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Dance music reigned at the 2023 APRA Music Awards at Sydney ICC, where Flume and Rüfüs Du Sol scooped several of the industry’s top honors.
With a swag of Grammys, ARIAs and APRAs to his credit, Flume (real name: Harley Streten) is no stranger to awards nights. The producer and DJ was at it again Thursday (April 27), as “Say Nothing” featuring MAY-A won the peer-voted APRA song of the year, the evening’s coveted category.
Flume (in 2017) and co-writer Sarah Aarons (2019) have previously taken out songwriter of the year at the APRA Awards.
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Accepting his latest trophy via a pre-recorded Zoom, Flume pointed out the clubby hit was created through the wonders of technology, as the world’s borders shut fast.
“This song came about during COVID,” he explained. “We were in different places – Sarah was in London, I was in Byron (Bay) and we were just kind of sending stuff back and forth.”
The song, which came in at No. 1 in triple j’s Hottest 100 countdown in January, and is lifted from Flume’s full-length album Palaces, was “done from all corners of the globe,” he continued, “in all different cities and ram shackled together to be something that has obviously connected with people – we’re really grateful to make something that does that.”
Making songs “during COVID was definitely hard,” added Aarons, “and we definitely had a bit of a COVID connection as some would say.”
This time, the songwriter of the year category went to Jonathon George, James Hunt and Tyrone Lindqvist, who together perform as Rüfüs Du Sol. The EDM trio also snagged most performed dance / electronic work for “On My Knees.” Though Rüfüs Du Sol has led the ARIA Albums Chart with three of their four studio album, and won a Grammy Award in 2022, this brace represents their first-ever APRA Music Award wins.
Songwriter of the year “is a pretty ridiculous accolade to get,” enthused Lindqvist in a pre-taped thank-you from South America, where the act is on tour. “We feel really blessed and grateful we can get the nod from the room and everyone in Australia. There’s so much talent coming out of Australia and there has been for as long as music’s been around.”Sydney-raised, Los Angeles-based singer and rapper The Kid LAROI extended his winning streak at the APRAs, as his global hit “Stay,” co-written and performed with Just Bieber, won for most performed Australian work for 2023, and most performed pop work.Unlike his contemporaries, the Kid (real name: Charlton Howard) didn’t prepare an acceptance video, with organizers pointing out he’d lost his voice after performing over two weekends for Coachella Festival.Also on the night, Zambia-born rapper and two-time Australian Music Prize winner Sampa the Great was named breakthrough songwriter of the year by the APRA board of writer and publisher directors.In a taped piece to camera, Sama noted that September 2022 release As Above, So Below is her first album “done fully in my home country Zambia. It also happens to be the first album I have my first producer credits, so this is very special to me. I choose to share my culture. I choose to share stories from my country, and I choose to share them in my language with this album and I’m thankful for APRA for recognising and appreciating that.”
Other APRAs winners included Miiesha, The Chats, Tones And I, Casey Barnes, Xavier Rudd and others. The highlight of the ceremony, however, belonged to Men at Work frontman Colin Hay and the late concerts pioneer Colleen Ironside, both of whom were inducted with the Ted Albert Award for outstanding service to the Australian music industry – arguably the most prestigious award on the industry calendar. It was the first time in the APRAs’ 41-year history that the Ted Albert Award had been bestowed to two individuals.
Legendary concert promoter Michael Chugg was on hand to induct his good friend Ironside with a tribute that was both hilarious and touching, while Hay was introduced by his long-time friend Kim Gyngell, the Australian comedy actor, and via video messages from collaborator Ringo Starr and actor Zach Braff. Hay put the icing on the cake with a speech that poked fun at the Australian vernacular, included a poem on the experience of climbing the summit of pop music, insights on turning failure into victory, songwriting, and a remembrance to his late bandmate Greg Ham. The APRAs found the perfect note to finish on, with indigenous indie-rock outfit King Stingray performing “Down Under,” which they had previously recorded for a national tourism campaign. Hay joined the band on stage, with an acoustic guitar, for the most-Australian musical moment you’re likely to see in this or any other year.See the full list of winners below:
Peer-Voted APRA Song of the YearTitle: Say Nothing (feat. MAY-A)Artist: FlumeWriters: Flume* / Sarah AaronsPublishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Future Classic* / Sony Music Publishing
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian MusicColin HayColleen Ironside
Songwriter of the YearRÜFÜS DU SOLJonathon George / James Hunt / Tyrone LindqvistPublisher: Kobalt Music Publishing
Breakthrough Songwriter of the YearSampa the GreatPublisher: Kobalt Music Publishing
Most Performed Australian WorkTitle: STAYArtist: The Kid LAROI & Justin BieberWriters: The Kid LAROI / Justin Bieber* / Isaac De Boni# / Omer Fedi* / Magnus Hoiberg^ /Michael Mule# / Charlie Puth+ / Subhaan Rahman^ / Blake Slatkin*Publishers: Sony Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing* /Warner Chappell Music^ / Kobalt Music Publishing+ / Concord Music Publishing#
Most Performed Alternative WorkTitle: HurtlessArtist: Dean LewisWriters: Dean Lewis / Jon Hume*Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing / Concord Music Publishing*
Most Performed Blues & Roots WorkTitle: We Deserve To DreamArtist: Xavier RuddWriter: Xavier RuddPublisher: Sony Music Publishing
Most Performed Country WorkTitle: God Took His Time On YouArtist: Casey BarnesWriters: Casey Barnes / Kaci Brown* / Samuel Gray*Publishers: Mushroom Music / Kobalt Music Publishing*
Most Performed Dance/Electronic WorkTitle: On My KneesArtist: RÜFÜS DU SOLWriters: Jonathon George / James Hunt / Tyrone Lindqvist / Jason Evigan*Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing*
Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap WorkTitle: LET’S TROT!Artist: Brothers & Joel FletcherWriters: Brothers / Joel Fletcher*Publisher: 120 Publishing*
Most Performed Pop WorkTitle: STAYArtist: The Kid LAROI & Justin BieberWriters: The Kid LAROI / Justin Bieber* / Isaac De Boni# / Omer Fedi* / Magnus Hoiberg^ /Michael Mule# / Charlie Puth+ / Subhaan Rahman^ / Blake Slatkin*Publishers: Sony Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing* /Warner Chappell Music^ / Kobalt Music Publishing+ / Concord Music Publishing#
Most Performed R&B / Soul WorkTitle: Still DreamArtist: MiieshaWriters: Miiesha* / Lucy Blomkamp* / Stephen CollinsPublisher: Sony Music Publishing*
Most Performed Rock WorkTitle: Struck By LightningArtist: The ChatsWriters: Matthew Boggis / Joshua Hardy / Eamon SandwithPublisher: Universal Music Publishing
Most Performed Australian Work OverseasTitle: Dance MonkeyArtist: Tones And IWriter: Tones And IPublishers: Kobalt Music Publishing / Warner Chappell Music
Most Performed International WorkTitle: As It WasArtist: Harry StylesWriters: Harry Styles / Thomas Hull / Tyler Johnson*Publishers: Universal Music Publishing / Concord Music Publishing*
Licensee of the YearTriple M
The Streamy Awards will return this year on Aug. 27 in Los Angeles, Dick Clark Productions and Tubefilter confirmed on Thursday (April 27). The date change marks a move to the summer months, as the awards program has generally taken place in December since 2019.
