Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton lead the list of nominees at the 56th annual ACM Awards with six nods each, it was announced this morning (Friday, Feb. 26th) on CBS This Morning by Kelsea Ballerini and Brothers Osborne.
The ACM Awards will air live from Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House, Ryman Auditorium and Bluebird Cafe on Sunday, April 18th at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
Here is the list of nominees for the 56th ACM Awards:
Entertainer of the Year
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Male Artist of the Year
Dierks Bentley
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Female Artist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Ashley McBryde
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Carly Pearce
Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
Group of the Year
Lady A
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
The Cadillac Three
The Highwomen
New Female
Ingrid Andress
Tenille Arts
Gabby Barrett
Mickey Guyton
Caylee Hammack
New Male
Jimmie Allen
Travis Denning
Hardy
Cody Johnson
Parker McCollum
Album
Born Here Live Here Die Here, Luke Bryan
Mixtape Vol. 1, Kane Brown
Never Will, Ashley McBryde
Skeletons, Brothers Osborne
Starting Over, Chris Stapleton
Single of the Year
“Bluebird” – Miranda Lambert
“I Hope” – Gabby Barrett
“I Hope You’re Happy Now” – Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
“More Hearts Than Mine” – Ingrid Andress
“The Bones” – Maren Morris
Song
"Bluebird," Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Natalie Hemby
"One Night Standards," Ashley McBryde, Nicolette Hayford, Shane McAnally
"Some People Do," Jesse Frasure, Matt Ramsey, Thomas Rhett, Shane McAnally
"Starting Over," Chris Stapleton, Mike Henderson
"The Bones," Jimmy Robbins, Maren Morris, Laura Veltz
Video
"Better Than We Found It," Maren Morris
"Bluebird," Miranda Lambert
"Gone," Dierks Bentley
"Hallelujah," Carrie Underwood and John Legend
"Worldwide Beautiful," Kane Brown
Music Event
"Be A Light," Thomas Rhett f/Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, Keith Urban
"Does To Me," Luke Combs f/Eric Church
"I Hope You’re Happy Now," Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
"Nobody But You," Blake Shelton f/Gwen Stefani
"One Beer," Hardy f/Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson
"One Too Many," Keith Urban f/P!nk
