2017 ACM Awards: The Boot Readers vs. Staff Predictions

The Academy of Country Music will reveal the winners of the 2017 ACM Awards on Sunday night (April 2). Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert and Maren Morris lead this year's nominees -- but will they walk away with the most trophies?

Below, The Boot's readers and staff make their predictions for the winners of each category at the 2017 ACM Awards. Morris, the Brothers Osborne and Jon Pardi are already big winners -- the Academy of Country Music revealed in mid-March that they'd been named New Female Vocalist of the Year, New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year and New Male Vocalist of the Year, respectively -- but the rest of these predictions will be put to the test during this year's ACM Awards ceremony.

The 2017 ACM Awards are set to take place in Las Vegas, Nev., and air live on CBS beginning at 8PM ET. For the first time ever, the show will take place at T-Mobile Arena; Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley will return as co-hosts. Be sure to check back and see how accurate the predictions below are!

The Boot will be staying up late covering the most buzzed-about winners, fashion and moments at the 2017 ACM Awards. Readers can watch along with us by checking back to TheBoot.com for the latest ACMs headlines, liking The Boot on Facebook and following The Boot on Twitter.

2017 ACM Awards Winners Predictions: Readers vs. Staff

Entertainer of the Year

Readers: Keith Urban
Staff: Florida Georgia Line
Winner: Jason Aldean

Male Vocalist of the Year

Readers: Keith Urban
Staff: Chris Stapleton
Winner: Thomas Rhett

Female Vocalist of the Year

Readers: Miranda Lambert
Staff: Maren Morris
Winner: Miranda Lambert

Vocal Duo of the Year

Readers: Brothers Osborne
Staff: Brothers Osborne
Winner: Brothers Osborne

Vocal Group of the Year

Readers: Little Big Town
Staff: Little Big Town
Winner: Little Big Town

Album of the Year

Readers: The Weight of These Wings, Miranda Lambert
Staff: Ripcord, Keith Urban
Winner: The Weight of These Wings, Miranda Lambert

New Male Vocalist of the Year

Readers: Kane Brown
Staff: Brett Young
Winner: Jon Pardi

New Female Vocalist of the Year

Readers: Lauren Alaina
Staff: Maren Morris
Winner: Maren Morris

New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year

Readers: Brothers Osborne
Staff: Brothers Osborne
Winner: Brothers Osborne

Video of the Year (Awarded to Producer(s) / Director(s) / Artist(s))

Readers: "Vice," Miranda Lambert
Staff: "Fire Away," Chris Stapleton
Winner: "Forever Country," Artists of Then, Now and Forever

Vocal Event of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Label(s))

Readers: "Think of You," Chris Young feat. Cassadee Pope
Staff: "Forever Country," Artists of Then, Now and Forever
Winner: "May We All," Florida Georgia Line feat. Tim McGraw

Single Record of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Label(s))

Readers: "Vice," Miranda Lambert
Staff: "H.O.L.Y.," Florida Georgia Line
Winner: "H.O.L.Y.," Florida Georgia Line

Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter(s) / Publisher(s) / Artist(s)

Readers: “Vice,” Miranda Lambert (Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne)
Staff: “Humble and Kind,” Tim McGraw (Lori McKenna)
Winner: "Die a Happy Man," Thomas Rhett (Thomas Rhett, Sean Douglas, Joe Spargur)