2017 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2017.

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Events

April 3 - Luke Bryan's "Fast" reaches No. 1 on Country Airplay, making Bryan the first artist ever to achieve six No. 1 singles from the same album.
April 11 - Jeff Cook of Alabama announces he will stop touring with the band, after revealing he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease four years earlier.
April 23 - The Andrew Johnson Hotel in Knoxville, Tennessee, where Hank Williams stayed December 31, 1952, hours before his death, makes headlines after mayor Tim Burchett announces that Knox County would seek proposals to redevelop the building, sparking re-interest in the circumstances and events surrounding Williams' final hours.
May 4 - Loretta Lynn suffers a stroke at her Hurricane Mills, Tennessee ranch weeks after celebrating her 85th birthday at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Lynn is said to make a full recovery but postpones numerous shows.
August - Taylor Swift sues and prevails in a civil trial against David Mueller, a former morning show personality for Denver's KYGO-FM, in connection with an incident in 2013 - when Swift was still touring and being billed as primarily a country music performer - where Swift accused Mueller of sexually assaulting her by groping her at an event. Mueller later sued Swift, accusing her of lying and causing him to be fired from his job at KYGO, but Swift countersued for sexual assault. During the trial, a jury rejects Mueller's claims and rules in favor of Swift. In December, Swift, as a result of the 2013 incident and subsequent civil trial, is one of the "Silence Breakers" named Time's 2017 Person of the Year
August 12 - "Body Like a Back Road" by Sam Hunt breaks two Billboard Hot Country Songs chart records for No. 1 longevity within a month of each other. On July 22, upon spending its 22nd week at No. 1, "... Back Road" becomes the longest-running No. 1 song by a male solo artist since the start of the charts in 1944, bumping three songs that had been tied for first with 21 weeks: "I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)" by Eddy Arnold (1947), "I'm Movin' On" by Hank Snow with the Rainbow Ranch Boys (1950), and "In the Jailhouse Now" by Webb Pierce (1955). On August 12, the song's 25th week at No. 1, Hunt bumps Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise" for lengthiest No. 1 run (previously 24 weeks) in chart history; the song eventually logs 34 weeks at No. 1, finally dropping from the top spot (to No. 2) on the chart dated October 21. The song's long-running popularity is attributed in part due to downloads and live streaming, and its No. 6 peak on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, all without a music video for the track.
September 8 - Troy Gentry, half of the duo Montgomery Gentry, is killed in a helicopter crash in New Jersey.
September 9 - The radio countdown program American Country Countdown returns to using the Billboard chart as its source after eight years of using the Mediabase chart. The Country Airplay chart is used.
October 1 - A mass shooting occurs at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Paradise, Nevada during a closing performance by Jason Aldean. A shooter fired into the crowd from a 32nd-floor balcony of the Mandalay Bay hotel, located to the southeast of the Las Vegas Village outdoor concert venue. Initial reports indicated that more than 50 people had died and more than 400 were wounded, with those numbers expected to rise, and that the gunman was also dead. Aldean was able to escape uninjured and later posts social media messages confirming his safety. Less than a week later, Aldean pays tribute to the victims and others impacted by the events in Las Vegas by appearing on Saturday Night Live, giving words of support before performing Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down"; the tribute also honors Petty, who died that week.
October 1 - Loretta Lynn returns to the stage after a near 5 month absence from the spotlight after suffering a stroke on May 4, at her Hurricane Mills, Tennessee Ranch. Lynn sung three of her hit songs at a concert at her ranch which include "Coal Miner's Daughter," "You Ain't Woman Enough" and "Dear Uncle Sam."

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Top hits of the year

The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, and/or Canada Country charts in 2017:

