Sam Hunt, Blake Shelton and More Nominated for 2017 Teen Choice Awards

Country music is well represented in the 2017 category nominees, with a handful of stars earning their place in a couple of the fan-voted nominations.

Written by Kelly Brickey
Sam Hunt, Blake Shelton and More Nominated for 2017 Teen Choice Awards
Blake Shelton; Photo credit: Natasha Moustache/CMA

The Teen Choice Awards are back again for another year of fan-voted awards, and some of the hottest country stars could be landing a surfboard or two later this summer.

The first round of nominations for the awards show were recently announced, with categories ranging throughout all forms of entertainment including movies, television, music and personalities. Although most of the country artists up for the teen taking fall under the music section, Blake Shelton did ring in a nod for Choice TV Personality for his coach position on NBC’s The Voice.

Shelton, along with Carrie Underwood, Florida Georgia Line, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan and Sam Hunt all received nominations in the Choice Country Artist category for the ceremony. Hunt also snagged a spot in the Choice Song: Male Artist grouping for “Body Like a Back Road” and will take on competition such as Harry Styles’ “Sign of the Times,” Niall Horan’s “Slow Hands” and other popular artists.

Even Florida Georgia Line got lucky going up for Choice Collaboration with the Backstreet Boys on “God, Your Mama, and Me.” They’ll be vying for the trophy against ZAYN and Taylor Swift’s “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever,” Zedd and Alessia Cara’s “Stay” and other Top 40 picks.

Fans can vote for their favorite country stars before the big show in August by casting their votes on the Teen Choice Awards website or on Twitter through the corresponding category hashtags.

The 2017 Teen Choice Awards will air live on Sunday, August 13, on FOX.

Choice Country Artist (#ChoiceCountryArtist)
Blake Shelton
Carrie Underwood
Florida Georgia Line
Kelsea Ballerini
Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt

Choice Song: Male Artist (#ChoiceSongMaleArtist)
Sam Hunt – “Body Like a Back Road”
Bruno Mars – “That’s What I Like”
Ed Sheeran – “Shape of You”
Harry Styles – “Sign of the Times”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee (feat. Justin Bieber) – “Despacito”
Niall Horan – “Slow Hands”

Choice Collaboration (#ChoiceCollaboration)
Florida Georgia Line (feat. Backstreet Boys) – “God, Your Mama, And Me”
Cheat Codes (feat. Demi Lovato) – “No Promises”
Kygo & Selena Gomez – “It Ain’t Me”
Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson – “Just Hold On”
ZAYN & Taylor Swift – “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”
Zedd & Alessia Cara – “Stay”

Choice TV Personality (#ChoiceTVPersonality)
Blake Shelton – The Voice
Ellen DeGeneres – The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Anthony Anderson – To Tell the Truth
James Corden – The Late Late Show with James Corden
Jimmy Fallon – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Tyra Banks – America’s Got Talent

Choice Reality TV Show (#ChoiceRealityTVShow)
The Voice
Chasing Cameron
Dance Moms
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Masterchef Junior
Total Bellas