2014 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2014.

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Events

• January 15 – Trace Adkins enters alcohol rehabilitation after an alleged altercation with a celebrity impersonator on a cruise ship. ^[1]
• January 22 – The first episode of Jills veranda airs over SVT 1. ^[2]
• February 18 – Florida Georgia Line cancels an appearance at a Country Radio Broadcasters seminar after member Tyler Hubbard injures his back in a dirt bike accident. ^[3]
• March 31 – Blake Shelton's "Doin' What She Likes" becomes his 11th consecutive number one hit on the Country Airplay chart, breaking the record set by Brad Paisley between 2005 and 2009 for the most consecutive number one singles since the charts began using Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems in 1990. ^[4] In July, Shelton sets the new Nielsen BDS-era record with his 12th-straight No. 1 song, "My Eyes" on the Country Airplay chart.
• April – Glen Campbell is moved to an Alzheimer's disease care facility. ^[5]
• April 10 – Linda Ronstadt is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Brooklyn. ^[6] Due to illness, Ronstadt was unable to attend. ^[6] Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris, Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt, and Carrie Underwood pay tribute to Ronstadt during the ceremony. ^[6]
• May – Nash FM adds a spinoff brand to country radio stations, called Nash Icon brand. The format mixes in current hits with songs from the 1980s onward. Some Nash Icon stations will add classic country programming (hits from the 1940s through early 1990s) either as a daily block or as part of weekend programming.
• May 5 – Scotty McCreery's apartment is invaded by three suspects. ^[7] No one is injured. ^[7]
• May 8 – After six years in business, the Bigger Picture Music Group record label closes. ^[8]
• June 7 – George Strait plays his final concert to about 105,000 people at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. ^[9] The show sets the record for the largest indoor concert in North American history. ^[9]
• July 10 – Garth Brooks announces plans for new music with RCA Nashville and a world tour. ^[10]
• June 25 – Joey Martin Feek, one-half of Joey + Rory, is diagnosed with cervical cancer which is successfully removed. ^[11]
• July 10 – Songwriter Dallas Davidson is charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct at a Nashville bar. ^[12]
• September 1 – Carrie Underwood announced she is expecting her first child in early 2015. ^[13]
• September 12 – Lynn Anderson is arrested and charged with a DUI in Nashville, Tennessee. It is her third offense since 2004. ^[14]
• October 27 – Taylor Swift releases her first officially pop album, 1989 , marking her departure from country music.
• November 20 – Ty Herndon comes out as a homosexual in an interview with People . He is the second major country artist to do so, following Chely Wright in 2010. ^[15] Later in the same day, Billy Gilman also comes out. ^[16]
• December 4 – Brooks & Dunn announce that they will reunite for a series of shows in Las Vegas, Nevada, with Reba McEntire starting in mid-2015. ^[17]
• December 22 – The Mavericks announce that they had fired bassist Robert Reynolds in October after a long struggle with his addiction to opiate. ^[18]
• No date - Dick Feller, writer of "Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)" and "East Bound and Down", comes out as a transgender woman and changes her name to Deena Kaye Rose. She also writes an autobiography about her transition. ^[19]

Top hits of the year

The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay or Canada Country charts in 2014:

See also: List of number-one country singles of 2014 (U.S.) and List of number-one country singles of 2014 (Canada)

