New & Approved: ACM New Artist of the Year semifinalists are Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes, JT Hodges, David Nail, Jerrod Niemann, Justin Moore, Scotty McCreery and Thompson Square. Member voting determined the first round of nominees, and GACtv.com/ACM fan and membership votes will be combined to determine the three finalists, to be revealed in February. The final round of voting will begin at VoteACM.com March 19 and close April 1 when the 47th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards air on CBS-TV.