CONGRATULATIONS TO SMN’S ARTISTS & PROJECTS ON THEIR 58th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATIONS! 21 NOMINATIONS!!!
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Luke Combs and Chris Stapleton are nominees for Entertainer of the Year. A win for either artist in this category will also clinch the coveted Triple Crown Award, which consists of an Entertainer of the Year win, plus wins in an act’s respective New Artist (male, female, or duo or group) and Artist (Male, female, duo or group) categories.
This is the fourth year in a row that Luke Combs is nominated for both Male Artist and Entertainer of the Year.
Kane Brown receives his first ever nominations for Entertainer of the Year and Male Artist of the Year.
Old Dominion receives a nomination for Group of the Year, making this the eighth consecutive year the group has been nominated in the category. The group has taken home the title every year for the last five years.
KANE BROWN
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
ALSO NOMINATED:
Jason Aldean
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Morgan Wallen
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
ALSO NOMINATED:
Luke Combs
Jordan Davis
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“Thank God” with Katelyn Brown
ALSO NOMINATED:
“Heart Like A Truck” – Lainey Wilson
“Never Wanted To Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell
“’Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR
“Thank God” with Katelyn Brown
ALSO NOMINATED:
“HEARTFIRST” – KELSEA BALLERINI
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell
“’Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
“wait in the truck”- HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
“What He Didn’t Do”- Carly Pearce
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
“Thank God” with Katelyn Brown
ALSO NOMINATED:
“At the End of a Bar” – Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina [Remix]” – Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina
“Thinking ‘Bout You” – Dustin Lynch feat. Mackenzie Porter
“wait in the truck” – HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
LUKE COMBS
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
ALSO NOMINATED:
Jason Aldean
Kane Brown
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Morgan Wallen
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
ALSO NOMINATED:
Kane Brown
Jordan Davis
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Growin’ Up
ALSO NOMINATED:
Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville – Ashley McBryde
Bell Bottom Country – Lainey Wilson
Mr. Saturday Night – Jon Pardi
Palomino – Miranda Lambert
**Luke is nominated twice in this category as an artist and producer**
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
ALSO NOMINATED:
ERNEST
HARDY
Miranda Lambert
Morgan Wallen
BROOKS & DUNN
DUO OF THE YEAR
ALSO NOMINATED:
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
The War and Treaty
CHRIS YOUNG
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
“At the End of the Bar” with Mitchell Tenpenny
ALSO NOMINATED:
“Thank God” – Kane and Katelyn Brown
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina [Remix]” – Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina
“Thinking ‘Bout You” – Dustin Lynch feat. Mackenzie Porter
“wait in the truck” – HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
MEGAN MORONEY
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
ALSO NOMINATED:
Priscilla Block
Caitlyn Smith
Morgan Wade
Hailey Whitters
MITCHELL TENPENNY
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
“At the End of the Bar” with Chris Young
ALSO NOMINATED:
“Thank God” – Kane and Katelyn Brown
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina [Remix]” – Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina
“Thinking ‘Bout You” – Dustin Lynch feat. Mackenzie Porter
“wait in the truck” – HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
MORGAN WADE
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
ALSO NOMINATED:
Priscilla Block
Megan Moroney
Caitlyn Smith
Hailey Whitters
NATE SMITH
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
ALSO NOMINATED:
Zach Bryan
Jackson Dean
ERNEST
Dylan Scott
Bailey Zimmerman
OLD DOMINION
GROUP OF THE YEAR:
ALSO NOMINATED:
LADY A
LITTLE BIG TOWN
MIDLAND
ZACH BROWN BAND
MIRANDA LAMBERT
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
ALSO NOMINATED:
Jason Aldean
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Morgan Wallen
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
ALSO NOMINATED:
Kelsea Ballerini
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
Lainey Wilson
ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Palomino
ALSO NOMINATED:
Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville- Ashley McBryde
Bell Bottom Country- Lainey Wilson
Mr. Saturday Night – Jon Pardi
Growin’ Up– Luke Combs
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:
ALSO NOMINATED:
ERNEST
HARDY
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
The 58th ACM Awards hosted by global superstars Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks will stream live exclusively on Prime Video on Thursday, May 11 at 8 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CDT/5 p.m. PDT from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The Emmy-nominated, star-powered experience will celebrate country music’s biggest stars and emerging talent, and feature unforgettable performances, exclusive collaborations, and unexpected moments that will captivate fans worldwide.
For a full list of nominees, please visit: https://www.acmcountry.com/noms.