Nominees Announced for 60th ACM Awards

Posted by admin at 8:49 pm on March 27, 2025

Mar 272025

The 60th Academy Of Country Music Awards nominees are:

Entertainer

Female

Male

Duo

Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Muscadine Bloodline
The War And Treaty

Group

Flatland Cavalry
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
The Red Clay Strays

New Female

New Male

New Duo or Group

Restless Road
The Red Clay Strays
Treaty Oak Revival

Album

Am I Okay? (I’ll Be Fine), Megan Moroney
Beautifully Broken, Jelly Roll
Cold Beer & Country Music, Zach Top
F-1 Trillion, Post Malone
Whirlwind, Lainey Wilson

Single

“A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey
“Dirt Cheap,” Cody Johnson
“I Had Some Help,” Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
“White Horse,” Chris Stapleton
“You Look Like You Love Me,” Ella Langley, Riley Green

Song

“4x4xU,” Lainey Wilson, writers: Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Wilson
“The Architect,” Kacey Musgraves, writers: Shane McAnally, Musgraves, Josh Osborne
“Dirt Cheap,” Cody Johnson, writer: Josh Phillips
“I Had Some Help,” Post Malone, Morgan Wallen, writers: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters, Ryan Vojtesak
“You Look Like You Love Me,” Ella Langley, Riley Green, writers: Green, Langley, Aaron Raitiere

Music Event

“Cowboys Cry Too,” Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan
“I Had Some Help,” Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
“I’m Gonna Love You,” Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood
“We Don’t Fight Anymore,” Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton
“You Look Like You Love Me,” Ella Langley, Riley Green

Visual Media

“4x4xU,” Lainey Wilson
“Dirt Cheap,” Cody Johnson
“I’m Gonna Love You,” Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood
“Think I’m In Love With You,” Chris Stapleton
“You Look Like You Love Me,” Ella Langley, Riley Green

Artist-Songwriter

Songwriter

Jessi Alexander
Jessie Jo Dillon
Ashley Gorley
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne

Bass Player

J.T. Cure
Mark Hill
Rachel Loy
Tony Lucido
Craig Young

Drummer

Fred Eltringham
Tommy Harden
Evan Hutchings
Aaron Sterling
Nir Z

Acoustic Guitar Player

Tim Galloway
Todd Lombardo
Mac McAnally
Bryan Sutton
Ilya Toshinskiy

Piano/Keyboards

Dave Cohen
Ian Fitchuk
Billy Justineau
Gordon Mote
Alex Wright

Specialty Instrument

Dan Dugmore
Jenee Fleenor
Josh Matheny
Justin Schipper
Kristin Wilkinson

Electric Guitar

Kris Donegan
Jedd Hughes
Brent Mason
Sol Philcox-Littlefield
Derek Wells

Audio Engineer

Brandon Bell
Drew Bollman
Josh Ditty
Buckley Miller
F. Reid Shippen

Producer

Dave Cobb
Ian Fitchuk
Charlie Handsome
Jon Randall
Alysa Vanderheym

Casino – Theater

Deadwood Mountain Grand – Deadwood, SD
Foxwoods Resort Casino – Mashantucket, CT
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort – Cherokee, NC
The Theater at Virgin Hotels – Las Vegas
Yaamava’ Theater – Highland, CA

Casino – Arena

Golden Nugget Lake Charles – Lake Charles, LA
Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena – Atlantic City, NJ
Harveys Lake Tahoe – Stateline, NV
Mystic Lake Casino Showroom – Prior Lake, MN
Turning Stone Resort Casino – Verona, NY

Festival

C2C Country to Country – London, England
CMC Rocks – Ipswich, Queensland
Stagecoach Festival – Indio, CA
Two Step Inn – Georgetown, TX
Windy City Smokeout – Chicago

Fair/Rodeo

Calgary Stampede – Calgary, AB
California Mid-State Fair – Paso Robles, CA
Cheyenne Frontier Days – Cheyenne, WY
Minnesota State Fair – Falcon Heights, MN
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo – Houston

Club

Billy Bob’s Texas – Fort Worth, TX
Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville
Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
Georgia Theatre – Athens, GA
Joe’s on Weed St. – Chicago

Theater

The Caverns – Pelham, TN
MGM Music Hall at Fenway – Boston
The Met Philadelphia – Philadelphia
The Rave/Eagles Club – Milwaukee
Tennessee Theatre – Knoxville, TN

Outdoor Venue

BankNH Pavilion – Gilford, NH
CMAC – Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center – Canandaigua, NY
Saint Augustine Amphitheatre – St. Augustine, FL
The Wharf Amphitheater – Orange Beach, AL
Whitewater Amphitheater – New Braunfels, TX

Arena