Here's who's nominated at the annual country music show.
Get ready, country music fans!
Reba McEntire is returning to host this year's ACM Awards on April 7 in Las Vegas, and on Wednesday, the complete list of nominees was announced.
Chris Stapleton and country duo Dan + Shay both had a very good showing, notching 6 nominations each, while Kacey Musgraves, hot on the heels of her GRAMMYs Best Album win, logged five nods of her own. Following close behind are Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osbourne, Florida Georgia Line and Bebe Rexha, all with four nominations.
ETonline exclusively revealed the nominees' seven categories, including Album of the Year, Single of the Year and the New Artists of the Year. See below for the complete list of nominees.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
DUO OF THE YEAR
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
LOCASH
Maddie & Tae
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum
LANCO
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Danielle Bradbery
Lindsay Ell
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Jimmie Allen
Luke Combs
Jordan Davis
Michael Ray
Mitchell Tenpenny
NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
High Valley
LANCO
Runaway June
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Dan + Shay – Dan + Shay
Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers / Matt Dragstrem
Record Label: Warner Music Nashville
Desperate Man – Eric Church
Producers: Jay Joyce / Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Record Label: EMI Records Nashville
From A Room: Volume 2 – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb / Chris Stapleton
Record Label: Mercury Nashville
Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
Producers: Ian Fitchuk / Daniel Tashian / Kacey Musgraves
Record Label: MCA Nashville
The Mountain – Dierks Bentley
Producers: Ross Copperman / Jon Randal Stewart / Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
"Down to the Honky Tonk" – Jake Owen
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Label: Big Loud Records
"Heaven" – Kane Brown
Producer: Dann Huff / Polow Da Don
Record Label: RCA Nashville
"Meant To Be" – Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
Producer: Wilshire for Rock The Soul Ent
Record Label: Warner Bros. Records
"Most People Are Good" – Luke Bryan
Producers: Jeff Stevens / Jody Stevens
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville
"Tequila" – Dan + Shay
Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers
Record Label: Warner Music Nashville
SONG OF THE YEAR
"Break Up In The End" – Cole Swindell
Writers: Jessie Jo Dillon / Chase McGill / Jon Nite
Publishers: EMI April Music Inc. / Nite Writer Music (ASCAP) / Songs of
Universal, Inc. / Plum Nelly (BMI) / Big Music Machine (BMI)/ Big Ass Pile Of
Dimes Music (BMI)
"Broken Halos" – Chris Stapleton
Writers: Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton
Publishers: WB Music Corp./House of Sea Gayle Music, admin. by ClearBox
Rights/Spirit Catalog Holdings, S.a.r.l. admin. by Spirit Two Nashville (ASCAP);
Straight Six Music (BMI)
"Meant To Be" – Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
Writers: David Garcia, Tyler Hubbard, Joshua Miller, Bebe Rexha
Publishers: BMG Platinum Songs/Kiss Me If You Can Music (BMI) (all rights
administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC) Big Loud Mountain (BMI)
and T Hubb Publishing (BMI). All Rights Administered by Round Hill Works.
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. on behalf of itself and Songs of the Corn and
Jack 10 Publishing. Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing (ASCAP)
D Soul Music (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com)
"Space Cowboy" – Kacey Musgraves
Writers: Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves
Publishers: Smack Hits/Smack Songs, admin bvy Kobalt Music Group ltd.
(GMR); Universal Music Works/We Are Creative NBaSmack Hits/Smack Songs,
LLC, admin. by Kobalt Music Group Ltd. (GMR); Universal Music Works/We
Are Creative Nation/Jake and Mack Music, admin. by Universal Music Works;
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./351 Music (BMI)
"Tequila" – Dan + Shay
Writers: Nicolle Galyon / Jordan Reynolds / Dan Smyers
Publishers: Beats and Banjos (ASCAP), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), A Girl
Named Charlie (BMI) / Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) / Buckeye26
(ASCAP) / Jreynmusic (ASCAP)
"Yours" – Russell Dickerson
Writers: Casey Brown / Russell Dickerson / Parker Welling
Publishers: BMG Platinum Songs/Kailey's Dream / So Essential Tunes / Not Just
Another Song Publishing / Hillbilly Science and Research Publishing/Trailerlily
Music
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"Babe" – Sugarland featuring Taylor Swift
Producer: Roger Hunt
Director: Anthony Mandler
"Burn Out" – Midland
Producer: Ben Skipworth
Director: TK McKamy / Cameron Duddy
"Burning Man" – Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne
Producer: Nate Eggert
Director: Wes Edwards
"Drunk Girl" – Chris Janson
Producer: Ben Skipworth
Director: Jeff Venable
"Shoot Me Straight" – Brothers Osborne
Producer: April Kimbrell
Director: Wes Edwards / Ryan Silver
"Tequila" – Dan + Shay
Producer: Christen Pinkston
Director: Patrick Tracy
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Ross Copperman
Ashley Gorley
Shane McAnally
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
"Burning Man"– Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne
Producers: Ross Copperman / Jon Randal Stewart / Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville
"Drowns the Whiskey" – Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert
Producer: Michael Knox
Record Labels: Macon Music, LLC; Broken Bow Records; BBR Music Group;
BMG
"Everything’s Gonna Be Alright" – David Lee Murphy featuring Kenny Chesney
Producers: Buddy Cannon / Kenny Chesney / David Lee Murphy
Record Label: Reviver Records
"Keeping Score" – Dan + Shay featuring Kelly Clarkson
Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers
Record Label: Warner Music Nashville
"Meant To Be" – Bebe Rexha Featuring Florida Georgia Line
Producer: Wilshire for Rock The Soul Ent
Record Label: Warner Bros. Records
The 54th Academy of Country Music Awards will air on CBS on Sunday, April 7, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Watch below for the most emotional moments from last year's show.
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