# 59th Academy of Country Music Awards

The 59th Academy of Country Music Awards was held on May 16, 2024, at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Country music icon Reba McEntire returned as host.

## Background

On November 2, 2023, the Academy of Country Music announced that it would renew its partnership with Prime Video through 2025. The eligibility period for submissions for the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards was January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.

### Category changes

On December 4, 2023, the academy announced that it would be changing rules for its New Artist categories, as well as bringing back the New Duo/Group of the Year award. Changing the amount of submissions needed and lowering other thresholds to "benefit emerging artists and help put a spotlight on the future of the genre", according to Daniel Miller, chair of the ACM awards, voting, and membership committee.

## Winners and nominees

The nominees were revealed on April 9, on social media and The Bobby Bones Show.
| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year |
| Lainey Wilson Kane Brown Luke Combs Jelly Roll Cody Johnson Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen | Higher – Chris Stapleton Gettin' Old – Luke Combs Leather – Cody Johnson One Thing at a Time – Morgan Wallen Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (For Good) – Kelsea Ballerini |
| Female Artist of the Year | Male Artist of the Year |
| Lainey Wilson Kelsea Ballerini Ashley McBryde Megan Moroney Kacey Musgraves | Chris Stapleton Luke Combs Jelly Roll Cody Johnson Morgan Wallen |
| Group of the Year | Duo of the Year |
| Old Dominion Flatland Cavalry Lady A Little Big Town Zac Brown Band | Dan + Shay Brooks & Dunn Brothers Osborne Maddie & Tae The War and Treaty |
| Single of the Year | Song of the Year |
| "Fast Car" – Luke Combs "Burn It Down" – Parker McCollum "Last Night" – Morgan Wallen "Need a Favor" – Jelly Roll "Next Thing You Know" – Jordan Davis | "Next Thing You Know" – Jordan Davis, Chase McGill, Greylan James, Josh Osborne "Fast Car" – Tracy Chapman "Heart Like a Truck" – Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson "Tennessee Orange" – David Fanning, Megan Moroney, Paul Jenkins, Ben Williams "The Painter" – Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins |
| New Female Artist of the Year | New Male Artist of the Year |
| Megan Moroney Kassi Ashton Ashley Cooke Hannah Ellis Kylie Morgan | Nate Smith Ernest Kameron Marlowe Dylan Scott Conner Smith |
| New Duo/Group of the Year | Artist-Songwriter of the Year |
| Tigirlily Gold Neon Union Restless Road | Chris Stapleton Zach Bryan Ernest Hardy Morgan Wallen |
| Songwriter of the Year | Visual Media of the Year |
| Jessie Jo Dillon Ashley Gorley Hillary Lindsey Chase McGill Josh Thompson | "Burn It Down" – Parker McCollum "Human" – Cody Johnson "In Your Love" – Tyler Childers "Next Thing You Know" – Jordan Davis "Tennessee Orange" – Megan Moroney |
| Music Event of the Year ||
| "Save Me" – Jelly Roll with Lainey Wilson "Can't Break Up Now" – Old Dominion featuring Megan Moroney "Different 'Round Here" – Riley Green and Luke Combs "I Remember Everything" – Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves "Man Made a Bar" – Morgan Wallen featuring Eric Church ||

## Performers

| Performer(s) | Song |
| Lainey Wilson | "God Blessed Texas" "Hang Tight Honey" |
| Jelly Roll | "Liar" |
| Kelsea Ballerini Noah Kahan | "Mountain with a View" "Stick Season" |
| Tigirlily Gold | "I Tried a Ring On" |
| Cody Johnson | "Dirt Cheap" |
| Miranda Lambert | "Wranglers" |
| Kane Brown | "Georgia on My Mind" |
| Thomas Rhett | "Beautiful as You" |
| Blake Shelton Gwen Stefani | "Purple Irises" |
| Jason Aldean | Tribute to Toby Keith "Should've Been a Cowboy" |
| Chris Stapleton Dua Lipa | "Think I'm in Love with You" |
| Post Malone | "Never Love You Again" "I Had Some Help" |
| Parker McCollum | "Burn It Down" |
| Nate Smith Avril Lavigne | "Bulletproof" |
| Reba McEntire | "I Can't" |

## Presenters

* Randy Travis and Clay Walker – presented Song of the Year
* Richard Sherman and Charissa Thompson – presented Duo of the Year
* Little Big Town – introduced Tigirlily Gold
* Tyler Cameron – presented Group of the Year
* Ashley McBryde and Noah Reid – presented Single of the Year
* The War and Treaty – introduced Kane Brown
* Jordan Davis and Carín León – presented Male Artist of the Year
* Blake Shelton – introduced the Tribute to Toby Keith
* Reba McEntire – presented Female Artist of the Year
* Bobby Bones – recognized ACM Radio Award winners
* Scotty McCreery – presented Music Event of the Year
* Rozene and Dion Pride (wife and son of Charley Pride) – presented Album of the Year
* Breland – introduced Nate Smith and Avril Lavigne
* Alabama – presented Entertainer of the Year