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SAM HUNT


                                 SONG AND SINGLE OF THE YEAR



            Year in Review                                                                                       NOMINATED ARTISTS
            In September joined ESPN’s “College GameDay” as a guest celebrity
            picker, guessing the winners of the day’s college football games
            Took his 15 In A 30 Tour across the United States, with special guests
            Maren Morris, Chris Janson and Ryan Follese
            “Body Like A Back Road” claimed Billboard’s Hot Country Songs for 25
            weeks, for the longest run at No. 2 on the chart



















            JASON ISBELL

            AND THE 400 UNIT


                                          ALBUM OF THE YEAR


            Year in Review

            The Nashville Sound became Isbell’s highest chart debut ever
            Sold out six consecutive shows at the historic Ryman Auditorium in
            Nashville in October
            Performed single “Hope The High Road” on the “Late Show With
            Stephen Colbert” in June and performed two recent hit singles
            “Cumberland Gap” and “If We Were Vampires” on “Jimmy Kimmel
            Live!” in September
















    Photo credits: Sam Hunt – John Shearer; Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Danny Clinch
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