2018 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2018.

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Events

• January – The critically acclaimed ABC/CMT series Nashville announces it will stop production after its sixth season which premiered on January 4, 2018. The show's last episode aired on July 26, 2018.
• January 17 – Kenny Chesney announces that he has left Sony Music Nashville after 23 years and has subsequently signed with Warner Bros. Records Nashville. ^[1]
• February 2 – Montgomery Gentry release their final album together, Here's to You, following the death of Troy Gentry in September 2017. ^[2]
• April 14 – Weeks after his impromptu performance of the Hank Williams Sr. hit song "Lovesick Blues" at his local Wal-Mart in southern Illinois had made him a viral country phenomenon, 11 year old Mason Ramsey realizes his dream of performing at the Grand Ole Opry. Five years later, a teenaged Ramsey would return to the Opry, performing the song again on the 75th anniversary of the country standard. ^[1]
• April 15 – The Academy of Country Music awards return to Las Vegas for the first time since the October 2017 Las Vegas shooting, with Reba McEntire returning as host; Carrie Underwood makes her comeback performance after months out of the public eye while recovering from injuries she suffered in a fall at home. ^[3]
• April 30 – USA Network announces Real Country, a reality competition show designed to find the next big country star and featuring Travis Tritt, Jake Owen and Shania Twain as judges. ^[4]
• June 8 – Sugarland returns with the release of their first album together since 2010, Bigger. ^[5]
• June 25 – Fox announces it will air "iHeartCountry Festival", featuring headliners Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, and more in August. ^[6]
• June 26 – Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, and Faith Hill are announced to receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019. ^[7]
• July 25 – Reba McEntire is announced as one of the recipients of the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors. ^[8]
• August 8 – Carrie Underwood announces her pregnancy with her second child. ^[9]
• September 20 – Carrie Underwood receives her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ^[10]
• November 20 – Jimmie Allen reaches number one on Country Airplay with "Best Shot", making him the first African American to send a debut single to the top of that chart. ^[11]

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 2018:

See also: List of number-one country singles of 2018 (U.S.) and List of number-one country singles of 2018 (Canada)

Singles released by American and Australian artists

Songs	Airplay	Canada	Single	Artist	References
21	11	22	"All Day Long"	Garth Brooks	[12]
6	2	2	"All on Me"	Devin Dawson	[13]
8	17	16	"Babe"	Sugarland featuring Taylor Swift	[14]
5	1	1	"Best Shot"	Jimmie Allen	[15]
5	1	2	"Blue Tacoma"	Russell Dickerson	[16]
19	18	26	"Born to Love You"	LANCO	[17]
14	16	50	"Boy"	Lee Brice	[18]
4	2	34	"Break Up in the End"	Cole Swindell	[19]
5	1	3	"Broken Halos"	Chris Stapleton	[20]
11	3	1	"Coming Home"	Keith Urban featuring Julia Michaels	[21]
5	9	8	"Cry Pretty"	Carrie Underwood	[22]
8	13	4	"Desperate Man"	Eric Church	[23]
14	15	22	"Downtown's Dead"	Sam Hunt	[24]
3	1	1	"Drowns the Whiskey"	Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert	[25]
12	7	25	"Drunk Girl"	Chris Janson	[26]
6	2	2	"Drunk Me"	Mitchell Tenpenny	[27]
9	1	16	"Everything's Gonna Be Alright"	David Lee Murphy & Kenny Chesney	[28]
4	—	—	"Famous"	Mason Ramsey	[29]
11	12	3	"Female"	Keith Urban	[21]
4	1	2	"Five More Minutes"	Scotty McCreery	[30]
7	1	6	"For the First Time"	Darius Rucker	[31]
2	1	1	"Get Along"	Kenny Chesney	[32]
17	15	43	"Get to You"	Michael Ray	[33]
15	6	10	"A Girl Like You"	Easton Corbin	[34]
8	2	4	"Hangin' On"	Chris Young	[35]
18	13	32	"Happens Like That"	Granger Smith	[36]
22	15	33	"Heart Break"	Lady Antebellum	[37]
2	1	1	"Heaven"	Kane Brown	[38]
21	13	13	"Hide the Wine"	Carly Pearce	[39]
6	2	14	"Hooked"	Dylan Scott	[40]
5	1	2	"Hotel Key"	Old Dominion	[41]
7	1	14	"I Could Use a Love Song"	Maren Morris	[42]
8	3	3	"I Lived It"	Blake Shelton	[43]
7	1	1	"I Was Jack (You Were Diane)"	Jake Owen	[44]
28	17	43	"Kinda Don't Care"	Justin Moore	[45]
11	3	20	"Kiss Somebody"	Morgan Evans	[46]
12	6	23	"Last Shot"	Kip Moore	[47]
10	1	3	"Legends"	Kelsea Ballerini	[48]
6	1	1	"Life Changes"	Thomas Rhett	[49]
3	1	1	"Like I Loved You"	Brett Young	[50]
7	3	7	"The Long Way"	Brett Eldredge	[51]
1	1	1	"Lose It"	Kane Brown	[38]
7	1	2	"Losing Sleep"	Chris Young	[35]
23	15	12	"Make a Little"	Midland	[52]
2	1	1	"Marry Me"	Thomas Rhett	[53]
1	1	7	"Meant to Be"	Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line	[54]
2	1	8	"Mercy"	Brett Young	[50]
4	1	1	"Most People Are Good"	Luke Bryan	[55]
14	—	—	"Must've Never Met You"	Luke Combs	[56]
24	20	35	"Neon Church"	Tim McGraw	[57]
3	1	1	"One Number Away"	Luke Combs	[56]
22	15	38	"The Ones That Like Me"	Brantley Gilbert	[58]
18	25	48	"The Rest of Our Life"	Tim McGraw and Faith Hill	[59]
8	4	2	"Rich"	Maren Morris	[42]
7	2	8	"Round Here Buzz"	Eric Church	[23]
2	1	1	"She Got the Best of Me"	Luke Combs	[56]
2	1	1	"Simple"	Florida Georgia Line	[60]
4	1	1	"Singles You Up"	Jordan Davis	[61]
1	1	2	"Speechless"	Dan + Shay	[62]
4	1	2	"Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset"	Luke Bryan	[55]
12	8	3	"Take Back Home Girl"	Chris Lane featuring Tori Kelly	[63]
1	1	1	"Tequila"	Dan + Shay	[64]
14	10	20	"Turnin' Me On"	Blake Shelton	[43]
5	1	1	"Up Down"	Morgan Wallen featuring Florida Georgia Line	[65]
7	1	1	"Woman, Amen"	Dierks Bentley	[66]
3	1	1	"Written in the Sand"	Old Dominion	[67]
9	10	17	"You Broke Up with Me"	Walker Hayes	[68]
2	1	1	"You Make It Easy"	Jason Aldean	[25]
3	1	2	"Yours"	Russell Dickerson	[69]

