We now know who is nominated for the 2021 ACM Awards! Kelsea Ballerini and Brothers Osborne announced some of the nominees on CBS This Morning, with the remainder of the nominees announced on ETOnline.com.
See the list below:
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
Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter, Publisher, Artist)
“Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert (Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Natalie Hemby / Emileon Songs; Little Louder Songs; Pink Dog Publishing; Songs of Universal, INC; Sony ATV Tree Publishing; Wrucke for You Publishing)
“One Night Standards,” Ashley McBryde (Ashley McBryde, Nicolette Hayford, Shane McAnally / Canned Biscuit Songs; Smackworks Music; Smack Blue, LLC; Smackstreet Music; Tempo Investments; Warner Geo Met Ric Music; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp)
“Some People Do,” Old Dominion (Jesse Frasure, Matt Ramsey, Thomas Rhett, Shane McAnally / Carrot Seed Songs; EMI Blackwood Music INC; Smackville Music; Songs of ROC Nation; Telemitry Rhythm House Music; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp; Smack Hits; Tempo Investments; Warner Gro Met Ric Music)
“Starting Over,” Chris Stapleton (Chris Stapleton, Mike Henderson / I Wrote These Songs; Straight Six Music; WC Music Corp.)
“The Bones,” Maren Morris (Jimmy Robbins, Maren Morris, Laura Veltz / Big Machine Music, LLC; Extraordinary Alien Publishing; International Dog Music; Oh Denise Publishing; Round Hill Songs; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.)
Album of the Year (Awarded to Artist, Producer, Record Label)
Born Here Live Here Die Here, Luke Bryan (Jeff Stevens, Jody Stevens / Capitol Records)
Mixtape, Vol. 1, Kane Brown (Andrew Goldstein, Charlie Handsome, Dann Huff, Lindsay Rimes / RCA Nashville)
Never Will, Ashley McBryde (Jay Joyce / Warner Music Nashville)
Skeletons, Brothers Osborne (Jay Joyce / EMI Nashville)
Starting Over, Chris Stapleton (Chris Stapleton, Dave Cobb / Mercury Nashville)
Single of the Year (Awarded to Artist, Producer, Record Label)
“Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert (Jay Joyce and Vanner Records / RCA Records Nashville)
“I Hope,” Gabby Barrett (Ross Copperman, Zach Kale / Warner Music Nashville)
“I Hope You’re Happy Now,” Carly Pearce and Lee Brice (Busbee / Big Machine Records / Curb Records)
“More Hearts Than Mine,” Ingrid Andress (Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis / Warner Music Nashville)
“The Bones,” Maren Morris (Greg Kurstin / Columbia Nashville)
Music Event of the Year (Awarded to Artist, Producer, Record Label)
“Be a Light,” Thomas Rhett featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, Keith Urban (Dann Huff / The Valory Music Co.)
“Does to Me,” Luke Combs feat. Eric Church (Scott Moffatt / River House Artists/Columbia Nashville)
“I Hope You’re Happy Now,” Carly Pearce and Lee Brice (Busbee / Big Machine Records / Curb Records)
“Nobody But You,” Blake Shelton feat. Gwen Stefani Scott Hendricks / Warner Music Nashville)
Video of the Year (Awarded to Artist, Producer, Director)
“Better Than We Found It,” Maren Morris (Sarah Kunin, Jennifer Pepke / Gabrielle Woodland)
“Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert (Trey Fanjoy / Heather Levenstone)
“Dierks Bentley,” Gone (Wes Edwards, Ed Pryor, Travis Nicholson, Running Bear and Sam Siske, with animation by Skylar Wilson / David Garcia)
“Hallelujah,” Carrie Underwood and John Legend (Randee St. Nicholas / Randee St. Nicholas
“Worldwide Beautiful,” Kane Brown ( Christen Pinkston / Alex Alvga)
Songwriter of the Year
Ashley Gorley
HARDY
Hillary Lindsey
Shane McAnally
Josh Osborne
The 2021 ACM Awards will take place on Sunday, April 18, at 8:00 PM ET on CBS. The show will air from the Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman Auditorium and the Bluebird Cafe.
Home Free should be nominated in these award ceremonies 20 years of music and winning the Sing Off 2013 and putting out not just cover songs but songs the group written themselves these 5 men group are awesome they sang with Alabama Oak Ridge Boys Charlie Daniels Rachel Womack Don Mclean Lee Greenwood opened for Reba. Home Free are very talented men with great voices and their concerts are great they have a great sense of humor to go along with their talent I believe there are 4-5 albums out Country Evolution, Crazy Life, Full of Cheer(2),Timeless,and Dive Bar Saints Home Free deserves awards for being great artists