50th Academy of Country Music Awards
# 50th Academy of Country Music Awards

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. Nominations for the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards were announced on January 30, 2015.

## 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.

## Winners and nominees

The winners are shown in bold.

| Entertainer of the Year | 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 ||
| George Strait Miranda Lambert Reba McEntire Taylor Swift Garth Brooks Kenny Chesney Brooks and Dunn ||
