The 57th ACM (Academy of Country Music Awards) Country Music Academy Awards ceremony will be held on Monday, March 7 at the Allegiant Arena in Las Vegas, exclusively broadcast live on Amazon's Amazon Prime Video platform, with no ad breaks.
The ceremony will be co-hosted by Jimmie Allen, Gabby Barrett and Dolly Parton.
The highlights of this year's nomination list are as follows
Female artists are nominated in 37% of the way, compared to an average of 35% over the past five years. Brothers Osborne was nominated for Group of the Year, Lily Rose was nominated for New Female Artist of the Year, and Shane McAnally received four nominations, highlighting the diversity of this year.
Chris Young led the way with 7 nominations, including Album of the Year and Single of the Year.
Miranda Lambert was nominated for the 16th Female Artist of the Year, alongside Reba McEntire as the most nominated female artist for the award.
Walker Hayes received five nominations for the first time.
Chris Stapleton received five nominations, including the 4th Artist of the Year nomination and the 7th Male Artist of the Year nomination.
Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton were nominated for Artist of the Year, and any one who wins will win the Triple Crown.
Kelsea Ballerini and Miranda Lambert were nominated for the first time as producers.
Nicolle Galyon received her first Songwriter of the Year nomination.
All videos nominated for Video of the Year are collaborative, the first time in the history of the ACM Awards.
After making history last year as the first woman to be nominated as Audio Engineer of the Year, Gena Johnson was nominated for the second time in the same category.
Jordan Davis, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood and Morgan Wallen each received four nominations.
Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Dave Cobb, Ashley McBryde and Lainey Wilson each received three nominations.
The full list of nominees is as follows
- ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
- FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Gabby Barrett
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris
Carly Pearce
- MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Jimmie Allen
Thomas Rhett
Morgan Wallen
- DUO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
LOCASH
Maddie & Tae
- GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
The Cadillac Three
- NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Tenille Arts
Priscilla Block
Lily Rose
Caitlyn Smith
Lainey Wilson
- NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
HARDY
Walker Hayes
Ryan Hurd
Parker McCollum
Elvie Shane
- ALBUM OF THE YEAR
29: Written in Stone – Carly Pearce
Country Again: Side A – Thomas Rhett
Dangerous: The Double Album – Morgan Wallen
Famous Friends – Chris Young
The Marfa Tapes – Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall
- SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Buy Dirt – Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan
Famous Friends – Chris Young and Kane Brown
Fancy Like – Walker Hayes
If I Didn’t Love You – Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood
You Should Probably Leave – Chris Stapleton
- SONG OF THE YEAR
7 Summers – Morgan Wallen
Knowing You – Kenny Chesney
Things A Man Oughta Know – Lainey Wilson
- VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home) – Elle King and Miranda Lambert
I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) – Taylor Swift featuring Chris Stapleton
Never Wanted To Be That Girl – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
- SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR*(Off Camera Award)
Jesse Frasure
Nicolle Galyon
Ashley Gorley
Michael Hardy
Josh Osborne
- MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
half of my hometown – Kelsea Ballerini featuring Kenny Chesney
- BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
J.T. Cure
Mark Hill
Viktor Krauss
Jimmie Lee Sloas
Glenn Worf
- DRUMMER OF THE YEAR
Chad Cromwell
Fred Eltringham
Evan Hutchings
Derek Mixon
Jerry Roe
Nir Z
- ACOUSTIC GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dave Cobb
Todd Lombardo
Bryan Sutton
Ilya Toshinskiy
Charlie Worsham
- PIANO/KEYBOARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
David Dorn
Charlie Judge
Billy Justineau
Gordon Mote
Benmont Tench
- SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Stuart Duncan
Paul Franklin
Josh Matheny
Mickey Raphael
Kristin Wilkinson
- ELECTRIC GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Tom Bukovac
Dan Dugmore
Jedd Hughes
Rob McNelley
Derek Wells
- AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Brandon Bell
Jim Cooley
Gena Johnson
Jason Hall
Vance Powell
- PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Buddy Cannon
Ian Fitchuk
Dann Huff
Joey Moi
- CASINO OF THE YEAR – THEATER
Agua Caliente – Rancho Mirage, CA
Choctaw Casino – Durant, OK
Deadwood Mountain Grand – Deadwood, SD
Resorts World – Las Vegas, NV
Soaring Eagle Casino – Mt. Pleasant, MI
- CASINO OF THE YEAR – ARENA
Hard Rock (Live at Etess Arena) – Atlantic City, NJ
Laughlin Event Center – Laughlin, NV
Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, CT
Mystic Lake Casino – Prior Lake, MN
- FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
Carolina Country Music Fest – Myrtle Beach, SC
Country Thunder – Florence, AZ
Faster Horses Festival – Brooklyn, MI
Tortuga Music Festival – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Windy City Smokeout Festival – Chicago, IL
- FAIR/RODEO OF THE YEAR
Auburn Rodeo – Auburn, AL
California Mid-State Fair – Paso Robles, CA
Cheyenne Frontier Days – Cheyenne, WY
Minnesota State Fair – St. Paul, MN
San Antonio Rodeo – San Antonio, TX
- CLUB OF THE YEAR
Basement East – Nashville, TN
Billy Bob’s – Fort Worth, TX
Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
Coca-Cola Roxy – Atlanta, GA
Georgia Theatre – Athens, GA
- THEATER OF THE YEAR
American Music Theatre – Lancaster, PA
Andrew J Brady ICON Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
Blue Gate Performing Arts Center – Shipshewana, IN
Ruth Eckerd Hall – Clearwater, FL
Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
- OUTDOOR VENUE OF THE YEAR
Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion – Gilford, NH
Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
Saint Augustine Amphitheatre – St. Augustine, FL
The Wharf Amphitheater – Orange Beach, AL
Whitewater Amphitheater – New Braunfels, TX
- ARENA OF THE YEAR
BOK Center – Tulsa, OK
Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
Dickies Arena – Fort Worth, TX
Ford Center – Evansville, IN
Rupp Arena – Lexington, KY
- DON ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR
Brent Fedrizzi
Michelle Romeo
RJ Romeo
Shawn Radley
Todd Boltin
- PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
Aaron Spalding
Adam Weiser
Bradley Jordan
Brian O’Connell
Ed Warm