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The 2021 ACM Awards Nominees have been revealed.
This years nominees were announced by Kelsea Ballerini and Brothers Osborne this morning.
The pair announced the nominees for Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Duo of the Year, Group of the Year and Single of the Year on CBS, with remaining awards coming later via Entertainment Tonight.
A number of artists received multiple nominations, including Luke Combs and Thomas Rhett. A full list of nominees in each category can be found below.
The 2021 ACM Awards will take place across different venues in Nashville - including the Grand Ole Opry, the Bluebird Cafe and the Ryman Auditorium on April 18th.
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
Eric Church
Luke Combs
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 (Producers: Jeff Stevens, Jody Stevens)
Mixtape Vol. 1 - Kane Brown (Producers: Andrew Goldstein, Charlie Handsome, Dann Huff, Lindsay Rimes)
Never Will - Ashley McBryde (Producer: Jay Joyce)
Skeletons - Brothers Osborne (Producer: Jay Joyce)
Starting Over - Chris Stapleton (Producers: Chris Stapleton, Dave Cobb)
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' - Miranda Lambert (Songwriter(s): Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Natalie Hemby)
'One Night Standards' - Ashley McBryde (Songwriter(s): Ashley McBryde, Nicolette Hayford, Shane McAnally)
'Some People Do' - Old Dominion (Songwriter(s): Jesse Frasure, Matt Ramsey, Thomas Rhett, Shane McAnally)
'Starting Over' - Chris Stapleton (Songwriter(s): Chris Stapleton, Mike Henderson)
'The Bones' - Maren Morris (Songwriter(s): 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 & John Legend
'Worldwide Beautiful' - Kane Brown
Songwriter of The Year
Ashley Gorley
HARDY
Hillary Lindsay
Shane McAnally
Josh Osbourne
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