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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2013.

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Events

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  • January – A brief feud erupts between Blake Shelton and country legend Ray Price when Shelton criticized veteran country performers who don't agree with the direction in which the genre is going, claiming "(n)obody wants to listen to their grandpa's music." Price was offended and publicly expressed his disapproval in a Facebook post, prompting Shelton to issue an apology on Twitter. Several days later, Price accepted the apology. "I agree that he should be given a chance to restore his credibility with the millions of fans who were deeply offended by those hurtful words," Price wrote as part of his Facebook post responding to Shelton's apology.[1]
  • January 21 – The first Nash FM-branded station – a media brand and network owned by Cumulus Media – is WNSH (Nash 94.7) in Newark, New Jersey (serving the New York City metropolitan area).[2] The Nash FM brand focuses on current hits (along with scattered recurrents from the past 2–3 years); a year later, a Nash Icon brand will be added, mixing in current hits with songs from the 1980s onward. The first song played on the station is "How Country Feels" by Randy Houser. It becomes the first country music radio station in NYC and NJ since 1996.
  • February 17 – Mindy McCready, whose personal and legal problems overshadowed her promising future as a rising female vocalist of the late 1990s, is found dead of an apparent suicide at her home in Heber Springs, Arkansas. Her death came a month after the death of her boyfriend, songwriter David Wilson.[3][4]
  • March 2 – The Country Top 30 with Bobby Bones, a radio show hosted by Austin, Texas, radio personality Bobby Estell (aka Bobby Bones), debuts in syndication.
  • April 24 – The Chatham County, Georgia Grand Jury indicted Billy Currington on felony criminal charges of "abuse of an elder person by inflicting mental anguish" and "making terroristic threats". Both criminal charges stem from an April 15 incident involving Charles Harvey Ferrelle, with the indictment alleging that Currington made terrorist threats and drove too close to Ferrelle's boat in a manner that he nearly knocked the elderly man into the water. Currington – released after posting $27,000 bond – faces a prison term of 1 to 5 years if convicted.[5]
  • July 7 – Randy Travis is hospitalized in critical condition with viral cardiomyopathy.[6] Four days later, he suffers a stroke and undergoes surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.[7]
  • August 10 – With 22 weeks at No. 1, "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line sets a new record for most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, breaking a three-way tie of 21 weeks at No. 1 jointly held by Eddy Arnold ("I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)," 1947), Hank Snow ("I'm Movin' On," 1950) and Webb Pierce ("In the Jailhouse Now," 1955). "Cruise" benefited from changes in Billboard's methodology, made in 2012, from a country airplay-only chart to one that reflects all-genre airplay, music downloads and streaming, similarly to the Hot 100. The song had earlier spent five weeks at No. 1 in late December into January, began falling but never dropping out of the top 40, before rebounding in April following the release of a remix with Nelly and eventually reclaiming the chart's No. 1 position.
  • August 18 – Jody Rosen of New York coins the term "bro-country" to describe the genre's then-ongoing trend of hip-hop influenced country songs with a theme of partying.[8]
  • August 23 – In an interview with AARP, Linda Ronstadt reveals she has Parkinson's disease and can no longer sing.[9]
  • October 16 – Record producer Tony Brown, best known for producing George Strait, is arrested for domestic assault against his wife.[10]
  • December 15 – Numerous media outlets, from Rolling Stone to the USA Today, prematurely reported that Ray Price had died from pancreatic cancer. The information came from Price's son, Cliff, who posted via Facebook his father's apparent passing, but it was later retracted, according to The Tennessean (which also published a news story on Price's death that was later removed).[11] Price died the next day, with family spokesman Bill Mack confirming the death.[12]

Top hits of the year

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The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay or Canada Country charts in 2013:

See also: List of number-one country singles of 2013 (U.S.) and List of number-one country singles of 2013 (Canada)