The 13th annual Streamys, which seeks to honor people within the creator community, will recognize stars within the gaming, beauty, food and music genres. For the first time, the Streamy Awards will launch a sound of the year award in partnership with Rolling Stone, which will honor popular songs across the past year that have dominated the greater pop culture landscape and social media.
“Rolling Stone is thrilled to expand our support of creators to the Streamy Awards, a true celebration of the talent and innovation of this community,” said Rolling Stone CEO Gus Wenner in a statement. “Our shared goals to elevate the voices of creators coupled with music’s undeniable importance across the social media landscape makes for a perfect partnership.”
“Summer Streamys will be a vibe,” added Drew Baldwin, Streamy Awards founder and Tubefilter CEO. “We’re psyched to be partnering with Rolling Stone to launch a new music award that is truly native to social and captures how we discover and share music. I can’t wait to celebrate with our creator community for our thirteenth year together.”
The nominees for each of the Streamy’s over 45 total categories will be revealed in July.
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The Academy of Country Music announced the first round of performers on Thursday (April 27), as well as that the 2023 ACM Awards will be free to stream live globally on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch on Thursday, May 11. The full rebroadcast will stream the next day for free on Amazon Freevee.
This is the show’s second year on Prime Video. The show, now in its 58th year, aired on CBS from 1998 to 2021 and before that aired on ABC and NBC.
In addition to co-hosting this year’s show with Garth Brooks, Dolly Parton is set to close the show by performing the lead single from her forthcoming rock album. The Country Music Hall of Famer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year.
The show will also will feature performances by Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Jo Dee Messina, Ashley McBryde, Jelly Roll, Cole Swindell, Keith Urban, Morgan Wallen, The War And Treaty, Lainey Wilson and Bailey Zimmerman.
In an unusual move, the ACM announced that these will be the “only televised country music awards performances of the season” by Aldean, Combs, Lambert, Wallen, The War and Treaty, and Zimmerman. The ACM also says additional performers (including, presumably, Brooks), presenters and ancillary events will be announced.
The show is set to stream at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. A limited number of tickets have been added and are available for purchase on SeatGeek, with prices starting at $446 (and going up to $2,820).
Previous Amazon Music Breakthrough Artists Gabby Barrett and BRELAND will introduce Zimmerman as the next Breakthrough Artist from Amazon Music. Breakthrough is the emerging artist program from Amazon Music, aimed at amplifying the best new talent and championing them at key moments early in their careers.
Fans can listen to special guest features from Zimmerman, Parton and Brooks on “Country Heat Radio” in DJ Mode, along with new Country Heat Weekly podcast episodes hosted by Amber Anderson and Kelly Sutton on Amazon Music, where fans can tune in to in-depth conversations with guests, including Zimmerman and Brooks.
Fans can also stream the ACM Awards playlist available now on Amazon Music in celebration of this year’s nominees. Fans can listen to country music’s top stars on the Amazon Music app.
The 58th Academy of Country Music Awards is produced by Dick Clark Productions, with Raj Kapoor, Barry Adelman and Fonda Anita serving as executive producers, and Damon Whiteside serving as executive producer for the Academy of Country Music. Patrick Menton is co-executive producer. (DCP is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a Penske Media Corporation (PMC) subsidiary and joint venture between PMC and Eldrige. PMC is the parent company of Billboard.)
Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” from Stranger Things, the Oscar-winning “Naatu Naatu” from RRR and “Trouble” from Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis are among the 16 nominees competing for best musical moment at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards. There are also nominees from such buzzy shows as M3GAN, Wednesday and Daisy Jones & the Six.
Voting in the social category opens via MTV’s Instagram Stories on Monday (May 1) and closes on May 5. The winner will be revealed live in the Drew Barrymore-hosted show on May 7.
The nominees for best musical moment are:
Daisy Jones & The Six: “Look at Us Now (Honeycomb)”
Don’t Worry Darling: Jack’s Tap Dance
Elvis: “Trouble”
Ginny & Georgia: “I Will Survive” (Bachelorette Party)
M3GAN: “Titanium”
Matilda the Musical: “Revolting Children”
Purple Hearts: “Come Back Home”
RRR: “Naatu Naatu”
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law: “Body”
SNL: “Big Boys”
Stranger Things: “Running Up That Hill”
The Last of Us: “Long Long Time” (Bill & Frank Play Piano)
The School for Good and Evil: “You Should See Me in a Crown”
The Summer I Turned Pretty: “This Love (Taylor’s Version)”
Wednesday: “Goo Goo Muck”
Young Royals: “Simon’s Song”
MTV also announced the first round of presenters, which includes Busta Rhymes, Halle Bailey (The Little Mermaid), Gal Gadot (Heart of Stone), Sarah Michelle Gellar (Wolf Pack), recent Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis and Tiffany Hadish (both from Haunted Mansion) and no fewer than four stars from the buzzy Amazon Prime musical drama Daisy Jones & The Six.
