The Academy of Country Music has announced the nominees for its 59th award show. Luke Combs, who skyrocketed to the top of the charts with his 2023 cover of Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car," leads the pack amongst the highly competitive field.
Combs boasts eight nominations: Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Single of the Year, Song of the Year, Music Event of the Year. He is nominated twice within his Single of the Year and Album of the Year awards as he served as both an artist and producer on his "Fast Car" cover and his album, Gettin' Old.
Tracy Chapman, too, is nominated for "Fast Car." It is her first ACM nomination. She released the original song in 1988, 35 years before Combs's cover.
Trailing right behind Combs are Megan Moroney and Morgan Wallen, who each have six nominations. Moroney is the female artist with the most ACM award nominations this year. Her song "Tennessee Orange" received wide acclaim and was her first number one single. She is nominated for Female Artist of the Year, New Female Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Music Event of the Year and Visual Media of the Year.
Wallen, meanwhile, is riding the momentum of previous ACM wins, but facing felony charges for a recent chair-throwing arrest in Nashville.
If Wallen clinches the Male Artist of the Year title, it will be his second year in a row doing so. Among his other nominations is the Single of the Year award for his song "Last Night." The track was a smash hit in 2023 and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. He also scored a number one hit with his album One Thing At a Time, for which he is also nominated.
Jelly Roll, who recently swept the CMAs for the second year in a row after facing a harrowing flight incident with wife Bunnie Xo, is a first time ACM nominee with four nominations, including Entertainer of the Year. He is also nominated for Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year and Music Event of the Year.
Combs and Lainey Wilson are also nominees for the Entertainer of the Year award. If either artist wins the title, they will be an ACM Triple Crown winner. The Triple Crown Award requires that an artist wins in the Entertainer of the Year, New Artist, and Artist categories.
Kacey Musgraves, one of the biggest faces and names in country pop, received two nominations this year. She has now received 27 nominations throughout her career. In 2018, she won awards for both Female Artist of the Year --for which she's been nominated eight times-- and Album of the Year with her record Golden Hour.
The ACM Awards will take place on May 16, 2024. See the full list of nominees below.
ACM Award Nominations
Entertainer of the Year
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson
Female Artist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Ashley McBryde
Megan Moroney
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson
Male Artist of the Year
Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
The War And Treaty
Group of the Year
Flatland Cavalry
Lady A
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
New Female Artist of the Year
Kassi Ashton
Ashley Cooke
Hannah Ellis
Kylie Morgan
Megan Moroney
New Male Artist of the Year
ERNEST
Kameron Marlowe
Dylan Scott
Conner Smith
Nate Smith
New Duo or Group of the Year
Neon Union
Restless Road
Tigirlily Gold
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 (For Good) - Kelsea Ballerini
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
Song of the Year
"Fast Car" - Luke Combs
"Heart Like a Truck" - Lainey Wilson
"Next Thing You Know" - Jordan Davis
"The Painter" - Cody Johnson
"Tennessee Orange" - Megan Moroney
Music Event of the Year
"Can't Break Up Now" - Old Dominion, Megan Moroney
"Different 'Round Here" - Riley Green (Ft. Luke Combs)
"I Remember Everything" - Zach Bryan (feat. Kacey Musgraves
"Man Made a Bar" - Morgan Wallen (feat. Eric Church)
"Save Me" - Jelly Roll (with Lainey Wilson)
Visual Media of the Year
"Burn It Down" - Parker McCollum
"Human" - Cody Johnson
"In Your Love" - Tyler Childers
"Next Thing You Know" - Jordan Davis
"Tennessee Orange - Megan Moroney
Songwriter of the Year
Jessie Jo Dillon
Ashley Gorley
Hillary Lindsey
Chase McGill
Josh Thompson
Artist-Songwriter of the Year
Zach Bryan
ERNEST
HARDY
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Studio Recording Awards
Bass Player of the Year
Tony Lucido
Steve Mackey
Lex Price
Jimmie Lee Sloas
Craig Young
Drummer of the Year
Fred Eltringham
Evan Hutchings
Greg Morrow
Jerry Roe
Nir Z
Acoustic Guitar Player of the Year
Todd Lombardo
Danny Rader
Bryan Sutton
Ilya Toshinskiy
Charlie Worsham
Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year
Jim "Moose" Brown
David Dorn
Charlie Judge
Billy Justineau
Alex Wright
Specialty Instrument Player of the Year
Dan Dugmore
Paul Franklin
Josh Matheny
Justin Schipper
Bryan Sutton
Electric Guitar Player of the Year
Tom Bukovac
Kris Donegan
Jedd Hughes
Rob McNelley
Sol Philcox-Littlefield
Audio Engineer of the Year
Drew Bollman
Jeff Braun
Jim Cooley
Jason Hall
Buckley Miller
F. Reid Shippen
Producer of the Year
Charlie Handsome
Dann Huff
Joey Moi
Jon Randall
Derek Wells
Industry Awards
Casino of the Year - Theater
Choctaw Grand Theater - Durant, OK
Deadwood Mountain Grand - Deadwood, SD
Foxwoods Resort Casino - Mashantucket, CT
Lucas Oil Live at WinStar World Casino and Resort - Thackerville, OK
Resorts World Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas - Las Vegas, NV
Casino of the Year - Arena
Golden Nugget Lake Charles - Lake Charles, LA
Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena - Atlantic City, NJ
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - St. Louis, MO
Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT
Mystic Lake Casino Showroom - Prior Lake, MN
Festival of the Year
Carolina Country Music Fest - Myrtle Beach, SC
CMC Rocks - Ipswich, Queensland
Crash My Playa - Riviera Cancun, Mexico
Tortuga Music Festival - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Windy City Smokeout - Chicago, IL
Fair/Rodeo of the Year
Auburn Rodeo - Opelika, AL
Cheyenne Frontier Days - Cheyenne, WY
Iowa State Fair - Des Moines, IA
Minnesota State Fair - Falcon Heights, MN
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo - San Antonio, TX
Club of the Year
8 Seconds Saloon - Indianapolis, IN
Billy Bob's Texas - Fort Worth, TX
Georgia Theatre - Athens, GA
Joe's Live - Rosemont, IL
Mission Ballroom - Denver, CO
Theater of the Year
Beacon Theatre - New York, NY
The Franklin Theatre - Franklin, TN
Moody Theater - Austin, TX
Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN
Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
Outdoor Venue of the Year
Ascend Amphitheater - Nashville, TN
Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO
Saint Augustine Amphitheatre - St. Augustine, FL
Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa Barbara, CA
The Wharf Amphitheater - Orange Beach, AL
Arena of the Year
Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, TN
Dickies Arena - Fort Worth, TX
Hertz Arena - Estero, FL
KFC Yum! Center - Louisville, KY
T-Mobile Center - Kansas City, MO
Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year
Gil Cunningham
Andrew Fortin
Nicole More
Stacy Vee
Ed Warm
Promoter of the year
Jered Johnson
Patrick McDill
Brian O'Connell
Aaron Spalding
Adam Weiser
