Academy Of Country Music Announces Seven New 'Decade Award' Categories

Miranda Lambert Receiving First ACM Song Of The Decade Award (Photo: Getty Images/John Shearer)

The ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC has announced seven new ACM Decade Award categories, recognizing the most influential projects over the past decade of Country music. Those new categories are: ACM Song Of The Decade, ACM Album Of The Decade, ACM Artist-Songwriter Of The Decade, ACM Breakout Artist Of The Decade, ACM Single Of The Decade, ACM Songwriter Of The Decade, and ACM Music Event Of The Decade. As previously reported, JASON ALDEAN received the Dick Clark Artist Of The Decade award at the “54th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS” earlier this year (NET NEWS 4/8).

MIRANDA LAMBERT was surprised during a recent backstage presentation with the first ACM Song Of The Decade award for her ACM Award-winning song, "The House That Built Me," with songwriters TOM DOUGLAS and ALLEN SHAMBLIN. More winners in the new categories will be announced in the coming weeks.

“The Special Awards committee convened multiple times, put aside their professional interests and were diligent in considering the fullness of Country music in arriving at these honors," said ACM Board Of Directors VP and ACM Special Awards Committee Co-Chairman CHUCK ALY.  "This is not, however, the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC deciding who or what should be honored. This is simply our recognition of self-evident truth. ‘The House That Built Me’ is the Song Of The Decade in Country music. It is a monument unto itself.”

The new awards will be given every 10 years. Find more information on the ACM AWARDS here.

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