This morning (2/26) the list of nominees for the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards were revealed.
The 56th ACM Awards Show will air April 18, 2021 live on CBS at 8 p.m. ET.
Here is that list of country music artists, musicians and industry professionals who are up for awards…
Entertainer of the Year
• Luke Bryan
• Eric Church
• Luke Combs
• Thomas Rhett
• Chris Stapleton
Female Artist of the Year
• Kelsea Ballerini
• Miranda Lambert
• Ashley McBryde
• Maren Morris
• Carly Pearce
Male Artist of the Year
• Dierks Bentley
• Luke Combs
• Eric Church
• Thomas Rhett
• Chris Stapleton
Duo of the Year
• Brooks & Dunn
• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• Florida Georgia Line
• Maddie & Tae
Group of the Year
• Lady A
• Little Big Town
• Old Dominion
• The Cadillac Three
• The Highwomen
New Female Artist of the Year
• Ingrid Andress
• Tenille Arts
• Gabby Barrett
• Mickey Guyton
• Caylee Hammack
New Male Artist of the Year
• Jimmie Allen
• Travis Denning
• Hardy
• Cody Johnson
• Parker McCollum
Album of the Year
• Born Here Live Here Die Here, Luke Bryan
• Mixtape Vol. 1, Kane Brown
• Never Will, Ashley McBryde
• Skeletons, Brothers Osborne
• Starting Over, Chris Stapleton
Single of the Year
• “Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert
• “I Hope,” Gabby Barrett
• “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
• “More Hearts Than Mine,” Ingrid Andress
• “The Bones,” Maren Morris
Song of the Year
• “Bluebird,” Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Natalie Hemby
• “One Night Standards,” Ashley McBryde, Nicolette Hayford, Shane McAnally
• “Some People Do,” Jesse Frasure, Matt Ramsey, Thomas Rhett, Shane McAnally
• “Starting Over,” Chris Stapleton, Mike Henderson
• “The Bones,” Jimmy Robbins, Maren Morris, Laura Veltz
Video of the Year
• “Better Than We Found It,” Maren Morris
• “Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert
• “Gone,” Dierks Bentley
• “Hallelujah,” Carrie Underwood and John Legend
• “Worldwide Beautiful,” Kane Brown
Songwriter of the Year
• Ashley Gorley
• Michael Hardy
• Hillary Lindsey
• Shane McAnally
• Josh Osborne
Music Event of the Year
• “Be A Light,” Thomas Rhett f/Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, Keith Urban
• “Does To Me,” Luke Combs f/Eric Church
• “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
• “Nobody But You,” Blake Shelton f/Gwen Stefani
• “One Beer,” Hardy f/Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson
• “One Too Many,” Keith Urban f/P!nk
Bass Player of the Year
• Jarrod Travis Cure
• Mark Hill
• Tony Lucido
• Steve Mackey
• Glenn Worf
Drummer of the Year
• Fred Eltringham
• Evan Hutchings
• Derek Mixon
• Jerry Roe
• Aaron Sterling
Guitar Player of the Year
• J.T. Corenflos
• Kris Donegan
• Jedd Hughes
• Ilya Toshinskiy
• Derek Wells
Piano/Keys Player of the Year
• Dave Cohen
• David Dorn
• Charlie Judge
• Mike Rojas
• Benmont Tench
Specialty Instrument Player of the Year
• Alicia Enstrom
• Jim Hoke
• Danny Rader
• Mickey Raphael
• Ilya Toshinskiy
• Kristin Wilkinson
Steel Guitar Player of the Year
• Spencer Cullum
• Dan Dugmore
• Mike Johnson
• Russ Pahl
• Justin Schipper
Audio Engineer of the Year
• Jeff Balding
• Jason Hall
• Gena Johnson
• Vance Powell
• F. Reid Shippen
Producer of the Year
• Buddy Cannon
• Dave Cobb
• Dann Huff
• Jay Joyce
• Joey Moi
By: Buck Stevens
