Chris Stapleton, Dan + Shay Lead ACM Nominations With 6, Kacey Musgraves With 5

Publish date: 2024-07-08

NASHVILLE ( CelebrityAccess) The Academy of Country Music announced today the nominees for the for the Academy Of Country Music Awards, which will again be hosted by Reba McEntire, at  the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas April 7, with Chris Stapleton and Dan + Shay getting six nominations and Kacey Musgraves getting five.

Dan Smyers of Dan + Shay got an additional four nods.

Industry award nominations for talent buyers and promoters are as follows:

DON ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR

PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

This year will also mark the return of the ACM Artist of the Decade Honor which will be announced in the coming weeks. Only five other honorees have received this award, including Marty Robbins in 1969, Loretta Lynn in 1979, Alabama in 1988, Garth Brooks in 1998 and George Strait in 2009.

Reba McEntire appeared live today on “CBS This Morning” to announce this year’s ACM Award nominees for Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Duo of the Year, Group of the Year and Song of the Year. Reba also revealed nominees for Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year on Facebook Live on her Facebook page.

Current Male Artist of the Year, Chris Stapleton, received six nominations in four categories, including his second nod for Entertainer of the Year. Stapleton is also nominated twice, as both artist and producer, for his album From A Room: Volume 2 in the Album of the Year category, which he won last year for From A Room: Volume 1. Additionally, he is nominated for Song of the Year twice, as both artist and songwriter, for “Broken Halos.” Last, Stapleton is nominated for Male Artist of the Year.

Dan + Shay earned six nominations, including their sixth nod for Duo of the Year. They received nominations in the Single of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year categories for “Tequila.” Dan + Shay are also nominated for Album of the Year for Dan + Shay, and Music Event of the Year for “Keeping Score” (featuring Kelly Clarkson). Additionally, Dan Smyers received three individual nominations as a producer in the Album of the Year, Single of the Year and Music Event of the Year categories. He also received an individual nomination as a writer in the Song of the Year category for “Tequila.”

Kacey Musgraves earned five nominations in three categories, including a nod for Female Artist of the Year. Additionally, she is nominated in the Album of the Year Category twice, as both artist and producer, for Golden Hour, as well as in the Song of the Year category twice, as both artist and songwriter, for “Space Cowboy.” Musgraves most recently won in 2016 in the Video of the Year category for “Forever Country” and previously won in the Album of the Year category in 2013 for Same Trailer Different Park.

Dierks Bentley received four nominations, including his fourth nod for Album of the Year; nominated for the category this year for The Mountain. Additionally, Bentley is nominated for “Burning Man” (featuring Brothers Osborne) in both the Music Event of the Year category and Video of the Year category. He is also nominated for Male Artist of the Year. If he were to win for Video of the Year this year, it would mark his third win in this category.

Current Duo of the Year and Video of the Year winners Brothers Osborne earned four nominations in three categories, including a nod for Duo of the Year. They are also nominated for Music Event of the Year for “Burning Man” with Dierks Bentley. Additionally, Brothers Osborne are nominated twice in the Video of the Year category for songs “Shoot Me Straight” and “Burning Man.”

Florida Georgia Line received four nominations, including a nod for Duo of the Year. They are also nominated with Bebe Rexha for “Meant To Be” for Single of the Year, Music Event of the Year and Song of the Year.

First-time Academy of Country Music Award nominee, Bebe Rexha earned four nominations for “Meant To Be” (featuring Florida Georgia Line). Rexha is nominated for Single of the Year, Music Event of the Year, and twice, as both artist and songwriter, for Song of the Year.

First-time Academy of Country Music Award nominee, Ian Fitchuk received six nominations, including a nod for Album of the Year with Kacey Musgraves as a producer for Golden Hour. Fitchuk also received five nominations across Studio Recording Award categories, including Bass Player of the Year, Drummer of the Year, Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year, Specialty Instrument(s) Player of the Year and Producer of the Year.

Full Awards List:

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)]

SINGLE OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]


VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR*(Off Camera Award)

MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

INDUSTRY AWARDS:
CASINO OF THE YEAR – SMALL CAPACITY

CASINO OF THE YEAR – LARGE CAPACITY

FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR

NIGHTCLUB OF THE YEAR

VENUE OF THE YEAR – SMALL CAPACITY

VENUE OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM CAPACITY

VENUE OF THE YEAR – LARGE CAPACITY

DON ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR

PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

STUDIO RECORDING AWARDS:

BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

DRUMMER OF THE YEAR

GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR

PIANO/KEYBOARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT(S) PLAYER OF THE YEAR

STEEL GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR

AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

ACM RADIO AWARDS: The following previously announced radio awards will be presented during the annual Radio Winners Reception which will be held on Saturday, April 6 in Las Vegas.

NATIONAL ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (tie within category increased nominees)

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET                                                   

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET                                                              

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