Watch Carrie Underwood Surprise Luke Combs, Ashley McBryde & Lanco With ACM Awards

Mar 25, 2019 | 10:38am

The ACM Awards may be two weeks away, but the Academy is already handing out hardware. Over the weekend, Carrie Underwood phoned Luke Combs, Ashley McBryde and Lanco to let them know they had won ACM Awards for New Artist of the Year in their respective categories. Watch Carrie surprise Luke, Ashley and Lanco with […]

Despite More Successful Nominees Cole Swindell and Kelsea Ballerini, CMA Voters Got It Right With Maren Morris as New Artist of the Year

Nov 3, 2016 | 4:20pm

The CMA New Artist of the Year award is a tricky one. According to the criteria, it’s awarded to an individual or a group that has for the first time demonstrated the most significant creative growth and development in overall chart and sales activity, live performance professionalism and critical media recognition. Here’s where it gets […]

Vote Now: Who Should Win the CMA New Artist of the Year Award

Oct 24, 2016 | 9:19am

In the lead-up to the CMA Awards on Nov. 2, Nash Country Daily will be conducting its own election to let you—the readers—decide who should win each of the 12 categories at this year’s show. We’re taking politics out of the equation and letting the popular vote speak for itself. The good news is there […]