The show will air live from Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. on May 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on MTV, simulcasting across BET, BETHer, Comedy Central, CMT, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land and VH1.
As previously announced, Jennifer Coolidge will receive the Comedic Genius Award.
Executive producers for the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards are MTV’s Bruce Gillmer, Wendy Plaut and Vanessa Whitewolf, along with Den of Thieves’ Jesse Ignjatovic and Barb Bialkowski. Jackie Barba and Alicia Portugal are executives in charge of production. Lisa Lauricella and Mike Ostolaza serve as the music talent executives.
Check out the announcement video below.
Daytime Emmy voters are obviously fans of Kellyoke — and the rest of the show that surrounds that popular segment. The Kelly Clarkson Show leads all talk series with 11 2023 Daytime Emmy nominations.
The show, which has won daytime talk series the last two years running, is nominated in that category again this year, where it faces returning nominees The Drew Barrymore Show, Live With Kelly and Ryan and Today With Hoda and Jenna as well as first-time nominee The Jennifer Hudson Show.
Kelly Clarkson has won daytime talk series host the last three years in a row. She’s nominated in that category again this year, where she faces returning nominees Drew Barrymore; Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest; Tamron Hall, a two-time winner for informative talk show host for her syndicated Tamron Hall before the categories were realigned this year; and Sherri Shepard, for the syndicated Sherri!
Ripa, like Clarkson, has won three times in this category. She and Seacrest took the award four years ago. She won in 2015 and 2016 while co-hosting Live with Michael Strahan. Seacrest recently departed Live after a six-year run. Hudson became an EGOT at the 2022 Tony Awards.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 50th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Wednesday (April 26). ABC’s General Hospital led all programs with 19 nominations.
Zac Efron is nominated for daytime program host for Down to Earth With Zac Efron, while his Netflix show of the same name is nominated for travel, adventure and nature program.
Selena + Chef, starring Selena Gomez, was nominated for culinary series, though Gomez was not nominated for culinary host.
Variety received two nominations in the arts and popular culture program category, for the Lifetime special Variety Power of Women: Changemakers and the PBS series Variety Studio: Actors on Actors. The other nominees in that category are Kings of Leon @ O2 (YouTube), American Anthems (PBS), My Bluegrass Story (RFD-TV) and Working in the Theatre (AmericanTheatreWing).
“Today we not only honor this year’s outstanding programs and individuals, we mark a milestone in television history,” NATAS president & CEO Adam Sharp said in a statement. “Our golden anniversary celebrates the talented creators who have made the last 50 years of daytime television so unforgettable.”
The Daytime Emmys will air live on CBS and stream live on Paramount + on June 16. This will mark the 17th time CBS has broadcast the show.
In a highly unusual scheduling move, The Daytime Creative Arts and Lifestyle Emmy ceremony will stream live the day after the main telecast – on June 17 – at Watch.TheEmmys.TV and via The Emmys apps for iOS, tvOS, Android, FireTV and Roku. Both ceremonies will be held at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles.
The Daytime Emmys are produced by NATAS and Associated Television International. Adam Sharp and Lisa Armstrong are executive producers from NATAS, while David McKenzie is executive producer from ATI.
Here’s a selected list of 2023 Daytime Emmy nominees, with a focus on names most relevant to the music community.
Daytime Talk Series
The Drew Barrymore Show, Syndicated
The Jennifer Hudson Show, Syndicated
The Kelly Clarkson Show, Syndicated
Live with Kelly and Ryan, Syndicated
Today with Hoda and Jenna, NBC
Daytime Talk Series Host
Drew Barrymore, The Drew Barrymore Show, Syndicated
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Syndicated
Tamron Hall. Tamron Hall, Syndicated
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest, Live with Kelly and Ryan, Syndicated
Sherri Shepherd, Sherri!, Syndicated
Daytime Program Host
Danielle Brooks, Instant Dream Home, Netflix
Mike Corey, Uncharted Adventure, The Weather Channel
Zac Efron, Down to Earth with Zac Efron, Netflix
Kevin O’Connor, This Old House, PBS/Roku
Martha Stewart, Martha Gardens, Roku
Entertainment News Series
Access Hollywood, Syndicated
E! News, E! Entertainment
Entertainment Tonight, Syndicated
Extra, Syndicated
Inside Edition, Syndicated
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
The Hidden Lives of Pets, Netflix
Home, Apple TV+
Island of the Sea Wolves, Netflix
The Kelly Clarkson Show, Syndicated
Original Song
“Darling Darling,” General Hospital, ABC
“Everyone Dances,” The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
“Life is Sweet,” American Anthems, PBS
“Only There,” Joni Table Talk, Daystar
“Pocket Change,” American Anthems, PBS
Culinary Series
Family Dinner, Magnolia Network
José Andrés and Family in Spain, Discovery+
Martha Cooks, Roku
Roadfood: Discovering America One Dish at a Time, GBH
Selena + Chef, HBO Max
Travel, Adventure and Nature Program
Down to Earth with Zac Efron, Netflix
Guy’s All-American Road Trip, Food Network
The Hidden Lives of Pets, Netflix
Island of the Sea Wolves, Netflix
Reel Destinations, Focus Features
Wild Babies, Netflix
Instructional/How-To Program
Amanda Gorman Teaches Writing and Performing Poetry, MasterClass
Fixer Upper: The Castle, Magnolia Network
Idea House: Mountain Modern, Roku
Instant Dream Home, Netflix
Martha Gardens, Roku
Arts and Popular Culture Program
American Anthems, PBS
Kings of Leon @ O2, YouTube
My Bluegrass Story, RFD-TV
Variety Power of Women: Changemakers, Lifetime
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors, PBS
Working in the Theatre, AmericanTheatreWing.org
Daytime Special
96th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day, NBC
All Boys Aren’t Blue, Amazon Prime Video
Behind The Table: A View Reunion, Hulu
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day, ABC
Extra: Cheslie Kryst 1991-2022, Syndicated
The House that Norm Built, PBS I, Roku
Recipe for Change: Standing up to Anti-Semitism, YouTube Originals
Short Form Program
Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond, WORLD Channel
Dressed, Focus Features
Finding Pause, Healthline
Handmade, Youtube
My Mark featuring Marcus Samuelsson, Conde Nast/Bon Appetit
Ready Jet Cook, Food Network
Promotional Announcement
Access Hollywood, Syndicated: “Tow Yard”
The Drew Barrymore Show, Syndicated: “Drew’s Got the Beat”
The Jennifer Hudson Show, Syndicated: “EGOT, Hope, and Joy, and Magic”
Sherri!, Syndicated: “Sherri: Fun. Joy. Laughter.”
