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Women appear to dominate the nods: Moroney is followed by
Miranda Lambert, the most-decorated artist in ACM Awards
history, with eight, as well as Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson
with seven.
Then it is Chris Stapleton with six, Zach Top with five and Cody
Johnson with four.
The nominations for the 61st annual ACM Awards were announced
Thursday. The awards ceremony will take place May 17 at the MGM
Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, leaving the Ford Center at The
Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas, after three
consecutive years.
Performers will include Lambert, Wilson, Johnson, Kacey
Musgraves, Little Big Town, Riley Green and more.
In addition to Moroney, those competing for entertainer of the
year will be Wilson, Johnson, Stapleton, Luke Combs, Jelly Roll
and Morgan Wallen.
In 2025, Wilson took home the top prize — for a second year in a
row.
In the album of the year category, Wallen's “I'm the Problem”
faces off against Top's “Ain’t In It For My Health,” Riley
Green's “Don't Mind If I Do,” Parker McCollum's “Parker
McCollum” and first-time nominee Carter Faith's “Cherry Valley.”
Other first-time nominees include 49 Winchester, Avery Anna,
Mackenzie Carpenter, Hudson Westbrook, Stephen Wilson Jr. and
more.
And in the single of the year category, Lambert and Stapleton's
“A Song to Sing” will go head-to-head with Moroney's “Am I
Okay?,” Langley's “Choosin' Texas,” Top's “I Never Lie” and
Wilson's “Somewhere Over Laredo.”
The 2026 ACM Awards will stream on Prime Video and the Amazon
Music channel on Twitch as well as the Amazon Music app on May
17 at 8 p.m. EDT.
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