The 2024 ACM Awards are only a day away, but we already know three of the winners. Megan Moroney, nominated for a total of six ACM Awards, won her first, for New Female Artist of the Year. Nate Smith won ACM New Male Artist of the Year, and Tigirlily Gold won ACM New Duo or Group of the Year.

Moroney shared the news by posting the delicious way she was celebrating: by having Chick-Fil-A for breakfast.

OK GOOODMORNING!!!!!!!!!!! 🥹😍 pic.twitter.com/4jUy92e7zF

— Megan Moroney (@_megmoroney) May 15, 2024

Tigirlily Gold, a sister duo made up of sisters Krista and Kendra Slaubaugh, also spoke out about the honor on social media.

“We just won our first ACM AWARD!!!” they posted. “This is 11 years of long days, short nights, ups and downs, and never giving up. Thank you to the ACM Awards for this incredible honor. We are absolutely beside ourselves. More to come later.”

 

Moroney, whose sophomore Am I Okay? album will be out on July 12, is also nominated for Female Artist of the Year, two for Song of the Year (both as an artist and songwriter), plus one for Visual Media of the Year, all for “Tennessee Orange,” and Music Event of the Year, for her “Can’t Break Up Now” collaboration with Old Dominion.

Smith will perform with Avril Lavigne during the ceremony. Other performers include Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani. Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan, Parker McCollum, Post Malone, Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson  Jelly Roll, Kane Brown, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett and Chris Stapleton. Jason Aldean will perform a tribute to Toby Keith.

Reba McEntire, who is hosting the ceremony, will also perform her new single, “I Can’t.”

Luke Combs leads the list of nominees with eight, followed by Morgan Wallen and Moroney, with six each. Johnson, Stapleton and Wilson have five, and Jelly Roll and Jordan Davis have four each. See the complete list of nominations below.

The ACM Awards will air live on Thursday, May 16, from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The ceremony will stream live exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. A very limited number of tickets for the general public are still available via SeatGeek. More information is available at ACMCountry.com.

Read ‘2024 ACM Awards: Everything to Know About the Ceremony’ here.

Entertainer of the Year

Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson

Female Artist of the Year

Megan Moroney
Ashley McBryde
Kelsea Ballerini
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson

Male Artist of the Year

Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen

Duo of the Year

Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Maddie + Tae
War and Treaty

Group of the Year

Flatland Cavalry
Lady A
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band

New Female Artist of the Year

Kassi Ashton
Ashley Cooke
Hannah Ellis
Kylie Morgan
Megan Moroney — WINNER

New Male Artist of the Year

ERNEST
Kameron Marlowe
Dylan Scott
Conner Smith
Nate Smith — WINNER

New Duo or Group of the Year

Neon Union
Restless Road
Tigirlily Gold — WINNER

Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter, Publisher, Artist)

“Fast Car” – Luke Combs
Songwriters: Tracy Chapman
Publishers: Purple Rabbit

“Heart Like A Truck” – Lainey Wilson
Songwriters: Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson, Trannie Anderson
Publishers: Sony / ATV Countryside; Songs of Riser House; Songs of Wild Cat Well Music

“Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis
Songwriters: Chase McGill, Greylan James, Jordan Davis, Josh Osborne
Publishers: Family Farm Songs; Hold On Can I Get A Number 1 Music; Songs of Universal Inc.

“The Painter” – Cody Johnson
Songwriters: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins
Publishers: Big Music Machine; BMG Platinum Songs US; Nashblonde Music; Pompano Run Music; Songs for Ellie May; Sony / ATV Tree Publishing; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Group; Well That Was Awkward Music

“Tennessee Orange” – Megan Moroney
Songwriters: Ben Williams, David Fanning, Megan Moroney, Paul Jenkins
Publishers: 33 Creative; Bone Bone Creative; Sony / ATV Tree Publishing

Album of the Year (Awarded to Artist, Producer, Record Label)

Gettin’ Old – Luke Combs
Producer: Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton, Luke Combs
Record Company-Label: River House Artists / Columbia Nashville

Higher – Chris Stapleton
Producer: 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 Up the Welcome Mat (For Good) – Kelsea Ballerini
Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym
Record Company-Label: Black River Entertainment

Single of the Year (Awarded to Artist, Producer, Record Label)

“Burn It Down” – Parker McCollum
Producer: Jon Randall
Record Company-Label: MCA Nashville

“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 Moi, 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

“Next Thing You Know” -Jordan Davis
Producer: Paul DiGiovanni
Record Company-Label: MCA Nashville River Entertainment

Music Event of the Year (Awarded to Artist, Producer, Record Label)

Old Dominion and Megan Moroney, “Can’t Break Up Now”
Riley Green and Luke Combs, “Different ‘Round Here’
Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves, “I Remember Everything”
Morgan Wallen and Eric Church, “Man Made A Bar”
Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson, “Save Me”

Artist-Songwriter of the Year