The Academy of Country Music Award for New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year is one of the new artist categories presented at the Academy of Country Music Awards. This award was first awarded in 1967 to Bob Morris & Faye Hardin, when this award was known as the Most Promising Vocal Group.
In 1967, this award was known as the Most Promising Vocal Group.
From 1990 to 2008, the award was known as the Top New Vocal Duet/Duo or Group.
And from 2016 to 2019, this award is now known as the New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year.
And from 2024 to now, the award is known as the New Duo/Group of the Year
This award is given to the new vocal group or formed duo 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.
Winners and nominees 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.
There was no winner for this award in 2004, 2005, and from 2009 to 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.
2020s YearWinnerNominees2025 The Red Clay Strays Restless Road Treaty Oak Revival2024 Tigirlily Gold Neon Union Restless Road
2010s YearWinnerNominees2019 Lanco High Valley Runaway June2018 Midland High Valley Lanco LoCash Runaway June2017 Brothers Osborne A Thousand Horses Dan + Shay LoCash Maddie & Tae2016 Old Dominion A Thousand Horses Brothers Osborne Maddie & Tae Parmalee2013 Florida Georgia Line Love and Theft Thompson Square
2000s YearWinnerNominees 2009 Zac Brown BandEli Young Band The Lost Trailers 2008 Lady ACarolina Rain The Wreckers 2007 Little Big TownHeartland The Wreckers 2006 SugarlandBig & Rich Little Big Town 2003 Emerson DriveNickel Creek Pinmonkey 2002 Trick PonyNickel Creek Sons of the Desert 2001 Rascal FlattsClark Family Experience Sons of the Desert 2000 Montgomery GentrySHeDAISY Yankee Grey
1990s YearWinnerNomineesRef. 1999 Dixie ChicksThe Warren Brothers The Wilkinsons 1998 The KinleysBig House The Lynns 1997 RicochetBR5-49 Burnin' Daylight 1996 Lonestar4 Runner Perfect Stranger 1995 The MavericksThe Tractors John & Audrey Wiggins 1994 Gibson/Miller BandBlackHawk Boy Howdy 1993 Confederate RailroadGreat Plains Little Texas 1992 Brooks & DunnDiamond Rio McBride & the Ride 1991 Pirates of the MississippiCanyon Prairie Oyster 1990 The Kentucky HeadhuntersShenandoah Wild Rose
1960s YearWinnerNominees 1967 Bob Morris & Faye HardinBobby Durham & Jeanie O'Neal The LeGarde Twins The Leightons Del & Sue Smart
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