Singles released by American artists

Singles released by Canadian artists

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Deaths

January 5 - Sam Lovullo, 88, co-creator and producer of Hee Haw.
January 25 - Butch Trucks, 69, founder and drummer of The Allman Brothers Band
March 11 - Don Warden, 87, best known for his years on The Porter Wagoner Show and as the manager of Wagoner and Dolly Parton.
April 20 - Tammy Sullivan, 53, bluegrass singer known as half of the Grammy nominated father-daughter duo Tammy and Jerry Sullivan.
May 21 - Wendell Goodman, 81, manager and husband of Wanda Jackson who penned her 1961 hit "Right or Wrong".
May 27 - Gregg Allman, 69, singer-songwriter and musician, founder of The Allman Brothers Band.
June 8 - Norro Wilson, 79, singer-songwriter and producer (heart failure).
July 13 - Kayton Roberts, 83, steel guitar player who has performed with Dolly Parton, Hank Snow, Marty Stuart and Alison Krauss among others (stroke).
July 21 - Geoff Mack, 94, Australian singer-songwriter best known for writing "I've Been Everywhere", famously covered by Hank Snow and Johnny Cash among others
July 25 - Billy Joe Walker Jr., 64, American musician, record producer, and songwriter.
July 25 - Michael Johnson, 72, country and pop singer from the 1970s and 1980s.
July 27 - D. L. Menard, 85, Louisiana musician commonly known as the "Cajun Hank Williams".
August 8 - Glen Campbell, 81, country and pop singer and musician from the 1960s onwards, best known for songs such as "Gentle on My Mind", "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Southern Nights" (Alzheimer's Disease).
August 16 - Jo Walker-Meador, 93, first ever full-time employee of the Country Music Association who later became its longest-serving director and was instrumental in making the genre what it is today, overseeing the creation of the CMA Awards, CMA Festival and Hall of Fame (stroke).
September 8 - Don Williams, 78, country singer known as the "Gentle Giant": known for songs such as "Tulsa Time", "It Must Be Love" and "Good Ole Boys Like Me".
September 8 - Troy Gentry, 50, half of Montgomery Gentry (helicopter crash)
November 19 - Mel Tillis, 85, legendary Opry star and Hall of Fame member known for hits such as "Coca-Cola Cowboy", "Good Woman Blues" and "I Ain't Never" (respiratory failure).
December 16 - Richard Dobson, 75, singer-songwriter.
December 27 - Curly Seckler, 98, American bluegrass musician (Foggy Mountain Boys, Nashville Grass).

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Hall of Fame inductees

Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Alan Jackson, singer-songwriter and leading figure in the neotraditionalist movement of the 1990s, songwriter (born 1958).
Jerry Reed, singer-songwriter-guitarist best known for swamp rock style of music (1937-2008).
Don Schlitz, songwriter (born 1952)

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Paul Brandt (born 1972)
Harvey Gold

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Major awards

Academy of Country Music

(presented in Las Vegas on April 15, 2018)

Entertainer of the Year - Jason Aldean
Male Vocalist of the Year - Chris Stapleton
Female Vocalist of the Year - Miranda Lambert
Vocal Duo of the Year - Brothers Osborne
Vocal Group of the Year - Old Dominion
New Male Vocalist of the Year - Brett Young
New Female Vocalist of the Year - Lauren Alaina
New Vocal Duo/Group of the Year - Midland
Songwriter of the Year - Rhett Akins
Album of the Year - From A Room: Volume 1 (Chris Stapleton)
Single of the Year - "Body Like a Back Road" (Sam Hunt)
Song of the Year - "Tin Man" (Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall)
Vocal Event of the Year - "The Fighter" (Keith Urban featuring Carrie Underwood)

ACM Honors
(presented August 23 in Nashville)

Cliffie Stone Icon Award - George Strait
Merle Haggard Spirit Award - Eric Church
Mae Boren Axton Award - Reba McEntire and Bob Kingsley
Poet's Award - Willie Nelson, Toby Keith and Shel Silverstein
Gary Haber Lifting Lives Award - Dolly Parton
Gene Weed Milestone Award - Kelsea Ballerini
Songwriter of the Year - Lori McKenna
Tex Ritter Film Award - Nashville

Americana Music Honors & Awards

Album of the Year - A Sailor's Guide to Earth (Sturgill Simpson)
Artist of the Year - John Prine
Duo/Group of the Year - Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives
Song of the Year - "It Ain't Over Yet" (Rodney Crowell)
Emerging Artist of the Year - Amanda Shires
Instrumentalist of the Year - Charlie Sexton
Spirit of Americana/Free Speech Award - Graham Nash
Lifetime Achievement: Trailblazer - Iris DeMent
Lifetime Achievement: Songwriting - Van Morrison
Lifetime Achievement: Performance - Robert Cray
Lifetime Achievement: Instrumentalist - Hi Rhythm Section
Lifetime Achievement: Executive - Larry Sloven and Bruce Bromberg
Wagonmaster Award - Jim Lauderdale