Tamron Hall, Syndicated: “Women Reclaiming Their Power: Michelle Branch & Angela Simmons”
Culinary Host
Kardea Brown, Delicious Miss Brown, Food Network
Ina Garten, Be My Guest with Ina Garten, Food Network
Guy Fieri, Guy’s Ranch Kitchen, Food Network
Emeril Lagasse. Emeril Cooks, Roku
Justin Sutherland, Taste the Culture, tbs/TNT/truTV
Andrew Zimmern, Family Dinner, Magnolia Network
Writing Team for a Daytime Non-Fiction Program
Book of Queer, Discovery+
The Drew Barrymore Show, Syndicated
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Syndicated
Island of the Sea Wolves, Netflix
The Kelly Clarkson Show, Syndicated
Directing Team for a Multiple Camera Daytime Non-Fiction Program
American Anthems, PBS
The Drew Barrymore Show, Syndicated
Entertainment Tonight, Syndicated
The Kelly Clarkson Show, Syndicated
The View, ABC
Catch her in the fridge right where the ice be, because Selena Gomez has just snagged another Emmy nomination! This time, the singer-actress’ HBO Max cooking show, Selena + Chef, has received a 2023 Daytime Emmy nod for outstanding culinary series. Nominations were announced Tuesday (April 26).
The star is up against some stiff competition from some celebrated food personalities. The other cooking shows nominated in the category are Andrew Zimmern’s Family Dinner, Martha Stewart’s Martha Cooks, Jose Andres and Family in Spain, and Roadfood: Discovering America One Dish at a Time. The winner will be announced during the 50th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, which will air live June 16 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
Selena + Chef is currently available to stream on HBO Max. The most recent season — the show’s fourth — features the star learning how to cook from various all-star chefs at a Malibu beach house. As with previous seasons, the chefs on each episode highlight a different charity to benefit. (The program has so far raised $400,000 for 26 non-profit organizations.)
This is Gomez’s second Emmy nod. She received a nomination in 2022 as an executive producer for the hit Hulu series Only Murders in the Building, which was up for best comedy series. She did not receive an acting nomination for her portrayal of Mabel Mora, while co-stars Steve Martin and Martin Short were both nominated in the best actor in a comedy series for their roles on the show.
Martin and the rest of the Only Murders team were disappointed by Gomez’s acting snub. “Marty and I, and the whole team at ‘Only Murders in the Building,’ are thrilled with our nominations,” he said in a statement to Billboard at the time. “We’re also loving that our crucial partner Selena Gomez is recognized as a producer in the Best Comedy Series category.” But, he went on to tell The New York Times, “We’re dismayed that Selena was not nominated because she’s so crucial to our performances, really.”
The 2023 BET Awards will air live from Los Angeles on Sunday, June 25. It will be the latest awards show to celebrate five decades of hip-hop. The Grammys and the Juno Awards also gave hip-hop a 50th anniversary salute on their 2023 editions in February and March, respectively.
This will be the 23rd edition of the BET Awards, which calls itself “Culture’s Biggest Night.”
“We are thrilled to be back in L.A. for BET Awards 2023 and to celebrate a huge cultural milestone – the 50th anniversary of hip-hop,” Connie Orlando, EVP specials, music programming and music strategy at BET, said in a statement. “For five decades, hip-hop has not only influenced American culture, but has become a global phenomenon and one of the most influential musical genres of our lifetime. From music to fashion, art, and entertainment, we are honored to have always provided a platform for hip-hop to thrive. We look forward to paying tribute to the pioneers and innovators as we amplify the new generation of hip-hop artists like only BET can.”
This year’s venue hasn’t yet been finalized. The show has been held at the Microsoft Theater every year since 2013, except the 2020 show, which was a virtual production due to the pandemic.
Taraji P. Henson hosted the 2021 and 2022 BET Awards, becoming the show’s first repeat host since Black-ish stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross co-hosted in 2015-16. Other hosts since the show moved from the Shrine Auditorium to the Microsoft Theater have been Chris Tucker, Chris Rock, Leslie Jones, Jamie Foxx and Regina Hall. (Amanda Seales hosted the 2020 show.)
Orlando will executive produce this year’s show, with Jamal Noisette, VP, specials, music programming & music strategy to co-executive produce for BET. Jesse Collins Entertainment is the production company for the show, with Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay also serving as executive producers.
The BET Awards has been the top-rated cable award show among all adults 18-49 the past two years, and has been the No. 1 cable award show among Black adults 18-49 for the past 21 years.
Who will win entertainer of the year at the 58th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on May 11?
Miranda Lambert could win for the second year in a row, which would make her only the third woman to win more than once in this category, following Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift.
