Studio Recording & Industry Awards Winners for 2026 ACM Awards Announced: Full List
Categoria: Musica
The winners will be celebrated at the 19th ACM Honors in Nashville on Aug. 19.
Por Billboard | 30/06/2026
Dann Huff will receive the 2026 ACM Award for producer of the year, while Justin Niebank will take home the award for audio engineer of the year. The ACM Awards were presented on May 17 in Las Vegas, but the winners of the Studio Recording Awards and Industry Awards were only announced on Tuesday (June 30). The winners of these awards, as well as previously announced Special Award recipients, will receive their trophies at the 19th Academy of Country Music Honors on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at The Pinnacle in Nashville. Related Kacey Musgraves, Eric Church, ‘Landman’ & More to Be Saluted at 2026 ACM Honors: Full List Oliver Tree Talked 'High Risk' Lifestyle in One of His Final Interviews: 'There's No Day Promised' Memphis Bleek 'Happy' Jay-Z Dissed Haters During Roots Picnic Freestyle: 'They Deserved That Spanking' This will be Huff’s sixth producer of the year award after previously winning guitar player of the year. This will be Niebank’s 10th win as audio engineer of the year. Huff was also a winner at the televised ACM Awards ceremony this year. He won for producing the music event of the year winner, “Don’t Mind If I Do” by Riley Green featuring Ella Langley . Huff was also nominated for album of the year for producing Riley’s Don’t Mind If I Do (Deluxe). Among the winners of the Studio Recording Awards, first-time category winners include Bryan Sutton (acoustic guitar player of the year), who earns his fourth ACM Studio Recording Award overall after previously winning three awards for specialty player of the year. Stuart Duncan earns his second specialty instrument(s) player of the year honor in addition to his eight wins as fiddle player of the year, Rob McNelley wins electric guitar player of the year for the second time after previously earning three awards for guitar player of the year, Gordon Mote claims his fourth piano/keyboards player of the year award, while Jimmie Lee Sloas, Fred Eltringham, and Jerry Roe earn their sixth, second, and second wins, respectively, in their categories. Among the winners of the Industry Awards, first-time winners include The Pinnacle, at which the ACM Honors will be held (club of the year) and Cheyenne Frontier Days (fair/rodeo of the year). Returning winners include Choctaw Grand Theater, earning its second casino of the year — theater honor; Stagecoach, winning festival of the year for the second time; Red Rocks Amphitheatre, earning its fourth outdoor venue of the year award in addition to two wins in other categories; Bridgestone Arena, claiming arena of the year award for the third time alongside four in other categories; Mohegan Sun Arena, earning its third casino of the year — arena award alongside six ACM Industry Awards in other categories; Adam Weiser, earning his second promoter of the year award; Ed Warm, taking home his second Don Romeo talent buyer of the year award in addition to five ACM Industry Awards in other categories; and