2 weeks Ago By Joseph Hudak
The 60th ACM Awards don’t officially get underway until May 8 in Frisco, Texas, at the Ford Center at the Star, but the Academy of Country Music is already announcing winners. On Thursday, trad-country revivalist Zach Top was awarded the trophy for New Male Artist of the Year backstage before his concert in Wilmington, North Carolina. “I couldn’t be more honored, and I can’t say a big enough thank you to my fans for loving music and loving what we do on the road and listening to the songs every day,” Top said in a statement.
“It means the world to me, I’ve always wanted to just play and sing for a living, and I get to do that now and it’s cool to be able to get a little trophy every now and then to let us know that we’re doing good doing it.” Expect other winners to be announced before the the ACM Awards stream live on Prime Video next month. Ella Langley leads all nominees with eight nominations, driven by her hit duet with Riley Green, “You Look Like You Love Me.
” Green received five nominations. Other top nominees include Cody Johnson, Morgan Wallen, and the reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson, with seven each. Chris Stapleton scored six, and Post Malone, on the strength of his F-1 Trillion country foray, earned five.
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