Submissions Now Open For The 59th Annual ACM Awards

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The Academy of Country Music (ACM) has opened submissions for the 59th ACM Awards, which will be accepted until Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. CT.

The eligibility period the 59th ACM Awards’ submissions is Jan. 1, 2023 through Dec. 31, 2023.

Key dates for Academy professional members for the 2023 ACM Awards cycle are as follows:
Submissions Period: Jan. 8, 2024 – Jan. 26, 2024
First Round Voting Main Awards: Feb. 26, 2024 – March 4, 2024
First Round Voting Radio Awards: Feb. 26, 2024 – March 11, 2024
Second Round Voting Main Awards: March 18, 2024 – March 25, 2024
Final Round Voting Radio Awards: March 18, 2024 – April 1, 2024
Final Round Voting Main Awards: April 15, 2024 – April 22, 2024

Multiple award categories were modified in 2023 following the 58th ACM Awards. Those modifications will be reflected in this year’s submissions and voting for this year’s awards. The ACM Board of Directors approved changes to New Female Artist of the Year, New Male Artist of the Year and New Group or Duo of the Year, extending charting for those categories to open eligibility to more artists. The ACM Board of Directors also adopted criteria to require a minimum of three eligible submissions to award a category.

To be eligible for New Female Artist of the Year, New Male Artist of the Year or New Group or Duo of the Year, the artist(s) must have released a single that reached the top 50 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs or the Mediabase Country charts. Any albums self-released through an independent label the artist(s) owns and operates may not be counted as a debut or sophomore album, unless it produces a top 50 single reported by Billboard’s Hot Country Songs or Mediabase Country charts. The nominees shall be determined by a nomination ballot(s) and are subject to the approval of the Board. The winners shall be determined by a vote of the ACM professional membership.

An artist may be a nominee two times in a three-year period. Once an artist wins or releases the lead single from a third studio album, they will no longer qualify for these categories. Any artist who served or is currently serving as a lead member of a duo or group is not eligible for individual category recognition. Additionally, any artist who has gained initial fame as a solo artist or as part of a duo or group in another genre is not eligible in these categories.

The 59th ACM Awards will stream live from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas exclusively on Prime Video for a global audience for the third straight year in May as part of the ACM Awards’ renewed partnership with Amazon.

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