Nominees for the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards in Industry Awards and Studio Recording Awards categories are:

Bass

• Eli Beaird
• Tony Lucido
• Steve Mackey
• Mike Rinne
• Jimmie Lee Sloas

Drummer

• Fred Eltringham
• Evan Hutchings
• Chris McHugh
• Nir Z
• Jerry Roe

Acoustic Guitar

• Kris Donegan
• Todd Lombardo
• Devin Malone
• Bryan Sutton
• Ilya Toshinskiy

Piano 

• Dave Cohen
• David Dorn
• Charlie Judge
• Billy Justineau
• Gordon Mote

Specialty Instrument

• Eleonore Denig
• Stuart Duncan
• Mike Johnson
• Scotty Sanders
• Justin Schipper

Electric Guitar

• Kris Donegan
• Nathan Keeterle
• Rob McNelley
• Sol Philcox-Littlefield
• Derek Wells

Audio Engineer

• Dave Clauss
• Jim Cooley
• Eric Masse
• Buckley Miller
• Justin Niebank

Producer

• Will Bundy
• Carson Chamberlain
• Dann Huff
• Chris LaCorte
• Ben West

Casino, Theater

• Choctaw Grand Theater; Durant, OK
• Golden Nugget Lake Charles; Lake Charles, LA
• Hard Rock Live (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood); Davie, FL
• Resorts World Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas; Las Vegas
• The Venue at Thunder Valley at Thunder Valley Casino; Lincoln, CA

Casino, Arena

• BECU Live at Northern Quest Casino; Airway Heights, WA
• Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena; Atlantic City, NJ
• Mohegan Sun Arena; Uncasville, CT
• Soaring Eagle; Mount Pleasant, MI
• Stir Concert Cove; Council Bluffs, IA

Festival

• C2C: Country to Country Festival; London, England
• CMC Rocks; Ipswich, Queensland
• Stagecoach; Indio, CA
• Tortuga Music Festival; Ft. Lauderdale
• Two Step In; Georgetown, TX

Fair/Rodeo

• Calgary Stampede; Calgary, Alberta
• California Mid-State Fair; Paso Robles, CA
• Cheyenne Frontier Days; Cheyenne, WY
• Florida Strawberry Festival; Plant City, FL
• San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo; San Antonio

Club 

• Billy Bob’s Texas; Fort Worth
• Brooklyn Bowl; Nashville
• Cain's Ballroom; Tulsa
• Joe's Live; Rosemont, IL
• The Pinnacle; Nashville

Theater

• Blue Gate Theatre; Shipshewana, IN
• Grand Ole Opry House; Nashville
• State Theatre; Portland, ME
• The Franklin Theatre; Franklin, TN
• Ryman Auditorium; Nashville

Outdoor Venue

• CMAC; Canandaigua, NY
• Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre; Denver
• Floores Country Store; Helotes, TX
• The Orion Amphitheater; Huntsville, AL
• Red Rocks Amphitheatre; Morrison, CO
• Walmart AMP (Arkansas Music Pavilion); Rogers, AR

Arena

• BOK Center; Tulsa, OK
• Bridgestone Arena; Nashville
• Dickies Arena; Ft. Worth
• Paycom Center; Oklahoma City
• T-Mobile Center; Kansas City

Don Romeo Talent Buyer

• Andrew Fortin, Neste Live!
• Susan Heymann, Frontier Touring
• Stacy Vee, Goldenvoice
• Ed Warm, Joe's Concerts
• Del Williams, Danny Wimmer Presents

Promoter

• Patrick McDill, Live Nation
• Brian O'Connell, Live Nation
• Bob Roux, Live Nation
• Rich Schaefer, AEG Presents
• Adam Weiser, AEG Presents

Winners in these categories will be announced in the coming weeks, with honorees recognized at the 19th Academy of Country Music Honors in Nashville later this year. Nominees in main categories will be celebrated May 17 at the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, streamed live on Prime Video. Voting starts today and Country Aircheck's ACM Voter's Guide will be published this afternoon.