Singles released by American artists

Songs	Airplay	Canada	Single	Artist	References
19	—	—	17 Again	Brantley Gilbert
7	11	23	19 You + Me	Dan + Shay
24	17	40	All Alright	Zac Brown Band
2	1	1	American Kids	Kenny Chesney
4	3	1	Automatic	Miranda Lambert
4	1	1	Bartender	Lady Antebellum
1	1	1	Beachin'	Jake Owen
6	1	2	Beat of the Music	Brett Eldredge
1	1	3	Bottoms Up	Brantley Gilbert
15	—	—	Bumpin' the Night	Florida Georgia Line
1	1	2	Burnin' It Down	Jason Aldean
20	10	6	Chainsaw	The Band Perry
1	2	5	Chillin' It	Cole Swindell
11	4	16	Close Your Eyes	Parmalee
20	20	19	Cold One	Eric Church
6	1	2	Compass	Lady Antebellum
4	8	5	Cop Car	Keith Urban
4	2	1	Day Drinking	Little Big Town
1	1	1	Dirt	Florida Georgia Line
3	1	1	Doin' What She Likes	Blake Shelton
9	2	1	Don't Let Me Be Lonely	The Band Perry
1	1	1	Drink a Beer	Luke Bryan
4	1	1	Drink to That All Night	Jerrod Niemann
3	1	2	Drunk on a Plane	Dierks Bentley
19	15	33	Dust	Eli Young Band
15	4	11	Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinking About	Thompson Square
16	10	46	Feelin' It	Scotty McCreery
10	43	42	Follow Your Arrow	Kacey Musgraves
6	2	8	Friday Night	Eric Paslay
4	1	6	Get Me Some of That	Thomas Rhett
3	1	5	Girl in a Country Song	Maddie & Tae
4	1	1	Give Me Back My Hometown	Eric Church
9	2	3	Goodnight Kiss	Randy Houser
16	12	46	The Heart of Dixie	Danielle Bradbery
8	1	8	Helluva Life	Frankie Ballard
7	1	6	Hope You Get Lonely Tonight	Cole Swindell
5	1	3	I Don't Dance	Lee Brice
23	17	39	I Got a Car	George Strait
3	1	2	I Hold On	Dierks Bentley
15	—	—	I Walk the Line	Craig Wayne Boyd
4	19	30	Invisible	Hunter Hayes
15	9	29	Keep Them Kisses Comin'	Craig Campbell
21	13	47	Later On	The Swon Brothers
1	1	1	Leave the Night On	Sam Hunt
7	1	4	Lettin' the Night Roll	Justin Moore
13	7	23	Look at You	Big & Rich
18	15	30	Lookin' for That Girl	Tim McGraw
7	2	1	Meanwhile Back at Mama's	Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill
24	19	38	The Mona Lisa	Brad Paisley
18	—	—	My Baby's Guns N' Roses	Brantley Gilbert
4	1	1	My Eyes	Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Sebastian
3	1	1	Neon Light	Blake Shelton
7	—	—	The Old Rugged Cross	Craig Wayne Boyd
25	19	10	People Loving People	Garth Brooks
1	1	1	Play It Again	Luke Bryan
5	5	29	Ready Set Roll	Chase Rice
4	3	6	Rewind	Rascal Flatts
12	2	2	River Bank	Brad Paisley
5	1	1	Roller Coaster	Luke Bryan
10	8	34	See You Tonight	Scotty McCreery
1	1	1	Shotgun Rider	Tim McGraw
19	17	33	Slow Me Down	Sara Evans
13	8	24	Small Town Throwdown	Brantley Gilbert featuring Justin Moore and Thomas Rhett
1	7	6	Somethin' Bad	Miranda Lambert duet with Carrie Underwood
3	1	4	Somewhere in My Car	Keith Urban
18	12	25	Song About a Girl	Eric Paslay
1	1	1	Stay	Florida Georgia Line
5	1	4	Sunshine & Whiskey	Frankie Ballard
6	1	2	Sweet Annie	Zac Brown Band
17	53	—	Sweet Little Somethin'	Jason Aldean
1	2	2	This Is How We Roll	Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan
18	—	—	Two Night Town	Jason Aldean
10	11	46	Up All Night	Jon Pardi
20	14	40	Wake Up Lovin' You	Craig Morgan
5	10	26	Wasting All These Tears	Cassadee Pope
12	1	17	We Are Tonight	Billy Currington
2	1	4	Whatever She's Got	David Nail
2	1	1	When She Says Baby	Jason Aldean
4	1	4	Where It's At	Dustin Lynch
11	3	10	Whiskey in My Water	Tyler Farr
8	2	6	Who I Am with You	Chris Young
7	1	1	Yeah	Joe Nichols

