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The Academy of Country Music, Prime Video, and Dick Clark Productions (DCP) announced the nominations for the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards, with Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, and Lainey Wilson receiving the most nominations. Yes. Women are leading this years nominees y’all.

The 61st ACM Awards will stream live exclusively for a global audience across 240+ countries and territories on Prime Video on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT / 5 p.m. PT from the world-renowned MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fans will also be able to watch the broadcast on the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, as well as in the Amazon Music app.

Returning to the Sunday night timeslot, the Emmy-nominated, star-powered ACM Awards experience will feature unprecedented performances, exclusive collaborations, and unexpected moments from the biggest Country Music stars, including performances by Cody Johnson, Kacey Musgraves, Lainey Wilson, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, and Riley Green, with more to be announced in the coming weeks. Leading up to the big night, the Academy of Country Music will take over Las Vegas with previously announced ACM Awards week events including “ACM Lifting Lives Country on the Green: Riley Green & Friends” at Topgolf Las Vegas Friday, May 15th with Lauren Alaina, Randy Houser, and Rodney Atkins, alongside headliner Riley Green.

The “ACM Next Wave: Country’s Beach Bash” will also happen at Mandalay Bay Beach Saturday, May 16th with Ashley Cooke, Braxton Keith, Dasha, Flatland Cavalry, Tucker Wetmore, and more.

Tickets for the 61st ACM Awards and ACM Awards week events are available for purchase on AXS.com, offering fans exclusive entry into a nonstop weekend packed with performances by their favorite country stars.

And your 2026 ACM Awards nominees are…

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

• Luke Combs
• Jelly Roll
• Cody Johnson
• Megan Moroney
• Chris Stapleton
• Morgan Wallen
• Lainey Wilson

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FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Kelsea Ballerini
• Miranda Lambert
• Ella Langley
• Megan Moroney
• Lainey Wilson

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Luke Combs
• Riley Green
• Cody Johnson
• Chris Stapleton
• Zach Top

GROUP OF THE YEAR

• 49 Winchester
• Flatland Cavalry
• Old Dominion
• Rascal Flatts
• The Red Clay Strays

DUO OF THE YEAR

• Brooks & Dunn
• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• Muscadine Bloodline
• Thelma & James

NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Avery Anna
• Mackenzie Carpenter
• Dasha
• Caroline Jones
• Emily Ann Roberts

NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Gavin Adcock
• Vincent Mason
• Shaboozey
• Hudson Westbrook
• Tucker Wetmore

ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

• Ain’t In It For My Health – Zach Top

Producer: Carson Chamberlain

Record Company-Label: Leo33

•  Cherry Valley – Carter Faith

Producer: Tofer Brown

Record Company-Label: Gatsby Records / MCA

•  Don’t Mind If I Do (Deluxe) – Riley Green

Producer: Dann Huff, Michael Knox

Record Company-Label: Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment

•  I’m The Problem – Morgan Wallen

Producers: Joey Moi, Charlie Handsome, Jacob Durrett

Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records

• Parker McCollum – Parker McCollum

Producers: Frank Liddell, Eric Masse

Record Company-Label: MCA

SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]

• A Song To Sing – Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton

Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure

Publishers: I Wrote These Songs; Pink Dog Publishing; Songs for the Munch Music; Songs of Influence; Sony/ATV Tree Publishing; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp

•  Am I Okay? – Megan Moroney

Songwriters: Megan Moroney, Luke Laird, Jessie Jo Dillon

Publishers: Big Ass Pile of Dimes Music; Big Music Machine

• Choosin’ Texas – Ella Langley

Songwriters: Ella Langley, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Joybeth Taylor

Publishers: Bada Bing & Bada Langley Publishing; Little Louder Songs; Sony Music Publishing

• I Never Lie – Zach Top

Songwriters: Zach Top, Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols

Publishers: Music and Magazine Publishing; Rio Bravo Music Inc; Sony/ATV Tree Publishing; Too Broke to Quit Music; Zach Top Music

