{"id":248972,"date":"2026-04-09T09:16:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/04\/09\/snubs-surprises-in-the-2026-acm-awards-nominations-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:16:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:16:51","slug":"snubs-surprises-in-the-2026-acm-awards-nominations-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/04\/09\/snubs-surprises-in-the-2026-acm-awards-nominations-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Snubs & Surprises in the 2026 ACM Awards\u00a0Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tThe nominees for the 2026 ACM Awards<\/a> were revealed Thursday morning (April 9), with this year\u2019s nominees including both established hitmakers and fast-rising newcomers.<\/p>\n

\n\tWomen dominate this year\u2019s slate of top nominees. Megan Moroney<\/a> leads nominees with nine nods, followed by Miranda Lambert with eight nods, and Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson with seven nominations each.<\/p>\n

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\n\tVying for the coveted entertainer of the year accolade this year are Luke Combs<\/a>, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Moroney, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen<\/a> and reigning entertainer of the year Wilson. The artists competing for album of the year are Zach Top (Ain\u2019t In It For My Health<\/em>), Carter Faith (Cherry Valley<\/em>), Riley Green (Don\u2019t Mind If I Do \u2013 Deluxe<\/em>), Wallen (I\u2019m the Problem<\/em>) and Parker McCollum<\/a> (Parker McCollum<\/em>).<\/p>\n

\n\tInitial performers announced for the 2026 ceremony are Kacey Musgraves<\/a>, Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert and Riley Green.<\/p>\n

\n\tLast year\u2019s big winners included Wilson with four total wins, including entertainer of the year (marking her second year winning that title), while Langley took home five wins, among them new female artist of the year and single of the year (for \u201cYou Look Like You Love Me\u201d with Riley Green<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 61st ACM Awards will return to Las Vegas on May 17 and will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, airing live exclusively on Prime Video, Twitch and Amazon Music.<\/p>\n

\n\tLeading up to the awards ceremony, artists will take part in several events in Las Vegas during ACM Awards Week, including ACM Lifting Lives Country on the Green: Riley Green & Friends<\/a> on May 15 and ACM Next Wave: Country\u2019s Beach Bash on May 16.<\/p>\n

\n\tBelow, we look at some of the biggest snubs and surprises from Thursday\u2019s slate of nominations.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe ACM Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and <\/em>Billboard parent company Penske Media.<\/em><\/p>\n