Hillbilly Eligibility: Submissions for the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards are open today (1/6) through Jan. 17 here for the eligibility period of Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2024. First-round voting starts Feb. 10. 

Entries for the RAB's 2025 Radio Mercury Awards will be accepted here through April 1. New categories include “Single Streaming Spot,” “Streaming Campaign,” “Use of Directing in a Single Broadcast Radio Spot,” “Innovative Use of Broadcast Radio or Digital Audio" and “Single Spot Airing on a Podcast.” Finalists will be announced in May; winners at the June 5 Radio Mercury Awards in New York City.