Academy of Nation Music nominations introduced

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nation star Chris Younger mixed his expertise as an artist and a producer to earn seven nominations on the Academy of Nation Music Awards, together with album of the yr and single of the yr. 

The present’s co-hosts Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett introduced the nominations on Thursday. Allen and Barrett will share internet hosting duties with nation celebrity Dolly Parton through the present being livestreamed on Prime Video from Las Vegas on March 7.

Younger shares three of these nominations together with his collaborator Kane Brown for his or her hit music “Well-known Mates.” 

Miranda Lambert earned 5 nominations, together with entertainer of the yr, and is now tied with Reba McEntire for her sixteenth feminine artist of the yr nomination. First-time nominee Walker Hayes additionally acquired 5 nominations, on account of his viral Applebee’s themed music  “Fancy Like,” up for single of the yr. 

Chris Stapleton, a five-time nominee, is up for entertainer of the yr, alongside Lambert, Eric Church, Luke Combs and Carrie Underwood. 

Album of the yr nominees embrace Carly Pearce, Thomas Rhett, Morgan Wallen, Younger, Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. 

Wallen is again as a four-time nominee after being faraway from final yr’s ACM poll after he was caught on digicam utilizing a racial slur. Wallen earned nominations for album of the yr for “Harmful: The Double Album,” which was the  hottest album throughout all genres final yr. He additionally earned nominations for male artist of the yr and music of the yr. 

Co-hosts Allen and Barrett additionally earned nominations for female and male artist of the yr, respectively. 

Pop star Taylor Swift additionally received a nomination – her first from the ACMs since 2018 and her thirty second nomination complete – for “I Guess You Assume About Me (Taylor’s Model)” off her re-recorded model of “Pink (Taylor’s Model).”