Singles released by American artists

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Songs Airplay Canada Single Artist References
24 15 12 All Kinds of Kinds Miranda Lambert
9 3 12 All Over the Road Easton Corbin
29 17 — American Beautiful The Henningsens
7 1 4 Anywhere with You Jake Owen
4 3 5 Aw Naw Chris Young
9 2 3 Beat This Summer Brad Paisley
26 19 — Beer with Jesus Thomas Rhett
10 3 7 Begin Again Taylor Swift
1 1 1 Better Dig Two The Band Perry
20 — — Born to Fly Danielle Bradbery [13]
2 1 1 Boys 'Round Here Blake Shelton featuring
Pistol Annies and Friends
20 59 — Buzzkill Luke Bryan
20 16 — Can't Shake You Gloriana
2 1 12 Carolina Parmalee
25 20 43 Changed Rascal Flatts
28 13 42 Could It Be Charlie Worsham
2 1 1 Crash My Party Luke Bryan
24 14 — Crying on a Suitcase Casey James
16 — — Danny's Song The Swon Brothers [14]
19 15 28 Days of Gold Jake Owen
5 1 3 Don't Ya Brett Eldredge
8 1 1 Done The Band Perry
2 1 1 Downtown Lady Antebellum
28 17 30 Drinks After Work Toby Keith
3 1 2 Drunk Last Night Eli Young Band
21 17 49 Easy Sheryl Crow
1 1 1 Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain) Gary Allan
18 15 33 Everybody's Got Somebody But Me Hunter Hayes
featuring Jason Mraz
5 1 1 Get Your Shine On Florida Georgia Line
7 2 30 Give It All We Got Tonight George Strait
5 1 1 Goodbye in Her Eyes Zac Brown Band
22 11 11 Goodbye Town Lady Antebellum
5 1 18 Hey Girl Billy Currington
8 2 6 Hey Pretty Girl Kip Moore
4 1 2 Highway Don't Care Tim McGraw
with Taylor Swift
29 18 40 Hope on the Rocks Toby Keith
6 1 1 How Country Feels Randy Houser
16 4 4 I Can Take It from There Chris Young
6 1 3 I Drive Your Truck Lee Brice
2 2 1 I Want Crazy Hunter Hayes
7 1 14 If I Didn't Have You Thompson Square
2 1 4 It Goes Like This Thomas Rhett
13 2 3 Jump Right In Zac Brown Band
26 16 — Let There Be Cowgirls Chris Cagle
13 6 5 Like Jesus Does Eric Church
6 1 1 Little Bit of Everything Keith Urban
2 2 1 Mama's Broken Heart Miranda Lambert
14 10 26 Merry Go 'Round Kacey Musgraves
2 1 1 Mine Would Be You Blake Shelton
16 — — The Moment I Knew Taylor Swift [15]
21 7 33 More Than Miles Brantley Gilbert
2 1 1 Night Train Jason Aldean
3 1 1 One of Those Nights Tim McGraw
5 1 2 The Only Way I Know Jason Aldean with
Luke Bryan and Eric Church
6 25 37 The Outsiders Eric Church
25 15 — Outta My Head Craig Campbell
11 6 8 Parking Lot Party Lee Brice
29 18 34 Pieces Gary Allan
7 3 6 Pirate Flag Kenny Chesney
10 2 6 Point at You Justin Moore
14 4 10 Radio Darius Rucker
2 7 17 Red Taylor Swift
2 3 7 Redneck Crazy Tyler Farr
3 1 1 Round Here Florida Georgia Line
3 1 1 Runnin' Outta Moonlight Randy Houser
7 2 2 See You Again Carrie Underwood
29 16 37 She Cranks My Tractor Dustin Lynch
7 1 5 Somebody's Heartbreak Hunter Hayes
10 2 2 Southern Comfort Zone Brad Paisley
4 2 1 Southern Girl Tim McGraw
4 1 1 Sunny and 75 Joe Nichols
1 1 1 Sure Be Cool If You Did Blake Shelton
1 2 2 That's My Kind of Night Luke Bryan
7 1 8 Til My Last Day Justin Moore
16 5 — Tip It On Back Dierks Bentley
6 2 4 Tornado Little Big Town
4 2 3 Two Black Cadillacs Carrie Underwood
1 1 1 Wagon Wheel Darius Rucker
1 1 2 We Were Us Keith Urban and
Miranda Lambert
25 14 14 When I See This Bar Kenny Chesney