Singles released by Canadian artists

Songs	Airplay	Canada	Single	Artist	References
—	—	3	3-2-1	Brett Kissel	[20]
—	—	7	Another Man's Gold	Dean Brody	[21]
—	—	11	Cheap Wine and Cigarettes	Jess Moskaluke	[22]
—	—	8	County Line	High Valley	[23]
—	—	13	Crazy Enough	Bobby Wills	[24]
—	—	9	Crop Circles	Dean Brody	[21]
—	—	10	Fallin' Over You	Chad Brownlee	[25]
—	—	18	Feels Like That	Jason Blaine	[26]
—	—	10	Forever Summer	Paul Brandt	[27]
—	—	12	Friends of Mine	Jason Blaine	[26]
—	—	9	Get a Bed	Paul Brandt	[27]
—	—	12	Get On Down the Road	The Road Hammers	[28]
—	—	6	A Girl Like You	Dallas Smith	[29]
—	—	10	Gone Enough	Kira Isabella	[30]
—	—	17	Good Lovin'	Jess Moskaluke	[22]
—	—	14	Got a Feeling	Tim Hicks	[31]
—	—	10	Here Comes the Thunder	Tim Hicks	[31]
—	—	17	If You Ask Me To	MacKenzie Porter	[32]
—	—	11	Just Because	Chad Brownlee	[25]
—	—	13	Mountain Man	Dean Brody	[21]
—	—	16	Mud	The Road Hammers	[28]
—	—	14	Never Didn't Love You	Bobby Wills	[24]
—	—	19	Now I Do	Tebey	[33]
—	—	20	Our Soundtrack	Wes Mack	[34]
—	—	17	Pass It Around	Deric Ruttan	[35]
—	—	10	Quarterback	Kira Isabella	[30]
—	—	7	Raise Your Glass	Brett Kissel	[20]
—	—	10	Rescue You	High Valley	[23]
—	—	5	Slow Rollin'	Dallas Smith	[29]
—	—	20	Some Songs	Terri Clark	[36]
—	—	12	That's How I Like It	Doc Walker	[37]
—	—	5	Tippin' Point	Dallas Smith	[29]
—	—	9	Tough People Do	Brett Kissel	[20]
—	46	14	Trippin' On Us	Lindsay Ell	[38]
—	—	10	Unreal	Gord Bamford	[39]
—	—	13	Used	Jess Moskaluke	[22]
—	—	5	Wake Me Up	Tebey	[33]
—	—	8	Where a Farm Used to Be	Gord Bamford	[39]

Top new album releases

The following albums placed on the Top Country Albums charts in 2014:

See also: List of number-one country albums of 2014 (U.S.)