Singles released by Canadian artists

Songs	Airplay	Canada	Single	Artist	References
—	—	1	"8th Day"	Dean Brody	[70]
—	—	15	"18 Ends"	Petric	[71]
—	—	9	"All About Her"	Paul Brandt	[72]
—	—	8	"Anthem"	Brett Kissel	[73]
—	—	12	"The Bad Guy"	Meghan Patrick	[74]
—	—	16	"Bittersweet"	Paul Brandt featuring Lindsay Ell	[72]
—	—	19	"Blame It on the Neon"	Leaving Thomas	[75]
—	—	9	"Born and Raised"	Hunter Brothers	[76]
—	—	7	"Camouflage"	Jess Moskaluke	[77]
—	—	5	"Country Music Made Me Do It"	Meghan Patrick	[74]
28	19	1	"Criminal"	Lindsay Ell	[78]
—	—	3	"Dear Drunk Me"	Chad Brownlee	[79]
—	—	5	"Denim on Denim"	Tebey	[80]
—	—	1	"Dive Bar"	Gord Bamford	[81]
—	—	8	"Do It with You"	Andrew Hyatt	[82]
—	—	13	"Downtown Kids"	David James	[83]
—	—	11	"Feel Like That"	Washboard Union	[84]
—	—	10	"Forever Rebels"	Tim Hicks	[85]
—	—	18	"Get Me There"	Shawn Austin	[86]
—	—	6	"Good Goodbye"	Dean Brody	[70]
—	—	6	"Good Together"	James Barker Band	[87]
—	—	6	"Got Your Name on It"	Jade Eagleson	[88]
—	—	8	"Guitars and Gasoline"	Brett Kissel	[89]
—	—	12	"Habit"	Andrew Hyatt	[82]
—	—	16	"Little Girl"	Kira Isabella	[90]
—	—	6	"Long Live the Night"	The Reklaws	[91]
—	—	4	"Loud"	Tim Hicks	[85]
—	—	1	"Make 'Em Like You"	Dallas Smith	[92]
—	—	9	"Miss Me Yet"	Aaron Goodvin	[93]
—	—	13	"Money"	Cold Creek County	[94]
—	—	11	"Neon Love"	Madeline Merlo	[95]
—	—	10	"Neon Smoke"	Gord Bamford	[81]
—	—	3	"One Drink Ago"	Dallas Smith & Terri Clark	[92]
—	—	6	"The Road"	Emerson Drive	[96]
11	7	—	"She's with Me" (U.S. release)	High Valley	[97]
—	—	1	"Sleepin' Around"	Dallas Smith	[92]
—	—	16	"Sun Set on It"	David James	[83]
—	—	9	"Those Were the Nights"	Hunter Brothers	[76]
—	—	1	"Walls Come Down"	Meghan Patrick	[74]
—	—	15	"What We're Made Of"	Washboard Union	[84]
—	—	1	"Who's Gonna Love You"	Tebey	[80]
—	—	17	"The Worst Kind"	Tim Hicks & Lindsay Ell	[85]
—	—	6	"Worth a Shot"	Aaron Pritchett	[98]
—	—	10	"Young Forever"	High Valley	[99]

Notes

• "—" denotes releases that did not chart
• A ^ Current singles.

Top new album releases

The following albums placed on the Top Country Albums charts in 2018:

See also: List of number-one country albums of 2018 (U.S.)