Singles released by Canadian artists

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Songs Airplay Canada Single Artist References
— — 12 Anything At All Autumn Hill
— — 19 Beer Necessities Jake Mathews [16]
— — 18 Blame It on Your Truck Kira Isabella [17]
— — 1 Bounty Dean Brody
— — 8 Buzz Buzz Buzzing Tim Hicks [18]
— — 19 Can't Keep Waiting Autumn Hill
— — 10 Crash Chad Brownlee [19]
— — 9 Dirt Dean Brody [20]
— — 9 Duet Wes Mack [21]
— — 11 Farm Girl Strong Gord Bamford [22]
— — 9 Get By Tim Hicks
— — 20 Half Broke Horses Jaida Dreyer [23]
— — 9 Hell Raisin' Good Time Tim Hicks
— — 16 Hope and Gasoline Beverley Mahood [24]
— — 10 Let It Roll Emerson Drive
with Doc Walker
— — 10 Living on the Outside Small Town Pistols [25]
— 56 13 Love You for a Long Time High Valley [26][27]
— — 19 Must Be a Woman Gord Bamford [22]
— — 17 Never Done It Like This Steven Lee Olsen [28]
— — 11 Never Gonna Let You MacKenzie Porter [29]
— — 6 Nothing but Summer Dallas Smith
— — 12 Put It Into Drive Doc Walker [30]
— — 13 Rock It Country Girl Jason Blaine [31]
— — 17 She Always Gets What She Wants Emerson Drive [32]
— — 14 Slow Dance George Canyon [33]
— — 9 Somebody Will Bobby Wills [34]
— — 11 Somewhere in the Country Tebey [35]
— — 13 Songs About You Kira Isabella [17]
— — 3 Started with a Song Brett Kissel
— — 18 Suntan City Aaron Pritchett [36]
— — 10 Take the Week Off Deric Ruttan
— — 8 Till It's Gone Tebey [35]
— — 12 Underneath the Apple Trees Dean Brody [20]
— — 7 What Kinda Love Dallas Smith
— — 1 When Your Lips Are So Close Gord Bamford
— — 13 Where the Party At? Chad Brownlee [19]
— — 11 Where the Train Don't Stop Deric Ruttan [37]
— — 12 With You Emerson Drive [32]
Notes
  • "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Top new album releases

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The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2013:

See also: List of number-one country albums of 2013 (U.S.)
See also: List of UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2013
US Album Artist Record Label Release Date Reference
2 A.M. Chris Young RCA Nashville September 17
2 Alabama & Friends Various Artists Show Dog-Universal Music August 27
2 Annie Up Pistol Annies RCA Nashville May 7
4 Bakersfield Vince Gill and Paul Franklin MCA Nashville July 30
1 Based on a True Story… Blake Shelton Warner Bros. Nashville March 26
1 Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences Garth Brooks Pearl November 28
3 The Bluegrass Album Alan Jackson ACR/EMI Records Nashville September 24
2 Bring You Back Brett Eldredge Atlantic Nashville August 6
10 Brothers of the 4×4 Hank 3 Megaforce/Hank 3 October 1
3 Caught in the Act: Live Eric Church EMI Nashville April 9
1 Crash My Party Luke Bryan Capitol Nashville August 13
3 Crickets Joe Nichols Red Bow October 8
5 Danielle Bradbery Danielle Bradbery Big Machine November 25
4 Days of Gold Jake Owen RCA Nashville December 3
3 Drinks After Work Toby Keith Show Dog-Universal Music October 29
1 Duck the Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas The Robertsons UMG Nashville October 29
7 Fall Into Me Katie Armiger Cold River January 15 [38]
10 Feels Like Carolina Parmalee Stoney Creek December 10
3 Feels Like Home Sheryl Crow Warner Bros. Nashville September 10
1 Frame by Frame Cassadee Pope Republic Nashville October 8
1 Fuse Keith Urban Capitol Nashville September 10
1 Golden Lady Antebellum Capitol Nashville May 7
5 The Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1 (EP) Zac Brown Band Southern Ground December 10
3 How Country Feels Randy Houser Stoney Creek January 22
8 In Time The Mavericks Valory Music Group February 26
2 It Goes Like This Thomas Rhett Valory Music Group October 29
4 Just Feels Good Thompson Square Stoney Creek March 26
3 Keep It Redneck The Lacs Backroad August 20
1 Life on a Rock Kenny Chesney Blue Chair/Columbia April 30
10 Like a Rose Ashley Monroe Warner Bros. Nashville March 5 [39]
1 Love Is Everything George Strait MCA Nashville May 14
6 Love Will... Trace Adkins Show Dog-Universal Music May 14
8 Mud Digger 4 Various Artists Average Joes July 2
5 The Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 2 Various Artists Big Machine May 7
7 The Music of Nashville: Season 2, Volume 1 Various Artists Big Machine December 10
10 Now That's What I Call a Country Party Various Artists Universal May 7
4 Now That's What I Call Country Volume 6 Various Artists Universal June 11
1 Off the Beaten Path Justin Moore Valory Music Group September 17
4 Old Yellow Moon Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell Nonesuch February 26
1 Pioneer The Band Perry Republic Nashville April 2
2 Precious Memories Volume II Alan Jackson EMI Nashville March 26
4 Ready Set Roll (EP) Chase Rice Dack Janiels October 15
2 Redneck Crazy Tyler Farr Columbia Nashville September 30
1 Same Trailer Different Park Kacey Musgraves Mercury Nashville March 19
1 See You Tonight Scotty McCreery 19/Interscope/Mercury Nashville October 15
1 Set You Free Gary Allan MCA Nashville January 22
9 Spitfire LeAnn Rimes Curb June 4
1 Spring Break…Here to Party Luke Bryan Capitol Nashville March 5 [39]
7 StandOff Casey Donahew Band Almost Country April 16
4 Tate Stevens Tate Stevens RCA Nashville/Syco April 23
2 To All the Girls... Willie Nelson Legacy October 15
3 Trouble Randy Rogers Band MCA Nashville April 30
1 True Believers Darius Rucker Capitol Nashville May 21
1 Two Lanes of Freedom Tim McGraw Big Machine February 5
6 The Voice: The Complete Season 4 Collection Danielle Bradbery Republic Nashville June 19
5 We Are Tonight Billy Currington Mercury Nashville September 17
1 Wheelhouse Brad Paisley Arista Nashville April 9
4 The Woman I Am Kellie Pickler Black River Entertainment November 11
9 You Can't Make Old Friends Kenny Rogers Warner Bros. Nashville October 8

