Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: The Breaker, Little Big Town; California Sunrise, Jon Pardi; From A Room: Vol. 1, Chris Stapleton; Happy Endings, Old Dominion; Life Changes, Thomas Rhett
WHO WE THINK WILL WIN: You want to hear amazing songwriting? Go check out Chris’s album, it is a masterpiece. Not that we aren’t in love with every other album nominated, but Chris has set the standard exponentially high.
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR: “Better Man,” Little Big Town; “Body Like a Back Road,” Sam Hunt; “Broken Halos,” Chris Stapleton; “Drinkin’ Problem,” Midland; “I’ll Name the Dogs,” Blake Shelton
WHO WE THINK WILL WIN: We still have this song stuck in our head every single day. This multi-genre song has been a hit and we are still not over it.
SONG OF THE YEAR: “Body Like a Back Road,” Sam Hunt; “Female,” Keith Urban; “Tin Man,” Miranda Lambert; “Whiskey and You,” Chris Stapleton
WHO WE THINK WILL WIN: This is THE year for women! This is the most powerful song nominated, so we did not even second guess this one simply because we love the message behind it.
