Who won at the ACMs 2024?
The winners of the 59th Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards have been announced. The event, hosted by 16-time ACM Award-winner Reba McEntire, during the live broadcast, McEntire also announced her return as host for the 60th ACM Awards in 2025.
The night’s top honour, Entertainer of the Year, was awarded to Lainey Wilson. Chris Stapleton led with four awards, followed by Lainey Wilson with three and Luke Combs and Jordan Davis with two each. The show featured 18 performances from 19 artists, along with collaborations and unexpected moments that captivated fans worldwide.
Winner highlights:
Lainey Wilson:
First win for ACM Entertainer of the Year.
Qualifies for the ACM Triple Crown Award.
First woman to achieve the ACM Triple Crown Award in three years and first artist since The Chicks (1998-2000).
Total ACM Awards count: 10.
Chris Stapleton:
Most awarded artist of the evening with four wins.
Eighth win for ACM Album of the Year, making him the artist with the most wins in this category.
Fourth win for ACM Male Artist of the Year.
First win for ACM Artist-Songwriter of the Year.
Total ACM Awards count: 20.
Old Dominion:
Seventh consecutive win for ACM Group of the Year, tying with Rascal Flatts for the most consecutive wins in the category.
Total ACM Awards count: 9.
New Artists:
Megan Moroney, Nate Smith, and Tigirlily Gold secured their first ACM Awards in the New Artist categories.
Jordan Davis won his first two ACM Awards with an artist and songwriter credit on the ACM Song of the Year, “Next Thing You Know”.
Full List of Winners:
Entertainer of the year: Lainey Wilson
Female artist of the year: Lainey Wilson
Male artist of the year: Chris Stapleton
Duo of the year: Dan + Shay
Group of the year: Old Dominion
New female artist of the year: Megan Moroney
New male artist of the year: Nate Smith
New duo or group of the year: Tigirlily Gold
Album of the year: ‘Higher’ – Chris Stapleton
Single of the year: ‘Fast Car’ – Luke Combs
Song of the year: ‘Next Thing You Know’ – Jordan Davis
Visual media of the year: ‘Burn It Down’ – Parker McCollum
Songwriter of the year: Jessie Jo Dillon
Artist-songwriter of the year: Chris Stapleton
Music event of the year: ‘Save Me’ – Jelly Roll (with Lainey Wilson)
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