Ella Langley, Cody Johnson, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson are among the most-nominated artists at the 2025 ACM Awards. On Thursday, March 27, The Academy of Country Music (ACM) and Dick Clark Productions (DCP) revealed the full list of nominees for the 60th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards, taking place at The Star in Frisco, Texas, on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 8/7c.
Langley, a first-time nominee, leads the pack with eight nominations, including Female Artist of the Year, New Female Artist of the Year as well as Single of the Year, Song of the Year as both artist and songwriter, Music Event of the Year, and Visual Media of the Year as both artist and director for “You Look Like You Love Me” with Riley Green.
Cody Johnson ties for the most nominations for a male artist with seven, including his second nomination for Entertainer of the Year and his third consecutive nomination for Song of the Year. His song “Dirt Cheap” is nominated for both Song of the Year and Single of the Year, and he’s also up for Visual Media of the Year. Johnson faces off against himself in Visual Media of the Year, as his collaboration with Carrie Underwood, “I’m Gonna Love You,” is also nominated. With seven nominations this year, Johnson sets a personal record and becomes the most-nominated Texas-born artist.
Morgan Wallen also ties for the most nominations among male artists, earning seven nominations, including his third straight nod for Entertainer of the Year. Wallen scored four nominations for his collaboration with Post Malone on “I Had Some Help,” including three artist nominations and one songwriter nomination.
Lainey Wilson leads in nominations across multiple categories, earning seven nods, including her first-ever Artist-Songwriter of the Year nomination. Her Song of the Year nomination marks her fourth consecutive year in the category, bringing her total to seven nominations in the category (combining both artist and songwriter credits).
Chris Stapleton trails with six nominations, while Riley Green and Post Malone earned five nominations each. Meanwhile, Gavin Adcock, Dasha, Noah Kahan, Ella Langley, Jessie Murph, Muscadine Bloodline, Shaboozey, Zach Top, The Red Clay Strays, Treaty Oak Revival, and Tucker Wetmore all scored their first-ever ACM Award nominations.
2025 ACM Award Nominees
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Luke Combs
- Cody Johnson
- Jelly Roll
- Chris Stapleton
- Morgan Wallen
- Lainey Wilson
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Ella Langley
- Megan Moroney
- Kacey Musgraves
- Lainey Wilson
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Luke Combs
- Cody Johnson
- Jelly Roll
- Chris Stapleton
- Morgan Wallen
DUO OF THE YEAR
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Muscadine Bloodline
- The War And Treaty
GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Flatland Cavalry
- Little Big Town
- Old Dominion
- Rascal Flatts
- The Red Clay Strays
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Kassi Ashton
- Ashley Cooke
- Dasha
- Ella Langley
- Jessie Murph
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Gavin Adcock
- Shaboozey
- Zach Top
- Tucker Wetmore
- Bailey Zimmerman
NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Restless Road
- The Red Clay Strays
- Treaty Oak Revival
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
- Am I Okay? (I’ll Be Fine) – Megan Moroney
- Producer: Kristian Bush
- Record Company-Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Nashville
- Beautifully Broken – Jelly Roll
- Producers: BazeXX, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell, Devin Dawson, Charlie Handsome, Ben Johnson, mgk, The Monsters & Strangerz, Austin Nivarel, SlimXX, Ryan Tedder, Isaiah Tejada, Alysa Vanderheym
- Record Company-Label: BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville / Republic Records
- Cold Beer & Country Music – Zach Top
- Producer: Carson Chamberlain
- Record Company-Label: Leo33
- F-1 Trillion – Post Malone
- Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
- Record Company-Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records
- Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson
- Producer: Jay Joyce
- Record Company-Label: BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville
SINGLE OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
- Producers: Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry
- Record Company-Label: American Dogwood / EMPIRE
- “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
- Producer: Trent Willmon
- Record Company-Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville
- “I Had Some Help“ – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
- Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
- Record Company-Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records
- “White Horse” – Chris Stapleton
- Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton
- Record Company-Label: Mercury Nashville
- “you look like you love me” – Ella Langley, Riley Green
- Producer: Will Bundy
- Record Company-Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records
SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
- “4x4xU” – Lainey Wilson
- Songwriters: Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson
- Publishers: Louisiana Lady; One Tooth Productions; Reservoir 416; Songs of One Riot Music; Sony/ATV Accent
- “The Architect” – Kacey Musgraves
- Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne
- Publishers: Songs for Indy and Owl; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing
- “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
- Songwriter: Josh Phillips
- Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing; Write or Die Music; Write the Lightning Publishing
- “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
- Songwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters, Ryan Vojtesak
- Publishers: Bell Ear Publishing; Master of my Domain Music; Poppy’s Picks; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing; Universal Music Corporation
- “you look like you love me” – Ella Langley, Riley Green
- Songwriters: Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron Raitiere
- Publishers: Back 40 Publishing International; Langley Publishing; One Tooth Productions; Sony/ATV Tree; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
- “Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan
- Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan, Alysa Vanderheym
- Record Company-Label: Black River Entertainment
- “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
- Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
- Record Company-Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records
- “I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood
- Producer: Trent Willmon
- Record Company-Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville
- “we don’t fight anymore” – Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton
- Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Carly Pearce
- Record Company-Label: Big Machine Records
- “you look like you love me” – Ella Langley, Riley Green
- Producer: Will Bundy
- Record Company-Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
- “4x4xU” – Lainey Wilson
- Producer: Jennifer Ansell
- Director: Dano Cerny
- “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
- Producer: Dustin Haney
- Director: Dustin Haney
- “I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood
- Producers: Christen Pinkston, Wesley Stebbins-Perry
- Director: Dustin Haney
- “Think I’m In Love With You” – Chris Stapleton
- Producers: Wes Edwards, Angie Lorenz, Jamie Stratakis
- Director: Running Bear (Stephen Kinigopoulos, Alexa Stone)
- “you look like you love me” – Ella Langley, Riley Green
- Producer: Whale Tale Music
- Directors: Ella Langley, John Park, Wales Toney
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Luke Combs
- ERNEST
- HARDY
- Morgan Wallen
- Lainey Wilson
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Jessi Alexander
- Jessie Jo Dillon
- Ashley Gorley
- Chase McGill
- Josh Osborne
Hosted by 16-time ACM Award-winning country music icon Reba McEntire, the 60th ACM Awards will stream live exclusively for a global audience across 240+ countries and territories on Prime Video on Thursday, May 8 at 8/7c from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The show will also air live on the Amazon Music Twitch channel.
The show will feature performances from a slew of country music superstars, including Blake Shelton, Eric Church and Lainey Wilson.
In celebration of this year’s nominees, fans can stream the Official ACM Awards playlist, now available on Amazon Music. The playlist features country music’s biggest stars, including Kane Brown, Lainey Wilson, and Jelly Roll, and is accessible directly through the Amazon Music app HERE.
A limited number of tickets to the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards are now available on SeatGeek.
