The 59th annual Academy of Country Music Awards are here.
Luke Combs was the most nominated artist at the 2024 ACM Awards, but he did not attend the award show. Tied for second were Morgan Wallen and Megan Moroney with six nominations each.
Reba McEntire returned for the 17th time as the host of the award show that was held at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Thursday night.
During the award show's pre-show, which was aired on Prime Video, Jelly Roll mentioned it would be "a dream" if he won entertainer of the year – which he was nominated for. Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson were also nominated for the night's most coveted award.
Luke Combs was the most nominated artist at the 2024 ACM Awards despite his absence on Thursday night in Frisco, Texas. (Terry Wyatt/WireImage)
Lainey Wilson is nominated for entertainer of the year at the 2024 ACM Awards. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty Images)
2024 ACM AWARDS RED CARPET FASHION
Below is a list of Thursday night's winners.
Entertainer of the year:
Female artist of the year:
Male artist of the year: Chris Stapleton
Duo of the year: Dan + Shay
Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay took home the duo of the year award. (Photo by Sebron Snyder/Penske Media via Getty Images)
Group of the year: Old Dominion
New male artist of the year:
New female artist of the year:
New vocal duo or group: Tigrilily Gold
Album of the year:
Single of the year: "Fast Car," Luke Combs
Song of the year: "Next Thing You Know," Jordan Davis
Visual media of the year:
Music event of the year:
Chris Stapleton was honored with the artist-songwriter of the year award on Thursday night. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)
Artist-songwriter of the year: Chris Stapleton
Songwriter of the year: Jessie Jo Dillon