Nominations Announced for the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards ‘Country Music’s Party of the Year’ returns exclusively on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch Live from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Thursday, May 16, 2024 Nominations are led by Luke Combs (eight), followed by Megan Moroney (six), Morgan Wallen (six), Cody Johnson (five), Chris Stapleton (five), and Lainey Wilson (five) Media and Social Assets CLICK HERE Media Credential Application CLICK HERE NASHVILLE, Tenn. — April 9, 2024 — The Academy of Country Music (ACM) and Dick Clark Productions (DCP) today announced nominations for the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards on The Bobby Bones Show, with Luke Combs, Megan Moroney, and Morgan Wallen receiving the most nominations. “Country Music’s Party of the Year” will stream live exclusively for a global audience across 240+ countries and territories on Prime Video on Thursday, May 16 at 8 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CDT/5 p.m. PDT from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. As in past years, fans will also be able to tune in to the official ACM Red Carpet on Prime Video, the Amazon Music Channel on Twitch and Amazon Live, starting at 7 p.m. EDT/6 p.m. CDT/4 p.m. PDT. The Emmy-nominated, star-powered experience will celebrate Country Music’s biggest stars and emerging talent, and feature unforgettable performances, exclusive collaborations, and unexpected moments that will captivate fans worldwide. The full rebroadcast of “Country Music’s Party of the Year” will be available directly following the stream on Prime Video and available the next day for free on Amazon Freevee and the Amazon Music app. A limited number of tickets to the 59th ACM Awards are available for purchase on SeatGeek, offering fans exclusive entry into a nonstop party packed with their favorite country stars performing the biggest hits from the last year and seats closer to the action than ever before. Fans can also stream the Official ACM Awards playlist available now on Amazon Music in celebration of this year’s nominees. Fans can listen to country music’s biggest stars, such as Kane Brown, Lainey Wilson, and Jelly Roll, directly on the Amazon Music app HERE. Nominee Highlights for the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards The following is the full list of nominees for the ACM Main Awards, Studio Recording Awards, and Industry Awards categories: MAIN AWARDS: ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR DUO OF THE YEAR GROUP OF THE YEAR NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)] Producer: Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton, Luke Combs Record Company-Label: River House Artists / Columbia Nashville Producer: Chris Stapleton, Dave Cobb, Morgane Stapleton Record Company-Label: Mercury Nashville Producers: Trent Willmon Record Company-Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville LLC Producers: Joey Moi, Cameron Montgomery, Charlie Handsome, Jacob Durrett Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records / Republic Records / Mercury Records Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Chris Diener, Alysa Vanderheym Record Company-Label: Black River Entertainment SINGLE OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)] Producer: Jon Randall Record Company-Label: MCA Nashville Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton Record Company-Label: River House Artists / Columbia Nashville Producer: Joey Moi, Charlie Handsome Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records / Republic Records / Mercury Records Producer: Austin Nivarel Record Company-Label: Stoney Creek Records / BMG Nashville Producer: Paul DiGiovanni Record Company-Label: MCA Nashville SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)] Songwriters: Tracy Chapman Publishers: Purple Rabbit Songwriters: Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson, Trannie Anderson Publishers: Sony / ATV Countryside; Songs of Riser House; Songs of Wild Cat Well Music Songwriters: Chase McGill, Greylan James, Jordan Davis, Josh Osborne Publishers: Anthem Entertainment; Family Farm Songs; Hold On Can I Get A Number 1 Music; Songs of Universal Inc. Songwriters: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins Publishers: Big Music Machine; BMG Platinum Songs US; Nashblonde Music; Pompano Run Music; Songs for Ellie May; Sony / ATV Tree Publishing; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Group; Well That Was Awkward Music Songwriters: Ben Williams, David Fanning, Megan Moroney, Paul Jenkins Publishers: 33 Creative; Bone Bone Creative; Major Bob Music; Reservoir; Sony / ATV Tree Publishing MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)] Producers: Old Dominion, Ross Copperman, Kristian Bush Record Company-Label: Three Up Three Down, LLC / Columbia Nashville Producer: Dann Huff Record Company-Label: BMLG Records Producer: Zach Bryan Record Company-Label: Belting Bronco Records / Warner Records, Inc Producer: Joey Moi Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records / Mercury Records / Republic Records Producers: Zach Crowell, David Ray Stevens Record