last year\u2019s winner, Lainey Wilson<\/a>, is once again nominated. She\u2019ll go up against a few stars who were also nominated last year, including Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton and Morgan Wallen.<\/p>\nWilson is also up for song of the year for \u201cSomewhere Over Laredo.\u201d She’ll square up in that category against fellow entertainer of the year nominees Megan Moroney (\u201cAm I Okay?\u201d) and Chris Stapleton (\u201cA Song to Sing,\u201d with Miranda Lambert).<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a look at the nominees in the entertainer and song of the year categories:<\/p>\n
Entertainer of the YearLuke CombsCody JohnsonMegan MoroneyJelly RollChris StapletonMorgan WallenLainey WilsonSong of the Year\u201cA Song to Sing\u201d \u2014 Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton\u201cAm I Okay?\u201d \u2014 Megan Moroney\u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d \u2014 Ella Langley\u201cI Never Lie\u201d \u2014 Zach Top\u201cSomewhere Over Laredo\u201d \u2014 Lainey Wilson<\/p>\n
The full list of nominees was later revealed. Moroney leads the field with nine nominations, while Lambert scored eight and Langley notched seven.<\/p>\n
The ACM Awards will stream live on Prime Video May 17 at 8 p.m. ET. Viewers can also catch the ceremony on Twitch and the Amazon Music app.<\/p>\n
Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Riley Green are among the acts slated to perform at the show.<\/p>\n
Here’s a look at the nominees in all of the other categories.<\/p>\n
Female Artist of the YearKelsea BalleriniMiranda LambertElla LangleyMegan MoroneyLainey WilsonMale Artist of the YearLuke CombsRiley GreenCody JohnsonChris StapletonZach TopGroup of the Year49 WinchesterFlatland CavalryOld DominionRascal FlattsThe Red Clay StraysDuo of the YearBrooks & DunnBrothers OsborneDan + ShayMuscadine BloodlineThelma & JamesNew Female Artist of the YearAvery AnnaMackenzie CarpenterDashaCaroline JonesEmily Ann RobertsNew Male Artist of the YearGavin AdcockVincent MasonShaboozeyHudson WestbrookTucker WetmoreAlbum of the Year\u201cAin\u2019t In It For My Health\u201d \u2014 Zach Top\u201cCherry Valley\u201d \u2014 Carter Faith\u201cDon\u2019t Mind If I Do (Deluxe)\u201d \u2014 Riley Green\u201cI\u2019m The Problem\u201d \u2014 Morgan Wallen\u201cParker McCollum\u201d \u2014 Parker McCollumSong of the Year\u201cA Song To Sing\u201d \u2014 Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton \u201cAm I Okay?\u201d \u2014 Megan Moroney\u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d \u2014 Ella Langley\u201cI Never Lie\u201d \u2014 Zach Top\u201cSomewhere Over Laredo\u201d \u2014 Lainey WilsonSingle of the Year\u201c6 Months Later\u201d \u2014 Megan Moroney\u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d \u2014 Ella Langley\u201cI Never Lie\u201d \u2014 Zach Top\u201cSomewhere Over Laredo\u201d \u2014 Lainey Wilson\u201cThe Fall\u201d \u2014 Cody JohnsonMusic Event of the Year\u201cA Song To Sing\u201d \u2014 Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton\u201cAmen\u201d \u2014 Shaboozey & Jelly Roll\u201cDon\u2019t Mind If I Do\u201d \u2014 Riley Green feat. Ella Langley\u201cTrailblazer\u201d \u2014 Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson\u201cYou Had To Be There\u201d \u2014 Megan Moroney & Kenny ChesneyVisual Media of the Year\u201c6 Months Later\u201d \u2014 Megan Moroney\u201cA Song To Sing\u201d \u2014 Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton\u201cCuckoo\u201d -Stephen Wilson, Jr.\u201cSomewhere Over Laredo\u201d \u2014 Lainey Wilson\u201cThe Fall\u201d \u2014 Cody JohnsonSongwriter of the YearJessie Jo DillonAshley GorleyCharlie HandsomeChase McGillBlake PendergrassArtist-Songwriter of the YearLuke CombsRiley GreenElla LangleyMegan MoroneyMorgan Wallen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Academy of County Music Awards has a sneak peek at who may soon take home some hardware.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":371305,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,157,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-371304","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-newzealand","12":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=371304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/371305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=371304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=371304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=371304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}