The Academy of Country Music announced the majority of 2016 ACM Awards nominees on Feb. 1, but two categories were missing: Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. On Thursday (Feb. 18), the Academy revealed the finalists in those two categories, with artists such as Cam, Chris Stapleton and Eric Paslay among the nominees.

This year, a panel of professional, award-winning songwriters helped the ACM select Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year nominees. Their selections were then voted on by the Composer class of ACM members, determining the final list of nods.

“The ACM Board of Directors recently voted to revise the prestigious Song of the Year Award criteria to allow the greater songwriting community a stronger voice in determining the final nominees,” explains Tiffany Moon, executive vice president and managing director of the Academy of Country Music. “Songwriters are at the inception of all of this; we’re privileged to have their expertise in choosing the most well-crafted songs.”

A complete list of Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year nominees is below; click here to see the full list of 2016 ACM Awards nominees.

The 2016 ACM Awards are set to air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 3, beginning at 8PM ET on CBS.

2016 Academy of Country Music Awards Nominees

Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter(s) / Publisher(s) / Artist(s)

"Burning House," Cam (Songwriters: Jeffrey Bhasker, Tyler Johnson, Cam; Publishers: Marvelous Oaks Records (ASCAP), Creative Pulse Music (BMI), One Year Yesterday Publishing (BMI), Sony / ATV Songs LLC (BMI), These Are Pulse Songs (BMI), Way Above Music (BMI))
"Girl Crush," Little Big Town (Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose; Publishers: HillarodyRathbone Music (ASCAP), Hoodie Songs (BMI), Songs of Crazy Girl Music (BMI), Songs of Universal Inc (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI))
"Nobody to Blame," Chris Stapleton (Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Barry Bales, Ronnie Bowman; Publishers: House of Sea Gayle Music (ASCAP), WB Music Corp (ASCAP), Quackhead Music (BMI), RayLynn Publishing (BMI))
"Raise ‘Em Up," Keith Urban feat. Eric Church (Songwriters: Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston, Jeffrey Steele; Publishers: Jeffrey Steele Music (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), TomDouglasMusic (BMI), Sony/ATV Harmony (ASCAP), Texa Rae Music (ASCAP))
"She Don’t Love You," Eric Paslay (Songwriters: Eric Paslay, Jennifer Wayne; Publishers: Five Stone Publishing (ASCAP), Spirit Two Nashville (ASCAP), Songwriters of Platinum Pen Publishing (BMI))

Songwriter of the Year

Rodney Clawson
Ross Copperman
Ashley Gorley
Shane McAnally
Josh Osborne

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