How well do you stack up against The Bull staff? Steve, Joe, Gordon, Jonny, and Chip have made their picks for the big night and you should probably see how it stacks up? Is there a sure lock? A dark horse? Check it out…
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean – Jonny J
Luke Bryan – Gordon Mays, Chip Messiner
Kenny Chesney – Average Joe
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban – Steve Summers
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris – Steve Summers
Kacey Musgraves – Gordon Mays, Chip Messiner, Average Joe
Carrie Underwood – Jonny J
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs – Jonny J, Average Joe
Thomas Rhett – Steve Summers, Chip Messiner
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban – Gordon Mays
DUO OF THE YEAR
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay – Steve Summers, Gordon Mays, Jonny J, Chip Messiner, Average Joe
Florida Georgia Line
LOCASH
Maddie & Tae
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum
LANCO
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion – Steve Summers, Gordon Mays, Jonny J, Chip Messiner, Average Joe
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Danielle Bradbery – Chip Messiner
Lindsay Ell
Ashley McBryde – Steve Summers, Gordon Mays, Average Joe
Carly Pearce – Jonny J
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Jimmie Allen – Average Joe
Luke Combs – Steve Summers, Gordon Mays, Jonny J, Chip Messiner
Jordan Davis
Michael Ray
Mitchell Tenpenny
NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
High Valley – Jonny J
LANCO – Steve Summers, Gordon Mays, Chip Messiner, Average Joe
Runaway June
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Dan + Shay; Dan + Shay
Desperate Man; Eric Church – Chip Messiner
From A Room: Volume 2; Chris Stapleton – Jonny J
Golden Hour; Kacey Musgraves – Steve Summers, Average Joe
The Mountain; Dierks Bentley – Gordon Mays
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Down to the Honky Tonk; Jake Owen
Heaven; Kane Brown
Meant To Be; Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line – Gordon Mays, Average Joe
Most People Are Good; Luke Bryan – Chip Messiner
Tequila; Dan + Shay – Steve Summers, Jonny J
SONG OF THE YEAR
Break Up In The End; Cole Swindell
Broken Halos; Chris Stapleton – Steve Summers, Gordon Mays, Jonny J, Chip Messiner
Meant To Be; Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line – Average Joe
Space Cowboy; Kacey Musgraves
Tequila; Dan + Shay
Yours; Russell Dickerson
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Babe; Sugarland featuring Taylor Swift
Burn Out; Midland – Steve Summers
Burning Man; Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne – Jonny J
Drunk Girl; Chris Janson – Gordon Mays, Chip Messiner, Average Joe
Shoot Me Straight; Brothers Osborne
Tequila; Dan + Shay