Either Underwood or Jason Aldean could take it for the fourth time, a total reached by only three acts in ACM history – Garth Brooks, who leads with six awards; Alabama, which is second with five wins; and Kenny Chesney, who has won four times. If Underwood wins, she would extend her lead as the woman with the most wins in the category.
Or we could see a first-time winner.
Kane Brown could make history as the first Black or biracial entertainer of the year winner. (Charley Pride won entertainer of the year at the CMA Awards, but not here, despite three nominations.) Either Brown or Morgan Wallen would also be the first male artist to win before turning 30 since Brooks in 1991. (Wallen hits the Big 3-0 two days after the ceremony.) A win for Wallen would cap a fast comeback from the career crisis caused by his videotaped use of a racial slur in early 2021.
Luke Combs, who has won the CMA award for entertainer of the year the last two years, could finally win the top prize at this show. Chris Stapleton, a three-time ACM winner for male artist of the year, could finally win entertainer of the year on his fifth try in the category.
The show will be hosted by two former entertainer of the year winners – Dolly Parton (who in 1978 became the second woman to win the award) and Brooks. It will be held at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Tex. and will stream on Amazon Prime.
Twenty-seven artists have won the ACM Award for entertainer of the year since the award was introduced on the 1971 telecast. Here’s a complete list, showing the year(s) in which they won, other ACM Awards they won that year in competitive categories (if any), their total number of ACM entertainer of the year nominations; and, just for fun, their highest-charting hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
Merle Haggard
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Winner in: 1971
Other ACM wins that year: Top male vocalist
Total entertainer of the year nods: 5
Top Hot 100 hit: “If We Make It Through December” (No. 28 in 1974)
Notes: Haggard was nominated in this category every year from 1971-75. He died in 2016 at age 79.
Freddie Hart
Winner in: 1972
Other ACM wins that year: Album, single record and song of the year, all for “Easy Loving” and the album of the same name, and top male vocalist
Total entertainer of the year nods: 2
Top Hot 100 hit: “Easy Loving” (No. 17 in 1971)
Notes: Hart was nominated again the following year. He died in 2018 at age 91.
Roy Clark
Winner in: 1973, 1974
Other ACM wins those years: Television personality (1973)
Total entertainer of the year nods: 6
Top Hot 100 hit: A tender version of “Yesterday, When I Was Young,” co-written by Charles Aznavour (No. 19 in 1969)
Notes: Clark, who was as well-known as a TV personality as a musician, thanks to his co-hosting role on Hee Haw, was the first repeat winner. He co-hosted the 1979 ACM Awards. He died in 2018 at age 85.
Mac Davis
Winner in: 1975
Other ACM wins that year: None
Total entertainer of the year nods: 1
Top Hot 100 hit: “Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me” (No. 1 in 1972)
Notes: Davis is the only person to win on his or her one and only nomination in this category. He co-hosted the ACM Awards in 1984 and 1986. He died in 2020 at age 78.
Loretta Lynn
Winner in: 1976
Other ACM Awards that year: Album of the year (Feelin’s with Conway Twitty), top female vocalist of the year, top vocal group (with Twitty)
Total entertainer of the year nods: 8
Top Hot 100 hit: “After the Fire Is Gone,” collab with Twitty (No. 56 in 1971)
Notes: Lynn was the first woman to win in this category. Fifteen years later, Sissy Spacek won an Oscar for playing the country legend in Coal Miner’s Daughter. Lynn was named the ACM’s artist of the decade for the 1970s. She co-hosted the ACM Awards three times from 1975 to 1985. She died in 2022 at age 90.
Mickey Gilley
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Winner in: 1977
Other ACM Awards that year: Top male vocalist of the year
Total entertainer of the year nods: 2
Top Hot 100 hit: A remake of Ben E. King’s 1961 classic “Stand by Me” (No. 22 in 1980)
Notes: Gilley, whose honky tonk Gilley’s was featured in the 1980 film Urban Cowboy, co-hosted the ACM Awards in 1982. Gilley, shown here with Loretta Lynn, died in 2022 at age 86.
Dolly Parton
Winner in: 1978
Other ACM Awards that year: None
Total entertainer of the year nods: 6
Top Hot 100 hits: “9 to 5” (No. 1 in 1981) and “Islands in the Stream,” a collab with Kenny Rogers (No. 1 in 1983)
Notes: Parton was just 32 when she won, making her the youngest winner to that point. She hosted the ACM Awards in 2000, co-hosted in 2022 and is scheduled to co-host in 2023.
Kenny Rogers
Winner in: 1979
Other ACM Awards that year: Top male vocalist
Total entertainer of the year nods: 6
Top Hot 100 hits: “Lady,” written by Lionel Richie (No. 1 in 1980) and “Islands in the Stream,” a collab with Dolly Parton, written by Bee Gees (No. 1 in 1983)
Notes: Rogers was nominated six years in a row from 1978-83. He co-hosted the ACM Awards in 1978. He died in 2020 at age 81.
Willie Nelson
Winner in: 1980
Other ACM Awards that year: None
Total entertainer of the year nods: 7
Top Hot 100 hits: “Always on My Mind” (No. 5 in 1982) and “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before,” a collab with Julio Iglesias (No. 5 in 1984)
Notes: Nelson received an Oscar nomination for “On the Road Again,” which he wrote for the 1980 film Honeysuckle Rose, in which he starred.
Barbara Mandrell
Winner in: 1981
Other ACM Awards that year: None
Total entertainer of the year nods: 4
Top Hot 100 hit: A remake of Luther Ingram’s 1972 R&B hit “(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right” (No. 31 in 1979)
Notes: Mandrell co-hosted the ACM Awards in 1978 and 1979.
