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The nominees for the 50th Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards will be announced Tuesday, January 27th. Fans will again get to vote for New Artist of the Year.

Music Row reports that the nominees for the 50th ACM Awards will be revealed this coming Tuesday.

The semi-finalists for ACM New Artist of the Year have already been revealed. Brett Eldredge, Dan + Shay, Tyler Farr, Sam Hunt, Kip Moore, Thomas Rhett, Chase Rice and Cole Swindell were voted in by ACM professional members as the eight semi-finalists for the award.

Fans will be able to cast their votes to determine the three finalists for New Artist of the Year. Fan voting will open Tuesday, January 27th at 12 noon central time and close February 10th at 5pm central time for the first round at VoteACM.com and voteacm.CMT.com.

The three finalists will then compete for the fan votes starting April 8th and closing April 19th. The winner will be revealed on the live telecast of the ACM Awards Show.

Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan will return as co-hosts for the milestone year for the ACM Awards. It was announced last year that the 50th ACM Awards Show will be held at AT&T Stadium in Texas. The show will be broadcast live April 19th on CBS TV.

By: Buck Stevens