Thomas Rhett and Maren Morris lead the way with five nominations each for ACM Awards 2020
The nominees for the ACM Awards 2020 have been released, with Thomas Rhett and Maren Morris both set for a busy night with five nominations each.
Rhett has been nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for ‘Center Point Road’ and Video of the Year for Remember You Young, while Morris is up for Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for ‘GIRL’, Group of the Year for her role in The Highwomen and Musical Event of the Year for her featuring role on Miranda Lambert’s Fooled Around and Fell in Love.
Due to how ACM Awards work, if an artist is a producer for an Album of the Year nominee, it technically counts as two awards as producers get one too – hence why both have five nomination.
Elsewhere, Carrie Underwood and Eric Church are both up for Entertainer of the Year, though without Garth Brooks like at the CMA Awards, while Underwood is also nominated for Female Artist of the Year. Church meanwhile, has Some of It nominated for Song of the Year.
It will also be a busy night for Dan + Shay and Old Dominion, who are nominated for four awards each – Dan + Shay for Duo of the Year, Song of the Year, Musical Event of the Year and Video of the Year (the latter three all for 10,000 Hours featuring Justin Bieber), while Old Dominion are up for Group of the Year, Single of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year (the last three all for One Man Band).
The ACM Awards 2020 nominees are:
Entertainer of the Year
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Carrie Underwood
Female Artist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
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
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
The Highwomen
New Female Artist of the Year
Ingrid Andress
Gabby Barrett
Lindsay Ell
Caylee Hammack
Tenille Townes
New Male Artist of the Year
Jordan Davis
Russell Dickerson
Riley Green
Cody Johnson
Morgan Wallen
Album of the Year
‘Center Point Road’ – Thomas Rhett (Julian Bunetta, Jesse Frasure, Dann Huff, Thomas Rhett, The Stereotypes, Cleve Wilson)
‘GIRL’ – Maren Morris (busbee, Greg Kurstin, Maren Morris)
‘Heartache Medication’ – Jon Pardi (Bart Butler, Ryan Gore, Jon Pardi)
‘What You See Is What You Get’ – Luke Combs (Scott Moffatt)
‘Wildcard’ – Miranda Lambert (Jay Joyce)
Single of the Year
God’s Country – Blake Shelton
One Man Band – Old Dominion
Rainbow – Kacey Musgraves
Rumor – Lee Brice
What If I Never Get Over You – Lady Antebellum
Song of the Year
10,000 Hours – Dan + Shay ft. Justin Bieber
Girl Goin’ Nowhere – Ashley McBryde
God’s Country – Blake Shelton
One Man Band – Old Dominion
Some of It – Eric Church
Video of the Year
10,000 Hours – Dan + Shay ft. Justin Bieber
God’s Country – Blake Shelton
One Man Band – Old Dominion
Remember You Young – Thomas Rhett
Sugar Coat – Little Big Town
Songwriter of the Year
Ashley Gorley
Michael Hardy
Hillary Lindsey
Shane McAnally
Josh Osborne
Musical Event of the Year
10,000 Hours – Dan + Shay ft. Justin Bieber
Dive Bar – Garth Brooks ft. Blake Shelton
Fooled Around and Fell in Love – Miranda Lambert ft. Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, Caylee Hammack & Elle King
Old Town Road – Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
What Happens In a Small Town – Brantley Gilbert ft. Lindsay Ell
