Upchurch – 5
Savannah Dexter – 4
Kidd G – 3
Adam Calhoun – 2
Colt Ford – 2
Hosier – 2
Overtime – 2
Anthony BEASTmode – 1
Austin Tolliver – 1
Bryan Martin – 1
Cypress Spring – 1
Demun Jones – 1
FJ Outlaw – 1
Katie Noel – 1
The Lacs – 1
Moonshine Bandits – 1
Nappy Roots – 1
Nu Breed & Jesse Howard – 1
Sarah Ross – 1
Seth Anthony – 1
ShelbyKay – 1
Stormie Leigh – 1
Here are how the nominees are determined:
The top five MALE sellers/streamers of accumulated overall sales across their entire catalog are chosen as nominees with the winner being the biggest selling MALE act of the year.
The top five FEMALE sellers/streamers of accumulated overall sales across their entire catalog are chosen as nominees with the winner being the biggest selling FEMALE act of the year.
The top five DUO or GROUP sellers/streamers of accumulated overall sales across their entire catalog are chosen as nominees with the winner being the biggest selling DUO or GROUP of the year.
The top five sellers/streamers of accumulated overall sales across their entire catalog who have NEVER been NOMINATED as a BEST MALE, FEMALE or DUO or GROUP and whose oldest release is not more than 15 YEARS OLD are chosen as nominees with the winner being the biggest selling act of the year.
The top five selling/streamed ALBUMS of the year are nominated with the winner being the biggest selling ALBUM of the year.
The top five selling/streamed SONGS of the year are nominated with the winner being the biggest selling SONG of the year.
The top five streamed VIDEOS of the year are nominated with the winner being the biggest selling VIDEO of the year.