Saddle up, y’all — award season just got a whole lot hotter!
The nominations for the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards are officially in, and we’re not kidding when we say it’s gonna be one of the most iconic shows in country music history.
The glamorous, boot-stompin’ bash is going down LIVE from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Thursday, May 8 at 8 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CDT/5 p.m. PDT — streaming exclusively on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, so no excuses… y’all better be watching.
And get this — Queen Reba McEntire (yes, THE Reba) is hosting the milestone celebration. Honestly? Name a more legendary host. We’ll wait.
Ella Langley is riding into the ACMs like a total boss with eight nominations (yes, EIGHT), making her the most-nominated artist this year. Her duet with Riley Green, “you look like you love me,” is cleaning up across the board with nods in Single, Song, Visual Media and Music Event of the Year. Can someone say breakout moment?!
Close behind her are Cody Johnson, Morgan Wallen, and Lainey Wilson with seven noms each, and every single one of them is coming in hot. From Cody doubling up in Visual Media of the Year (he’s literally competing against himself) to Lainey scoring her first-ever Artist-Songwriter nom (hello, queen of country consistency), this race is tighter than your fave pair of cowboy boots.
Oh, and Post Malone — yes, the face-tatted genre-blender we all love — snagged five nominations, thanks to his collab with Wallen on the smash hit “I Had Some Help.”
This year, Kelsea Ballerini scored her first ever Entertainer of the Year nomination (!!) alongside noms for Female Artist and Music Event, while Luke Combs is one win away from joining the Triple Crown Club — aka country royalty. Chris Stapleton keeps racking up with his 10th Male Artist of the Year nomination, and Shaboozey is officially that guy with noms for Best New Male Artist and Single of the Year for “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”. Oh, and Rascal Flatts is BACK in the mix for Group of the Year for the first time since 2017. Nostalgia, anyone?
The past 365 days introduced us to a ton of fresh faces in the world of country music, and we are so here for it. Rising stars like Dasha, Jessie Murph, Zach Top, Treaty Oak Revival, Gavin Adcock, and The Red Clay Strays are making waves and nabbing their very first ACM nominations. Get these names on your playlists stat — they’re coming for those trophies.
With Old Dominion, Brothers Osborne, Little Big Town, and more legends in the mix, the 60th ACMs are truly giving us the perfect blend of new school and old school — all with a lil’ sparkle and twang.
A very limited number of tickets are still available on SeatGeek for anyone looking to see the action in person. Just imagine singing your heart out while Lainey Wilson, Blake Shelton, and Eric Church take the stage live. So get your boots, rhinestones, and red carpet looks ready — because the 60th ACM Awards are shaping up to be the event of the season. And trust us, Celeb Secrets will be covering every iconic moment.
Keep scrolling for a full list of nominees for the 60th ACM Awards and let us know if you’re excited for the big day by either leaving a reaction at the bottom of the post or by sliding into our DMs on Instagram at @celebsecretscountry.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Luke Combs
- Cody Johnson
- Jelly Roll
- Chris Stapleton
- Morgan Wallen
- Lainey Wilson
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Ella Langley
- Megan Moroney
- Kacey Musgraves
- Lainey Wilson
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Luke Combs
- Cody Johnson
- Jelly Roll
- Chris Stapleton
- Morgan Wallen
DUO OF THE YEAR
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Muscadine Bloodline
- The War And Treaty
GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Flatland Cavalry
- Little Big Town
- Old Dominion
- Rascal Flatts
- The Red Clay Strays
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Kassi Ashton
- Ashley Cooke
- Dasha
- Ella Langley
- Jessie Murph
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Gavin Adcock
- Shaboozey
- Zach Top
- Tucker Wetmore
- Bailey Zimmerman
NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Restless Road
- The Red Clay Strays
- Treaty Oak Revival
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
- Am I Okay? (I’ll Be Fine) – Megan Moroney
Producer: Kristian Bush
Record Company-Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Nashville
- Beautifully Broken – Jelly Roll
Producers: BazeXX, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell, Devin Dawson, Charlie Handsome, Ben Johnson, mgk, The Monsters & Strangerz, Austin Nivarel, SlimXX, Ryan Tedder, Isaiah Tejada, Alysa Vanderheym
Record Company-Label: BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville / Republic Records
- Cold Beer & Country Music – Zach Top
Producer: Carson Chamberlain
Record Company-Label: Leo33
- F-1 Trillion – Post Malone
Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
Record Company-Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records
- Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce
Record Company-Label: BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville
SINGLE OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
- A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey
Producers: Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry
Record Company-Label: American Dogwood / EMPIRE
- Dirt Cheap – Cody Johnson
Producer: Trent Willmon
Record Company-Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville
- I Had Some Help – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
Record Company-Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records
- White Horse – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton
Record Company-Label: Mercury Nashville
- you look like you love me – Ella Langley, Riley Green
Producer: Will Bundy
Record Company-Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records
SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
- 4x4xU – Lainey Wilson
Songwriters: Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson
Publishers: Louisiana Lady; One Tooth Productions; Reservoir 416; Songs of One Riot Music; Sony/ATV Accent
- The Architect – Kacey Musgraves
Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne
Publishers: Songs for Indy and Owl; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing
- Dirt Cheap – Cody Johnson
Songwriter: Josh Phillips
Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing; Write or Die Music; Write the Lightning Publishing
- I Had Some Help – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
Songwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters, Ryan Vojtesak
Publishers: Bell Ear Publishing; Master of my Domain Music; Poppy’s Picks; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing; Universal MusicCorporation
- you look like you love me – Ella Langley, Riley Green
Songwriters: Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron Raitiere
Publishers: Back 40 Publishing International; Langley Publishing; One Tooth Productions; Sony/ATV Tree; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
- Cowboys Cry Too – Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan
Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan, Alysa Vanderheym
Record Company-Label: Black River Entertainment
- I Had Some Help – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
Record Company-Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records
- I’m Gonna Love You – Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood
Producer: Trent Willmon
Record Company-Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville
- we don’t fight anymore – Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton
Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Carly Pearce
Record Company-Label: Big Machine Records
- you look like you love me – Ella Langley, Riley Green
Producer: Will Bundy
Record Company-Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
- 4x4xU – Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jennifer Ansell
Director: Dano Cerny
- Dirt Cheap – Cody Johnson
Producer: Dustin Haney
Director: Dustin Haney
- I’m Gonna Love You – Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood
Producers: Christen Pinkston, Wesley Stebbins-Perry
Director: Dustin Haney
- Think I’m In Love With You – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Wes Edwards, Angie Lorenz, Jamie Stratakis
Director: Running Bear (Stephen Kinigopoulos, Alexa Stone)
- you look like you love me – Ella Langley, Riley Green
Producer: Whale Tale Music
Directors: Ella Langley, John Park, Wales Toney
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Luke Combs
- ERNEST
- HARDY
- Morgan Wallen
- Lainey Wilson
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Jessi Alexander
- Jessie Jo Dillon
- Ashley Gorley
- Chase McGill
- Josh Osborne
