ACM Unveils Industry & Studio Recording Award Winners

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The Academy of Country Music unveiled the winners of the Industry Awards and Studio Recording Awards for the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards today (June 30).

All ACM Studio Recording and Industry Awards winners, along with the previously announced Special Award recipients, will receive their trophies at the 19th ACM Honors on Aug. 19 at The Pinnacle.

This year, Bryan Sutton takes home Acoustic Guitar Player of the Year, Justin Niebank earns his tenth win as Audio Engineer of the Year and Dann Huff nabs his sixth Producer of the Year award. Stuart Duncan earns his second Specialty Instrument(s) Player of the Year honor and Rob McNelley wins Electric Guitar Player of the Year for the second time. Gordon Mote claims his fourth Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year award, while Jimmie Lee Sloas, Fred Eltringham and Jerry Roe earn their sixth, second and second wins, respectively, in their categories.

The Pinnacle takes home Club of the Year while Cheyenne Frontier Days nabs Fair/Rodeo of the Year. Returning winners include Choctaw Grand Theater, earning its second Casino of the Year – Theater honor, Stagecoach, winning Festival of the Year for the second time, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, earning its fourth Outdoor Venue of the Year award, Bridgestone Arena, claiming Arena of the Year award for the third time, Mohegan Sun Arena, earning its third Casino of the Year – Arena award, Adam Weiser, earning his second Promoter of the Year award, Ed Warm, taking home his second Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year award, and the Ryman Auditorium, earning its third Theater of the Year award.

Tickets for the ACM Honors are available here.

See the full list of winners below:
STUDIO RECORDING AWARD WINNERS:
BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jimmie Lee Sloas
DRUMMER OF THE YEAR: Fred Eltringham
DRUMMER OF THE YEAR: Jerry Roe
ACOUSTIC GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Bryan Sutton
PIANO/KEYBOARD PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Gordon Mote
SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Stuart Duncan
ELECTRIC GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Rob McNelley
AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR: Justin Niebank
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: Dann Huff

INDUSTRY AWARD WINNERS:
CASINO OF THE YEAR – THEATER: Choctaw Grand Theater
CASINO OF THE YEAR – ARENA: Mohegan Sun Arena
FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR: Stagecoach
FAIR/RODEO OF THE YEAR: Cheyenne Frontier Days
CLUB OF THE YEAR: The Pinnacle
THEATER OF THE YEAR: The Ryman
OUTDOOR VENUE OF THE YEAR: Red Rocks Amphitheatre
ARENA OF THE YEAR: Bridgestone Arena
DON ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR: Ed Warm
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR: Adam Weiser

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