Artist of the Year

• Bonnie Raitt
• Chris Stapleton WINNER
• Jason Isbell
• Lucinda Williams

Album of the Year

• Something More Than Free, Jason Isbell, Produced by Dave Cobb WINNER
• The Ghosts of Highway 20, Lucinda Williams, Produced by Greg Leisz, Tom Overby and Lucinda Williams
• The Very Last Day, Parker Millsap, Produced by Parker Millsap and Gary Paczosa
• Traveller, Chris Stapleton, Produced by Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton

Group Duo of the Year

• Alabama Shakes
• Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell WINNER
• Lake Street Dive
• Milk Carton Kids
• Tedeschi Trucks Band

New/Emerging Artist of the Year

• John Moreland
• Leon Bridges
• Margo Price WINNER
• Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats

Song of the Year

• “24 Frames,” Jason Isbell WINNER
• “Dime Store Cowgirl,” Kacey Musgraves
• “Hands of Time,” Margo Price”
• “S.O.B.”, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Nightsweats

Instrumentalist of the Year

• Cindy Cashdollar
• Stuart Duncan
• Jedd Hughes
• Sara Watkins WINNER