The ACM Awards Are Nearly Here with First-Time Host Shania Twain. Megan Moroney Leads the Nominees
Megan Moroney leads with nine nominations as women top the ACM Awards list for a second straight year.
- On Sunday, the 61st ACM Awards return to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, featuring first-time host Shania Twain, who replaces Reba McEntire.
- Women lead the nominations for the second consecutive year, with Megan Moroney heading the field with nine nods, followed by Miranda Lambert with eight nominations.
- Ahead of Sunday's ceremony, Jessie Jo Dillon won songwriter of the year for the third consecutive time, while Avery Anna and Tucker Wetmore claimed new artist of the year honors.
- The ceremony streams live on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch on May 17 at 8 p.m. EDT, marking the fifth consecutive year on Prime Video.
- Album of the year nominees—Morgan Wallen, Riley Green, Parker McCollum, and first-time nominee Carter Faith—will perform, with Wallen's "I'm the Problem" competing against rivals' projects.
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Who will take home the top prizes on Sunday (May 17) during the ACM Awards? This year, women lead the nominations, with Megan Moroney at the head of this year’s slate of nominees with nine nods, followed by Miranda Lambert with eight, and Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson with seven nominations each. This also marks the second consecutive year that a female solo artist leads the nominations (last year, Langley was the top-nominated artist, with e…
Shania Twain Isn’t Nervous to Host ACM Awards, Wants to Meet Ella Langley
The legendary Shania Twain is gearing up to host the ACM Awards for the first time! “Extra” spoke with Shania, who has won three ACMs, including Entertainer of the Year. Twain said she isn’t feeling nervous, but “more excited" to encourage and support all the artists. She said, “There’s been a lot of new artists recently, so yeah, I get to meet all these new artists… I’m going there in the spirit of bringing maybe some comfort, bringing some enc…
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