Alabama
Winner in: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
Other ACM Awards those years: Album of the year in 1982 (Feels So Right), 1984 (The Closer You Get…) and 1985 (Roll On); top vocal group: all five years
Total entertainer of the year nods: 10
Top Hot 100 hit: “Love in the First Degree” (No. 15 in 1982)
Notes: Alabama was the first group to win, and the first act of any type to win more than twice. They remain the only act to win five years in a row. They were the first act to be nominated in this category nine years in a row, a record that has been tied but not surpassed. Alabama was named the ACM’s artist of the decade for the 1980s. The group co-hosted the ACM Awards in 1990. Group member Randy Owen co-hosted in 1993. Alabama was formed by guitarists Owen and Jeff Cook and bassist Teddy Gentry, cousins born and raised near Fort Payne, Ala. Mark Herndon, a rock drummer, later completed the classic lineup.
Hank Williams Jr.
Winner in: 1987, 1988, 1989
Other ACM Awards those years: Country music video of the year in 1989 (“Young Country”)
Total entertainer of the year nods: 7
Top Hot 100 hit: “Long Gone Lonesome Blues” (No. 67 in 1964)
Notes: Williams, the son of country legend Hank Williams, was the first solo artist to win three times. He co-hosted the show in 1988, marking the first time someone won entertainer of the year and hosted on the same show.
George Strait
Image Credit: Ron Galella Collection via GI
Winner in: 1990, 2014
Other ACM Awards those years: None
Total entertainer of the year nods: 14
Top Hot 100 hit: “She’ll Leave You With a Smile” (No. 23 in 2002)
Notes: Strait has the longest gap between wins – 24 years. Strait was 61 at the time of his second win, older than any entertainer of the year winner in ACM history. Strait has amassed more nominations in this category than anyone else. He was named the ACM’s artist of the decade for the 2000s. Strait co-hosted the show five times between 1989 and 1997, including 1990, marking the second time someone won entertainer of the year and hosted on the same show.
Garth Brooks
Winner in: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999
Other ACM Awards those years: Single record of the year (“Friends in Low Places”), album of the year (No Fences), song of the year (as the artist on “The Dance”), country music video of the year (“The Dance”), and top male vocalist, all in 1991; top male vocalist (1992), video of the year (“We Shall Be Free,” 1994).
Total entertainer of the year nods: 13
Top Hot 100 hit: “Lost in You” by Garth Brooks as Chris Gaines (No. 5 in 1999)
Notes: Brooks was the first solo artist to win four times. He has won six times, more than anyone else. He was just 29 at the time of his first win, making him the youngest winner to that point. He was nominated nine years in a row in this category, matching Alabama’s record. (Luke Bryan has since also equaled the feat.) Brooks was named the ACM’s artist of the decade for the 1990s. He is scheduled to host the ACM Awards in 2023.
Reba McEntire
Winner in: 1995
Other ACM Awards that year: Top female vocalist
Total entertainer of the year nods: 9
Top Hot 100 hit: “What Do You Say” (No. 31 in 2000)
Notes: McEntire has amassed more nominations (nine) and more consecutive nominations (six) in this category than any other woman. She finally won on her seventh try, which was a record at the time. McEntire has hosted or co-hosted the ACM Awards 16 times between 1986 and 2019, more than anyone else in the show’s history.
Brooks & Dunn
Winner in: 1996, 1997, 2002
Other ACM Awards those years: Top vocal duet (all three years); video of the year (“Only in America” (2002)
Total entertainer of the year nods: 12
Top Hot 100 hits: “Ain’t Nothing ‘Bout You” (No. 25 in 2001) and “Red Dirt Road” (No. 25 in 2003)
Notes: Kix Brooks & Ronnie Dunn are the only duo to win. They co-hosted the 1996 show, marking the third time someone won entertainer of the year and hosted on the same show.
Shania Twain
Winner in: 2000
Other ACM Awards that year: None
Total entertainer of the year nods: 2
Top Hot 100 hit: “You’re Still the One” (No. 2 in 1998)
Notes: Twain, from Canada, was the first artist born outside the U.S. to win.
The Chicks
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Winner in: 2001
Other ACM Awards that year: Top vocal group, video of the year (“Goodbye Earl”)
Total entertainer of the year nods: 3
Top Hot 100 hit: “Not Ready to Make Nice” (No. 4 in 2007)
Notes: The Chicks, previously called Dixie Chicks, are the only female group or duo to win. Sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer founded the band in 1989. Natalie Maines joined in 1995.
Toby Keith
Winner in: 2003, 2004
Other ACM Awards those years: Album of the year (Shock‘n Y’all), top male vocalist of the year, ACM/Launch video of the year (“Beer for My Horses,” with Willie Nelson), all 2004
Total entertainer of the year nods: 8
Top Hot 100 hit: “Red Solo Cup”(No. 15 in 2012)
Notes: Keith was nominated six years in a row – 2001 to 2006.
Kenny Chesney
Winner in: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Other ACM Awards those years: Vocal event of the year (“Find Out Who Your Friends Are” with Tim McGraw and Tracy Lawrence) (2008)
Total entertainer of the year nods: 10
Top Hot 100 hit: “Out Last Night” (No. 16 in 2009)
Notes: Chesney and Garth Brooks are the only solo artists to win in this category four years in a row.
Carrie Underwood
Winner in: 2009, 2010, 2020
Other ACM Awards those years: Top female vocalist (2009)
Total entertainer of the year nods: 6
Top Hot 100 hit: “Inside Your Heaven” (No. 1 in 2005)
Notes: Underwood was the first woman to win twice, and remains the only woman to win three times. She was just 26 at the time of her first win, making her the youngest winner to that point.
Taylor Swift
Winner in: 2011, 2012
Other ACM Awards those years: None
Total entertainer of the year nods: 5
Top Hot 100 hits: Swift has amassed nine No. 1 hits on the Hot 100, most recently with “Anti-Hero” (eight weeks on top from 2022-23).
Notes: Swift was the second woman to win twice. She was just 21 at the time of her first win, making her the youngest winner in ACM history.
