Maren Morris; Chris Stapleton; Miranda Lambert.Photo: Getty images (3)
Now this is a historicAcademy of Country Music Awardsnominations list.
On Friday,Kelsea BalleriniandBrothers Osbornehelped announce some of the nominees for this year’s ACM Awards onCBS This Morning.
Leading the list areMaren MorrisandChris Stapletonwith six nominations each. Trailing closely behind isMiranda Lambertwith five nominations andAshley McBrydeandThomas Rhettwith four nods each.
Making history this year, four Black artists are nominated for awards:Jimmie Allen,Kane Brown,Mickey GuytonandJohn Legend,who’s a first-time nominee. Also for the first time, every nominated song for single of the year features a woman.
Jimmie Allen; Mickey Guyton; Kane Brown.John Shearer/Getty;Jason Kempin/Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty
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Up for the most-coveted entertainer of the year award are standouts Stapleton, Thomas Rhett,Luke Bryan,Eric ChurchandLuke Combs. (Carrie Underwoodand Thomas Rhettshared the 2020 title.)
Notably absent from the nominations list isMorgan Wallen, whoseeligibility was haltedearlier this month after using a racial slur.
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
Album of the Year
Single of the Year
Song of the Year
Video of the Year
Songwriter of the Year
Music Event of the Year
The showis set to air livefrom the Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman Auditorium and The Bluebird Cafe on Sunday, April 18 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
source: people.com
