The 59th annual Academy of Country Music Awards was held at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Thursday night.
The 59th annual Academy of Country Music Awards are here.
Luke Combs was the most nominated artist at the 2024 ACM Awards, but he did not attend the award show. Tied for second were Morgan Wallen and Megan Moroney with six nominations each.
Reba McEntire returned for the 17th time as the host of the award show that was held at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Thursday night.
During the award show's pre-show, which was aired on Prime Video, Jelly Roll mentioned it would be "a dream" if he won entertainer of the year – which he was nominated for. Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson were also nominated for the night's most coveted award.
Ultimately, Lainey Wilson took home the entertainer of the year award.
Below is a list of Thursday night's winners.
Entertainer of the year: Lainey Wilson
Female artist of the year: Lainey Wilson
Male artist of the year: Chris Stapleton
Duo of the year: Dan + Shay
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Group of the year: Old Dominion
New male artist of the year: Nate Smith
New female artist of the year: Megan Moroney
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New vocal duo or group: Tigrilily Gold
Album of the year: "Higher," Chris Stapleton
Single of the year: "Fast Car," Luke Combs
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Song of the year: "Next Thing You Know," Jordan Davis
Visual media of the year: "Burn It Down," Parker McCollum
Music event of the year: "Save Me," Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson
Artist-songwriter of the year: Chris Stapleton
Songwriter of the year: Jessie Jo Dillon