US	Album	Artist	Record Label	Release Date	Reference
2	747	Lady Antebellum	Capitol Nashville	September 30
1	10,000 Towns	Eli Young Band	Republic Nashville	March 4
6	Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites	Alabama	Cracker Barrel	September 8
1	Anything Goes	Florida Georgia Line	Republic Nashville	October 14
1	Band of Brothers	Willie Nelson	Legacy	June 17
1	The Big Revival	Kenny Chesney	Blue Chair/Columbia	September 23
2	Blue Smoke	Dolly Parton	Dolly/Sony Masterworks	May 13
1	Bringing Back the Sunshine	Blake Shelton	Warner Bros. Nashville	September 30
8	Christmas with Nashville	Various Artists	Big Machine	November 4
2	Cole Swindell	Cole Swindell	Warner Bros. Nashville	February 18
5	Comin' Home (EP)	Jessie James Decker	19 Recordings	April 18
7	Cowboy Like Me	Cody Johnson	Cody Johnson	January 14
2	The Cowboy Rides Away: Live from AT&T Stadium	George Strait	MCA Nashville	September 16
8	Crazy Life	Home Free	Columbia Nashville	January 14
8	Down Home Sessions (EP)	Cole Swindell	Warner Bros. Nashville	November 17
10	Early Morning Shakes	Whiskey Myers	Wiggy Thump	February 4
4	Eric Paslay	Eric Paslay	EMI Nashville	February 4
1	Everlasting	Martina McBride	Kobalt	April 8
8	Gravity	Big & Rich	Big & Rich	September 23
1	Greatest Hits: Decade #1	Carrie Underwood	Arista Nashville	December 9
3	Greatest Hits So Far...	Zac Brown Band	Atlantic/Southern Ground	November 10
3	High Noon	Jerrod Niemann	Sea Gayle/Arista Nashville	March 25
3	Home for the Holidays	Darius Rucker	Capitol Nashville	October 27
9	How Country Are Ya?	Kevin Fowler	Kevin Fowler	March 4
1	I Don't Dance	Lee Brice	Curb	September 9
3	I'm a Fire	David Nail	MCA Nashville	March 4
1	Ignite the Night	Chase Rice	Dack Janiels/Columbia	August 19
1	Just as I Am	Brantley Gilbert	Valory Music Group	May 20
6	Kuntry Livin'	Big Smo	Elektra Nashville	June 3
1	Man Against Machine	Garth Brooks	RCA Nashville	November 11
8	Metamodern Sounds in Country Music	Sturgill Simpson	High Top Mountain	May 13
1	Montevallo	Sam Hunt	MCA Nashville	October 27
1	Moonshine in the Trunk	Brad Paisley	Arista Nashville	August 26
8	Mud Digger 5	Various Artists	Average Joes	May 20
4	The Music of Nashville: Season 2, Volume 2	Various Artists	Big Machine	May 6
10	The Music of Nashville: Season 3, Volume 1	Various Artists	Big Machine	December 9
2	Nashville: On the Record	Various Artists	Big Machine	April 22
2	Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Mötley Crüe	Various Artists	Big Machine	August 19
9	Now That's What I Call Country Ballads 2	Various Artists	Universal	January 21
3	Now That's What I Call Country Volume 7	Various Artists	Universal	June 3
5	Official 2014 ACM Awards ZinePak	Various Artists	ZinePak LLC/Walmart	March 18
1	Old Boots, New Dirt	Jason Aldean	Broken Bow	October 7
1	Out Among the Stars	Johnny Cash	Columbia/Legacy	March 25
1	The Outsiders	Eric Church	EMI Nashville	February 11
3	Pain Killer	Little Big Town	Capitol Nashville	October 21
1	Platinum	Miranda Lambert	RCA Nashville	June 3
7	PrizeFighter: Hit After Hit	Trisha Yearwood	RCA Nashville	November 17
4	Remedy	Old Crow Medicine Show	ATO	July 1
1	Rewind	Rascal Flatts	Big Machine	May 13
4	Rhythm and Whiskey	Frank Foster	Lone Chief	September 2
1	Riser	Dierks Bentley	Capitol Nashville	February 25
2	The River & the Thread	Rosanne Cash	Blue Note	January 14
4	Road Between	Lucy Hale	DMG Nashville	June 3
2	Slow Me Down	Sara Evans	RCA Nashville	March 11
7	Southbound	The Doobie Brothers	Arista Nashville	November 4
1	Spring Break 6...Like We Ain't Ever	Luke Bryan	Capitol Nashville	March 11
1	Storyline	Hunter Hayes	Atlantic Nashville	May 6
1	Sundown Heaven Town	Tim McGraw	Big Machine	September 16
5	Sunshine & Whiskey	Frankie Ballard	Warner Bros. Nashville	February 11
6	The Swon Brothers	The Swon Brothers	Arista Nashville	October 14
2	Thanks for Listening	Colt Ford	Average Joes	July 1
1	That Girl	Jennifer Nettles	Mercury Nashville	January 14
7	Turn It Up	Josh Thompson	Show Dog-Universal Music	April 1
9	Wade Bowen	Wade Bowen	Amp	October 28
1	Where It All Began	Dan + Shay	Warner Bros. Nashville	April 1
2	Where It's At	Dustin Lynch	Broken Bow	September 9
3	Write You a Song	Jon Pardi	Capitol Nashville	January 14
5	X2C (EP)	Sam Hunt	MCA Nashville	August 12

