Academy of Country Music Award for New Male Artist of the Year

Academy of Country Music Award for New Male Artist of the Year
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Country Music
First awarded1966
Currently held byZach Bryan (58th)

The Academy of Country Music Award for New Male Artist of the Year is one of the new artist categories presented at the Academy of Country Music Awards. This award was first awarded in 1966 to Merle Haggard, when this award was known as the Most Promising Male Vocalist.[1]

From 1966 to 1977, this award was known as the Most Promising Male Vocalist.

From 1978 to 2008, the award was known as the Top New Male Vocalist.

And from 2016 to now, this award is now known as the New Male Artist of the Year.

This award is given to the new male artist who has gained initial fame or significantly greater recognition during the promotion of a debut or sophomore album within the eligibility period. The artist must have released a single that reached the Top 40 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs or the Mediabase Country charts. Any albums self-released through an independent label the artist owns and operates may not be counted as a debut or sophomore album, unless it produces a Top 40 single reported by Billboard’s Hot Country Songs or Mediabase Country charts.[2]

Winners and nominees

In the following tables, the years correspond to the date of the ceremony. Artists are eligible based on their work of the previous calendar year. Entries with a blue ribbon next to the artist's name have won the award; those with a white background are the nominees on the short-list.[3]

There was no winner for this award in 2004, 2005, and from 2009-2015. For the award was changed into the Top New Artist of the Year award.

2020s

Year Winner Nominees
2024 Blue ribbon TBA
  • Ernest
  • Kameron Marlowe
  • Dylan Scott
  • Conner Smith
  • Nate Smith
2023 Blue ribbon Zach Bryan
  • Jackson Dean
  • Ernest
  • Dylan Scott
  • Nate Smith
  • Bailey Zimmerman
2022 Blue ribbon Parker McCollum
  • HARDY
  • Walker Hayes
  • Ryan Hurd
  • Elvie Shane
2021 Blue ribbon Jimmie Allen
2020 Blue ribbon Riley Green

2010s

Year Winner Nominees
2019 Blue ribbon Luke Combs
2018 Blue ribbon Brett Young
2017 Blue ribbon Jon Pardi
2016 Blue ribbon Chris Stapleton

2000s

Year Winner Nominees
2008 Blue ribbon Jack Ingram
2007 Blue ribbon Rodney Atkins
2006 Blue ribbon Jason Aldean
2003 Blue ribbon Joe Nichols
2002 Blue ribbon Phil Vassar
2001 Blue ribbon Keith Urban
2000 Blue ribbon Brad Paisley

1990s

Year Winner Nominees
1999 Blue ribbon Mark Wills
1998 Blue ribbon Kenny Chesney
1997 Blue ribbon Trace Adkins
1996 Blue ribbon Bryan White
1995 Blue ribbon Tim McGraw
  • David Ball
  • John Berry
1994 Blue ribbon John Michael Montgomery
1993 Blue ribbon Tracy Lawrence
1992 Blue ribbon Billy Dean
1991 Blue ribbon Alan Jackson
1990 Blue ribbon Clint Black

1980s

Year Winner Nominees
1989 Blue ribbon Rodney Crowell
1988 Blue ribbon Ricky Van Shelton
1987 Blue ribbon Dwight Yoakam
1986 Blue ribbon Randy Travis
1985 Blue ribbon Vince Gill
1984 Blue ribbon Jim Glaser
1983 Blue ribbon Michael Martin Murphy
1982 Blue ribbon Ricky Skaggs
1981 Blue ribbon Johnny Lee
1980 Blue ribbon R.C. Bannon

1970s

Year Winner Nominees
1979 Blue ribbon John Conlee
1978 Blue ribbon Eddie Rabbitt
1977 Blue ribbon Moe Bandy
1976 Blue ribbon Freddy Fender
1975 Blue ribbon Mickey Gilley
1974 Blue ribbon Dorsey Burnette
1973 Blue ribbon Johnny Rodriguez
1972 Blue ribbon Tony Booth
1971 Blue ribbon Buddy Alan
1970 Blue ribbon Freddy Weller

1960s

Year Winner Nominees
1969 Blue ribbon Ray Sanders
  • Cliff Crofford
  • Glen Garrison
  • Norm Forrest
  • Eddie Fukano
1968 Blue ribbon Jerry Inman
1967 Blue ribbon Billy Mize
1966 Blue ribbon Merle Haggard

References

  1. ^ The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (January 4, 2012). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-19-992083-9.
  2. ^ "58th ACM Awards & Voting Criteria and Policy". ACM Country. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Winners database". ACM Country. Retrieved December 18, 2022.