Zach Top's ACM Awards Nod: Humble Hero

0:00On April 21st, Zack Topp just landed five nominations for the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards and he's keeping a real humble about the whole thing. The South of Sanity artist admits he's still bracing for the other shoe to drop, like the industry might wake up and rethink all this love there, showing him. He straight up told folks he never saw this level of embrace coming from country music. For a guy who's as authentic as it gets, it's hitting different feels good, he's grateful, but wild all the same. Picture this. Topps the epitome of country, dropping videos of himself strumming guitar on a riding lawnmower with a case of beer nearby. Fans are eating it up, and it's no wonder his rise feels like destiny, even if he didn't expect the red carpet treatment so quick. Those nods include male artist of the year, album of the year, plus song of the year, and single of the year for I Never Lie, where he's up as both. Artist and songwriter. That's heavy artillery for someone fresh on the scene.

1:00Tune in. May 17th, 2026, at 8 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. Central live on Amazon Prime Video from Las Vegas. Zack's story is just. Getting started, and country's got its eyes locked on him. That's the story for today. Music news. Today, driven by AI. I'm Corey with the story.