The Academy of Country Music Awards has shared the list of nominees for the 54th annual ceremony,
set to take place April 7 in Las Vegas.
Chris Stapleton leads the pack once again with six nominations, including Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, and Album of the Year for From A Room: Volume 2 — he took home the award for best album and male vocalist last year. Up there alongside him with six nods is duo Dan + Shay, also nominated in the best album category as well as best duo and, of course, best song for the undeniably catchy “Tequila.” Additionally, Dan Smyers received three individual noms as a producer in the Album of the Year, Single of the Year, and Music Event of the Year categories.
Kacey Musgraves — who won Album of the Year at the Grammys earlier this month — also scored multiple nominations (five in total, including Album of the Year for Golden Hour), while Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Florida Georgia Line and Bebe Rexha all received four nominations each. Country music legend and 16-time(!) ACM Award winner Reba McEntire will return to host the celebration live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Read the list of ACM Awards nominees below and tune in to CBS on April 7 at 8 p.m. ET to see which artists snag the accolades.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
DUO OF THE YEAR
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
LOCASH
Maddie & Tae
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum
LANCO
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Danielle Bradbery
Lindsay Ell
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Jimmie Allen
Luke Combs
Jordan Davis
Michael Ray
Mitchell Tenpenny
NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
High Valley
LANCO
Runaway June
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Dan + Shay, Dan + Shay
Desperate Man, Eric Church
From A Room: Volume 2, Chris Stapleton
Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves
The Mountain, Dierks Bentley
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“Down to the Honky Tonk,” Jake Owen
“Heaven,” Kane Brown
“Dann Huff,” Polow Da Don
“Meant To Be,” Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
“Most People Are Good,” Luke Bryan
“Tequila,” Dan + Shay
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Break Up In The End,” Cole Swindell
“Broken Halos,” Chris Stapleton
“Meant To Be,” Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
“Space Cowboy,” – Kacey Musgraves
“Tequila,” Dan + Shay
“Yours,” Russell Dickerson
“Babe,” Sugarland featuring Taylor Swift
“Burn Out,” Midland
“Burning Man,” Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne
“Drunk Girl,” Chris Janson
“Shoot Me Straight,” Brothers Osborne
“Tequila,” Dan + Shay
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Ross Copperman
Ashley Gorley
Shane McAnally
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
“Burning Man,” Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne
“Drowns the Whiskey,” Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert
“Everything’s Gonna Be Alright,” David Lee Murphy featuring Kenny Chesney
“Keeping Score,” Dan + Shay featuring Kelly Clarkson
“Meant To Be,” Bebe Rexha Featuring Florida Georgia Line
See the full list of nominations here.