American Music Awards

(presented in Los Angeles on November 19, 2017)

Favorite Male Artist - Keith Urban
Favorite Female Artist - Carrie Underwood
Favorite Group or Duo - Little Big Town
Favorite Album - Ripcord by Keith Urban
Favorite Song - "Blue Ain't Your Color" by Keith Urban

ARIA Awards

(presented in Sydney on November 17, 2017)

Best Country Album - Dragonfly (Kasey Chambers)

Canadian Country Music Association

Apple Music Fans' Choice Awards - Dean Brody
Album of the Year - Side Effects by Dallas Smith
Female Artist of the Year - Meghan Patrick
Male Artist of the Year - Brett Kissel
Group or Duo of the Year - The Road Hammers
Single of the Year - "Autograph" by Dallas Smith
Video of the Year - "I Didn't Fall in Love with Your Hair" by Brett Kissel
Songwriter of the Year - "Time" by Dean Brody
Roots Artist of the Year - The Washboard Union
Interactive Artist of the Year - Brett Kissel
SirusXM Rising Star - Meghan Patrick
CCMA Discovery Award - Kalsey Kulyk
Top Selling Album - Ripcord by Keith Urban

Country Music Association

(presented on November 8, 2017 in Nashville)

Entertainer of the Year - Garth Brooks
Single of the Year - "Blue Ain't Your Color" by Keith Urban
Male Vocalist of the Year - Chris Stapleton
Female Vocalist of the Year - Miranda Lambert
New Artist of the Year - Jon Pardi
Vocal Duo of the Year - Brothers Osborne
Vocal Group of the Year - Little Big Town
Musical Event of the Year - Glen Campbell and Willie Nelson
Album of the Year - From A Room: Volume 1 by Chris Stapleton
Music Video of the Year - "It Ain't My Fault" by Brothers Osborne
Song of the Year - "Better Man" by Taylor Swift
Musician of the Year - Mac McAnally

CMT Music Awards

(presented in Nashville on June 7, 2017)

Video of the Year - "Blue Ain't Your Color" by Keith Urban
Male Video of the Year - "Blue Ain't Your Color" by Keith Urban
Female Video of the Year - "Church Bells" by Carrie Underwood
Group/Duo Video of the Year - "H.O.L.Y." by Florida Georgia Line
Breakthrough Video of the Year - "Road Less Traveled" by Lauren Alaina
CMT Performance of the Year - "Want to Want Me" by Jason Derulo and Luke Bryan

Grammy Awards

(presented in New York on January 28, 2018)

Best Country Solo Performance - Either Way (Chris Stapleton)
Best Country Duo/Group Performance - Better Man (Little Big Town)
Best Country Song - Broken Halos (Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton)
Best Country Album - From A Room: Volume 1 (Chris Stapleton)
Best Bluegrass Album - All The Rage Vol. 1 (Rhonda Vincent) and Defying Gravity (The Infamous Stringdusters)
Best Americana Album - The Nashville Sound (Jason Isbell)
Best American Roots Performance - Killer Diller Blues (Alabama Shakes)
Best American Roots Song - If We Were Vampires (Jason Isbell)
Best Roots Gospel Album - Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope (Reba McEntire)

International Bluegrass Music Association Awards

(presented on September 27, 2017)

Entertainer of the Year - The Earls of Leicester
Male Vocalist of the Year - Shawn Camp
Female Vocalist of the Year - Brooke Aldridge
Vocal Group of the Year - Flatt Lonesome
Instrumental Group of the Year - Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper
Emerging Artist of the Year - Volume Five
Guitar Player of the Year - Molly Tuttle
Banjo Player of the Year - Noam Pikelny
Mandolin Player of the Year - Sierra Hull
Fiddle Player of the Year - Patrick McAvinue
Bass Player of the Year - Alan Bartram
Dobro Player of the Year - Josh Swift
Album of the Year - Mountain Voodoo (Balsam Range)
Song of the Year - "I Am A Drifer" (Volume Five)
Recorded Event of the Year - "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" (Bobby Osborne and friends)
Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year - "Fiddler's Dream" (Michael Cleveland)
Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year - "I Found A Church Today" (The Gibson Brothers)

Juno Awards

(presented in Vancouver on March 24-25, 2018)

Country Album of the Year - Game On (James Barker Band)

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Notes

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References

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2017 in country music

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