Luke Bryan
Image Credit: Kevork Djansezian/GI
Winner in: 2013, 2015, 2021
Other ACM Awards those years: Vocal event of the year (“The Only Way I Know,” with Eric Church and Jason Aldean, 2013, and “This Is How We Roll,” with Florida Georgia Line, 2015)
Total entertainer of the year nods: 9
Top Hot 100 hit: “Play It Again” (No. 14 in 2014)
Notes: Bryan won entertainer of the year three times but never twice in a row. He’s the only person who can make that claim. Bryan was nominated nine years in a row, tying the record set by Alabama and equaled by Garth Brooks. He co-hosted the show five years in a row from 2013-17. He is the only person to win entertainer of the year twice on shows he or she hosted.
Jason Aldean
Winner in: 2016, 2017, 2018
Other ACM Awards those years: Male vocalist of the year (2016), video of the year (the all-star “Forever Country,” 2017)
Total entertainer of the year nods: 9
Top Hot 100 hit: “Dirt Road Anthem” (No. 7 in 2011)
Notes: Aldean and Underwood are the only three-time ACM entertainer of the year winners who have yet to win the CMA Award in that category. Aldean was named the ACM’s artist of the decade for the 2010s.
Keith Urban
Winner in: 2019
Other ACM Awards that year: None
Total entertainer of the year nods: 9
Top Hot 100 hit: “Kiss a Girl” (No. 16 in 2009)
Notes: Urban, born in New Zealand, was the second act born outside of the U.S. to win. He finally won on his ninth try, which is a record in the category. He was 51 when he won, older than anyone else winning the award for the first time. He hosted the show in 2000 and co-hosted in 2001.
Thomas Rhett
Winner in: 2020
Other ACM Awards that year: Video of the year (“Remember You Young”)
Total entertainer of the year nods: 2
Top Hot 100 hit: “Die a Happy Man” (No. 21 in 2016)
Notes: Rhett, the son of 1970s country star Rhett Akins, won in a tie with Carrie Underwood – the only tie in the category’s history.
Miranda Lambert
Winner in: 2022
Other ACM Awards that year: Video of the year (“Drunk (and I Don’t Wanna Go Home),” with Elle King)
Total entertainer of the year nods: 7
Top Hot 100 hit: “Somethin’ Bad,” collab with Carrie Underwood (No. 19 in 2014)
Notes: Lambert finally won on her sixth try, which puts her behind just Urban and McEntire as the artist with the most losses before finally winning.
The Academy of Country Music enlisted a raft of country artists, including Lainey Wilson, Breland and Jelly Roll, to help reveal the winners of the 2023 ACM Radio Awards. The artists tossed a radio from one to another in a clever two-minute video in which the winners’ names were flashed on the screen. The video was posted on the Academy’s official social media pages on Tuesday (April 25). Other artists who participated included Priscilla Block, Russell Dickerson, Parker McCollum, Frank Lay, Lily Rose, Brooke Eden and LoCash.
Winners announced include two first-time on-air personality honorees, Elaina Smith of With Elaina for national weekly on-air personality of the year, and Julie and DJ of Julie and DJ in the Morning for medium market on-air personality of the year.
WIVK-FM in Knoxville, Tenn. and WYCT-FM in Pensacola, Fla. both take home their fifth total ACM Awards for medium market radio station of the year and small market radio station of the year, respectively.
Additional winners include George, Mo, and Erik of The Morning Bullpen with George, Mo, and Erik on KILT-FM in Houston and Big Dave, Stattman, and Ashley of The Big Dave Show on WUBE-FM in Cincinnati for major market and large market on-air personality of the year, respectively.
“The Academy congratulates all of our ACM Awards radio winners for championing the artists that make up the soundtrack of country fans’ lives,” Damon Whiteside, ACM CEO said in a statement. “Country radio has always been and continues to be one of the most important ways for today’s favorite artists to connect with fans, and for fans to find up-and-coming acts to fall in love with.”
The 58th Academy of Country Music Awards is set to take place on Thursday, May 11 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, TX. Country legends Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks are set to host the show, which bills itself as “country music’s party of the year.” The two-hour show will stream live without commercial interruption on Prime Video worldwide for the second year in a row.
The show will stream at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT. A limited number of tickets are available for purchase on SeatGeek.
The 58th Academy of Country Music Awards is produced by Dick Clark Productions, with Raj Kapoor, Barry Adelman and Fonda Anita serving as executive producers. Damon Whiteside is executive producer for the ACM. Patrick Menton is co-executive producer.
Below is a complete list of the radio award winners for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards:
On-air personality of the year winners:
National daily – Big D, Bubba, Patrick Thomas, Carsen | The Big D and Bubba Show
National weekly – Elaina Smith | With Elaina
Major market – George, Mo and Erik | The Morning Bullpen with George, Mo, and Erik – KILT – Houston
Large market – Big Dave, Stattman & Ashley | The Big Dave Show – WUBE – Cincinnati, Ohio
Medium market – Julie Kansy and Dale Sellers | Julie and DJ in the Morning – WPCV – Lakeland, Fla.
Small market – Steve Waters and Tiffany Kay | Steve & Tiffany in the Morning – WFLS – Fredericksburg, Va.
Radio station of the year winners:
Major market – KKBQ – Houston
Large market – WSIX – Nashville
Medium market – WIVK – Knoxville, Tenn.
Small market – WYCT – Pensacola, Fla.
Barbra Streisand, a GOAT, an icon and a legend, turns 81 on Monday (April 24). She has packed a lot into those eight-plus decades. While she isn’t officially an EGOT – she has yet to win a Tony in competition – she has won just about every other award an entertainer can win.
She was nominated for a Tony for her first Broadway show, I Can Get It for You Wholesale, but lost to Phyllis Newman in Subways Are for Sleeping. Streisand won the other three EGOT awards with her first major projects. She won two Grammys for her first album, an Emmy for her first TV special and an Oscar for her first film.