Other top albums

US	Album	Artist	Record Label	Release Date	Reference
12	4 Album Collection	Eric Church	EMI Nashville	February 11
43	10 Great Songs: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection	Trace Adkins	Universal	April 1
43	10 Great Songs: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection	Kenny Rogers	Universal	April 1
20	21 Country Hits	Various Artists	Legacy	August 12
29	Alabama & Friends: At the Ryman	Alabama	Eagle Rock	September 30
45	All About That Life (EP)	Brian Davis	Twangville	October 30
44	All of My Memories: The John Denver Collection	John Denver	Legacy	November 4
19	Amazing Grace: 14 Treasured Hymns	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Gaither Music Group	July 22
29	American Middle Class	Angaleena Presley	Slate Creek	October 14
39	American Young (EP)	American Young	Curb	June 24
21	At Christmas	Sara Evans	RCA Nashville	November 17
17	Aviator	Stoney LaRue	eOne Entertainment	October 28
34	Bad Reputation	Mike Ryan	Rock & Soul	August 19
22	Beauty Is... The Final Sessions	Ray Price	AmeriMonte	April 15
11	The Best of Me Soundtrack	Various Artists	EMI Nashville	October 7
11	Bring Up the Sun	Sundy Best	eOne Entertainment	March 4
44	Brothers of the Southland	Blackhawk	Loud & Proud	July 8
23	Brothers Osborne (EP)	Brothers Osborne	EMI Nashville	September 9
22	Calicountry	Moonshine Bandits	Average Joes	February 4
40	Carter Girl	Carlene Carter	Rounder	April 8
43	The Christmas Song (EP)	Jamey Johnson	Big Gassed	November 19
44	Country Christmas	Various Artists	UMe
13	Country Classics: A Tapestry of Our Musical Heritage	Joey + Rory	Gaither Music Group	October 27
50	Dance Like You Don't Give A...	LeAnn Rimes	Curb	August 5
45	Daylight/Dark	Jason Eady	Old Guitar	January 21
26	December Day	Willie Nelson	Legacy	December 2
34	The Dirty River Boys	The Dirty River Boys	DRB Music	October 14
37	Do You Know Me: A Tribute to George Jones	Sammy Kershaw	12 Street	July 22
23	Don't Wait Up (For George) (EP)	Shooter Jennings	Black Country Rock	August 5
50	Dylan Scott (EP)	Dylan Scott	Curb	February 11
20	Even the River Runs	Joel Crouse	Show Dog-Universal Music	August 19
31	Fish Grease	Danny Boone	Average Joes	June 10
12	Full of Cheer	Home Free	Columbia Nashville	October 27
43	The Garden Spot Programs, 1950	Hank Williams	Omnivore	May 20
49	Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me (EP)	Various Artists	Big Machine	September 30
25	Going Down to the River	Doug Seegers	Rounder	October 7
43	Golden/Own the Night/Need You Now/Lady Antebellum	Lady Antebellum	Capitol Nashville	September 30
17	The Grind	Lenny Cooper	Average Joes	August 26
17	Hearts from Above	Micky & the Motorcars	Micky & the Motorcars	August 5
11	Homemade Tamales – Live at Floore's	Randy Rogers Band	Room 8	April 15
39	Hymns: 17 Timeless Songs of Faith	Randy Travis	Word/Curb	June 3
38	Icon	Reba McEntire	MCA Nashville	August 5
26	Influence, Vol. 2: The Man I Am	Randy Travis	Warner Bros. Nashville	August 19
11	iTunes Session (EP)	Florida Georgia Line	Republic Nashville	January 14
