ACM Awards 2016: The Complete List of Nominees

Find out which country music singers got the nod this year.

By
JOI-MARIE MCKENZIE
February 1, 2016, 10:43 AM ET
2 min read

— -- The nominations for the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards were announced this morning.

Eric Church and Chris Stapleton both lead the nominations with five a piece. The two are followed by Cam, a first-time ACM Awards nominee, who received four nods along with Little Big Town and Chris Young, who also scored four nods, including one for Album of the Year.

One notable nomination is Joey + Rory, who scored a nod for Vocal Duo of the Year. Joey Feek, one half of the married country music duo, has been battling cervical cancer since 2014. She announced last October that she would stop chemotherapy to live out her last days in hospice care.

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Dierks Bentley, one of the show's co-hosts, was nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year along with Church, Stapleton, Jason Aldean and Brett Elderege.

Bentley, along with Luke Bryan, will host the awards ceremony on Sunday, April 3 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. The boradcast will be delayed for the West Coast.

Here's a complete list of the entertainment nods:

Entertainer of the Year

  • Jason Aldean
  • Garth Brooks
  • Luke Bryan
  • Eric Church
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Jason Aldean
  • Eric Church
  • Brett Eldredge
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Dierks Bentley
  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Jana Kramer
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Kacey Musgraves
  • Carrie Underwood
  • Brett Eldredge
  • Chris Janson
  • Thomas Rhett
  • Chase Rice
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Cam
  • Mickey Guyton
  • RaeLynn
  • "I'm Comin' Over" - Chris Young
  • "Montevallo" - Sam Hunt
  • "Mr. Misunderstood" - Eric Church
  • "Tangled Up" - Thomas Rhett
  • "Traveller" - Chris Stapleton
  • Eli Young Band
  • Little Big Town
  • Old Dominion
  • Rascal Flatts
  • Zac Brown Band
  • Brothers Osbourne
  • Dan + Shay
  • Florida Georgia Line
  • Joey + Rory
  • Maddie & Tae
  • A Thousand Horses
  • Brothers Osborne
  • Maddie & Tae
  • Old Dominion
  • Parmalee
  • "Burning House" - Cam
  • "Buy Me a Boat" - Chris Janson
  • "Die A Happy Man" - Thomas Rhett
  • "Girl Crush" - Little Big Town
  • "I'm Comin' Over" - Chris Young
  • "Take Your Time" - Sam Hunt
  • "Biscuits" - Kacey Musgraves
  • "Burning House" - Cam
  • "Girl Crush" - Little Big Town
  • "Mr. Misunderstood" - Eric Church
  • "Riser" - Dierks Bentley
  • "Hangover Tonight" – Gary Allan Featuring Chris Stapleton
  • "Home Alone Tonight" – Luke Bryan Featuring Karen Fairchild
  • "Raise 'Em Up" – Keith Urban Featuring Eric Church
  • "Smokin' And Drinkin'" – Miranda Lambert Featuring Little Big Town
  • "Wild Child" – Kenny Chesney With Grace Potter