The Academy of Country Music Awards will be taking place on Monday, March 7 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The show will be able to watch on Amazon Prime Video.
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Last week, it was announced that the legendary Dolly Parton will be hosting the awards show this year!
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On February 7, it was revealed that reigning New Male Artist of the Year, Jimmie Allen, and New Female Artist of the Year, Gabby Barrett, will be joining Parton as her co-hosts for the evening.
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As if those announcements weren’t exciting enough, the nominations for the ACM Awards were announced on Thursday (Feb 10).
Chris Young leads the nominations with seven, followed by Walker Hayes, Miranda Lambert, and Chris Stapleton, with five nominations each.
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The nominations alone have made history.
Lambert is nominated for Female Artist of the Year for the 16th consecutive year, tying Reba McEntire’s record from 1983-2017. Along with making history in this category, Lambert is also nominated for Entertainer of the Year alongside Carrie Underwood, making it the first time in eight years that two women have been in this category the same year.
We demand an encore from these artists 🎤 Congratulations to this year’s #ACMawards nominees for Entertainer of the Year! @lukecombs@ericchurch@mirandalambert@chrisstapleton@carrieunderwood pic.twitter.com/r3ZmbePhwV
— ACM Awards (@ACMawards) February 10, 2022
Co-host Jimmie Allen is up for Male Artist of the Year, making him the third black artist in history to receive a nomination in this category. Charley Pride was nominated for Male Artist from 1969-72 and Darius Rucker received a nod in 2010.
Congratulations, guys! 🙌 Presenting this year’s #ACMawards Male Artist of the Year nominees:@JimmieAllen@lukecombs@ThomasRhett@chrisstapleton@MorganWallen pic.twitter.com/LhYn646XsY
— ACM Awards (@ACMawards) February 10, 2022
See the full list of 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; producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Jimmy Robbins, Tony Brown; Big Machine Records
Country Again: Side A – Thomas Rhett, producers: Dann Huff, Jesse Frasure, Matt Dragstrem; Big Machine Label Group
Dangerous: The Double Album – Morgan Wallen; producers: Joey Moi, Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome, Matt Dragstrem, Dave Cohen; Big Loud Records / Republic Records
Famous Friends – Chris Young; producer: Mark Holman, Corey Crowder, Chris Young, Chris DeStefano; RCA Records Nashville
The Marfa Tapes – Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall; producers: Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall; Vanner Records / RCA Records Nashville
Single of the Year
“Buy Dirt” – Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan; producer: Paul DiGiovanni; MCA Nashville
“Famous Friends” – Chris Young and Kane Brown; producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young; RCA Records Nashville
“Fancy Like” – Walker Hayes; producers: Walker Hayes, Shane McAnally, Joe Thibodeau; Monument Records
“If I Didn’t Love You” – Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood; producers: Michael Knox; Broken Bow Records; Macon Music, LLC; BBR Music Group, BMG
“You Should Probably Leave” – Chris Stapleton; producer: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton; Mercury Nashville
Song of the Year
“7 Summers” – Morgan Wallen; songwriters: Morgan Wallen, Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally; publishers: Big Loud Mountain, Bo Wallace Publishing, Smackborne Music, Sony/ATV Accent, Smackstreet Music, Tempo Investments, Warner Geo Met Ric Music
“Buy Dirt” – Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan; songwriters: Jordan Davis, Jacob Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins; publishers: Anthem Music Publishing II, Bentprop Pub, Big Blue Nation Music, Combustion Five, Jentown, Jordan Davis Music, Smackwork Music, Smack Blue, Kobalt Music Group Music, Universal Music Corporation, WC Music Corp
“Fancy Like” – Walker Hayes; songwriters: Cameron Bartolini, Josh Jenkins, Shane Stevens, Walker Hayes; publishers: Songs of SMACK, Rarespark Media Group, Smackworks Music, Smack Blue, Kobalt Music Group, Holy Graffiti Music, Purplebeatz, WC Music Corp
“Knowing You” – Kenny Chesney; songwriters: Adam James, Brett James, Kat Higgins; publishers: 3 Ring Circus, BMG Platinum Songs, Pompano Run Music, Songs of Brett, WC Music Corp
“Things a Man Oughta Know” – Lainey Wilson; songwriters: Jason Nix, Jonathan Singleton, Lainey Wilson; publishers: Sony/ATV Accent, Sony/ATV Countryside, Spirit Two Nashville, Super Big Music
Video of the Year
“Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” – Elle King and Miranda Lambert; producers: Angie Lorenz, Wes Edwards, James Stratakis; directors: Alexa Kinigopoulos, Stephen Kinigopoulos
“Famous Friends” – Chris Young and Kane Brown; producer: Jennifer Ansell; director: Peter Zavadil
“I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version)” – Taylor Swift featuring Chris Stapleton; producers: Jil Hardin, Blake Lively, Kathy Palmer, Austin Swift; director: Blake Lively
“If I Didn’t Love You” – Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood; producers: Christen Pinkston, Wesley Stebbins-Perry; director: Shaun Silva
“Never Wanted to Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde; producer: Ryan Byrd ; director: Alexa Campbell
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; producer: Paul DiGiovanni; MCA Nashville
“Famous Friends” – Chris Young and Kane Brown, producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young; RCA Records Nashville
“half of my hometown” – Kelsea Ballerini featuring Kenny Chesney; producers: Ross Copperman, Jimmy Robbins, Kelsea Ballerini; Black River Entertainment
“If I Didn’t Love You” – Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood; producer: Michael Knox; Broken Bow Records; Macon Music, LLC; BBR Music Group, BMG
“Never Wanted to Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde; producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne; Big Machine Label Group, Warner Music Nashville
Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett announced the nominations on the ACM Awards’ official YouTube account. Watch them announce it below!