Other top albums

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US Album Artist Record Label Release Date Reference
33 4 Album Collection Luke Bryan Capitol Nashville November 19
23 12 Stories Brandy Clark Slate Creek Records October 22
38 40th Anniversary: 1973–2013 The Oak Ridge Boys Gaither Music Group July 30
34 Amazing Grace George Jones Bandit September 10
24 Beggin' for More Kyle Park Kyle Park Music March 19
24 Best from the Farewell Concert The Statler Brothers Gaither Music Group April 23
40 Brothers of the Highway Dailey & Vincent Rounder May 7
31 The Calm After... Travis Tritt Post Oak July 9
29 Cheater's Game Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison Spunk February 12
47 Chris Janson (EP) Chris Janson Bigger Picture Music Group September 3
46 The Classic Christmas Album Alabama Legacy October 8
48 The Classic Christmas Album Johnny Cash Legacy October 8
27 The Classic Christmas Album Martina McBride Legacy October 8
38 Cluck Ol' Hen Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby Skaggs Family August 20
36 Country: Charlie Daniels Charlie Daniels Sony Music February 26
49 Country: Keith Whitley Keith Whitley Sony Music March 5
36 Cut to Impress Maggie Rose RPM Entertainment March 26
25 Dark & Dirty Mile Jason Boland & the Stragglers Proud Souls May 14
15 Dirt Road Driveway Granger Smith Pioneer April 16
32 Divided & United Various Artists ATO November 5
33 Door Without a Screen Sundy Best E1 Entertainment August 27
28 Feeling Mortal Kris Kristofferson KK January 29
30 Finally Home Blue Sky Riders 101 Distribution January 29
36 Good Wine and Bad Decisions Julie Roberts Sun October 29
36 Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Tribute to Garth Brooks Country Hits Makers Country Hits Makers May 3
26 Headlights, Taillights and Radios Tracy Lawrence Lawrence Music Group August 20
39 High Cotton: A Tribute to Alabama Various Artists Lightning Rod September 17
48 High Life Charlie Robison Jetwell October 1
31 High Top Mountain Sturgill Simpson High Top Mountain June 11
18 The Highway Holly Williams Georgiana February 5
43 Honky Tonk Woman Georgia Holt Georgia Holt April 30
32 I Can't Stop Loving You: The Songs of Don Gibson Mandy Barnett Cracker Barrel November 11
48 Icon Chris Cagle Capitol Nashville March 19
19 Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am Randy Travis Warner Bros. Nashville October 1
27 Inspired: Songs of Faith & Family Joey + Rory Gaither Music Group July 16
12 The Journey (Livin' Hits) Craig Morgan Black River September 3
49 Justified: Music from the Original Television Series Various Artists Madison Gate January 8
41 Keep It Country Jason Cassidy A-Blake July 16
45 Kicker Town Rusty Truck Crosseyed Music August 6
12 The King's Gift Trace Adkins Caliburn October 29
16 Let's Face the Music and Dance Willie Nelson Legacy April 16
33 Life as We Know It Lonestar 4 Star June 4
32 LIFE Unheard Johnny Cash Sony Music August 13
44 A Little Unprofessional Ron White Image June 4
39 The Living Room Sessions B. J. Thomas Wrinkled April 2
25 LoCash Cowboys LoCash Cowboys Average Joes June 18
22 Long Night Moon Reckless Kelly No Big Deal September 3
12 The Low Highway Steve Earle New West April 16
44 Made to Last Joey + Rory Farmhouse Recordings October 8
36 Memories and Moments Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott Full Light September 17
13 Merry Christmas… Love, Elvis Elvis Presley Sony Music August 27
38 Move Like That (EP) Due West Sovereign 3 August 27
34 Mud Dynasty Lenny Cooper Average Joes May 7
22 The Muse The Wood Brothers Southern Ground October 1
12 The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver Various Artists ATO April 2
12 My Favourite Picture of You Guy Clark Dualtone July 23
23 Never Give In Will Hoge Cumberland October 15
27 Never Regret Craig Campbell Bigger Picture Music Group May 7
17 New Hometown Connor Christian & Southern Gothic Rocket Science February 12
11 Official 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards 'ZinePak Various Artists ZinePak LLC/Walmart March 26
20 Original Good Ol' Boy JJ Lawhorn Average Joes July 16
19 The Other Life Shooter Jennings Entertainment One Music March 12
40 Pain Management Bubba Sparxxx Average Joes October 15
28 Point at You & Four Moore Hits (EP) Justin Moore Valory Music Group April 2
45 Pride: A Tribute to Charley Pride Neal McCoy Slate Creek September 24
48 Red River Drifter Michael Martin Murphey Red River July 9
24 Right On Time Gretchen Wilson Redneck April 2
34 Rose Queen William Clark Green Bill Grease April 30
21 Rough (EP) Chuck Wicks Liz Rose Music April 9
12 Rubberband Charlie Worsham Warner Bros. Nashville August 20
43 Runaway Freeway Blues The Black Lillies North Knox March 26
22 See You There Glen Campbell Surfdog August 13
39 Slower Than Christmas Mountain Man IMI November 11
35 Some Old, Some New, Maybe a Cover or Two Cody Canada Underground Sound November 19
11 Southern Soul Frank Foster Frank Foster September 3
42 The Stand-In Caitlin Rose ATO March 5
18 Tim McGraw & Friends Tim McGraw Curb January 22
40 Under the Covers Gretchen Wilson Redneck June 4
18 The Voice: The Complete Season 4 Collection The Swon Brothers Republic Nashville June 19
30 When I Said I Do Clint Black Cracker Barrel August 5
41 You Should Dream The Texas Tenors Select-O-Hits December 10

