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The Academy of Country Music “Party of the Year” is here! The 59th ACM Awards — aired live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Thursday (May 16) — saw Luke Combs lead the way with eight nominations, while Megan Moroney — the most nominated woman of the year — won. at the ACMs — and Morgan Wallen was right behind him with six.
But Lainey Wilson and Chris Stapleton walked away with some of the biggest awards of the night. The “Hard Like a Truck” singer took home trophies for Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year and Music Event of the Year, shared with first-time nominee Jelly Roll for her collaboration on “Save Me.” Meanwhile, Stapleton won the Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Artist-Songwriter of the Year categories.
The 2024 festival was produced by Dick Clark Productions and hosted by 16-time ACM Award-winning country music icon Reba McEntire. (TCP is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a subsidiary of Penske Media Corporation and a joint venture between PMC and Eldridge. PMC is the parent company advertisement board.)
Read on to find out who won the 2024 ACM Awards.
Best entertainer of the year
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Jelly roll
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Winner: Lainey Wilson
Female Artist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Ashley McBride
Megan Moroney
Kacey Musgraves
Winner: Lainey Wilson
Male Artist of the Year
Luke Combs
Jelly roll
Cody Johnson
Winner: Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Twins of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Winner: Dan + Shay
Maddy & Day
War and Treaty
Team of the Year
Flatland Cavalry
Lady A
Small big city
Winner: Old Dominion
Jack Brown Band
New Female Artist of the Year
Cassie Ashton
Ashley Cook
Hannah Ellis
Kylie Morgan
Winner: Megan Moroney
New Male Artist of the Year
Ernest
Cameron Marlowe
Dylan Scott
Connor Smith
Winner: Nate Smith
New Couple or Group of the Year
Neon Union
A restless road
Winner: Tigirly Gold
Album of the year
[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
getting old – Luke Combs; Producer: Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton, Luke Combs; Record Company-Label: River House Artists / Columbia Nashville
Success: is high – Chris Stapleton; Producer: Chris Stapleton, Dave Copp, Morgan Stapleton; Record Company-Label: Mercury Nashville
skin – Cody Johnson; Producers: Trent Wilman; Record Company-Label: Gojo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville LLC
One thing at a time – Morgan Wallen; Producers: Joey Moy, Cameron Montgomery, Charlie Handsome, Jacob Durrett; Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records / Republic Records / Mercury Records
Rolling out the welcome mat (good) – Kelsea Ballerini; Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym; Record Company-Label: Black River Entertainment
Single of the year
[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
“Burn It Down” – Parker McCollum; Producer: John Randall; Record Company-Label: MCA Nashville
Winner: “Fast Car” – Luke Combs; Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton; Record Company-Label: River House Artists / Columbia Nashville
“Last Knight” – Morgan Wallen; Producer: Joey Moy, Charlie Handsome; Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records / Republic Records / Mercury Records
“Need a Help” – Jelly Roll; Producer: Austin Nivarel; Record Company-Label: Stoney Creek Records / BMG Nashville
“Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis; Producer: Paul DiGiovanni; Record Company-Label: MCA Nashville
Song of the year
[Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
“Fast Car” – Luke Combs; Lyricists: Tracy Chapman; Publishers: Purple Rabbit
“Hard Like A Truck” – Lainey Wilson; Lyricists: Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson, Trani Anderson; Publishers: Sony / ATV Rural; Songs from Riser House; Songs from Wild Got Well Music
Winner: “The Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis; Lyricists: Chase McGill, Graylan James, Jordan Davis, Josh Osborne; Publishers: Family Farm Songs; Can I get number 1 music? Songs by Universal Inc.
“The Painter” – Cody Johnson; Lyricists: Benji Davis, Kate Higgins, Ryan Larkins; Publishers: Big Music Machine; BMG Platinum Songs US; Nashblond Music; Pompano Run music; Songs for Ellie May; Sony / ATV Tree Publishing; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Group; Well that’s bad music
“Tennessee Orange” – Megan Moroney; Lyricists: Ben Williams, David Fanning, Megan Moroney, Paul Jenkins; Publishers: 33 Creative; Bone Bone Creative; Sony / ATV Tree Publishing
Music event of the year
[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
“Can’t Break Now” – Old Dominion, Megan Moroney; Producers: Brad Dursi, Jeff Sprung, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Ross Copperman, Christian Bush; Record Company-Label: Three Up Three Down, LLC / Columbia Nashville
“Different ‘Round Here” – Riley Green (ft. Luke Combs); Producer: Dane Huff; Record Company-Label: BMLG Records
“I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan (feat. Kacey Musgraves); Producer: Zach Bryan; Record Company-Label: Belting Bronco Records / Warner Records, Inc.
“Man Made a Bar” – Morgan Wallen (feat. Eric Church); Producer: Joey Moy; Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records / Mercury Records / Republic Records
Winner: “Save Me” – Jelly Roll (with Lainey Wilson); Producers: Zach Crowell, David Ray Stevens; Record Company-Label: Stoney Creek Records / BMG Nashville
Visual media of the year
[Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
Winner: “Burn It Down” – Parker McCollum; Producers: Kristen Pinkston & Wesley Stebbins-Perry; Director: Dustin Haney
“Human” – Cody Johnson; Producer: Kristen Pinkston & Wesley Stebbins-Perry; Director: Dustin Haney
“In Your Love” – Tyler Childers; Producer: Casey Barton, Whitney Volanin, Nicholas Robespierre, Ian Thorton, Silas House; Director: Brian Schlam
“Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis; Producer: Jamie Stratakis; Director: Running Bear (Stephen Kinikopoulos, Alexa Stone)
“Tennessee Orange – Megan Moroney; Producer: Lauren Starr, Saul Levitz, Laura Burhen; Director: Jason Lester
Songwriter of the Year
Winner: Jessie Jo Dillon
Ashley Gourley
Hilary Lindsay
Chase McGill
Josh Thompson
Songwriter of the Year
Zach Bryan
Ernest
Hardy
Winner: Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