See also: List of UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2018

US	Album	Artist	Record Label	Release Date	Reference
1	All of It	Cole Swindell	Warner Bros. Nashville	August 17	[100]
5	Amos	Michael Ray	Atlantic Nashville	June 1	[101]
2	Bigger	Sugarland	Big Machine	June 8	[102]
5	Creeker	Upchurch	Redneck Nation	April 20	[103]
1	Cry Pretty	Carrie Underwood	19/Capitol Nashville	September 14	[104]
1	Dan + Shay	Dan + Shay	Warner Bros. Nashville	June 22	[105]
5	Dark Horse	Devin Dawson	Warner Bros. Nashville	January 19	[106]
1	Experiment	Kane Brown	RCA Nashville	November 9	[107]
1	Desperate Man	Eric Church	EMI Nashville	October 5	[108]
3	Find a Light	Blackberry Smoke	3 Legged Records	April 6	[109]
10	Florida Georgia Line (EP)	Florida Georgia Line	Republic Nashville	June 1	[110]
7	Girl Going Nowhere	Ashley McBryde	Warner Bros. Nashville	March 30	[111]
1	Golden Hour	Kacey Musgraves	MCA Nashville	March 30	[112]
1	Graffiti U	Keith Urban	Capitol Nashville	April 27	[113]
1	Hallelujah Nights	LANCO	Arista Nashville	January 19	[114]
3	Here's to You	Montgomery Gentry	Average Joes	February 2	[115]
6	Home State	Jordan Davis	MCA Nashville	March 23	[116]
2	I Serve a Savior	Josh Turner	MCA Nashville	October 26	[117]
1	If I Know Me	Morgan Wallen	Big Loud Mountain	April 27	[118]
1	Interstate Gospel	Pistol Annies	RCA Nashville	November 2	[119]
9	Johnny Cash: Forever Words	Various Artists	Legacy	April 6
8	Laps Around the Sun	Chris Lane	Big Loud	July 13	[120]
3	Last Man Standing	Willie Nelson	Legacy	April 27	[121]
2	Lifers	Cody Jinks	Rounder	July 27	[122]
3	Live from the Ryman	Jason Isbell	Thirty Tigers	October 19	[123]
1	The Mountain	Dierks Bentley	Capitol Nashville	June 8	[124]
6	Now That's What I Call Country, Volume 11	Various Artists	Sony Music/Universal	June 8
2	Port Saint Joe	Brothers Osborne	EMI Nashville	April 20	[125]
1	Rearview Town	Jason Aldean	Broken Bow	April 13	[126]
4	Restoration: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin	Various Artists	UMG Nashville	April 6
1	Seasons Change	Scotty McCreery	Triple Tigers	March 16	[127]
1	Songs for the Saints	Kenny Chesney	Warner Music Nashville	July 27	[128]
6	Supernatural	Upchurch	Redneck Nation	September 7	[129]
5	Telling All My Secrets	Mitchell Tenpenny	Riser House/Columbia Nashville	December 14	[130]
9	Things That We Drink To	Morgan Evans	Warner Music Nashville	October 12	[131]
1	Ticket to L.A.	Brett Young	BMLG Records	December 7	[132]
2	The Tree of Forgiveness	John Prine	Oh Boy Records	April 13	[133]
9	Water (EP)	Sister Hazel	Croakin' Poets	February 9	[134]
8	Wouldn't It Be Great	Loretta Lynn	Legacy	September 28	[135]

Other top albums

US	Album	Artist	Record Label	Release Date	Reference
13	Ameracal	Adam Calhoun	Adam Calhoun	March 16	[136]
40	The Anthology Part III, LIVE	Garth Brooks	Pearl Records	November 20	[137]
29	The Biggest Hits of Tim McGraw	Tim McGraw	Curb Records	June 15	[138]
24	Dirt Rock	The Lacs	Average Joes	May 4	[139]
41	Downey to Lubbock	Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore	Yep Roc	June 1	[140]
16	Dumplin'	Dolly Parton	RCA Nashville/Dolly Records	November 30	[141]
38	Elvis: '68 Comeback Special: 50th Anniversary Edition (soundtrack)	Elvis Presley	RCA Legacy	November 30	[142]
17	Elvis Presley: The Searcher (Soundtrack)	Elvis Presley	RCA Legacy	April 6	[143]
19	Hard Times and White Lines	Whitey Morgan and the 78's	Whitey Morgan Music	October 26	[144]
11	Mercury Lane	Jimmie Allen	Broken Bow/Stoney Creek	October 12	[145]
35	Mitchell Tenpenny (EP)	Mitchell Tenpenny	Riser House	February 23	[146]
35	No Zip Code	David Lee Murphy	Reviver	April 6	[147]
41	One Drop of Truth	The Wood Brothers	Honey Jar	February 2	[148]
27	Project X, Volume 1	Upchurch x Bottleneck	Redneck Nation	January 26	[149]
21	River Rat	Upchurch	Redneck Nation	December 21	[150]
20	Room to Spare: The Acoustic Sessions	Kip Moore	MCA Nashville	November 16	[151]
16	She Remembers Everything	Rosanne Cash	Blue Note Records	November 2	[152]
42	Shooter	Shooter Jennings	Low Country Sound	August 10	[153]
27	Solid Ground	Wade Bowen	Lil' Buddy Toons	February 9	[154]
29	Sometimes Just the Sky	Mary Chapin Carpenter	Lambent Light	March 30	[155]
17	Songs of the Plains	Colter Wall	Young Mary's	October 12	[156]
21	Sparrow	Ashley Monroe	Warner Bros. Nashville	April 20	[157]
23	They Were There: A Hero's Documentary (soundtrack)	Granger Smith	Wheelhouse Records	November 30	[158]
20	Things Change	American Aquarium	New West Records	June 1	[159]
21	The Throne	Adam Calhoun	Adam Calhoun	November 2	[160]
16	'Til I'm Gone	Frank Foster	Lone Chief	September 21	[161]
39	The Tree	Lori McKenna	CN Records	July 20	[162]
32	The Voice: The Season 15 Collection	Kirk Jay		December 14
49	The Voice: The Season 15 Collection	Chevel Shepherd		December 14
14	Volunteer	Old Crow Medicine Show	Columbia Nashville	April 20	[163]
46	Wind (EP)	Sister Hazel	Croakin' Poets	September 7	[164]
20	WW III	Wheeler Walker Jr.	Thirty Tigers	November 30	[165]
34	You Got 'Em All	Trent Harmon	Big Machine Label Group	May 18	[166]