Streisand set a high bar for all who followed. Many of today’s top stars seem well aware of that fact. Beyoncé said, “It’s an honor to sing for you, Miss Streisand,” after singing “The Way We Were” when Streisand received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2008. Ariana Grande said “I love you so much, thank you so much,” following a duet performance of “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)” at a Streisand concert in Chicago in 2019. Madonna did a playful “we’re not worthy” gesture of respect when Streisand surprised her, Mike Myers and Roseanne Barr at the end of a Saturday Night Live sketch in 1992.
Here are 20 times Streisand made awards show history.
May 12, 1964: Won two Grammys, including album of the year (other than classical), for her debut, The Barbra Streisand Album. Streisand was just 22 at the time, making her the youngest album of the year winner to that point. She held that distinction for more than 30 years, until Alanis Morissette won in 1996 at age 21. Billie Eilish, who was just 18 when she won in 2020, is the current record-holder.
Sept. 12, 1965: Won an Emmy for outstanding individual achievement in entertainment for her CBS special My Name Is Barbra. This was back when successfully headlining your own special was a key signifier of stardom.
April 14, 1969: Won an Oscar for best actress for Funny Girl in a historic tie with Katharine Hepburn. It is, to this day, the only time there has been a tie in that category. Streisand couldn’t possibly have foreseen a tie, but she paid Hepburn a gracious compliment: “And I’m very honored to be in such magnificent company as Katharine Hepburn,” she said.
April 19, 1970: Received an honorary Tony Award as star of the decade. With Streisand having won four Grammys, an Emmy and an Oscar by this point, the Tonys sought to make up for her 0-2 track record at that show.
December 1976: Received a Grammy nomination for best classical vocal soloist performance for Classical Barbra. She lost to Beverly Sills’ Music of Victor Herbert, but just to be nominated for such a bold departure was its own reward.
March 28, 1977: Won an Oscar for best original song for “Evergreen (Love Theme From A Star Is Born).” She was the first woman to win for composing a song (as opposed to writing the lyrics). She is, to this day, the only person to win Oscars for both acting and songwriting over the course of a career. “In my wildest dreams I never, never could ever imagine winning an Academy Award for writing a song,” Streisand said on winning the award, which she shared with lyricist Paul Williams. Streisand also performed the song on the telecast – her first performance on the Oscars.
Feb. 23, 1978: Won two Grammys for “Evergreen” – best pop female vocal performance and song of the year. The song won in a tie with “You Light Up My Life.” It is, to this day, the only tie in a Big Four category in Grammy history. But few remember the outcome. Turns out tying Joe Brooks just doesn’t have the same mystique as tying a legendary star like Katharine Hepburn.
Feb. 27, 1980: Streisand and Neil Diamond performed “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” – a record of the year nominee — on the 22nd annual Grammy Awards. There were no special effects, no gimmicks, no flash at all – just two stars coming together on stage. When you have real stars, that’s all you need. The segment was so strong it launched a long series of “Grammy Moments.” Few have had the impact of the original.
Jan. 28, 1984: Became the first woman to win best director at the Golden Globes for her passion project, Yentl. “This award is very meaningful to me,” Streisand said in her acceptance speech. “I’m very proud, because it also represents, I hope, new opportunities for so many talented women to try to make their dreams become realities, as I did.” Streisand has won eight Golden Globes, including their top career-spanning honor, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, in 2000.
December 1986: The Broadway Album was nominated for album of the year. It was Streisand’s sixth nomination in that category. That’s still the record among female artists. (Taylor Swift is up to five.)
Feb. 24, 1987: Won a Grammy for best female pop vocal performance for The Broadway Album. It was her record fifth win in that category. Her competition included such contemporary stars as Madonna and Cyndi Lauper. Her competition when she first won in that category 23 years previously included such stars of that era as Peggy Lee and Eydie Gorme.
Jan. 28, 1992: Received a Directors Guild of America nomination for outstanding directing – feature film for The Prince of Tides. She was just the third female director to be nominated in this category, following Lina Wertmüller (Seven Beauties) and Randa Haines (Children of a Lesser God).
Feb. 19, 1992: Received an Oscar nomination for best picture as a co-producer of The Prince of Tides. Two of her earlier films, Funny Girl and Hello, Dolly!, were also nominated for best picture, but Streisand didn’t produce those films.
Sept. 10, 1995: Won two Emmys for her HBO special Barbra Streisand the Concert — outstanding individual performance in a variety or music program and outstanding variety, music or comedy special. She shared the latter award with her co-producers Martin Erlichman, Dwight Hemion and Gary Smith.
1998: “People” was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. It was her first of four inductions, followed by the Funny Girl Broadway cast album (2004), The Barbra Streisand Album (2006) and “The Way We Were” (2008).
Feb. 22, 2001: Received the AFI Life Achievement Award. Streisand was the fifth woman to receive the award, following Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Barbara Stanwyck and Elizabeth Taylor.
Nov. 4, 2001: Sang “You’ll Never Walk Alone” in a surprise appearance at the close of the Emmy Awards, to honor the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks less than two months earlier. She also won her fourth Emmy (outstanding individual performance in a variety or music program) for her Fox special Barbra Streisand: Timeless. Streisand has won more Grammys than Emmys (eight to four), but has a longer span of wins at the Emmys (36 years, vs. 23 years at the Grammys).
Dec. 6, 2008: Received the Kennedy Center Honors. Queen Latifah, Beyoncé, Ne-Yo, Kelli O’Hara and Nathan Gunn sang songs associated with her in tribute. Streisand has received two other top American honors. In 2000, President Clinton presented her with the National Medal of Arts, the highest honor given for achievement in the arts. In 2015, President Obama presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the U.S.’ highest civilian award.
Feb. 11, 2011: Received the MusiCares person of the year award. She had received a Grammy Legend Award from the Recording Academy in 1992 and a lifetime achievement award in 1995. Aretha Franklin is the only other female artist to receive all three of these honors. Two nights later, Streisand sang “Evergreen” on the Grammys – her first solo performance on that show.
March 29, 2017: Her album People was inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. The album topped the Billboard 200 for five weeks in October and November 1964. It was her first of 11 No. 1 albums.