In the first instance, industry of employment is obtained by matching business name and address responses to ABS lists of business names for which main industry activity is already known.
This year, nominees were announced in May followed by a glittering awards ceremony on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 8PM ET televised live from the Microsoft Theater in LA and airing on BET. Major 2016 nominees included Drake with a leading nine nominations, followed by BeyoncÃ© and Rihanna, each with five nods.
About Academy of Country Music Awards. Superstars Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley will co-host the 51st ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, Country Musicâs Party of the Year, broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Sunday, April 3, 2016 (live 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.