ACM Awards Window Now Open
• The Academy of Country Music® announced that submissions for the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards™ are now open through January 8, 2021. Categories eligible for submissions include Main Awards, Radio Awards, Studio Recording Awards and Video of the Year Award. There will not be 2021 Industry Award recipients, as eligibility requirements were unable to be met due to the live entertainment shutdown caused by the pandemic.
Main Awards are voted on by all membership categories; Studio Recording Awards are voted on by the membership categorized in the Artist/Musician/Producer/Engineer category and the Radio Awards are voted on by the membership categorized in the Radio category.
The submissions eligibility period for the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards is January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. Please make a note of these dates for Academy professional members for the 2021 ACM Awards cycle: Submissions Period Opened: December 1, 2020; Submissions Period Closes: January 8, 2021; First Round Voting: January 19-26, 2021; Second Round Voting: February 10-17, 2021; Final Round Voting: March 17-24, 2021.
The 56th Academy of Country Music Awards™ will broadcast LIVE on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 8pm ET/delayed PT on CBS.
