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The Academy of Country Music’s “Party of the Year” has come and gone! The 59th ACM Awards, broadcast live from The Star’s Ford Center in Frisco, Texas, kicked off the evening Thursday (May 16) with Luke Combs leading the nominations with eight nominations, while Megan Moroney, the most nominated woman of this year. at the ACMs – and Morgan Wallen was right behind him with six.
But it was Lainey Wilson and Chris Stapleton who took home some of the biggest awards of the night. The “Heart Like a Truck” singer took home the trophies for Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year, which were shared with Jelly Roll, nominated for the first time, for their collaboration on his “Save Me”. Stapleton, meanwhile, took home victory in the male artist of the year, album of the year and singer-songwriter of the year categories.
The 2024 ceremony was hosted by country music icon Reba McEntire, a 16-time ACM Awards winner, and produced by Dick Clark Productions. (DCP is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a subsidiary of Penske Media Corporation and a joint venture between PMC and Eldridge. PMC is the parent company of Billboard.)
Keep reading to see who took home the wins at the 2024 ACM Awards.
Artist of the year
Kane Brown
Luc Combs
Jelly roll
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
WINNER: Lainey Wilson
Female Artist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Ashley McBryde
Megan Moroney
Kacey Musgraves
WINNER: Lainey Wilson
Male Artist of the Year
Luc Combs
Jelly roll
Cody Johnson
WINNER: Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Duo of the year
Brooks and Dunn
Osborne Brothers
WINNER: Dan + Shay
Maddie and Tae
The war and the treaty
Group of the year
Plains Cavalry
Lady A
Small big city
WINNER: Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
New Female Artist of the Year
Kassi Ashton
Ashley Cooke
Hannah Ellis
Kylie Morgan
WINNER: Megan Moroney
New Male Artist of the Year
ERNEST
Kameron Marlowe
Dylan Scott
Conner Smith
WINNER: Nate Smith
New duo or group of the year
Union Neon
Rough road
WINNER: Tigirlily Gold
Album of the year
(Attributed to artist(s)/producer(s)/record label – label(s))
Become old – Luke Combs; Producers: Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton, Luke Combs; Record company-Label: River House Artists / Columbia Nashville
WINNER: Upper – Chris Stapleton; Producers: Chris Stapleton, Dave Cobb, Morgane Stapleton; Record company-Label: Mercury Nashville
Leather -Cody Johnson; Producers: Trent Willmon; Record company-Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville LLC
One thing at a time –Morgan Wallen; Producers: Joey Moi, Cameron Montgomery, Charlie Handsome, Jacob Durrett; Record company-Label: Big Loud Records / Republic Records / Mercury Records
Rolling out the welcome mat (for good) –Kelsea Ballerini; Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym; Record company-Label: Black River Entertainment
Single of the year
(Attributed to artist(s)/producer(s)/record label – label(s))
“Burn It” – Parker McCollum; Producer: Jon Randall; Record company-Label: MCA Nashville
WINNER: “Fast Car” – Luke Combs; Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton; Record company-Label: River House Artists / Columbia Nashville
“Last Night” – Morgan Wallen; Producer: Joey Me, Charlie Handsome; Record company-Label: Big Loud Records / Republic Records / Mercury Records
“Need a Favor” – Jelly Roll; Producer: Austin Nivarel; Record company-Label: Stoney Creek Records / BMG Nashville
“The Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis; Producer: Paul DiGiovanni; Record company-Label: MCA Nashville
Song of the year
(Attributed to one or more songwriters/publishers/artists)
“Fast Car” – Luke Combs; Songwriters: Tracy Chapman; Publishers: Purple Rabbit
“A Heart Like a Truck” – Lainey Wilson; Songwriters: Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson, Trannie Anderson; Publishers: Sony / ATV Campaign; Riser House Songs; Wild Cat Well Music Songs
WINNER: “The Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis; Songwriters: Chase McGill, Greylan James, Jordan Davis, Josh Osborne; Publishers: Songs from the Family Farm; Wait, can I get a number 1 music; Songs from Universal Inc.
“The Painter” – Cody Johnson; Songwriters: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins; Publishers: Big Music Machine; BMG Platinum Songs USA; Nashblonde Music; Pompano Racing Music; Songs for Ellie May; Sony/ATV Tree Edition; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Group; Well it was annoying music
“Tennessee Orange” – Megan Moroney; Songwriters: Ben Williams, David Fanning, Megan Moroney, Paul Jenkins; Editors: 33 creatives; Os Os Creative; Sony/ATV Shaft Edition
Musical event of the year
(Attributed to artist(s)/producer(s)/record label – label(s))
“I Can’t Break Up Now” – Old Dominion, Megan Moroney; Producers: Brad Tursi, Geoff Sprung, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Ross Copperman, Kristian Bush; Record company-Label: Three Up Three Down, LLC / Columbia Nashville
“Different Here” – Riley Green (Ft. Luke Combs); Producer: Dann Huff; Record company-Label: BMLG Records
“I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan (feat. Kacey Musgraves); Producer: Zach Bryan; Record company-Label: Belting Bronco Records / Warner Records, Inc
“Man Made a Bar” – Morgan Wallen (feat. Eric Church); Producer: Joey Me; Record company-Label: Big Loud Records / Mercury Records / Republic Records
WINNER: “Save Me” – Jelly Roll (featuring Lainey Wilson); Producers: Zach Crowell, David Ray Stevens; Record company-Label: Stoney Creek Records / BMG Nashville
Visual Media of the Year
(Attributed to producer(s)/director(s)/artist(s))
WINNER: “Burn It Down” – Parker McCollum; Producers: Christen Pinkston and Wesley Stebbins-Perry; Director: Dustin Haney
“Human” – Cody Johnson; Producers: Christen Pinkston and Wesley Stebbins-Perry; Director: Dustin Haney
“In Your Love” – Tyler Childers; Producers: Kacie Barton, Whitney Wolanin, Nicholas Robespierre, Ian Thorton, Silas House; Director: Bryan Schlam
“The Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis; Producer: Jamie Stratakis; Director: Running Bear (Stephen Kinigopoulos, Alexa Stone)
“Tennessee Orange – Megan Moroney; Producers: Lauren Starr, Saul Levitz, Laura Burhenn; Director: Jason Lester
Songwriter of the Year
WINNER: Jessie Jo Dillon
Ashley Gorley
Hillary Lindsey
Chase McGill
Josh Thompson
Singer-Songwriter of the Year
Zach Bryan
ERNEST
ROBUST
WINNER: Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
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