# 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards

The 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards, also known as the 2017 ACM Awards, were held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 2, 2017. Nominations for the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards were announced on February 16, 2017. Luke Bryan returned to host the show for his fifth consecutive year, with co-host Dierks Bentley returning for his second consecutive year.

## Winners and Nominations

The winners are shown in bold.
| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year |
| Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Florida Georgia Line Carrie Underwood Keith Urban | The Weight of These Wings – Miranda Lambert Black – Dierks Bentley Dig Your Roots – Florida Georgia Line Hero – Maren Morris Ripcord – Keith Urban |
| Female Artist of the Year | Male Artist of the Year |
| Miranda Lambert Kelsea Ballerini Maren Morris Kacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood | Thomas Rhett Jason Aldean Dierks Bentley Chris Stapleton Keith Urban |
| Group of the Year | Duo of the Year |
| Little Big Town Eli Young Band Old Dominion Rascal Flatts Lady Antebellum | Big & Rich Brothers Osborne Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Maddie & Tae |
| Single of the Year | Song of the Year |
| "H.O.L.Y." – Florida Georgia Line "Blue Ain’t Your Color" – Keith Urban "Humble and Kind" – Tim McGraw "My Church" – Maren Morris "Vice" – Miranda Lambert | "Die a Happy Man" – Thomas Rhett, Sean Douglas, Joe Spargur "Blue Ain’t Your Color" – Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen "Humble and Kind" – Lori McKenna "Kill a Word" – Eric Church, Luke Dick, Jeff Hyde "Tennessee Whiskey" – Dean Dillon, Linda Hargrove "Vice" – Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne |
| New Female Artist of the Year | New Male Artist of the Year |
| Maren Morris Lauren Alaina Cam Brandy Clark | Jon Pardi Kane Brown Chris Janson Chris Lane Brett Young |
| New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year | Video of the Year |
| Brothers Osborne A Thousand Horses Dan + Shay LoCash Maddie & Tae | "Forever Country" – Artists of Then, Now & Forever "Fire Away" – Chris Stapleton "Humble and Kind" – Tim McGraw "Peter Pan" – Kelsea Ballerini "Vice" – Miranda Lambert |
| Vocal Event of the Year | Songwriter of the Year |
| "May We All" – Florida Georgia Line (feat. Tim McGraw) "Different for Girls" – Dierks Bentley (feat. Elle King) "Forever Country" – Artists of Then, Now & Forever "Setting the World on Fire" – Kenny Chesney (feat. P!nk) "Think of You" – Chris Young (feat. Cassadee Pope) | Lori McKenna Ashley Gorley Luke Laird Hillary Lindsey Shane McAnally |

## Performances

Source:
| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
| Various artists | 2017 ACM Awards Opening Medley |
| Dierks Bentley Luke Bryan Joe Walsh | “Johnny B. Goode” (Chuck Berry Tribute) |
| Jason Aldean | "Any Ol' Barstool" |
| Kelsea Ballerini | “Yeah Boy” |
| Dierks Bentley | “Black” |
| Brothers Osborne | "It Ain't My Fault" |
| Luke Bryan | "Fast" |
| Lady Antebellum | "You Look Good" |
| Sam Hunt | "Body Like a Back Road" |
| Miranda Lambert | "Tin Man" |
| Little Big Town | "Happy People" |
| Maren Morris | "I Could Use a Love Song" |
| Jon Pardi | "Dirt on My Boots" |
| Rascal Flatts | "Yours If You Want It" |
| Chris Stapleton | "Second One to Know" |
| Brett Eldredge | "Somethin' I'm Good At" |
| Old Dominion | "No Such Thing as a Broken Heart" |
| Reba McEntire Lauren Daigle | "Back To God" |
| Tim McGraw Faith Hill | "Speak to a Girl" |
| Thomas Rhett Maren Morris | "Craving You" |
| Cole Swindell Dierks Bentley | "Flatliner" |
| Keith Urban | “Blue Ain't Your Color” |
| Keith Urban Carrie Underwood | “The Fighter” |
| Florida Georgia Line Backstreet Boys | “God, Your Mama, and Me” |
| Florida Georgia Line Backstreet Boys | "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" |