The Academy of County Music Awards has a sneak peek at who may soon take home some hardware.
Nominees for entertainer of the year and song of the year were announced exclusively on TODAY April 9 in advance of all of the nominees being revealed.
The entertainer of the year field may look familiar — last year’s winner, Lainey Wilson, is once again nominated. She’ll go up against a few stars who were also nominated last year, including Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton and Morgan Wallen.
Wilson is also up for song of the year for “Somewhere Over Laredo.” She’ll square up in that category against fellow entertainer of the year nominees Megan Moroney (“Am I Okay?”) and Chris Stapleton (“A Song to Sing,” with Miranda Lambert).
Here’s a look at the nominees in the entertainer and song of the year categories:
Entertainer of the Year
- Luke Combs
- Cody Johnson
- Megan Moroney
- Jelly Roll
- Chris Stapleton
- Morgan Wallen
- Lainey Wilson
Song of the Year
- “A Song to Sing” — Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton
- “Am I Okay?” — Megan Moroney
- “Choosin’ Texas” — Ella Langley
- “I Never Lie” — Zach Top
- “Somewhere Over Laredo” — Lainey Wilson
The full list of nominees will be revealed April 9.
The ACM Awards will stream live on Prime Video May 17 at 8 p.m. ET. Viewers can also catch the ceremony on Twitch and the Amazon Music app.
Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Riley Green are among the acts slated to perform at the show.
