ACM Industry and Recording Winners 2025
Warm Up: The winners of the ACM Industry Awards and Studio Recording Awards for the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards were announced this morning (7/8) via social media. Among them were Ed Warm, whose Club (Joe’s on Weed St.) and Festival (Windy City Smokeout) wins take his total ACM Industry Awards to 19; Dave Cobb with his seventh ACM Award and third win in the Producer category; and Brent Mason, whose first Electric Guitar Player trophy brings his Studio Recording Award wins to 12. Watch Carly Pearce's message to the Studio Recording Award winners here. Full list of Industry winners here and Studio Recording winners here.
The honorees, previously announced Artist-Songwriter of the Year Lainey Wilson and Songwriter of the Year Jessie Jo Dillon (CAT 5/8) and the Special Award recipients, who will be announced tomorrow (7/9), will be celebrated at the 18th Academy of Country Music Honors Aug. 20 at The Pinnacle in Nashville.
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