The 2025 ACM Awards nominees are in! Ella Langley leads the list of nominees with eight nominations, followed by Cody Johnson, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson, with seven nods each.

The 2025 ACM Awards will take place on May 8 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Reba McEntire will return to host the ceremony, for the second year in a row. This year’s ceremony will mark McEntire’s 19th time hosting the awards show.

Tickets for the general public are available now, via SeatGeek. More information is available at ACMCountry.com.

See a complete list of nominees below:

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

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

“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

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

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, Producer, Record Label)

“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

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

Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan, “Cowboys Cry Too”

Morgan Wallen and Post Malone, “I Had Some Help”

Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood, “I’m Gonna Love You”

Chris Stapleton and Carly Pearce, “We Don’t Fight Anymore”

Riley Green and Ella Langley, “You Look Like You Love Me’

Artist-Songwriter of the Year

Luke Combs

ERNEST

HARDY

Morgan Wallen

Lainey Wilson