Company-Label: Stoney Creek Records / BMG Nashville VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] Producers: Christen Pinkston &Wesley Stebbins-Perry Director: Dustin Haney Producer: Christen Pinkston &Wesley Stebbins-Perry Director: Dustin Haney Producer: Kacie Barton, Whitney Wolanin, Nicholas Robespierre, Ian Thornton, Silas House Director: Bryan Schlam Producer: Wes Edwards, Angie Lorenz, Jamie Stratakis Director: Running Bear (Stephen Kinigopoulos, Alexa Stone) Producer: Lauren Starr, Saul Levitz, Laura Burhenn Director: Jason Lester SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES IN NUMERICAL ORDER Luke Combs (8): Entertainer of the Year; Male Artist of the Year; Album of the Year (Artist & Producer nominations); Single of the Year (Artist & Producer nominations); Song of the Year; Music Event of the Year Megan Moroney (6): Female Artist of the Year; New Female Artist of the Year; Song of the Year (Artist & Songwriter nominations); Music Event of the Year; Visual Media of the Year Morgan Wallen (6): Entertainer of the Year; Male Artist of the Year; Album of the Year; Single of the Year; Music Event of the Year; Artist-Songwriter of the Year Cody Johnson (5): Entertainer of the Year; Male Artist of the Year; Album of the Year; Song of the Year; Visual Media of the Year Chris Stapleton (5): Entertainer of the Year; Male Artist of the Year; Album of the Year (Artist & Producer nominations); Artist-Songwriter of the Year Lainey Wilson (5): Entertainer of the Year; Female Artist of the Year; Song of the Year (Artist & Songwriter nominations); Music Event of the Year Jordan Davis (4): Single of the Year; Song of the Year (Artist & Songwriter nominations); Visual Media of the Year Jelly Roll (4): Entertainer of the Year; Male Artist of the Year; Single of the Year; Music Event of the Year Kelsea Ballerini (3): Female Artist of the Year; Album of the Year (Artist & Producer nominations) Zach Bryan (3): Music Event of the Year (Artist & Producer nominations); Artist-Songwriter of the Year ERNEST (2): New Male Artist of the Year; Artist-Songwriter of the Year Chase McGill (2): Song of the Year (Songwriter); Songwriter of the Year Parker McCollum (2): Single of the Year; Visual Media of the Year Kacey Musgraves (2): Female Artist of the Year; Music Event of the Year Old Dominion (3): Duo of the Year; Music Event of the Year (Artist & Producer) Kassi Ashton (1): New Female Artist of the Year Brooks & Dunn (1): Duo of the Year Brothers Osborne (1): Duo of the Year Kane Brown (1): Entertainer of the Year Tracy Chapman (1): Song of the Year (Songwriter) Tyler Childers (1): Visual Media of the Year Eric Church (1): Music Event of the Year Ashley Cooke (1): New Female Artist of the Year Dan + Shay (1): Duo of the Year Hannah Ellis (1): New Female Artist of the Year Flatland Cavalry (1): Group of the Year Jessie Jo Dillon (1): Songwriter of the Year Ashley Gorley (1): Songwriter of the Year Riley Green (1): Music Event of the Year HARDY (1): Artist-Songwriter of the Year Lady A (1): Group of the Year Hillary Lindsey (1): Songwriter of the Year Little Big Town (1): Group of the Year Maddie & Tae (1): Duo of the Year Kameron Marlowe (1): New Male Artist of the Year Ashley McBryde (1): Female Artist of the Year Kylie Morgan (1): New Female Artist of the Year Neon Union (1): New Duo or Group of the Year Restless Road (1): New Duo or Group of the Year Dylan Scott (1): New Male Artist of the Year Conner Smith (1): New Male Artist of the Year Nate Smith (1): New Male Artist of the Year The War And Treaty (1): Duo of the Year Josh Thompson (1): Songwriter of the Year Tigirlily Gold (1): New Duo or Group of the Year Zac Brown Band (1): Group of the Year The 2024 ACM Studio Recording Awards and Industry Awards will be presented to recipients at the 17th Academy of Country Music Honors, a special event held annually in August in Nashville. More details about this year’s show will be announced in the coming months. STUDIO RECORDING AWARDS: BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR DRUMMER OF THE YEAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR PIANO/KEYBOARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT PLAYER OF THE YEAR ELECTRIC GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR PRODUCER OF THE YEAR INDUSTRY AWARDS: CASINO OF THE YEAR – THEATER CASINO OF THE YEAR – ARENA FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR FAIR/RODEO OF THE YEAR CLUB OF THE YEAR THEATER OF THE YEAR OUTDOOR VENUE OF THE YEAR ARENA OF THE YEAR DON ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR PROMOTER OF THE YEAR IMPORTANT NOTES The 59th Academy of Country Music Awards is produced by Dick Clark Productions. Raj Kapoor is Executive Producer and Showrunner, with Patrick Menton as Co-Executive Producer. Damon Whiteside serves as Executive Producer for the Academy of Country Music, and Barry Adelman serves as Executive Producer for DCP. John Saade continues to serve as consulting producer for Amazon MGM Studios. Established in 1966, the Academy of Country Music Awards is the longest-running Country Music awards show and made history in 2022 as the first major awards ceremony to exclusively livestream, in partnership with Prime Video. This year’s show marks its return to Texas for the second consecutive year after the 2023 show was one of the most watched awards shows of the year. The 59th ACM Awards performers, presenters, and ACM Awards week ancillary events will be announced in the coming weeks. The media credential application to cover the Awards in Frisco is available now HERE. For more information, visit ACMcountry.com. Follow the Academy of Country Music on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok, join the conversation with #ACMawards, and sign up for the FREE ACM A-List for the latest news + updates in your email inbox. About the Academy of Country Music: Founded in Southern California in 1964 as a regional trade organization, the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC (ACM) has grown in the almost-60 years since into a leading association for the Country Music industry. Now headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., and boasting record-high membership of more than 5,000 worldwide, the Academy serves as a powerhouse advocate for Country fans, artists, and all facets of the business, as well as a supporter of philanthropic work through charitable partner ACM LIFTING LIVES, dedicated to improving lives through the power of music and providing aid in times of need, with a focus on health initiatives. Last year was another monumental moment for the Academy, with the 58th ACM Awards, hosted by global superstars Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, ranking as one of the most-watched awards shows of the year. 2024 will see the ACM Awards return in May to the world headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys in Texas for a second consecutive year and stream live for a global audience on Prime Video. The Academy also remains relentlessly committed to creating a more inclusive environment for underrepresented groups in Country Music, from the boardroom to the stage, and proudly presents both ACM LEVel Up, a two-year professional development and enrichment curriculum for rising leaders, and OnRamp, a guaranteed income program for Black members of the Nashville music community, in partnership with the Black Music Action Coalition. For more information, visit ACMcountry.com or ACMLiftingLives.org. About Dick Clark Productions: Dick Clark Productions is the world’s largest producer and proprietor of televised live event entertainment programming including the “Academy of Country Music Awards,” “American Music Awards,” “Billboard Music Awards,” “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” “Golden Globe Awards,” “So You Think You Can Dance,” from 19 Entertainment and DCP, and “Streamy Awards.” Dick Clark Productions owns one of the world’s most extensive and unique entertainment archive libraries with more than 60 years of award-winning shows, historic specials, performances, and legendary programming. Dick Clark Productions is a Penske Media company. For more information, please visit www.DickClark.com. About Prime Video: Prime Video offers customers a vast collection of movies, series, and sports—all available to watch on hundreds of compatible devices. Prime Video is just one of the savings, convenience, and entertainment benefits included in a Prime membership. More than 200 million Prime members in 25 countries around the world enjoy access to Amazon’s enormous selection, exceptional value, and fast delivery. In the U.S., anyone can join Prime for $14.99 per month or $139 per year, or start a free 30-day trial if eligible at amazon.com/prime. For more information about Prime, including discounted memberships, visit aboutamazon.com/prime. About Amazon Freevee: The entire catalog of content on the service is free. No paid subscriptions necessary. To learn more about Amazon Freevee, visit www.amazon.com/freevee and follow @AmazonFreevee About The Star: The Star is the 91-acre campus of the Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters and training facility in Frisco, Texas. Developed as a first-of-its-kind partnership between the City of Frisco, Frisco ISD and the Dallas Cowboys, The Star features Ford Center, a 12,000-seat stadium that hosts Frisco ISD football games, concerts and other events; Cowboys Fit, a 60,000 square-foot gym developed in partnership with leading fitness developer, Mark Mastrov; Cowboys Club, a members-only club where the country club meets the NFL; the Omni Frisco Hotel, a 16-floor, 300-room luxury hotel; Baylor Scott & White Sports Therapy & Research at The Star, a 300,000 square-foot center of excellence for sports medicine; Twelve Cowboys Way, a 17-story, luxury residential tower in partnership between Pro Football Hall-of-Fame Quarterback #12 Roger Staubach, and Dallas-based developer and former Dallas Cowboys center, Robert Shaw; Formation, a dynamic coworking experience offering a collaborative work environment of open workspace, dedicated desks and private offices; as well as a variety of shopping, dining and nightlife options throughout The Star District. For more information on The Star, visit www.TheStarInFrisco.com. Nominations Announced for the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards


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