Nominations announced for ACM Awards

The Academy of Country Music® announced today the nominations for the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards™, honoring country music’s biggest stars and emerging talent, and celebrating the year’s top hits, most successful collaborations, and thrilling performances.

Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett revealed this year’s ACM Award nominees for Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, New Female Artist of the Year, and New Male Artist of the Year on the ACM Awards Twitter, where Allen and Barrett both surprised each other with respective nods in the Male and Female Artist of the Year categories and shared their excitement about co-hosting this year’s show with Dolly Parton.

This year’s show, on Prime Video, will make history as the first major awards show to livestream exclusively and promises to be a nonstop party, bringing legendary artists together with today’s favorites for exciting and unexpected collaborations, surprising moments fans will never forget, and world television-premiere performances. Further details including the ACM Awards performance lineup will be announced in the coming weeks.

Check out the nominations below.

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

• Eric Church
• Luke Combs
• Miranda Lambert
• Chris Stapleton
• Carrie Underwood

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Gabby Barrett
• Miranda Lambert
• Ashley McBryde
• Maren Morris
• Carly Pearce

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Jimmie Allen
• Luke Combs
• Thomas Rhett
• Chris Stapleton
• Morgan Wallen

DUO OF THE YEAR

• Brooks & Dunn
• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• LOCASH
• Maddie & Tae

GROUP OF THE YEAR

• Lady A
• Little Big Town
• Midland
• Old Dominion
• The Cadillac Three

NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

• Tenille Arts
• Priscilla Block
• Lily Rose
• Caitlyn Smith
• Lainey Wilson

NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

• HARDY
• Walker Hayes
• Ryan Hurd
• Parker McCollum
• Elvie Shane

ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• 29: Written in Stone – Carly Pearce
• Country Again: Side A – Thomas Rhett
• Dangerous: The Double Album – Morgan Wallen
• Famous Friends – Chris Young
• The Marfa Tapes – Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall 

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

• Buy Dirt – Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan 
• Famous Friends – Chris Young and Kane Brown 
• Fancy Like – Walker Hayes
• If I Didn’t Love You – Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood 
• You Should Probably Leave – Chris Stapleton

SONG OF THE YEAR

• 7 Summers – Morgan Wallen
• Buy Dirt – Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan
• Fancy Like – Walker Hayes
• Knowing You – Kenny Chesney 
• Things A Man Oughta Know – Lainey Wilson

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home) – Elle King and Miranda Lambert 
• Famous Friends – Chris Young and Kane Brown 
• I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) – Taylor Swift featuring Chris Stapleton
• If I Didn’t Love You – Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood 
• Never Wanted To Be That Girl – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde 

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

• Jesse Frasure
• Nicolle Galyon
• Ashley Gorley
• Michael Hardy
• Josh Osborne

MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR

• Buy Dirt – Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan 
• Famous Friends – Chris Young and Kane Brown
• half of my hometown – Kelsea Ballerini featuring Kenny Chesney 
• If I Didn’t Love You – Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood
• Never Wanted To Be That Girl – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde