Academy of Country Music Award for New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year
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| Academy of Country Music Award for New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year | |
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| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Country Music |
| First awarded | 1967 |
| Currently held by | Lanco (54th) |
The Academy of Country Music Award for New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year is one of the new artist categories presented at the Academy of Country Music Awards. This award was first awarded in 1967 to Bob Morris & Faye Hardin, when this award was known as the Most Promising Vocal Group.[1]
In 1967, this award was known as the Most Promising Vocal Group.
From 1990 to 2008, the award was known as the Top New Vocal Group or Duet.
And from 2016 to 2019, this award is now known as the New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year.
And from 2024 to now, the award is known as the New Duo/Group of the Year
This award is given to the new vocal group or formed duo 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[edit]
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 Top New Artist of the Year award.
2020s[edit]
| Year | Winner | Nominees |
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| 2024 |  TBA
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2010s[edit]
| Year | Winner | Nominees |
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| 2019 | Lanco
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| 2018 | Midland
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| 2017 | Brothers Osborne
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| 2016 | Old Dominion
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2000s[edit]
| Year | Winner | Nominees |
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| 2008 | Lady A
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| 2007 | Little Big Town
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| 2006 | Sugarland
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| 2003 | Emerson Drive
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| 2002 | Trick Pony
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| 2001 | Rascal Flatts
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| 2000 | Montgomery Gentry
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1990s[edit]
| Year | Winner | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 1999 | The Dixie Chicks
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| 1998 | The Kinleys
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| 1997 | Ricochet
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| 1996 | Lonestar
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| 1995 | The Mavericks
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| 1994 | Gibson/Miller Band
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| 1993 | Confederate Railroad
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| 1992 | Brooks & Dunn
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| 1991 | Pirates of the Mississippi
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| 1990 | The Kentucky Headhunters
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1960s[edit]
| Year | Winner | Nominees |
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| 1967 | Bob Morris & Faye Hardin
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References[edit]
- ^ Horton, Carrie (28 April 2023). "Every ACM Awards New Artist of the Year Winner Ever". The Boot. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "58th ACM Awards & Voting Criteria and Policy". ACM Country. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Winners database". ACM Country. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "Newcomer Black Scores With Four Awards". New Straits Times. May 1, 1990. p. 17.