Billboard Music Award for Top Country Artist
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The Billboard Music Award for Top Country Artist is an annual award given to the artist with the most top country hits on the Billboard charts.
Introduction
The Billboard Music Award for Top Country Artist is an award given to the best-performing artist in the country music genre. The award was first presented in 1990 and has been given annually since.
artists have been nominated for the award, with Taylor Swift and Garth Brooks being the most successful, both winning three times. Swift is also the youngest artist to ever win the award, having won her first at the age of 20.
Background
The Billboard Music Award for Top Country Artist has been presented since 1954. The award is given to the artist who has had the most success on the Billboard country music charts in the United States. It is one of the four major country music awards held annually.
The Billboard Music Awards
The Billboard Music Awards is an annual award show that recognizes music artists for commercial success in the United States. The awards are given based on sales data from Nielsen SoundScan and compiled by Billboard magazine. The show was first held in 1989 and was broadcast live on Fox. The first award given was for Top Country Artist, which went to Hank Williams Jr. Since then, the award has been presented every year with the exception of 2000, when it was not held due to the Latin music boom at the time.
The award is given to the artist with the highest sales volume of country music albums and digital downloads in a given year. Artists who have won the award multiple times include Garth Brooks, Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, and Miranda Lambert.
The Country Music Association Awards
The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards or CMAs, are an annual country music awards show, created and produced by the Country Music Association. The show airs live on television every November and is considered one of country music’s premier award shows.
The first CMA Awards were handed out in 1967, a year after the organization was founded. The award was originally called “Top Male Vocalist of the Year” and was given to Jack Greene. Since then, the show has grown to include many different awards categories, honoring both men and women in country music.
The CMA Awards are voted on by a selected group of industry professionals, including musicians, producers, managers, agents, and journalists. In order to be eligible for an award, an artist must have released a qualifying album or single during the eligibility period.
The Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and are presented annually by The Recording Academy. A GRAMMY is widely considered the highest honor in the music industry. It is awarded to artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their field.
The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor achievements in the music industry from 1958. The annual event has since grown to become one of the most prestigious awards shows in the world. The Grammys are broadcast live on television and radio, and are also available online.
The award for Top Country Artist was first presented at the 20th Grammy Awards ceremony in 1978. The award is given to an artist who has released a commercial country music album that has achieved critical and popular acclaim. The award recognizes both artistic merit and commercial success.
In order to be eligible for the award, an artist must have released a minimum of five singles or one album during the eligibility period. The album must have been commercially released, and must have received a gold or platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In addition, the album must have been released within the past five years.
The award for Top Country Artist is voted on by a panel of music industry experts, including members of The Recording Academy’s country music community.
Criteria
The Billboard Music Award for Top Country Artist is given to the artist with the most cumulative country radio airplay in the United States during the eligibility period. The eligibility period for the award is from the first full week of January to the final week of December of the previous year.
Billboard Music Awards
The Billboard Music Awards is an awards show from Billboard magazine. The Top Country Artist award is given to the artist with the most top 10 hits on the Billboard country charts. This award was first given out in 1990, and has been given out every year since then. The award is considered one of the most prestigious in the country music industry.
In order to be eligible for this award, an artist must have had at least three top 10 hits on the Billboard country charts within a 12-month period. These hits must be from a studio album that was released during this time frame. Live albums and greatest hits albums are not eligible.
Country Music Association Awards
The Country Music Association Awards is an annual country music awards show, founded in 1958. The Criteria for the Billboard Music Award for Top Country Artist has changed over the years.
-From 1958-1959, the award was based on “a poll of disk jockeys”
-From 1960-1963, the award was based on “the popularity of both singles and albums”
-From 1964-1966, the award was based on “the popularity of both singles and albums, with special consideration given to sales.”
-From 1967-1971, the award was based on “the popularity of both singles and albums, with extra weight given to sales and airplay.”