• Somewhere Over Laredo – Lainey Wilson

Songwriters: Lainey Wilson, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson, Andy Albert, Harold Arlen & Yip Harburg

Publishers: Concord Sounds; Dtown Boogie Music; Emi Feist Catalog Inc; Songs Of Riser House; Songs Of Wild Cat Well Music; Sony/ATV Countryside; Story Farmer; Tacklebox Music Publishing

SINGLE OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

• 6 Months Later – Megan Moroney

Producers: Kristian Bush

Record Company-Label: Sony Music Nashville / Columbia Records

• Choosin’ Texas – Ella Langley

Producers: Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert, Ben West

Record Company-Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records

• I Never Lie – Zach Top

Producers: Carson Chamberlain

Record Company-Label: Leo33

• Somewhere Over Laredo – Lainey Wilson

Producers: Jay Joyce

Record Company-Label: BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville / Broken Bow Records

• The Fall – Cody Johnson

Producers: Trent Willmon

Record Company-Label: CoJo Music / Warner Records Nashville

MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

• A Song To Sing – Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton

Producers: Dave Cobb

Record Company-Label: Republic Records

• Amen – Shaboozey & Jelly Roll

Producers: Danny Majic, Nevin Sastry, Sean Cook

Record Company-Label: Empire

• Don’t Mind If I Do – Riley Green feat. Ella Langley

Producers: Dann Huff, Michael Knox

Record Company-Label: Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment

• Trailblazer – Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson

Producers: Tony Brown, Reba McEntire

Record Company-Label: MCA

• You Had To Be There – Megan Moroney & Kenny Chesney

Producers: Kristian Bush

Record Company-Label: Sony Music Nashville / Columbia Records

VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]

• 6 Months Later – Megan Moroney

Producers: Christen Pinkston & Wesley Stebbins-Perry

Director: CeCe Dawson, Megan Moroney

• A Song To Sing – Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton

Producers: James Stratakis

Director: Alexa King Stone, Stephen Kinigopoulos

• Cuckoo -Stephen Wilson, Jr.

Producers: Tim Cofield

Director: Tim Cofield

• Somewhere Over Laredo – Lainey Wilson

Producers: Katie Babbage

Director: TK McKamy

• The Fall – Cody Johnson

Producers: Christen Pinkston & Wesley Stebbins-Perry

Director: Dustin Haney

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

• Jessie Jo Dillon
• Ashley Gorley
• Charlie Handsome
• Chase McGill
• Blake Pendergrass

ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

• Luke Combs
• Riley Green
• Ella Langley
• Megan Moroney
• Morgan Wallen

The Riverfront Revival will go for two days in October.

The Riverfront Revival music festival curated by Darius Rucker celebrates country music, rock, and the culture of the South Carolina Lowcountry. The 2026 festival is set for October 9th through the 10th at Riverfront Park in North Charleston, SC.

The festival will feature well over 15 artists across two days. Starting in Friday, October 9th…Gavin Adcock will headline , with support from BigXthaPlug, Charles Wesley Godwin, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, Atlus, Dani Rucker, Saluda Shoals and Mel Washington.

Then on Saturday, October 10th…Darius Rucker will headline, with support from Old Dominion, Nelly, Chase Matthew, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Austin Williams, Karley Scott Collins, Gullah Collective, Whiskey Run and AC Scar. 

Official 1-day General Admission tickets starts around $135–$145. Two day passes are available on resale sites starting at approximately $315–$318. For everything you need to know, please visit riverfrontrevival.com.

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As a native Texan…this news fills my heart.

“Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan is going to produce a 4-D film about the Battle of the Alamo. Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announced that Taylor has signed on to produce a 4D film for the new Alamo Visitor Center and Museum in San Antonio that opens next year.

He said, “to chronicle the sacrifice made by the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives defending the Alamo is an honor I eagerly accept.”

