Nominees Announced For 60th ACM Awards
• The Academy of Country Music (ACM) and Dick Clark Productions (DCP) revealed the lengthy list of nominees for the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards.
First time ACM Award nominee, Ella Langley, leads with eight nominations, including Female Artist of the Year, New Female Artist of the Year, and six nominations for her song with Riley Green, “you look like you love me,” which is up for Single of the Year, Song of the Year as an artist and songwriter, Music Event of the Year, and Visual Media of the Year as an artist and director.
Cody Johnson and Morgan Wallen are tied for the most nominations for a male artist with seven nominations, and Lainey Wilson ties for the most nominations in different categories, earning nods in six separate categories, including her first nomination for Artist-Songwriter of the Year. Chris Stapleton has received six nominations, including his tenth consecutive nomination for Male Artist of the Year, an award he’s won four times in the past.
Here are several of the Main Awards categories:
Entertainer Of The Year: Kelsea Ballerini • Luke Combs • Cody Johnson • Jelly Roll • Chris Stapleton • Morgan Wallen • Lainey Wilson
Female Artist Of The Year: Kelsea Ballerini • Ella Langley • Megan Moroney • Kacey Musgraves • Lainey Wilson
Male Artist Of The Year: Luke Combs • Cody Johnson • Jelly Roll • Chris Stapleton • Morgan Wallen
Duo Of The Year: Brooks & Dunn • Brothers Osborne • Dan + Shay • Muscadine Bloodline • The War And Treaty
Group Of The Year: Flatland Cavalry • Little Big Town • Old Dominion • Rascal Flatts • The Red Clay Strays
Hosted by 16-time ACM Award-winning entertainment icon Reba McEntire, the 60th ACM Awards will stream live exclusively on Prime Video on Thursday, May 8 at 8pm ET/7pm CT/5pm PT from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The monumental anniversary show will celebrate six decades of Country Music and feature unforgettable performances by the genre’s most legendary and multi-award-winning stars, including Blake Shelton, Eric Church, and Lainey Wilson. The complete list of nominees is posted HERE.
