Country Music Fans Tell the ACM Awards to "Do Better" After Entertainer of the Year Snubs

The Academy of Country Music released their list of nominations for the annual ACM Awards, which immediately prompted a spirited debate amongst country music fans. From artist snubs to only one woman in the Entertainer of the Year category, there is a lot to unpack ahead of the May 16 awards show. Fierce competition this year left even ACM Triple Crown recipients out of the nomination pool!

The nominees for the 2024 ACM Entertainer of the Year include: Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen, and Lainey Wilson. With their success in the awards circuit this year, no one is surprised to see Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson on this list, but fans were outspoken on their thoughts about having only one female nominee on the list.

"Only one female nominated for entertainer?!! Do better 😳", "another year of only one woman nominated for entertainer… lol" and "Shouldn’t there be more females in this lineup? Just saying," disgruntled fans commented on the ACM Awards official Instagram account.

Lainey Wilson is also nominated for Female Artist of the Year alongside Kelsea Ballerini, Ashley McBryde, Megan Moroney, Kacey Musgraves, and Lainey Wilson. All five Male Artist of the Year Nominees (including Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, and Morgan Wallen) are also up for Entertainer of the Year. Chris Stapleton took home Entertainer of the Year in 2023.

Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Megan Moroney, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, and Lainey Wilson lead the pack as the most-nominated artists overall. At the same time, country music giants like Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, and Miranda Lambert didn't receive any awards nominations this year.

Fans jumped in the defend Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood (who are both past ACM Triple Crown recipients) in the comments, writing:

• "Seriously?? Now Carrie can't even get a nomination??"

• "Carrie not being nominated for one award is a crime!"

• "First time in so long Miranda hasn’t been nominated for Female of the year but I guess she doesn’t have a new album 😢"

• "Wow. Miranda getting no nominations??"

Miranda Lambert also happens to be the most awarded artist in ACM history, and she won Entertainer of the Year in 2022. Carly Pearce fans were also upset with her lack of recognition. "why isn’t carly pearce nominated 😣," one fan wrote.

This year's nominations are a bit of a mixed bag, but we still can't wait to see all of our favorite country music artists in Frisco, Texas, on May 16th!

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