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ACM Awards Nominees
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The 60th Academy Of Country Music Awards nominees are:

Entertainer

  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Luke Combs
  • Cody Johnson
  • Jelly Roll
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Morgan Wallen
  • Lainey Wilson

Female

  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Ella Langley
  • Megan Moroney
  • Kacey Musgraves
  • Lainey Wilson

Male

  • Luke Combs
  • Cody Johnson
  • Jelly Roll
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Morgan Wallen

Duo

  • Brooks & Dunn
  • Brothers Osborne
  • Dan + Shay
  • Muscadine Bloodline
  • The War And Treaty

Group

  • Flatland Cavalry
  • Little Big Town
  • Old Dominion
  • Rascal Flatts
  • The Red Clay Strays

New Female

  • Kassi Ashton
  • Ashley Cooke
  • Dasha
  • Ella Langley
  • Jessie Murph

New Male

  • Gavin Adcock
  • Shaboozey
  • Zach Top
  • Tucker Wetmore
  • Bailey Zimmerman

New Duo or Group

  • Restless Road
  • The Red Clay Strays
  • Treaty Oak Revival

Album

  • Am I Okay? (I'll Be Fine), Megan Moroney
  • Beautifully Broken, Jelly Roll
  • Cold Beer & Country Music, Zach Top
  • F-1 Trillion, Post Malone
  • Whirlwind, Lainey Wilson

Single

  • “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey
  • “Dirt Cheap,” Cody Johnson
  • “I Had Some Help,” Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
  • “White Horse,” Chris Stapleton
  • “You Look Like You Love Me,” Ella Langley, Riley Green

Song

  • “4x4xU,” Lainey Wilson, writers: Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Wilson
  • “The Architect,” Kacey Musgraves, writers: Shane McAnally, Musgraves, Josh Osborne
  • "Dirt Cheap,” Cody Johnson, writer: Josh Phillips
  • “I Had Some Help,” Post Malone, Morgan Wallen, writers: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters, Ryan Vojtesak
  • “You Look Like You Love Me,” Ella Langley, Riley Green, writers: Green, Langley, Aaron Raitiere

Music Event

  • “Cowboys Cry Too,” Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan
  • “I Had Some Help,” Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
  • “I'm Gonna Love You,” Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood
  • "We Don't Fight Anymore,” Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton
  • “You Look Like You Love Me,” Ella Langley, Riley Green

Visual Media

  • “4x4xU,” Lainey Wilson
  • “Dirt Cheap,” Cody Johnson
  • “I'm Gonna Love You,” Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood
  • “Think I'm In Love With You,” Chris Stapleton
  • “You Look Like You Love Me,” Ella Langley, Riley Green

Artist-Songwriter

  • Luke Combs
  • Ernest
  • Hardy
  • Morgan Wallen
  • Lainey Wilson

Songwriter

  • Jessi Alexander
  • Jessie Jo Dillon
  • Ashley Gorley
  • Chase McGill
  • Josh Osborne

Bass Player

  • J.T. Cure
  • Mark Hill
  • Rachel Loy
  • Tony Lucido
  • Craig Young

Drummer

  • Fred Eltringham
  • Tommy Harden
  • Evan Hutchings
  • Aaron Sterling
  • Nir Z

Acoustic Guitar Player

  • Tim Galloway
  • Todd Lombardo
  • Mac McAnally
  • Bryan Sutton
  • Ilya Toshinskiy

Piano/Keyboards

  • Dave Cohen
  • Ian Fitchuk
  • Billy Justineau
  • Gordon Mote
  • Alex Wright

Specialty Instrument

  • Dan Dugmore
  • Jenee Fleenor
  • Josh Matheny
  • Justin Schipper
  • Kristin Wilkinson

Electric Guitar

  • Kris Donegan
  • Jedd Hughes
  • Brent Mason
  • Sol Philcox-Littlefield
  • Derek Wells

Audio Engineer

  • Brandon Bell
  • Drew Bollman 
  • Josh Ditty
  • Buckley Miller
  • F. Reid Shippen

Producer

  • Dave Cobb
  • Ian Fitchuk
  • Charlie Handsome
  • Jon Randall
  • Alysa Vanderheym

Casino – Theater

  • Deadwood Mountain Grand – Deadwood, SD
  • Foxwoods Resort Casino – Mashantucket, CT 
  • Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort – Cherokee, NC 
  • The Theater at Virgin Hotels – Las Vegas
  • Yaamava’ Theater – Highland, CA

Casino – Arena

  • Golden Nugget Lake Charles – Lake Charles, LA
  • Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena – Atlantic City, NJ 
  • Harveys Lake Tahoe – Stateline, NV
  • Mystic Lake Casino Showroom – Prior Lake, MN 
  • Turning Stone Resort Casino – Verona, NY

Festival

  • C2C Country to Country – London, England
  • CMC Rocks – Ipswich, Queensland
  • Stagecoach Festival – Indio, CA
  • Two Step Inn – Georgetown, TX
  • Windy City Smokeout – Chicago

Fair/Rodeo

  • Calgary Stampede – Calgary, AB
  • California Mid-State Fair – Paso Robles, CA
  • Cheyenne Frontier Days – Cheyenne, WY
  • Minnesota State Fair – Falcon Heights, MN 
  • Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo – Houston

Club

  • Billy Bob's Texas – Fort Worth, TX 
  • Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville
  • Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
  • Georgia Theatre – Athens, GA
  • Joe’s on Weed St. – Chicago

Theater

  • The Caverns – Pelham, TN
  • MGM Music Hall at Fenway – Boston
  • The Met Philadelphia – Philadelphia
  • The Rave/Eagles Club – Milwaukee
  • Tennessee Theatre – Knoxville, TN

Outdoor Venue

  • BankNH Pavilion – Gilford, NH
  • CMAC - Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center – Canandaigua, NY
  • Saint Augustine Amphitheatre – St. Augustine, FL
  • The Wharf Amphitheater – Orange Beach, AL 
  • Whitewater Amphitheater – New Braunfels, TX

Arena

  • Dickies Arena – Fort Worth, TX 
  • Moody Center – Austin, TX
  • TD Garden – Boston
  • Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center – Knoxville, TN
  • Van Andel Arena – Grand Rapids, MI

Don Romeo Talent Buyer

  • Deana Baker
  • Bobby Clay
  • Gil Cunningham
  • Weston Hebert
  • Stacy Vee
  • Taylor Williamson

Promoter

  • Brent Fedrizzi
  • Alex Maxwell
  • Patrick McDill
  • Anna-Sophie Mertens
  • Rich Schaefer
  • Aaron Spalding

The 60th ACM Awards takes place May 8 at The Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, TX, streaming exclusively on Prime Video

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