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Academy of Country Music® Announces New Submissions Process, Category Name Changes & Voting Timeline for 2019 Awards

December 31, 2018 Deadline to Apply for New Memberships & Renew Memberships

For Voting Eligibility for the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards™ in 2019

Encino, CA (October 17, 2018) – The Academy of Country Music® announced today a new submissions process, category name changes, and the ballot timeline for professional membership voting for the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards™ which synchronizes voting of all Awards categories, including Industry Awards, Studio Recording Awards, Radio Awards and Video of the Year. The 54th Academy of Country Music Awards™, Country Music’s Party of the Year® will broadcast LIVE from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 8:00 PM ET/delayed PT on CBS.

The new submission process will allow Academy members to engage in the ACM awards process to present all eligible recordings and artists for consideration to the voting membership. The change aligns the following six categories with the submission process already in place for the Radio Awards, Video of the Year and Industry Awards categories:

Album of the Year

New Female Artist of the Year (formerly New Female Vocalist of the Year)

New Male Artist of the Year (formerly New Male Vocalist of the Year)

New Duo or Group of the Year (formerly New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year)

Music Event of the Year (formerly Vocal Event of the Year)

Single of the Year (formerly Single Record of The Year)

Remaining Awards categories – including Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year (formerly Female Vocalist of the Year), Male Artist of the Year (formerly Male Vocalist of the Year), Duo of the Year (formerly Vocal Duo of the Year), and Group of the Year (formerly Vocal Group of the Year) – will continue to be determined via write-in from the professional membership.

The ACM Board voted to update ten category names (full list below); the updated name changes do not impact criteria for any of the Awards.

The submissions eligibility period for the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards is January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. Key dates for Academy professional members for the 2019 ACM Awards cycle are as follows:

• New Membership/Membership Renewals Opens: October 29, 2018
• Submissions Period Opens: December 3, 2018
• DEADLINE for New Membership/Renewals Closing: December 31, 2018
• Submissions Period Closes: January 4, 2019
• First Round Voting: January 18, 2019 – January 24, 2019
• Second Round Voting: February 4, 2019 – February 11, 2019
• Final Round Voting: March 11, 2019 – March 19, 2019

New membership applications and existing membership renewals open on Monday, October 29, 2018 at 9:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM CT with a deadline to apply by Monday, December 31, 2018 at 5:00 PM PT / 7:00 PM CT for members to be eligible to vote during the 2019 Awards cycle. To apply online for a membership with the Academy of Country Music, please visit the ACM Membership platform at: acm.dmds.com.

For more information on the ACM Awards and all ACM events, visit www.ACMcountry.com. You can like Academy of Country Music on Facebook or follow on Twitter at @ACMawards and Instagram @ACMAwards for more immediate updates. Tickets for the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards are available at www.axs.com.

Courtesy of ACM

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