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DIERKS BENTLEY


                                                                                        MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR



                                                                 Year in Review
                                                                 Released new single “Hold the Light” on the soundtrack to the movie
                                                                 “Only the Brave”
                                                                 “Black” became his 16th career No. 1 and third consecutive single to hit
                                                                 No. 1 exactly one year since the album’s release
                                                                 All three singles released from Black received RIAA certification
       NOMINATED ARTISTS



















                                                                 GARTH BROOKS


                                                                                         ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR



                                                                 Year in Review
                                                                 First-ever concert performer at the brand-new Mercedes-Benz Stadium
                                                                 in Atlanta, selling out within just 67 minutes
                                                                 Wrapped up his sold-out World Tour in October

                                                                 Featured in a real-time Snapchat documentary revisiting the stories
                                                                 and places significant to the journey toward his seventh RIAA Diamond
                                                                 certification                                       Photo credits: Dierks Bentley – Jim Wright; Garth Brooks – Courtesy of The Green Room






















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