Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, and Lainey Wilson have received the most nominations for awards to be given May 17.
Call it Ladies’ Night — and you will be exactly right.
When nominations for the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards were announced Thursday, the stage was set for women to rule when the prizes are given out Sunday evening, May 17, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Female artists lead with the most nominations, including Megan Moroney (pictured above) with nine nominations, followed by Miranda Lambert with eight nominations. Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson are tied with seven nominations each.
Moroney also can lay claim to bragging rights for receiving the most nominations across categories, including her first nomination for Entertainer of the Year and Artist-Songwriter of the Year, and third consecutive nomination for Female Artist of the Year and Visual Media of the Year (“6 Months Later”) as an Artist, and her first as Director. Moroney also received nominations for Song of the Year (“Am I OK?”) as an Artist and Songwriter, Single of the Year (“6 Months Later”), and Music Event of the Year (“You Had to Be There") with Kenny Chesney.
Miranda Lambert, the most-decorated artist in ACM Awards history, grabbed eight nominations, the most she’s received in a single year since 2016. Ella Langley, the reigning ACM New Female Artist of the Year, got seven nominations, including her first in the Artist-Songwriter of the Year category, as well as her first nomination as a Producer for Single of the Year (“Choosin’ Texas”).
Reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson — soon to be profiled in the upcoming Netflix documentary Keepin’ Country Cool — received seven nominations, including her fourth consecutive nomination for Female Artist of the Year and third straight nod for Entertainer of the Year, categories she has won every year she’s been nominated. Wilson’s nomination for Song of the Year (“Somewhere Over Laredo”) marks her fifth consecutive in the category.
And C&I reader favorite Reba McEntire received her first nomination since 2020, for Music Event of the Year (“Trailblazer”).
But what about the guys? Well, Chris Stapleton, the reigning AMC Male Artist of the Year, received the most nominations for a male artist with a grand total of six, including his fifth consecutive nomination for Entertainer of the Year and his 11th consecutive nomination for Male Artist of the Year — an award he’s won five times.
Meanwhile, Zach Top, the reigning New Male Artist of the Year, received five nominations, including his first for Male Artist of the Year, Song of the Year (“I Never Lie”), both as an Artist and Songwriter, and for Single of the Year (again for “I Never Lie”).
Other multiple nominees among the males include Cody Johnson (four), Riley Green (four), Morgan Wallen (three), Luke Combs (three), and Jelly Roll (two).
The 61st ACM Awards will stream live exclusively for a global audience across more than 240 countries and territories on Prime Video May 17. You’ll also be able to watch the broadcast on the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, as well as in the Amazon Music app.
Cody Johnson, Kacey Musgraves, Lainey Wilson, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, and Riley Green are among the artists currently slated to perform during the awards show, with others to be announced at a later date.
Tickets for the 61st ACM Awards and other ACM Awards week events are available for purchase on AXS.com.
The full list of nominees for the ACM Awards is available here.