Deaths

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Hall of Fame Inductees

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Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame

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Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

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Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

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Major awards

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American Country Awards

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(presented December 10 in Las Vegas)

  • Artist of the Year – Luke Bryan
  • Male Artist of the Year – Luke Bryan
  • Female Artist of the Year – Miranda Lambert
  • Group/Duo of the Year – Lady Antebellum
  • Touring Artist of the Year – Luke Bryan
  • Album of the Year – Based on a True Story..., Blake Shelton
  • Breakthrough Artist of the Year – Scotty McCreery
  • New Artist of the Year – Florida Georgia Line
  • Single of the Year – "Cruise", Florida Georgia Line
  • Male Single of the Year – "Sure Be Cool If You Did", Blake Shelton
  • Female Single of the Year – "Mama's Broken Heart", Miranda Lambert
  • Duo/Group Single of the Year – "Downtown", Lady Antebellum
  • Breakthrough Single of the Year – "I Drive Your Truck", Lee Brice
  • New Artist Single of the Year – "Cruise", Florida Georgia Line
  • Single by a Vocal Collaboration – "Highway Don't Care", Tim McGraw feat. Taylor Swift and Keith Urban
  • Music Video of the Year – "Sure Be Cool If You Did", Blake Shelton
  • Male Music Video of the Year – "Sure Be Cool If You Did", Blake Shelton
  • Female Music Video of the Year – "Blown Away", Carrie Underwood
  • Duo/Group Music Video of the Year – "Highway Don't Care", Tim McGraw feat. Taylor Swift and Keith Urban
  • New Artist Music Video of the Year – "Cruise", Florida Georgia Line
  • Song of the Year – "Highway Don't Care", Tim McGraw feat. Taylor Swift and Keith Urban

Academy of Country Music

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(presented April 6, 2014 in Las Vegas)

ACM Honors

Americana Music Honors & Awards

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American Music Awards

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(presented in Los Angeles on November 24, 2013)

ARIA Awards

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(presented in Sydney on December 1, 2013)

Canadian Country Music Association

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(presented September 8 in Edmonton)

Country Music Association

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(presented November 6 in Nashville)

CMT Music Awards

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(presented June 5 in Nashville)

CMT Artists of the Year
(presented December 3 in Nashville)[59]

Grammy Awards

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(presented January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles)

Juno Awards

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(presented March 30, 2014 in Winnipeg)

See also

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