With just about a month until all the envelopes are unsealed, the Academy of Country Music released their nominations for country music’s biggest night.
The biggest winners, of course, were Lainey Wilson with 3 major category nominations, Jelly Roll with 3 and Luke Combs who had 5. All of those artists were nominated for the most illustrious ACM; Entertainer of the Year.
Some of the biggest snubs this year include Bailey Zimmerman; who had the #1 song of 2023 with “Rock And A Hard Place”, Carly Pearce; who just took home “Best Collaboration” at Sunday’s CMT’s, and Jason Aldean; who brought a ton of attention to the genre with his controversial song “Try That In A Small Town”.
Here are the major category nominations for the award show that will air live on Amazon Prime on May 16th.
Group of the Year:
Flatland Calvary
Lady A
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
Duo of the Year:
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan & Shay
Maddie & Tay
The War & Treaty
Album of the Year
“Gettin Old” – Luke Combs
“Higher” – Chris Stapleton
“Leather” – Cody Johnson
“One Thing At A Time” – Morgan Wallen
“Rolling Up The Welcome Mat” – Kelsea Ballerini
Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriters)
“Fast Car” – Luke Combs, written by Tracy Chapman
“Heart Like A Truck” – Lainey Wilson, written by Wilson, Trannie Anderson and Dallas Wilson (no relation)
“Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis, written by Davis, Chase McGill, Greylan James, and Josh Osborne.
“The Painter” – Cody Johnson, written by Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins and Ryan Larkins.
“Tennessee Orange” – Megan Moroney, written by Moroney, Ben Williams, David Fanning, and Paul Jenkins.
Single of the Year
“Burn It Down” – Parker McCollum
“Fast Car” – Luke Combs
“Last Night” – Morgan Wallen
“Need A Favor” – Jelly Roll
“Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis
Female Artist of the Year
Megan Moroney
Ashley McBryde
Kelsea Balllerini
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson
Male Artist of the Year
Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Entertainer of the Year
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson