This morning, the nominations for the 54th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards were announced on CBS This Morning by country music icon and sixteen-time ACM Award winner, Reba McEntire. Among the nominees, rising duo Dan + Shay are tied with last year’s front-runner Chris Stapleton, leading with 6 nominations each. In addition to Dan + Shay’s nominations, Dan Smyers received 4 individual nominations as a producer and songwriter, tallying up to 10 potential awards, more than any other nominee this year.

Other top nominees include recent Grammy Award winner Kacey Musgraves with 5 nominations. While  Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Florida Georgia Line, and Bebe Rexha all received 4 nominations each. Newcomers Lindsay Ell, Ashley McBryde, Jimmie Allen, Jordan Davis, Mitchell Tenpenny, and Michael Ray are among this year’s first-time nominees in the New Female/Male Artist of the Year categories.

 

Check out the full list of nominees below:

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 Randall Stewart / Arturo Buenahora Jr.

Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville

 

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

“Down to the Honkytonk” Jake Owen

Producer: Joey Moi

Record Label: Big Loud Records

 

“Heaven” Kane Brown

Producers: Dann Huff / Polow Da Don

Record Label: RCA Nashville

 

“Meant to Be” Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line

Producers: 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

Songwriters: Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill, Jon Nite

 

“Broken Halos” Chris Stapleton

Songwriters: Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton

 

“Meant to Be” Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line

Songwriters: David Garcia, Tyler Hubbard, Joshua Miller, Bebe Rexha

 

“Space Cowboy” Kacey Musgraves

Songwriters: Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves

 

“Tequila” Dan + Shay

Songwriters: Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers

 

“Yours” Russell Dickerson

Songwriters: Casey Brown, Russell Dickerson, Parker Welling

 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

“Babe” Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift

Director: Anthony Mandler

Producer: Roger Hunt

 

“Burn Out” Midland

Director: TK McKamy / Cameron Duddy

Producer: Ben Skipworth

 

“Burning Man” Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne

Director: Wes Edwards

Producer: Nate Eggert

 

“Drunk Girl” Chris Janson

Director: Jeff Venable

Producer: Ben Skipworth

 

“Shoot Me Straight” Brothers Osborne

Director: Wes Edwards / Ryan Silver

Producer: April Kimbrell

 

“Tequila” Dan + Shay

Director: Patrick Tracy

Producer: Christen Pinkston

 

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Ross Copperman

Ashley Gorley

Shane McAnally

Chase McGill

Josh Osborne

 

MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR

“Burning Man” Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne

Producers: Ross Copperman / Jon Randall Stewart / Arturo Buenahora Jr.

Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville

 

“Drowns the Whiskey” Jason Aldean feat. 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 feat. Kenny Chesney

Producers: Buddy Cannon / Kenny Chesney / David Lee Murphy

Record Label: Reviver Records

 

“Keeping Score” Dan + Shay feat. Kelly Clarkson

Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers

Record Label: Warner Music Nashville

 

“Meant to Be” Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line

Producers: Wilshire for Rock The Soul Ent

Record Label: Warner Bros. Records

McEntire will return for the sixteenth time to host the ACM Awards live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at 8:00 PM ET on CBS.

 

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