| Academy of Country Music Award for New Male Artist of the Year | |
| Presenter: | Academy of Country Music |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 1966 |
| Holder: | Nate Smith (59th) |
The Academy of Country Music Award for New Male Artist of the Year is one of the new artist categories presented at the Academy of Country Music Awards. This award was first awarded in 1966 to Merle Haggard, when this award was known as the Most Promising Male Vocalist.[1]
From 1966 to 1977, this award was known as the Most Promising Male Vocalist.
From 1978 to 2008, the award was known as the Top New Male Vocalist.
And from 2016 to now, this award is now known as the New Male Artist of the Year.
This award is given to the new male artist who has gained initial fame or significantly greater recognition during the promotion of a debut or sophomore album within the eligibility period. The artist must have released a single that reached the Top 40 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs or the Mediabase Country charts. Any albums self-released through an independent label the artist owns and operates may not be counted as a debut or sophomore album, unless it produces a Top 40 single reported by Billboard’s Hot Country Songs or Mediabase Country charts.[2]
In the following tables, the years correspond to the date of the ceremony. Artists are eligible based on their work of the previous calendar year. Entries with a blue ribbon next to the artist's name have won the award; those with a white background are the nominees on the short-list.[3]
There was no winner for this award in 2004, 2005, and from 2010-2015. For the award was changed into the Academy of Country Music Award for New Artist of the Year award. The winners in 2009 and 2013 would be finalist for the New Artist of the Year.
| Year | Winner | Nominees |
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| 2024 | Nate Smith | |
| 2023 | Zach Bryan | |
| 2022 | Parker McCollum | |
| 2021 | Jimmie Allen | |
| 2020 | Riley Green | |
| Year | Winner | Nominees | |
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| 2019 | Luke Combs | ||
| 2018 | Brett Young | ||
| 2017 | Jon Pardi | ||
| 2016 | Chris Stapleton | ||
| 2013 | Brantley Gilbert |
| Year | Winner | Nominees |
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| 2009 | Jake Owen | |
| 2008 | Jack Ingram | |
| 2007 | Rodney Atkins | |
| 2006 | Jason Aldean | |
| 2003 | Joe Nichols | |
| 2002 | Phil Vassar | |
| 2001 | Keith Urban | |
| 2000 | Brad Paisley | |
| Year | Winner | Nominees |
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| 1999 | Mark Wills | |
| 1998 | Kenny Chesney | |
| 1997 | Trace Adkins | |
| 1996 | Bryan White | |
| 1995 | Tim McGraw | |
| 1994 | John Michael Montgomery | |
| 1993 | Tracy Lawrence | |
| 1992 | Billy Dean | |
| 1991 | Alan Jackson | |
| 1990 | Clint Black |
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| Year | Winner | Nominees |
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| 1989 | Rodney Crowell | |
| 1988 | Ricky Van Shelton | |
| 1987 | Dwight Yoakam |
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| 1986 | Randy Travis | |
| 1985 | Vince Gill | |
| 1984 | Jim Glaser | |
| 1983 | Michael Martin Murphy |
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| 1982 | Ricky Skaggs | |
| 1981 | Johnny Lee | |
| 1980 | R.C. Bannon | |
| Year | Winner | Nominees |
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| 1979 | John Conlee |
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| 1978 | Eddie Rabbitt |
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| 1977 | Moe Bandy |
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| 1976 | Freddy Fender | |
| 1975 | Mickey Gilley |
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| 1974 | Dorsey Burnette |
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| 1973 | Johnny Rodriguez |
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| 1972 | Tony Booth |
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| 1971 | Buddy Alan |
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| 1970 | Freddy Weller |
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| Year | Winner | Nominees | |
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| 1969 | Ray Sanders |
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| 1968 | Jerry Inman |
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| 1967 | Billy Mize |
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| 1966 | Merle Haggard |
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