Megan Moroney Leads ACM Awards Nominations

0:00It's April 9th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI, your daily dose of celebrity buzz. Megan Moroni is topping the charts with nine nominations for the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards, including her first shot at, Entertainer of the Year, plus nods for Director and Artist Songwriter. She's locked in her third straight gnomes for female artist and visual media too. Women are owning this slate, with Miranda Lambert close behind at 8. She holds the record for most ACM wins ever, then Ella Langley and Laney. Wilson both pulling seven, Chris Stapleton grabbed six, Zack top five, and Cody Johnson four. Nominations dropped Thursday for the 61st annual show, shifting from Frisco, Texas back to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 17th. Last year, Wilson snagged Entertainer for the second time running, and she'll battle Moroni, Stapleton, Luke Holmes, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, and Morgan Wallen for it,

1:01Disco Round. Performers lined up include Lambert, Wilson, Johnson, Casey Musgraves, Little Big Town, and Riley Green. Standouts and albums pit wallens on the problem against Zack Topps ain't in it for my health. Riley Greens don't mind if I do, Parker. McCallum's self-titled and newcomer, Carter Fates, Cherry Valley. Most timers like 49 Winchester, Avery Anna, and others are crashing the party, while singles heat up with Lambert and Stapleton's a song to. Sing, Facing Moroni's, Am I okay? Langley's choosing Texas, Topps I Never Lie, and Wilson's somewhere over Laredo. Catch it all streaming live on Prime Video, Amazon Music on Twitch, and the app at APM Eastern on May 17th.