Nominations For The 57th Annual ACM Awards Revealed

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Nominees for the 57^th Annual ACM Awards are out with Chris Young leading this year’s pack with seven nominations including Album of the Year and Single of the Year for his Kane Brown collab “Famous Friends.”

Coming in just behind him are Chris Stapleton and Walker Hayes with five and Miranda Lambert with four, including a nod for Entertainer of the Year and her record-tying 16th Female Artist of the Year nomination. (She’s tied with Reba McEntire.)

Joining Miranda in the Entertainer of the Year category are Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Luke Combs, and Chris Stapleton.

Other tidbits about this year’s nominations include:

• Morgan Wallen, who was ineligible for nominations last year due to his racial slur scandal, earned four this year, including Male Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for “Dangerous: The Double Album.”
• Mickey Guyton, who received critical acclaim for her debut album “Remember Her Name,” earned no nominations.
• Luke Bryan, last year’s Entertainer of the Year winner, was shut out of the category this year, and only earned one nod, for his appearance on Jordan Davis’ “Buy Dirt.”
• Blake Shelton and Dierks Bentley were also snubbed, with this being the first time since 2013 Dierks didn’t receive a nod.
• Women make up 37% of this year’s nominees.
• Three members of the LGBTQ+ community earned nods – Brothers Osborne’s TJ Osborne earned a nomination for Duo of the Year, Lily Rose, nabbed a nod for New Female Artist of the Year, and Shane McAnally received four nominations.
• Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris are the first married couple to be nominated in the same year since Tim McGraw and Faith Hill in 2017. 

The 57^th Annual ACM Awards, co-hosted by Dolly Parton, Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett, airs March 7^th exclusively on Prime Video, live from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Check out this year’s 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
[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

"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
[Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]

• "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
[Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]

• "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

MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

• "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

Source: ACM Awards