Deaths

• January 2 – Rick Hall, 85, record producer and owner of FAME Studios ^{[167] [168]}
• January 23 – Lari White, 52, singer-songwriter and actress best known for the hit "Now I Know" (advanced peritoneal cancer). ^[169]
• February 12 – Daryle Singletary, 46, neotraditionalist singer-songwriter with hits including "I Let Her Lie", "Amen Kind of Love" and "Too Much Fun". ^[170] (blood clot)
• February 25 – Bruce Nelson Stratton, 74, American radio personality (throat cancer). ^[171]
• March 2 – Ronnie Prophet, 80, Canadian country music singer (multiple organ failure). ^[172]
• March 18 – Hazel Smith, 83, American country music journalist, publicist and songwriter; first to coin the phrase "outlaw" in relation to country music. ^[173]
• March 27 – Kenny O'Dell, 73, American country singer-songwriter ("Behind Closed Doors", "Lizzie and the Rainman", "Mama He's Crazy"), Grammy winner (1974). ^[174]
• April 17 – Tom McBride, 81, Irish country star and lead singer of Big Tom and The Mainliners. ^[175]
• April 18 – Randy Scruggs, 64, multiple Grammy-winning songwriter and guitarist; son of Earl Scruggs. ^[176]
• June 2 – Wayne Secrest, 68, bassist for Confederate Railroad ^[177]
• June 5 – Billy ThunderKloud, 70, Native American country music singer. ^[178] (complications from stroke and pneumonia).
• August 4 – Lorrie Collins, 76, American rockabilly singer, member of The Collins Kids. ^{[179] [180]}
• October 27 – Freddie Hart, 91, singer-songwriter ("Easy Loving", "My Hang-Up Is You", "Trip to Heaven", "Hang In There Girl") (pneumonia).
• November 1 – Dave Rowland, 74, lead singer of Dave & Sugar (stroke).
• November 15 – Roy Clark, 85, country music singer, musician and host of Hee Haw (complications from pneumonia).
• December 15 – Jerry Chesnut, 87, songwriter ("It's Four in the Morning", "T-R-O-U-B-L-E") ^[181]
• December 22 – Jimmy Work, 94, American country singer-songwriter ("Making Believe"). ^{[182] [183]}
• December 31 – Ray Sawyer, 81, American country singer Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (short illness). ^{[184] [185]}

Hall of Fame inductees

Bluegrass Hall of Fame

• Tom T. Hall and Dixie Hall ^[186]
• Ricky Skaggs ^[186]
• Paul Williams ^[186]

Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

• Ricky Skaggs, bluegrass-influenced-and-styled singer-songwriter-musician and leading figure in the neotraditionalist movement of the 1980s onward (born 1954). ^[187]
• Dottie West, leading singer of the 1960s and early 1970s, enjoyed pop-styled resurgence in late 1970s and early 1980s (1932–1991). ^[187]
• Johnny Gimble, Western swing-styled musician and member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys (1926–2015). ^[187]

