55th Annual Audi Awards

The 55th Annual Audi Awards will be held on Sunday, February 9, 2020. It will be broadcast live from the Brentstone/Leveridge Arena in Alison Beach, Alison, Neo Kingston by network CBN at 8 p.m. The ceremony will recognize the best recordings, compositions and artists of the eligibility year, which runs from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019. Nominations will be announced on December 12, 2019.

Awards

General

Best New Artist

• Billie Eilish
• Country Fishers
• Lizzo
• Manscity
• Marsha Pride
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Stampedes With a Low

Rock

Best Rock Album

• Schlagenheim — black midi
• What About Us — Nylan Coore
• Cavalier — Great White
• Sad Day — Ellie Hill
• Feral Roots — Rival Sons
• Fear Inoculum — Tool

Best Rock Performance

• "Jogging" — Richard Dawson
• "This Land" — Gary Clark Jr.
• "Probably Still Sleeping In the Street" — Francent
• "Sad Day" — Ellie Hill
• "Cry For Me (or Die)" — Maximum Pressure Monsters
• "Too Bad" — Rival Sons

Best Rock Song

• "Probably Still Sleeping In the Street" — Xavier Carlos-King, George Gross, Pally Othripange & Matthew Reid, songwriters (Francent)
• "Sad Day" — Ellie Hill, Allie-Ann Martina & Johnnie C. Patterson, songwriters (Ellie Hill)
• "Planet B" — Stu Mackenzie, songwriter (King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard)
• "All Mirrors" — Ben Babbitt & Angel Olsen, songwriters (Angel Olsen)
• "Fear Inoculum" — Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones & Maynard James Keenan, songwriters (Tool)
• "Harmony Hall" — Ezra Koenig, songwriter (Vampire Weekend)

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

• Cunk — BEACHERS
• I, I — Bon Iver
• Wahillah — Sneiden, Grit!
• All Mirrors — Angel Olsen
• Father of the Bride — Vampire Weekend
• Pray To Them All — Voli

Country

Best Country Album

• Country Squire — Tyler Childers
• Desperate Man — Eric Church
• Rolling Down Semmens Lane — Briant Illes
• Stronger Than the Truth — Reba McEntire
• Girl — Maren Morris
• Fever Country — Darius Stevens

Best Country Solo Performance

• "Woodstock" — Cyrus Fow
• "Pocket Girl" – Julia McIntosh
• "Girl" — Maren Morris
• "God's Country" — Blake Shelton
• "Not Another Let Down" — Darius Stevens
• "Bring My Flowers Now" — Tanya Tucker

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• "Please Save Me" — Anton Aldersley featuring The Goodlucks
• "Speechless" — Dan + Shay
• "Redesigning Women" — The Highwomen
• "Good News" — Briant Illes & Jonah P Lewin
• "Common" — Maren Morris featuring Brandi Carlile
• "Got My Name Changed Back" — Pistol Annies

Best Country Song

• "Please Save Me" — Anton Aldersley, Zavia Napolitano & Bo Patrick, songwriters (Anton Aldersley featuring The Goodlucks)
• "Speechless" — Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Dan + Shay)
• "God's Country" — Devin Dawson, Hardy & Jordan Schmidt, songwriters
• "Hands On Me" — Darius Woolstenhulme, singwriter (Darius Stevens)
• "Bring My Flowers Now" — Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)

Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music

Best Gospel Album

• Before Long — Blue Touch Choir
• Long Live Love — Kirk Franklin
• Not Another Try — Simonn Gaynor
• Celebration — Lore of Heavens
• Everybody's Still Happy — Juliet Quincy
• Something's Happening! A Christmas Album — CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• The Story's Not Over – Jeremy Camp
• Burn the Ships – for KING & COUNTRY
• Water Wheel – Garland Boys
• Haven't Seen It Yet – Danny Gokey
• Hunting For Gold – Lovelies
• Upton – Pool