NASHVILLE, TN – JANUARY 22: Luke Combs performs onstage during the Bobby Bones & The Raging Idiots’ Million Dollar Show for St. Jude at the Ryman Auditorium on January 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for St. Jude)

The Academy of Country Music has announced this year’s nominees for the ACM Awards.

Luke Combs leads the nominations with eight, including nods in the major categories of Entertainer, Male Artist, Album, Song and Single, along with Music Event for his collaboration with Riley Green on “Different ‘Round Here.”

Megan Moroney leads the way for women with six nominations, including both Female Artist and New Female Artist. Morgan Wallen also receives six nominations, tying Megan for the second most. Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson got five each, and Jelly Roll and Jordan Davis four apiece.

The ACM Awards will stream live on Amazon Prime Video on May 16th from The Star in Frisco, Texas.

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

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

 FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Ashley McBryde
  • Megan Moroney
  • 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 and Shay
  • Maddie and Tae
  • The 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 

 NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  • Ernest
  • Kameron Marlowe
  • Dylan Scott 
  • Conner Smith
  • Nate Smith 

 NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

  • Neon Union
  • Restless Road
  • Tigirlily Gold

 ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

  • Gettin’ Old – Luke Combs
  • Higher – Chris Stapleton
  • Leather – Cody Johnson
  • One Thing at a Time – Morgan Wallen
  • Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (For Good) – Kelsea Ballerini

SINGLE OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

  • “Burn It Down” – Parker McCollum
  • “Fast Car” – Luke Combs
  • “Last Night” – Morgan Wallen
  • “Need a Favor” – Jelly Roll
  • “Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis

SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]

  • “Fast Car” – Luke Combs 
  • “Heart Like a Truck” – Lainey Wilson
  • “Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis
  • “The Painter” – Cody Johnson
  • “Tennessee Orange” – Megan Moroney

MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

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

VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]

  • “Burn It Down” – Parker McCollum
  • “Human” – Cody Johnson
  • “In Your Love” – Tyler Childers
  • “Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis
  • “Tennessee Orange” – Megan Moroney

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

  • Jessie Jo Dillon 
  • Ashley Gorley
  • Hillary Lindsey
  • Chase McGill
  • Josh Thompson

ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

  • Zach Bryan
  • Ernest
  • Hardy
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Morgan Wallen