ACM Awards 2024: Find out who conquered each category

Reba McEntire, a renowned country music artist and actress, hosted the 2024 ACM Awards, which began on Thursday.

2024 May 17 . 10:30 AM

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An Academy of Country Music (ACM) Award statuette.

ACM Awards 2024: Find out who conquered each category

Luke Combs is the frontrunner with eight nominations, followed closely by Megan Moroney and Morgan Wallen with six nominations each.

Newcomers Jelly Roll and Tracy Chapman are also part of the list with four nominations, with Chapman receiving recognition for penning "Fast Car", which Combs covered.

The event, dubbed "Country Music's Party of the Year", is being held at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas, and will be broadcasted live on Prime Video in over 240 countries.

Listed below are the categories and their respective nominees, with the winners highlighted in bold.

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR- Kane Brown- Luke Combs- Jelly Roll- Cody Johnson- Chris Stapleton- Morgan Wallen- Lainey Wilson

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR- Kelsea Ballerini- Ashley McBryde- Megan Moroney- Kacey Musgraves- Lainey Wilson

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR- Luke Combs- Jelly Roll- Cody Johnson- Chris Stapleton- Morgan Wallen

DUO OF THE YEAR- Brooks & Dunn- Brothers Osborne- Dan + Shay- Maddie & Tae- The War And Treaty

GROUP OF THE YEAR- Flatland Cavalry- Lady A- Little Big Town- Old Dominion- Zac Brown Band

NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR- Kassi Ashton- Ashley Cooke- Hannah Ellis- Kylie Morgan- Megan Moroney

NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR- ERNEST- Kameron Marlowe- Dylan Scott- Conner Smith- Nate Smith

NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR- Neon Union- Restless Road- Tigirlily Gold

ALBUM OF THE YEAR- "Gettin' Old" - Luke Combs- "Higher" - Chris Stapleton- "Leather" - Cody Johnson- "One Thing At A Time" - Morgan Wallen- "Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (For Good)" - Kelsea Ballerini

SINGLE OF THE YEAR- "Burn It Down" - Parker McCollum- "Fast Car" - Luke Combs- "Last Night" - Morgan Wallen- "Need A Favor" - Jelly Roll- "Next Thing You Know" - Jordan Davis

SONG OF THE YEAR- "Fast Car" - Luke Combs- "Heart Like A Truck" - Lainey Wilson- "Next Thing You Know" - Jordan Davis- "The Painter" - Cody Johnson- "Tennessee Orange" - Megan Moroney

MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR- "Can't Break Up Now" - Old Dominion, Megan Moroney- "Different 'Round Here" - Riley Green (Ft. Luke Combs)- "I Remember Everything" - Zach Bryan (feat. Kacey Musgraves)- "Man Made A Bar" - Morgan Wallen (feat. Eric Church)- "Save Me" - Jelly Roll (with Lainey Wilson)

VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR- "Burn It Down" - Parker McCollum- "Human" - Cody Johnson- "In Your Love" - Tyler Childers- "Next Thing You Know" - Jordan Davis- "Tennessee Orange" - Megan Moroney

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR- Jessie Jo Dillon ⁴ *WINNER- Ashley Gorley- Hillary Lindsey- Chase McGill- Josh Thompson

ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR- Zach Bryan- ERNEST- HARDY- Chris Stapleton *WINNER- Morgan Wallen

The evening's highlights include a special performance by Jason Aldean in honor of the late country music singer-songwriter Toby Keith, with various artists such as Kelsea Ballerini, Chris Stapleton, Post Malone, Noah Kahan, and Gwen Stefani taking the stage. Lainey Wilson started the ceremony with an opening act.