Read my statement announcing Taylor Sheridan as producer and director of an Alamo battle film for the new museum at the Alamo. https://t.co/wVREWZMmXZ#txlege pic.twitter.com/vUIjTVBFvL

— Dan Patrick (@DanPatrick) April 7, 2026

Netflix released a trailer for Lainey Wilson’s documentary, “Keepin’ Country Cool”. In it, Lainey reveals her plan to freeze her eggs.

She said, “I feel it in my heart that I was called to be a mama, but sometimes the Lord just has other plans…I’m gonna freeze my eggs in April. Put them babies on ice.”

There’s also a snippet of Lainey in a hospital gown. And it’s likely she underwent the procedure in April of last year.

Being a career woman whose career is going very well can make it hard to become mom. A woman’s time clock to become a mother ticks fast too. By the time a woman is around 35, their chances of getting pregnant go down quite a bit, which unfortunately makes it harder for them have children.

Lainey’s career is on fire and she’s doing the right in planning for her future family. And I know she going to be a great mom one day by the she talks with kids. Her “cowgirl of the night” is a prime example of that too.

No one wants to accidentally stab themselves, and especially in church.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. once accidentally stabbed himself in the thigh with a pocket knife his dad gave him while in church. He was a teenager in the ’80s at the time by the way.

Dale said, “it’s not bleeding for some reason…but I butterfly band-aid my leg, never told a soul. I got a scar on my leg still from it.”

His wife jokes that he, “Ricky Bobby’d himself”. In case you forgot,  in “Talladega Nights”, Ricky Bobby stabs himself in the leg with a kitchen knife because he thinks he’s paralyzed. And it’s one of the best movies ever made. Period.

The 2026 ACM Awards announced more performers this past Tuesday.

Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town and Miranda Lambert will join previously announced performers Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Riley Green at the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards.

The ACM Awards will stream live on Prime Video May 17, 2026 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Nominees will be announced Thursday (4/9/26). And for tickets, they are available here.

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I thought the purpose of having an electric car was to save money on gas.

After seeing this video…I clearly thought wrong in saving money on gas is the purpose of buying an electric car. I also understand that it’s good to use all of the resources the world has to offer you to better your life.

This electric car own is taking the using the world’s resources to your benefit to a completely different level.

This is the real American pastime y’all.

This 4 wheeling video might also be a real representation of my personal life. Mainly because I’m not afraid to “go for it” in life. The only problem is, life likes to show you how “going for it” will sometimes knock you on your ass.

In this particular case though, this man landed on his belly. And there were injuries to the 4 wheeler from what we can tell.

Some parody song lyrics fit so perfectly well…I can see this happening.

Ella Langley has seen and heard the “Choosin’ Texas” parody lyrics and she admitted a real fear of hers with Theo Von in his “This Past Weekend” podcast. She’s afraid that she’s going to accidentally sing “jack off by myself” on stage.

She said, “I fear that a lot. I really do. Cause I have the thing about me where it’s like I have one specific thing I should not say and then I’m accidentally going to probably say it. I don’t know why.”

I’m surprised it hasn’t happened yet to be honest. Once you hear it…you can’t unhear the parody lyrics.

Post Malone closed out the March Madness music festival on Sunday and gave fans an impassioned speech of encouragement. Of course, it was filled with plenty of expletives. Which speaks to my heart.

Here’s a censored gist…

He said, “no matter what the f*ck you’re going through…sh*t gets better and you are loved more than you could ever f*cking know. It doesn’t matter what the f*ck you want to do. Do it as hard as you f*cking can…

And do it as f*cking truthfully and as genuinely as you f*cking can. And no one can honestly tell you [crap] on how to live your f*cking life. Just do the best that you f*cking can, ladies and gentlemen.”

With a speech like that…hopefully Mr. Malone will run for President of the United States. Posty also teased a 40-track album is on the way called “The Eternal Buzz”.

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