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

• Terri Clark, singer (born 1968) ^[188]
• Jackie Rae Greening, broadcaster ^[188]

Major awards

Academy of Country Music

(presented in Las Vegas on April 7, 2019)

• Entertainer of the Year – Keith Urban
• Male Vocalist of the Year – Thomas Rhett
• Female Vocalist of the Year – Kacey Musgraves
• Vocal Duo of the Year – Dan + Shay
• Vocal Group of the Year – Old Dominion
• New Male Vocalist of the Year – Luke Combs
• New Female Vocalist of the Year – Ashley McBryde
• New Vocal Duo/Group of the Year – Lanco
• Songwriter of the Year – Shane McAnally
• Album of the Year – Golden Hour (Kacey Musgraves)
• Single of the Year – "Tequila" (Dan + Shay)
• Song of the Year – "Tequila" (Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds Dan Smyers)
• Vocal Event of the Year – "Burning Man" (Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne
• Video of the Year – "Drunk Girl" (Chris Janson)
• Artist of the Decade – Jason Aldean

ACM Honors ^[189]
(presented August 22 in Nashville)

• Cliffie Stone Icon Award – Alan Jackson
• Merle Haggard Spirit Award – Dierks Bentley
• Mae Boren Axton Award – Mickey Christensen, Chris Christensen and Eddie Miller
• Poet's Award – Matraca Berg and Norro Wilson
• Gary Haber Lifting Lives Award – Darius Rucker
• Gene Weed Milestone Award – Sam Hunt
• Songwriter of the Year – Rhett Akins
• Producer of the Year – Dave Cobb
• Jim Reeves International Award – Rob Potts

Americana Music Honors & Awards

(presented on September 12, 2018) ^[190]

• Album of the Year – The Nashville Sound (Jason Isbell)
• Artist of the Year – John Prine
• Duo/Group of the Year – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
• Song of the Year – "If We Were Vampires" (Jason Isbell)
• Emerging Artist of the Year – Tyler Childers
• Instrumentalist of the Year – Molly Tuttle
• Spirit of Americana/Free Speech Award – Rosanne Cash
• Lifetime Achievement: Trailblazer – k.d. lang
• Lifetime Achievement: Performance – Irma Thomas
• Lifetime Achievement: Instrumentalist – Buddy Guy
• Lifetime Achievement: Executive – Judy Dlugacz and Cris Williamson

American Music Awards

(presented in Los Angeles on October 9, 2018)

• Favorite Male Artist – Kane Brown
• Favorite Female Artist – Carrie Underwood
• Favorite Group or Duo – Florida Georgia Line
• Favorite Album – Kane Brown (Kane Brown)
• Favorite Song – "Heaven" (Kane Brown)

ARIA Awards

(presented in Sydney on November 28, 2018) ^[191]

• Best Country Album – Campfire (Kasey Chambers)
• ARIA Hall of Fame – Kasey Chambers

Billboard Music Awards

(presented in Las Vegas on May 20, 2018)

• Top Country Artist – Chris Stapleton
• Top Male Country Artist – Chris Stapleton
• Top Female Country Artist – Maren Morris
• Top Country Duo/Group – Florida Georgia Line
• Top Country Album – From A Room: Volume 1 (Chris Stapleton)
• Top Country Song – "Body Like a Back Road" (Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne)
• Top Country Tour – Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day Tour (Luke Bryan)

CMT Awards

(presented on June 7, 2018, in Nashville) ^[192]

• Video of the Year – "I'll Name the Dogs" (Blake Shelton)
• Male Video of the Year – "I'll Name the Dogs" (Blake Shelton)
• Female Video of the Year – "The Champion" (Carrie Underwood ft. Ludacris)
• Duo Video of the Year – "Tequila" (Dan + Shay)
• Group Video of the Year – "When Someone Stops Loving You" (Little Big Town)
• Breakthrough Video of the Year – "Every Little Thing" (Carly Pearce)
• Collaborative Video of the Year – "What Ifs" (Kane Brown ft. Lauren Alaina)
• CMT Performance of the Year – "Everybody" (Backstreet Boys and Florida Georgia Line) from CMT Crossroads