30	Jones County	Demun Jones	Average Joes	June 10
24	The Journey (EP)	Jamie Lynn Spears	Sweet Jamie Music	May 27
40	Kelsea Ballerini (EP)	Kelsea Ballerini	Black River	November 24
23	Laughter's Good	Rodney Carrington	Laughter's Good	October 28
17	Leave a Scar, Live: North Carolina	Blackberry Smoke	3 Legged	July 8
47	Let Her Go (EP)	Glen Templeton	Black River	July 29
38	Let It Go	Infamous Stringdusters	High Country	April 1
39	Lifted (EP)	Dallas Smith	Republic Nashville	November 25
19	Long in the Tooth	Billy Joe Shaver	Lightning Rod	August 5
23	Look Again to the Wind: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited	Various Artists	Sony Masterworks	August 19
19	Love Story	Tim McGraw	Curb	February 4
28	Maddie & Tae (EP)	Maddie & Tae	Dot	November 4
49	Made on McCosh Mill Road	Bubba Sparxxx	eOne Entertainment	June 24
37	Maysville in the Meantime	Corey Smith	Undertone	December 2
19	Me	Jo Dee Messina	Dreambound	March 18
48	My Heroes Have Always Been Country	Gene Watson	Fourteen Carat	June 10
14	Nashville Christmas	Various Artists	Warner Bros. Nashville
41	Nashville: The Nashville Cast featuring Clare Bowen	Clare Bowen	Big Machine	April 22
20	Nothing in Particular	The Lacs	Backroad	October 28
33	Old Dominion (EP)	Old Dominion	ReeSmack	October 7
20	One Christmas: Chapter One	LeAnn Rimes	Iconic Entertainment	October 27
36	Only Me	Rhonda Vincent	Upper Management	January 28
40	Our Year	Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis	Premium	May 27
32	Outnumber Hunger: Help Feed Local Families Now (EP)	Various Artists	Big Machine	May 20
38	Playlist: The Very Best Country Hits	Various Artists	Legacy	September 23
20	Provoked	Sunny Sweeney	Aunt Daddy	August 5
18	Put Your Needle Down	The Secret Sisters	Republic Nashville	April 15
37	Ramblin' Man	Hank Williams III	Curb	April 1
49	Rebels on the Run (EP)	Moonshine Bandits	Backroad	September 30
19	Reflections	Don Williams	Sugar Hill	March 11
40	Rewind (EP)	Rascal Flatts	Big Machine	March 4
50	Right Where I Belong	Clayton Anderson	No Hassle Love Castle	February 18
20	Road Show	Roger Creager	Fun All Wrong	July 22
27	Rock & Roll Time	Jerry Lee Lewis	Vanguard	October 27
22	Salvation City	Sundy Best	eOne Entertainment	December 2
30	Sarah Davidson (EP)	Sarah Davidson	Suretone	March 25
24	Saturday Night / Sunday Morning	Marty Stuart	Superlatone	September 30
35	Simple Life (EP)	Megan and Liz	Hidden Cow	June 3
44	The Sound of Today: Country!	Various Artists	Sony Music
22	Tailgate Music	Jawga Boyz & Dez	D. Thrash	October 21
25	Tarpaper Sky	Rodney Crowell	New West	April 15
31	Tippin' Point (EP)	Dallas Smith	Republic Nashville	March 4
12	Tuesday Night (EP)	Josh Abbott Band	Atlantic Nashville	September 23
36	The Voice: The Complete Season 6 Collection	Jake Worthington	Republic Nashville	May 20
35	The Voice: The Complete Season 7 Collection	Craig Wayne Boyd	Republic Nashville	December 16
18	The Way I'm Livin'	Lee Ann Womack	Sugar Hill	September 23
16	Working Man's Poet: A Tribute to Merle Haggard	Various Artists	Broken Bow	April 1

