The Academy of Country Music has announced the nominees for its 59th award show. Luke Combs, who skyrocketed to the top of the charts with his 2023 cover of Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car," leads the pack amongst the highly competitive field.

Combs boasts eight nominations: Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Single of the Year, Song of the Year, Music Event of the Year. He is nominated twice within his Single of the Year and Album of the Year awards as he served as both an artist and producer on his "Fast Car" cover and his album, Gettin' Old.

Tracy Chapman, too, is nominated for "Fast Car." It is her first ACM nomination. She released the original song in 1988, 35 years before Combs's cover.

Trailing right behind Combs are Megan Moroney and Morgan Wallen, who each have six nominations. Moroney is the female artist with the most ACM award nominations this year. Her song "Tennessee Orange" received wide acclaim and was her first number one single. She is nominated for Female Artist of the Year, New Female Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Music Event of the Year and Visual Media of the Year.

Wallen, meanwhile, is riding the momentum of previous ACM wins, but facing felony charges for a recent chair-throwing arrest in Nashville.

If Wallen clinches the Male Artist of the Year title, it will be his second year in a row doing so. Among his other nominations is the Single of the Year award for his song "Last Night." The track was a smash hit in 2023 and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. He also scored a number one hit with his album One Thing At a Time, for which he is also nominated.

Jelly Roll, who recently swept the CMAs for the second year in a row after facing a harrowing flight incident with wife Bunnie Xo, is a first time ACM nominee with four nominations, including Entertainer of the Year. He is also nominated for Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year and Music Event of the Year.

Combs and Lainey Wilson are also nominees for the Entertainer of the Year award. If either artist wins the title, they will be an ACM Triple Crown winner. The Triple Crown Award requires that an artist wins in the Entertainer of the Year, New Artist, and Artist categories.

Kacey Musgraves, one of the biggest faces and names in country pop, received two nominations this year. She has now received 27 nominations throughout her career. In 2018, she won awards for both Female Artist of the Year --for which she's been nominated eight times-- and Album of the Year with her record Golden Hour.

The ACM Awards will take place on May 16, 2024. See the full list of nominees below.

ACM Award Nominations

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

Ashley Gorley

Hillary Lindsey

Chase McGill

Josh Thompson

Artist-Songwriter of the Year

Zach Bryan

ERNEST

HARDY

Chris Stapleton

Morgan Wallen

Studio Recording Awards

Bass Player of the Year

Tony Lucido

Steve Mackey

Lex Price

Jimmie Lee Sloas

Craig Young

Drummer of the Year

Fred Eltringham

Evan Hutchings

Greg Morrow

Jerry Roe

Nir Z

Acoustic Guitar Player of the Year

Todd Lombardo

Danny Rader

Bryan Sutton

Ilya Toshinskiy

Charlie Worsham

Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year

Jim "Moose" Brown

David Dorn

Charlie Judge

Billy Justineau

Alex Wright

Specialty Instrument Player of the Year

Dan Dugmore

Paul Franklin

Josh Matheny

Justin Schipper

Bryan Sutton

Electric Guitar Player of the Year

Tom Bukovac

Kris Donegan

Jedd Hughes

Rob McNelley

Sol Philcox-Littlefield

Audio Engineer of the Year

Drew Bollman

Jeff Braun

Jim Cooley

Jason Hall

Buckley Miller

F. Reid Shippen

Producer of the Year

Charlie Handsome

Dann Huff

Joey Moi

Jon Randall

Derek Wells

Industry Awards

Casino of the Year - Theater

Choctaw Grand Theater - Durant, OK

Deadwood Mountain Grand - Deadwood, SD

Foxwoods Resort Casino - Mashantucket, CT

Lucas Oil Live at WinStar World Casino and Resort - Thackerville, OK

Resorts World Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas - Las Vegas, NV

Casino of the Year - Arena

Golden Nugget Lake Charles - Lake Charles, LA

Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena - Atlantic City, NJ

Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - St. Louis, MO

Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT

Mystic Lake Casino Showroom - Prior Lake, MN

Festival of the Year

Carolina Country Music Fest - Myrtle Beach, SC

CMC Rocks - Ipswich, Queensland

Crash My Playa - Riviera Cancun, Mexico

Tortuga Music Festival - Fort Lauderdale, FL

Windy City Smokeout - Chicago, IL

Fair/Rodeo of the Year

Auburn Rodeo - Opelika, AL

Cheyenne Frontier Days - Cheyenne, WY

Iowa State Fair - Des Moines, IA

Minnesota State Fair - Falcon Heights, MN

San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo - San Antonio, TX

Club of the Year

8 Seconds Saloon - Indianapolis, IN

Billy Bob's Texas - Fort Worth, TX

Georgia Theatre - Athens, GA

Joe's Live - Rosemont, IL

Mission Ballroom - Denver, CO

Theater of the Year

Beacon Theatre - New York, NY

The Franklin Theatre - Franklin, TN

Moody Theater - Austin, TX

Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN

Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA

Outdoor Venue of the Year

Ascend Amphitheater - Nashville, TN

Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO

Saint Augustine Amphitheatre - St. Augustine, FL

Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa Barbara, CA

The Wharf Amphitheater - Orange Beach, AL

Arena of the Year

Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, TN

Dickies Arena - Fort Worth, TX

Hertz Arena - Estero, FL

KFC Yum! Center - Louisville, KY

T-Mobile Center - Kansas City, MO

Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year

Gil Cunningham

Andrew Fortin

Nicole More

Stacy Vee

Ed Warm

Promoter of the year

Jered Johnson

Patrick McDill

Brian O'Connell

Aaron Spalding

Adam Weiser

Tags

ACM Awards, Country Music