Gabby Barrett and Jimmie Allen took to Twitter to announce 57th Academy of Country Music Awards nominees Thursday morning (February 10). The award-winning artists — and reigning ACM New Male and Female Artists of the Year — are set to co-host this year's show. They're teaming up with legendary country artist Dolly Parton, the Academy of Country Music announced earlier this month. The selection of Parton, Allen and Barrett pairs “two of today’s most exciting new artists in the genre with one of the world’s most beloved music icons,” said Damon Whiteside, CEO of the Academy of Country Music. Parton said in a press release that she’s “so excited to be hosting the ACM Awards on March 7 from Vegas. Watch for us because we're going to have some fun.” The two-hour “concert event of the year,” hosted at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, is set to livestream commercial-free on Prime Video beginning at 8 p.m. EST on Monday, March 7.
See the nominees in the main award categories here:
Male Artist of the Year
Female Artist of the Year
Entertainer of the Year
New Male Artist of the Year
New Female Artist of the Year
Duo of the Year
Group of the Year
Album of the Year
Carly Pearce — 29: Written in Stone
Thomas Rhett — Country Again: Side A
Morgan Wallen — Dangerous: The Double Album
Chris Young — Famous Friends
Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall — The Marfa Tapes
Single of the Year
Jordan Davis feat. Luke Bryan — “Buy Dirt”
Chris Young and Kane Brown — “Famous Friends”
Walker Hayes — “Fancy Like”
Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood — “If I Didn’t Love You”
Chris Stapleton — “You Should Probably Leave”
Song of the Year
Morgan Wallen — “7 Summers”
Jordan Davis feat. Luke Bryan — “Buy Dirt”
Walker Hayes — “Fancy Like”
Kenny Chesney — “Knowing You”
Lainey Wilson — “Things A Man Oughta Know”
Video of the Year
Miranda Lambert and Elle King — “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
Chris Young and Kane Brown — “Famous Friends”
Taylor Swift feat. Chris Stapleton — “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version)”
Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood — “If I Didn’t Love You”
Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde — “Never Wanted To Be That Girl”
Music Event of the Year
Jordan Davis feat. Luke Bryan — “Buy Dirt”
Chris Young and Kane Brown — “Famous Friends”
Kelsea Ballerini feat. Kenny Chesney — “half of my hometown”
Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood — “If I Didn’t Love You”
Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde — “Never Wanted To Be That Girl”
Songwriter of the Year (Off Camera Award)
Jesse Frasure
Nicolle Galyon
Ashley Gorley
Michael Hardy
Josh Osborne