Deaths

• January 3 – Phil Everly, 74, one-half of The Everly Brothers (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) ^[40]
• January 19 – Steven Fromholz, 68, 2007 Poet Laureate of Texas (hunting accident) ^[41]
• February 23 – Penny DeHaven, 65, best known for her 1970 hit "Land Mark Tavern" (cancer) ^[42]
• February 26 – Tim Wilson, 52, comedian and singer frequently heard on The Bob & Tom Show (heart attack) ^[43]
• April 3 – Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, 93, guitarist and banjoist best known for "Guitar Boogie" and "Dueling Banjos" ^[44]
• April 11 – Jesse Winchester, 69, Canadian country-folk singer-songwriter (cancer) ^[45]
• April 19 – Kevin Sharp, 43, country singer from the 1990s, best known for "Nobody Knows" (stomach and digestive issues) ^[46]
• April 22 – Mundo Earwood, 61, country singer from the 1970s and 1980s (pancreatic cancer) ^[47]
• June 21 – Jimmy C. Newman, 86, country singer best known for his Cajun styled country music (cancer) ^[48]
• September 17 – George Hamilton IV, 77, Grand Ole Opry star (heart attack) ^[49]
• September 24 – Priscilla Mitchell, 73, singer and wife of Jerry Reed.
• October 18 – Paul Craft, 76, writer of hits for Bobby Bare, Mark Chesnutt, and others ^[50]
• December 4 – Bob Montgomery, 77, songwriter, producer and music publisher (Parkinson's disease) ^[51]
• December 11 – Dawn Sears, 53, backing vocalist for Vince Gill and member of The Time Jumpers (lung cancer) ^[52]

Hall of Fame Inductees

Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Neil Rosenberg
• The Seldom Scene

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Hank Cochran (1935–2010)
• Mac Wiseman (born 1925)
• Ronnie Milsap (born 1943)

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Wendell Ferguson
• Ron Sakamoto

Major awards

American Country Countdown Awards

(presented December 15 in Nashville)

• Artist of the Year – Jason Aldean
• Male Vocalist of the Year – Luke Bryan
• Female Vocalist of the Year – Miranda Lambert
• Group/Duo of the Year – Florida Georgia Line
• Song of the Year – "Beat of the Music", Brett Eldredge
• Collaboration of the Year – "This Is How We Roll", Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan
• Album of the Year – The Outsiders , Eric Church
• Digital Song of the Year – "This Is How We Roll", Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan
• Breakthrough Artist of the Year – Kip Moore

Academy of Country Music

(presented April 19, 2015 in Dallas)

• Entertainer of the Year – Luke Bryan
• Top Male Vocalist – Jason Aldean
• Top Female Vocalist – Miranda Lambert
• Top Vocal Group – Little Big Town
• Top Vocal Duo – Florida Georgia Line
• Top New Artist – Cole Swindell
• Album of the Year – Platinum , Miranda Lambert
• Single Record of the Year – "I Don't Dance", Lee Brice
• Song of the Year – "Automatic", Miranda Lambert
• Video of the Year – "Drunk on a Plane", Dierks Bentley
• Vocal Event of the Year – "This Is How We Roll", Florida Georgia Line feat. Luke Bryan

ACM Honors

• Career Achievement Award – Toby Keith
• Career Achievement Award – Ronnie Milsap
• Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award – Bob Beckham
• Crystal Milestone Award – Merle Haggard
• Gene Weed Special Achievement Award – Carrie Underwood
• Jim Reeves International Award – Rascal Flatts
• Jim Reeves International Award – Steve Buchanan
• Mae Boren Axton Award – Paul Moore
• Poet's Award – Kris Kristofferson
• Poet's Award – Dean Dillon
• Poet's Award – Buck Owens
• Poet's Award – Cowboy Jack Clement
• Songwriter of the Year – Shane McAnally

Americana Music Honors & Awards

• Album of the Year – Southeastern (Jason Isbell)
• Artist of the Year – Jason Isbell
• Duo/Group of the Year – The Milk Carton Kids
• Song of the Year – "Cover Me Up" (Jason Isbell)
• Emerging Artist of the Year – Sturgill Simpson
• Instrumentalist of the Year – Buddy Miller
• Spirit of Americana/Free Speech Award – Jackson Browne
• Lifetime Achievement: Songwriting – Loretta Lynn
• Lifetime Achievement: Performance – Taj Mahal
• Lifetime Achievement: Instrumentalist – Flaco Jiménez

