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Luke Combs leads the field with eight nominations for the 59th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which were revealed this morning. Morgan Wallen and Megan Moroney are next with six apiece, followed by Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson with five each. See the full list below.
Combs, Johnson, Stapleton, Wallen and Wilson will vie for the marquee Entertainer of the Year prize along with Kane Brown and Jelly Roll. The winners will be celebrated during the May 16 ceremony, which Prime Video will stream live from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
The ACMs presents separate awards for Female and Male Artist of the Year, Duo and Group, Female and Male New Artist and New Duo or Group of the year.
Among the highlights are Tracy Chapman’s first ACM nom for writing, as her 1988 hit “Fast Car” was remade by Combs and became a crossover smash — spending a remarkable eight weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also was the No. 1 song of 2023 on the Hot Country Songs chart and scored a Grammy nom. The pair played “Fast Car” during the Grammys telecast in February.
The eligibility period for the ACMs was calendar 2023, so Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album — which tops the all-genre Billboard 200 this week — will have to wait for next year.
The Academy of Country Music today also revealed the nominees for the ACM Studio Recording Awards and Industry Awards, which will be handed out at the 17th Academy of Country Music Honors in August in Nashville.
Here are the nominees for the 59th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, followed by the nominees for the ACM Studio Recording Awards and Industry Awards:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
DUO OF THE YEAR
GROUP OF THE YEAR
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
Producer: Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton, Luke Combs
Record Company-Label: River House Artists / Columbia Nashville
Producer: Chris Stapleton, Dave Cobb, Morgane Stapleton
Record Company-Label: Mercury Nashville
Producers: Trent Willmon
Record Company-Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville LLC
Producers: Joey Moi, Cameron Montgomery, Charlie Handsome, Jacob Durrett
Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records / Republic Records / Mercury Records
Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym
Record Company-Label: Black River Entertainment
SINGLE OF THE YEAR[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
Producer: Jon Randall
Record Company-Label: MCA Nashville
Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton
Record Company-Label: River House Artists / Columbia Nashville
Producer: Joey Moi, Charlie Handsome
Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records / Republic Records / Mercury Records
Producer: Austin Nivarel
Record Company-Label: Stoney Creek Records / BMG Nashville
Producer: Paul DiGiovanni
Record Company-Label: MCA Nashville
SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
Songwriters: Tracy Chapman
Publishers: Purple Rabbit
Songwriters: Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson, Trannie Anderson
Publishers: Sony / ATV Countryside; Songs of Riser House; Songs of Wild Cat Well Music
Songwriters: Chase McGill, Greylan James, Jordan Davis, Josh Osborne
Publishers: Family Farm Songs; Hold On Can I Get A Number 1 Music; Songs of Universal Inc.
Songwriters: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins
Publishers: Big Music Machine; BMG Platinum Songs US; Nashblonde Music; Pompano Run Music; Songs for Ellie May; Sony / ATV Tree Publishing; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Group; Well That Was Awkward Music
Songwriters: Ben Williams, David Fanning, Megan Moroney, Paul Jenkins
Publishers: 33 Creative; Bone Bone Creative; Sony / ATV Tree Publishing
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
Producers: Brad Tursi, Geoff Sprung, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Ross Copperman, Kristian Bush
Record Company-Label: Three Up Three Down, LLC / Columbia Nashville
Producer: Dann Huff
Record Company-Label: BMLG Records
Producer: Zach Bryan
Record Company-Label: Belting Bronco Records / Warner Records, Inc
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records / Mercury Records / Republic Records
Producers: Zach Crowell, David Ray Stevens
Record Company-Label: Stoney Creek Records / BMG Nashville
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
Producers: Christen Pinkston &Wesley Stebbins-Perry
Director: Dustin Haney
Producer: Christen Pinkston &Wesley Stebbins-Perry
Director: Dustin Haney
Producer: Kacie Barton, Whitney Wolanin, Nicholas Robespierre, Ian Thorton, Silas House
Director: Bryan Schlam
Producer: Jamie Stratakis
Director: Running Bear (Stephen Kinigopoulos, Alexa Stone)
Producer: Lauren Starr, Saul Levitz, Laura Burhenn
Director: Jason Lester
Studio Recording Awards
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
DRUMMER OF THE YEAR
ACOUSTIC GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
PIANO/KEYBOARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT PLAYER OF THE YEAR
ELECTRIC GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
INDUSTRY AWARDS:
CASINO OF THE YEAR – THEATER
CASINO OF THE YEAR – ARENA
FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
FAIR/RODEO OF THE YEAR
CLUB OF THE YEAR
THEATER OF THE YEAR
OUTDOOR VENUE OF THE YEAR
ARENA OF THE YEAR
DON ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
