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The 59th Academy of Country Music Awards has made its to the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Thursday (May 16), bringing country music's biggest party to the Lone Star state in the best way.
Hosted by Reba McEntire, who has returned for her record-breaking 17th time as ACM Awards host, country music fans tuning in will get to see some of their favorite artists score new hardware while also enjoying a night full of incredible performances from stars like Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll and Kane Brown as well as must-see collaborations between artists like Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan, Nate Smith and Avril Lavigne, and Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani. Jason Aldean is also set to take the stage for a tribute to late country star Toby Keith.
Keep reading to see the 2024 ACM Awards nominations as well as who won big during the night. Winners are listed in bold.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Kane Brown
- Luke Combs
- Jelly Roll
- Cody Johnson
- Chris Stapleton
- Morgan Wallen
- Lainey Wilson — WINNER
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Ashley McBryde
- Megan Moroney
- Kacey Musgraves
- Lainey Wilson — WINNER
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Luke Combs
- Jelly Roll
- Cody Johnson
- Chris Stapleton — WINNER
- Morgan Wallen
DUO OF THE YEAR
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay — WINNER
- Maddie & Tae
- The War And Treaty
GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Flatland Cavalry
- Lady A
- Little Big Town
- Old Dominion — WINNER
- Zac Brown Band
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Kassi Ashton
- Ashley Cooke
- Hannah Ellis
- Kylie Morgan
- Megan Moroney — WINNER
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- ERNEST
- Kameron Marlowe
- Dylan Scott
- Conner Smith
- Nate Smith — WINNER
NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Neon Union
- Restless Road
- Tigirlily Gold — WINNER
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
- Luke Combs - Gettin’ Old (Producer: Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton, Luke Combs; Record Company-Label: River House Artists / Columbia Nashville)
- Chris Stapleton - Higher (Producer: Chris Stapleton, Dave Cobb, Morgane Stapleton; Record Company-Label: Mercury Nashville) — WINNER
- Cody Johnson - Leather (Producers: Trent Willmon; Record Company-Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville LLC)
- Morgan Wallen - One Thing At A Time (Producers: Joey Moi, Cameron Montgomery, Charlie Handsome, Jacob Durrett; Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records / Republic Records / Mercury Records)
- Kelsea Ballerini - Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (For Good) (Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym; Record Company-Label: Black River Entertainment)
SINGLE OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
- Parker McCollum - "Burn it Down" (Producer: Jon Randall; Record Company-Label: MCA Nashville)
- Luke Combs - "Fast Car" (Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton; Record Company-Label: River House Artists / Columbia Nashville) — WINNER
- Morgan Wallen - "Last Night" (Producer: Joey Moi, Charlie Handsome; Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records / Republic Records / Mercury Records)
- Jelly Roll - "Need A Favor" (Producer: Austin Nivarel; Record Company-Label: Stoney Creek Records / BMG Nashville)
- Jordan Davis - "Next Thing You Know" (Producer: Paul DiGiovanni; Record Company-Label: MCA Nashville)
SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
- Luke Combs - "Fast Car" (Songwriters: Tracy Chapman; Publishers: Purple Rabbit)
- Lainey Wilson - "Heart Like A Truck" (Songwriters: Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson, Trannie Anderson; Publishers: Sony / ATV Countryside; Songs of Riser House; Songs of Wild Cat Well Music)
- Jordan Davis - "Next Thing You Know" (Songwriters: Chase McGill, Greylan James, Jordan Davis, Josh Osborne; Publishers: Family Farm Songs; Hold On Can I Get A Number 1 Music; Songs of Universal Inc.) — WINNER
- The Painter - Cody Johnson - "The Painter" (Songwriters: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins; Publishers: Big Music Machine; BMG Platinum Songs US; Nashblonde Music; Pompano Run Music; Songs for Ellie May; Sony / ATV Tree Publishing; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Group; Well That Was Awkward Music)
- Megan Moroney - "Tennessee Orange" (Songwriters: Ben Williams, David Fanning, Megan Moroney, Paul Jenkins; Publishers: 33 Creative; Bone Bone Creative; Sony / ATV Tree Publishing)
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
- Old Dominion, Megan Moroney - "Can't Break Up Now" (Producers: Brad Tursi, Geoff Sprung, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Ross Copperman, Kristian Bush; Record Company-Label: Three Up Three Down, LLC / Columbia Nashville)
- Riley Green (Ft. Luke Combs) - "Different 'Round Here" (Producer: Dann Huff; Record Company-Label: BMLG Records)
- Zach Bryan (feat. Kacey Musgraves) - "I Remember Everything" (Producer: Zach Bryan; Record Company-Label: Belting Bronco Records / Warner Records, Inc)
- Morgan Wallen (feat. Eric Church) - "Man Made A Bar" (Producer: Joey Moi; Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records / Mercury Records / Republic Records)
- Jelly Roll (with Lainey Wilson) - "Save Me" (Producers: Zach Crowell, David Ray Stevens; Record Company-Label: Stoney Creek Records / BMG Nashville) — WINNER
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
- Parker McCollum - "Burn It Down" (Producers: Christen Pinkston &Wesley Stebbins-Perry; Director: Dustin Haney) — WINNER
- Cody Johnson - "Human" (Producer: Christen Pinkston &Wesley Stebbins-Perry; Director: Dustin Haney)
- Tyler Childers - "In Your Love" (Producer: Kacie Barton, Whitney Wolanin, Nicholas Robespierre, Ian Thorton, Silas House; Director: Bryan Schlam)
- Jordan Davis - "Next Thing You Know" (Producer: Jamie Stratakis; Director: Running Bear (Stephen Kinigopoulos, Alexa Stone)
- Megan Moroney - "Tennessee Orange" (Producer: Lauren Starr, Saul Levitz, Laura Burhenn; Director: Jason Lester)
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Jessie Jo Dillon — WINNER
- Ashley Gorley
- Hillary Lindsey
- Chase McGill
- Josh Thompson
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Zach Bryan
- ERNEST
- HARDY
- Chris Stapleton — WINNER
- Morgan Wallen