CMT Artists of the Year
(presented on October 17, 2019, in Nashville) ^[193]

• Kelsea Ballerini
• Karen Fairchild
• Miranda Lambert
• Maren Morris
• Kimberley Schlapman
• Hillary Scott
• Carrie Underwood
• Artist of a Lifetime: Shania Twain

Country Music Association Awards

(presented on November 15, 2018, in Nashville) ^[194]

• Entertainer of the Year – Keith Urban
• Male Vocalist of the Year – Chris Stapleton
• Female Vocalist of the Year – Carrie Underwood
• New Artist of the Year – Luke Combs
• Vocal Duo of the Year – Brothers Osborne
• Vocal Group of the Year – Old Dominion
• Musician of the Year – Mac McAnally
• Single of the Year – "Broken Halos" (Chris Stapleton)
• Song of the Year – "Broken Halos" (Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton)
• Album of the Year – Golden Hour (Kacey Musgraves)
• Musical Event of the Year – "Everything's Gonna Be Alright (David Lee Murphy and Kenny Chesney)
• Music Video of the Year – "Marry Me" (Thomas Rhett)
• International Artist Achievement Award – Little Big Town
• Global Artist Achievement Award – Dean Brody (Canada)

Grammy Awards

(presented in Los Angeles on February 10, 2019)

• Album of the Year – Golden Hour (Kacey Musgraves)
• Best Country Solo Performance – "Butterflies" (Kacey Musgraves)
• Best Country Duo/Group Performance – "Tequila" (Dan + Shay)
• Best Country Song – "Space Cowboy" (Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves)
• Best Country Album – Golden Hour (Kacey Musgraves)
• Best Bluegrass Album – The Travelin' McCourys (The Travelin' McCourys)
• Best Americana Album – By the Way, I Forgive You (Brandi Carlile)
• Best American Roots Performance – "The Joke" (Brandi Carlile)
• Best American Roots Song – "The Joke" (Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth)
• Best Roots Gospel Album – Unexpected (Jason Crabb)

International Bluegrass Music Association Awards

(presented on September 27, 2018) ^[195]

• Entertainer of the Year – Balsam Range
• Male Vocalist of the Year – Buddy Melton
• Female Vocalist of the Year – Brooke Aldridge
• Vocal Group of the Year – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
• Instrumental Group of the Year – The Travelin' McCourys
• Emerging Artist of the Year – The Po' Ramblin' Boys
• Guitar Player of the Year – Molly Tuttle
• Banjo Player of the Year – Ned Luberecki
• Mandolin Player of the Year – Sierra Hull
• Fiddle Player of the Year – Michael Cleveland
• Bass Player of the Year – Tim Surrett
• Dobro Player of the Year – Justin Moses
• Album of the Year – Rivers & Roads (The Special Consensus)
• Song of the Year – "If I'd Have Wrote That Song" (Larry Cordle, Larry Shell, James Silvers)
• Recorded Event of the Year – "Swept Away" (Missy Raines with Alison Brown, Becky Buller, Sierra Hull and Molly Tuttle)
• Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year – "Squirrel Hunters" (The Special Consensus with John Hartford, Rachel Baiman, Christian Sedelmyer and Alison Brown)
• Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year – "Speakin' To That Mountain" (Becky Buller)

Juno Awards

(presented in London on March 16–17, 2019)

• Country Album of the Year – We Were That Song (Brett Kissel)
• Contemporary Roots Album of the Year – Both Ways (Donovan Woods)
• Traditional Roots Album of the Year – Sweet Old Religion (Pharis and Jason Romero)
• Breakthrough Group of the Year – The Washboard Union
• Recording Engineer of the Year – Shawn Everett ( Golden Hour )

See also

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

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