American Music Awards

(presented November 23 in Los Angeles)

• Favorite Country Male Artist – Luke Bryan
• Favorite Country Female Artist – Carrie Underwood
• Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Florida Georgia Line
• Favorite Country Album – Just as I Am , Brantley Gilbert

ARIA Awards

(presented in Sydney on November 26, 2014)

• Best Country Album – Bittersweet (Kasey Chambers)
• ARIA Hall of Fame – Molly Meldrum

Canadian Country Music Association

(presented September 7 in Edmonton)

• Fans' Choice Award – Johnny Reid
• Male Artist of the Year – Gord Bamford
• Female Artist of the Year – Jess Moskaluke
• Group or Duo of the Year – Small Town Pistols
• Songwriter(s) of the Year – "Mine Would Be You", written by Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington and Deric Ruttan
• Single of the Year – "When Your Lips Are So Close", Gord Bamford
• Album of the Year – Crop Circles , Dean Brody
• Top Selling Album – Here's to the Good Times , Florida Georgia Line
• Top Selling Canadian Album – A Christmas Gift to You , Johnny Reid
• CMT Video of the Year – "3-2-1", Brett Kissel
• Rising Star Award – Tim Hicks
• Roots Artist or Group of the Year – Lindi Ortega
• Interactive Artist of the Year – Brett Kissel

Country Music Association

(presented November 5 in Nashville)

• Single of the Year – "Automatic", Miranda Lambert
• Song of the Year – "Follow Your Arrow", Kacey Musgraves, Shane McAnally and Brandy Clark
• Vocal Group of the Year – Little Big Town
• New Artist of the Year – Brett Eldredge
• Album of the Year – Platinum , Miranda Lambert
• Musician of the Year – Mac McAnally
• Vocal Duo of the Year – Florida Georgia Line
• Music Video of the Year – "Drunk on a Plane", Dierks Bentley
• Male Vocalist of the Year – Blake Shelton
• Female Vocalist of the Year – Miranda Lambert
• Musical Event of the Year – "We Were Us", Keith Urban with Miranda Lambert
• Entertainer of the Year – Luke Bryan

CMT Music Awards

(presented June 4 in Nashville)

• Video of the Year – "See You Again", Carrie Underwood
• Male Video of the Year – "Doin' What She Likes", Blake Shelton
• Female Video of the Year – "Automatic", Miranda Lambert
• Group Video of the Year – "Done", The Band Perry
• Duo Video of the Year – "Round Here", Florida Georgia Line
• Breakthrough Video of the Year – "Wasting All These Tears", Cassadee Pope
• Collaborative Video of the Year – "This Is How We Roll", Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan
• Performance of the Year – "Oh No/All Night Long (All Night)", Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie from 2013 CMT Artists of the Year
• CMT Impact Award – Alan Jackson

CMT Artists of the Year
(presented December 2 in Nashville)

• Jason Aldean
• Luke Bryan
• Florida Georgia Line
• Miranda Lambert
• Keith Urban

Grammy Awards

(presented February 8, 2015 in Los Angeles)

• Best Country Solo Performance – "Something in the Water" (Carrie Underwood)
• Best Country Duo/Group Performance – "Gentle on My Mind" (The Band Perry)
• Best Country Song – "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" (Glen Campbell)
• Best Country Album – Platinum (Miranda Lambert)
• Best Bluegrass Album – The Earls of Leicester (The Earls of Leicester)
• Best Americana Album – The River and the Thread (Rosanne Cash)
• Best American Roots Performance – "A Feather's Not a Bird" (Rosanne Cash)
• Best American Roots Song – "A Feather's Not a Bird" (Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal)
• Best Roots Gospel Album – Shine for All the People (Mike Farris)

Juno Awards

(presented March 15, 2015 in Hamilton)

• Country Album of the Year – Lifted , Dallas Smith

See also

• Country Music Association
• Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame

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