Country Music Artists React To Their Nominations for the 56th ACM Awards

Country Music Artists React To Their Nominations for the 56th ACM Awards

The nominations for the 56th Annual ACM Awards were announced on Friday, and the reactions from the nominees have been rolling in…

For the full list of nominees and categories, check it out HERE

Luke Bryan: “Wow, what a way to start my weekend! My team and I are so excited to be nominated for 2 ACM – Academy of Country Music Awards. 2020 was a tricky year but I really couldn’t do it without all my fans out there supporting me. Thank you so much. Is it too early for #OneMargarita? Ha love y’all.”

Miranda Lambert: “Thank you for the love ACM – Academy of Country Music Awards”

Thomas Rhett: “Feeling extra grateful to be included on these lists and to be able to make country music for y’all. Thank you ACM – Academy of Country Music. Looking forward to April 18th”

Maren Morris“Thank you ACM – Academy of Country Music! Congratulations to Gabrielle Woodland on her FIRST ACM nomination for directing ‘Better Than We Found It'”

Luke Combs: “Wow! Entertainer, Male Artist and Music Event of the Year… Completed humbled and honored by these nominations, ACM – Academy of Country Music! To the best fans in the world: these nominations are OUR nominations. This, or anything else for that matter, does NOT happen with out you all, so thank you!”

Ashley McBryde: “Somebody pinch me!”

Chris Stapleton: “Thanks for all the love. I’m honored to be included & thrilled to see so many close friends and collaborators being recognized for their talents.”

Carly Pearce: “My mom and I were waiting for the ACM Awards nominations announcement this morning and then I got THE call from Scott Borchetta….he tells me I have not one but THREE and one of those is FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR!! I truly have no words. Thank you thank you thank you, gonna go cry all day.”

Dierks Bentley: “Pumped for my ACM – Academy of Country Music noms, but I wanted to give a special shout to one of the co-directors of the ‘Gone’ video Ed Pryor for his very first country award nomination. Thanks for sharing your talent and vision with me and Wes Edwards.”

Maddie & Tae: “It’s always an honor. thank you to our country music family & ACM – Academy of Country Music!”

Brooks & Dunn: “Always honored to be nominated for a ACM – Academy of Country Music Award!”

Lady A: “Feeling extra grateful this morning…wow. Thanks so much ACM – Academy of Country Music and our friends and peers who support us with these nominations. Huge congrats to all the nominees this year.”

Brothers Osborne: “Duo and ALBUM!!! Beyond honored to have these ACM – Academy of Country Music Awards nominations. We poured our hearts and souls into Skeletons. Beyond appreciative to receive the love for this record. Love y’all.”

Little Big Town: “So proud to be in this category with Lady A, Old Dominion, The Cadillac Three, The Highwomen. Thanks ACM Awards, we will see you in April!”

Florida Georgia Line“Grateful to be nominated for Duo of the Year at the #ACMawards this year! Big thanks ACM – Academy of Country Music”

Ingrid Andress: “Honored and shooketh. Thank you ACM – Academy of Country Music.”

Old Dominion: “Wow. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.”

Tenille Arts: “I truly can’t find a single morsel of chill. Neither can my hands or legs. Seriously…. being nominated for my first ACM Award is beyond a dream come true. To be nominated alongside my friends & artists I admire so much is even better. Congratulations, Ingrid Andress, Gabby Barrett, Mickey Guyton, & Caylee Hammack. AND thank you to all of YOU for being so nice.”

Travis Denning: If this don’t qualify for a celebratory Friday beer in my future then I don’t know what does! So grateful and excited for my first ACM Awards nomination.”

Gabby Barrett: “Thank you to the entire country music community. I’m incredibly honored to be nominated!!!!!!”

Cody Johnson: “What an honor to be nominated for the ACM – Academy of Country Music awards New Male Artist of The Year. Thank you to the ACM voters and #COJONation for y’alls continued support. Couldn’t do this without y’all.”

The Cadillac Three: “Thanks ACM – Academy of Country Music!!”

Mickey Guyton: “Look at God! He is showing up and showing out! With opportunity comes possibility. Thank you for never giving up on me.”

Kane Brown: “WHAT?!?!?!”

Caylee Hammack: “AHHH! Thank you for this, it’s incredible being nominated as New Female Artist of the Year for the ACM – Academy of Country Music!”

John Legend: “Thank you ACM Awards! Thank you Carrie Underwood and our wonderful director Randee St. Nicholas!”

Lauren Alaina: “Holy moly. NomiNEED a minute to process this. I’m thankful beyond words to be nominated for Music Event of the Year with HARDY and Devin Dawson for our song ‘One Beer’.”

Keith Urban: “Do I love collaborating or what?!!!! Huge thx to Thomas Rhett for asking me to be a part of Be A Light and a massive thx to P!nk for duetting with me on ‘One Too Many’!!! Surreal!!!!!!! I also just heard I was given a THIRD nomination as producer as well — the only way this day could get any better was if i heard that Rotier’s in Nashville was gonna stay in business. THANK YOU ACM’s!!!!”

Devin Dawson: “This one just keeps going ! Pumped to be nominated for another ACM Awards this year … Thank you ACM ! Let’s gooooo Hardy and Lauren Alaina”

 

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