-“In 1972 only airplay was considered…”
-From 1973-1974, the award was based on “the number of spins (plays)”
-From 1975 until 2007, the award was based on album sales shipped figures provided by SoundScan with “airplay monitoring data compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems” factored in as well. “-In 2008 only digital downloads were considered for album sales figures with airplay monitored by Nielsen BDS.”
-“Albums became eligible for consideration three months after their release date…”
As of 2009, album sales are no longer considered for this award and it is now solely determined by airplay.
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards, popularly known as the Grammys, are awards presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. They are considered the highest music honor and are commonly referred to as “the Grammys”. A total of 84 Grammy Awards have been presented to country artists since the inaugural ceremony in 1959, including 26 for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, 22 for Best Country Instrumental Performance, 12 for Best Country Song, 8 for Best Country Album, 7 for Record of the Year (a general category not limited to any genre), 4 each for Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Female Country Vocal Performance categories (discontinued since 2011), 3 each for Best Country Vocal Collaboration, 3 each for Best Pop Vocal Collaboration (a general category not limited to any genre) and Song of the Year (a general category not limited to any genre), 2 each for Album of the Year (a general category not limited to any genre) , 1 each for Producer of the Year (non-classical), 2-time winners in other categories who were nominated again in an eligible country category.
Winners
The Billboard Music Award for Top Country Artist has been awarded every year since the inception of the Billboard Music Awards in 1990. The recipient of this award is determined by the highest amount of radio airplay, sales, and streams for country music artists. This year’s nominees are Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, and Kane Brown.
Billboard Music Awards
The Billboard Music Awards is an annual awards show from Billboard Magazine. The awards are based on sales data from Nielsen SoundScan and radio information from Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. The first award show was held in 1990.
There are several award categories, but the top country artist award has been given out every year since 1990. The winner of the award is determined by a voting process that includes industry experts and music fans.
The list of past winners for the top country artist award is below:
2017 – Chris Stapleton
2016 – Thomas Rhett
2015 – Luke Bryan
2014 – Miranda Lambert
2013 – Taylor Swift
2012 – Blake Shelton
2011 – Lady Antebellum
2010 – Carrie Underwood
2009 – Taylor Swift
Country Music Association Awards
The Country Music Association Awards is an annual country music awards show, founded in 1958. The awards recognize outstanding achievement in the country music industry. The show is broadcast live on television, and radio, and is typically held in Nashville, Tennessee.
The award for Top Country Artist has been presented since 1958, and was originally called the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award. It was renamed the CMA Award for Top Male Vocalist in 1965, and then the CMA Award for Top Male Artist in 1974. The award was again renamed to its current name in 1984.
The award goes to the artist with the most votes from the previous year’s eligibility period. The eligibility period for the 64th Annual Country Music Association Awards (2019) is July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019.
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. They are given in recognition of “superlative technical and artistic achievement in the recording industry, without regard to sales or chart position.” The awards were established in 1958. The Grammy Awards were first televised in 1971.
The Grammys are awarded in more than a dozen categories, including pop, rock, country, rap, and jazz. The award for Best Country Artist has been given out since 1967. Here is a list of the past winners of the Grammy Award for Best Country Artist.
-1967: Buck Owens
-1968: Merle Haggard
-1969: Glen Campbell
-1970: Kenny Rogers
-1971: Loretta Lynn
-1972: Jerry Reed
-1973: Charlie Rich
-1974: Ronnie Milsap
-1975: Alabama
-1976: Dolly Parton
Conclusion
The Billboard Music Award for Top Country Artist has been given out since the early 1990s, and in that time, a number of different artists have taken home the prize. In recent years, however, one name has become synonymous with the award: Taylor Swift.
Swift has won the Top Country Artist award a staggering eight times, and she shows no signs of slowing down. She is far and away the most decorated artist in this category, and her dominance is likely to continue for many years to come. If you’re a fan of country music, then there’s no doubt that Swift is the artist to watch.
