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ACM Awards Nominees 2026
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The 61st Academy Of Country Music Awards nominees are:

Entertainer

  • Luke Combs
  • Jelly Roll
  • Cody Johnson
  • Megan Moroney
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Morgan Wallen
  • Lainey Wilson

Female

  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Ella Langley
  • Megan Moroney
  • Lainey Wilson

Male

  • Luke Combs
  • Riley Green
  • Cody Johnson
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Zach Top

Duo

  • Brooks & Dunn
  • Brothers Osborne
  • Dan + Shay
  • Muscadine Bloodline
  • Thelma & James

Group

  • 49 Winchester
  • Flatland Cavalry
  • Old Dominion
  • Rascal Flatts
  • The Red Clay Strays

New Female

  • Avery Anna
  • Mackenzie Carpenter
  • Dasha
  • Caroline Jones
  • Emily Ann Roberts

New Male

  • Gavin Adcock
  • Vincent Mason
  • Shaboozey
  • Hudson Westbrook
  • Tucker Wetmore

Album

  • Ain’t In It For My Health, Zach Top
  • Cherry Valley, Carter Faith
  • Don’t Mind If I Do (Deluxe), Riley Green
  • I’m The Problem, Morgan Wallen
  • Parker McCollum, Parker McCollum

Single

  • "6 Months Later," Megan Moroney
  • "Choosin’ Texas," Ella Langley
  • "I Never Lie," Zach Top
  • "Somewhere Over Laredo," Lainey Wilson
  • "The Fall," Cody Johnson

Song

  • "A Song To Sing," Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton, writers: Stapleton, Lambert, Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure
  • "Am I Okay?" Megan Moroney, writers: Moroney, Luke Laird, Jessie Jo Dillon
  • "Choosin’ Texas," Ella Langley, writers: Langley, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Joybeth Taylor
  • "I Never Lie," Zach Top, writers: Top, Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols
  • "Somewhere Over Laredo," Lainey Wilson, writers: Wilson, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson, Andy Albert, Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg

Music Event

  • "A Song To Sing," Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton
  • "Amen," Shaboozey, Jelly Roll
  • "Don’t Mind If I Do," Riley Green, Ella Langley
  • "Trailblazer," Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson
  • "You Had To Be There," Megan Moroney, Kenny Chesney
     

Visual Media

  • "6 Months Later," Megan Moroney
  • "A Song To Sing," Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton
  • "Cuckoo," Stephen Wilson, Jr.
  • "Somewhere Over Laredo," Lainey Wilson
  • "The Fall," Cody Johnson

Artist-Songwriter

  • Luke Combs
  • Riley Green
  • Ella Langley
  • Megan Moroney
  • Morgan Wallen

Songwriter

  • Jessie Jo Dillon
  • Ashley Gorley
  • Charlie Handsome
  • Chase McGill
  • Blake Pendergrass

The 61st Academy of Country Music Awards will stream live on Prime Video May 17 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Tickets are available here,

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