The Best of 2021 Nominees Announced

The Best of 2021 is determined by YOU! Thank you for all your submissions. See the full list of nominees below.

It's time to vote for the Artist, Group/Duo, Album, Song, Video, and Collaboration of the Year that impacted you the most in 2021. Voting is UNLIMITED until December 1st. Vote here. 

Artist of the Year
Alyssa Trahan 
Ashley McBryde
Bailey James
Bailey Rae
Brandi Carlile
Carly Pearce
Carrie Underwood
Danielle Bradbery
Emily Pyscher
Etan Moses
Harriet Rose
Ingrid Andress
Kelsea Ballerini 
Maggie Rose
Maren Morris
Mickey Guyton 
Miranda Lambert 
Molly Lovette
Presley Tennant 
Zoee

Group of the Year 
Adele and Andy
Chapel Hart
Emma & Jolie 
Lady A
Little Big Town
Maddie & Tae
Pistol Annies
Runaway June
Steel Ivory
Temecula Road
The Chicks
The Dryes
The Highway Women 
The Highwomen 
The Hobbs Sisters
The Joy Reunion 
The Judds
The Reklaws
War and Treaty 
Ward Thomas 
 
Album of the Year
Alyssa Trahan - Baby Blues & Stilettos
Brandy Clark - Your Life Is a Record
CAM - The Otherside
Carly Pearce - 29: Written In Stone
Carrie Underwood - My Savior
Chapel Hart - The Girls Are Back In Town
Hailey Whitters - The Dream
Ingrid Andress - Lady Like
Kacey Musgraves - Star crossed
Kalie Shorr - I Got Here By Accident
Katee Kross - Show Your Hand
Lainey Wilson - Sayin' What I'm Thinkin' 
Lauren Alaina - Sitting Pretty On Top of the World
Lee Newton - Strength of a Woman
Lindsay Ell - heart theory
Maggie Rose - Have a Seat
Mickey Guyton - Remember Her Name
Miranda Lambert - The Marfa Tapes
Sarah Faith - Lessons From The Archives
Yola - Stand For Myself

Song of the Year
Brooke Eden - Sunroof
CAM- Til There's Nothing Left
Carly Pearce - 29
Cassadee Pope - Say It First
Danielle Bradbery - Stop Draggin' Your Boots
Etan Moses - Stained Glass Sunday
Gabby Barrett - Footprints On The Moon
Harriet Rose - Love Me Like That
Ingrid Andress - Lady Like
Kirstie Kraus - Bird
Maren Morris, Ryan Hurd - Chasing After You
Mickey Guyton - All American
Miranda Lambert, Elle King - Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)
Molly Lovette - Break A Heart
Morgan Wade - Wilder Days
Morgan White - Take Me
Priscilla Block - Just About Over You
Tenille Arts - Somebody Like That
Tenille Townes - Girl Who Didn't Care
Zoee - Take Me Away

Video of the Year
Bailey James - Finally Free
Carly Pearce - Next Girl
Carrie Underwood, John Legend - Hallelujah 
Danielle Bradbery - Stop Draggin' Your Boots
Hillary Reese - Wildfires
Ingrid Andress - Lady Like
Kacey Musgraves - justified
Karissa Ella - Bad Summer
Kathryn Shipley, Ava Paige - You Above All
Kelsea Ballerini - Half of My Hometown
Kendall Renee - Better Is Coming
Kirstie Kraus - Thirsty
Lainey Wilson - Things A Man Oughta Know
Liv Cawley - Up So High
Mickey Guyton - Remember Her Name
Pamela Hopkins - Little Things
Presley Tennant - Half That Strong
Tenille Arts - Back Then, Right Now
Tiera - Found It In You
Zoee - Take Me Away

Collaboration of the Year
Caitlyn Smith
Old Dominion

Carly Pearce 
Ashley McBryde

Carly Pearce 
Lee Brice

Carrie Underwood
CeCe Winans

Carrie Underwood
John Legend

Carrie Underwood
Jason Aldean

Gabby Barrett
Charlie Puth

Ingrid Andress
Sam Hunt

Kathryn Shipley
Ava Paige

Kelsea Ballerini
LANY

Kelsea Ballerini
Kenny Chesney

Lauren Alaina
Jon Pardi

Leah Marie Mason
Austin Burke

MacKenzie Porter 
Dustin Lynch

Maggie Rose
Marcus King

Maren Morris
Taylor Swift

Maren Morris
Ryan Hurd

Mickey Guyton
Jimmie Allen

Miranda Lambert 
Elle King

Tigirlily
Alexandra Kay

Voting is unlimited until December 1st. Vote here.