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

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Academy of Country Music Award for New Female Artist of the Year
CountryUnited States
Presented by Academy of Country Music
First award1966
Currently held by Ella Langley (60th)
2025 recipient, Ella Langley EllaLangleyInConcert2025.jpg
2025 recipient, Ella Langley

The Academy of Country Music Award for New Female 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 Kay Adams, when this award was known as the Most Promising Female Vocalist. [1]

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

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

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

This award is given to the new female 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 to 2015. For the award was changed into the Academy of Country Music Award for New Artist of the Year award. The winners in 2009 and 2013 would be finalist for the New Artist of the Year.

2020s

YearWinnerNominees
2025 Blueribbon icon.png Ella Langley
2024 Blueribbon icon.png Megan Moroney
2023 Blueribbon icon.png Hailey Whitters
2022 Blueribbon icon.png Lainey Wilson
2021 Blueribbon icon.png Gabby Barrett
2020 Blueribbon icon.png Tenille Townes

2010s

YearWinnerNominees
2019 Blueribbon icon.png Ashley McBryde
2018 Blueribbon icon.png Lauren Alaina
2017 Blueribbon icon.png Maren Morris
2016 Blueribbon icon.png Kelsea Ballerini
2013 Blueribbon icon.png Jana Kramer

2000s

YearWinnerNominees
2009 Blueribbon icon.png Julianne Hough
2008 Blueribbon icon.png Taylor Swift
2007 Blueribbon icon.png Miranda Lambert
2006 Blueribbon icon.png Carrie Underwood
2003 Blueribbon icon.png Kellie Coffey
2002 Blueribbon icon.png Carolyn Dawn Johnson
2001 Blueribbon icon.png Jamie O'Neal
2000 Blueribbon icon.png Jessica Andrews

1990s

YearWinnerNominees
1999 Blueribbon icon.png Jo Dee Messina
1998 Blueribbon icon.png Lee Ann Womack
1997 Blueribbon icon.png LeAnn Rimes
1996 Blueribbon icon.png Shania Twain
1995 Blueribbon icon.png Chely Wright
1994 Blueribbon icon.png Faith Hill
1993 Blueribbon icon.png Michelle Wright
1992 Blueribbon icon.png Trisha Yearwood
1991 Blueribbon icon.png Shelby Lynne
1990 Blueribbon icon.png Mary Chapin Carpenter

1980s

YearWinnerNominees
1989 Blueribbon icon.png Suzy Bogguss
1988 Blueribbon icon.png K.T. Oslin
1987 Blueribbon icon.png Holly Dunn
1986 Blueribbon icon.png Judy Rodman
1985 Blueribbon icon.png Nicolette Larson
1984 Blueribbon icon.png Gus Hardin
1983 Blueribbon icon.png Karen Brooks
1982 Blueribbon icon.png Juice Newton
1981 Blueribbon icon.png Terri Gibbs
1980 Blueribbon icon.png Lacy J. Dalton

1970s

YearWinnerNominees
1979 Blueribbon icon.png Cristy Lane
1978 Blueribbon icon.png Debby Boone
1977 Blueribbon icon.png Billie Jo Spears
1976 Blueribbon icon.png Crystal Gayle
1975 Blueribbon icon.png Linda Ronstadt
1974 Blueribbon icon.png Olivia Newton-John
1973 Blueribbon icon.png Tanya Tucker
1972 Blueribbon icon.png Barbara Mandrell
1971 Blueribbon icon.png Sammi Smith
1970 Blueribbon icon.png Donna Fargo

1960s

YearWinnerNominees
1969 Blueribbon icon.png Cheryl Poole
1968 Blueribbon icon.png Bobbie Gentry
  • Faye Hardin
  • Sandy Knox
  • Sharon Leighton
  • Beth Moore
1967 Blueribbon icon.png Cathie Taylor
1966 Blueribbon icon.png Kay Adams
  • Jeanne Black
  • Faye Hardin
  • Betty Foster
  • Myrna Jay
  • Pamela Miller
  • Joanie O'Neal

References

  1. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (January 4, 2012). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Oxford University Press. 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.