Stapleton, Parker And More Win Early ACM Awards
Chris Stapleton, Parker McCollum, and songwriter Jessie Jo Dillon are early winners for tonight’s (5/16) Academy of Country Music Awards.
Chris received his 17th ACM Award when he was named the winner of ACM Artist-Songwriter of the Year. Stapleton is the reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year and also the most recent recipient of the Academy’s coveted Triple Crown prize, which celebrates artists who have won New Female/Male Artist of the Year, Female/Male Artist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year.
He also has four additional nominations going into tonight’s (5/16) show, including Album of the Year (artist and producer) for Higher, Male Artist of the Year, and Entertainer of the Year. He is set to perform live on the show.
The winners of the ACM Artist-Songwriter of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, and Visual Media of the Year categories were revealed during ACM Awards week events in advance of the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards, which will be broadcast live tonight from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
Parker McCollum
Parker won his second ACM Award, this time for ACM Visual Media of the Year, for his music video for “Burn It Down.”
In 2022, Parker McCollum won ACM New Male Artist of the Year. He is also nominated for ACM Single of the Year for “Burn It Down” at tonight’s show.
Jessie Jo Dillon
Jessie Jo Dillon received her first ACM Award after winning ACM Songwriter of the Year. Jessie has previously been nominated as a songwriter on Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber’s “10,000 Hours” and Cole Swindell’s “Break Up In The End.”
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Hosted by Reba McEntire, the 59th ACM Awards will stream live feature performances from Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Post Malone, Parker McCollum, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, and Lainey Wilson, as well as a show-stopping performance featuring brand new music from Reba McEntire.
The show will also feature must-see duets from Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, and Nate Smith featuring Avril Lavigne.
![Megen Moroney, Nate Smith, and Tiger Lilly accept their early 2024 ACM Awards.](https://country1037fm.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/46/2024/05/acmearly.jpg?resize=1024,774)
Megan Moroney, Nate Smith, and Tiger Lilly accept their early 2024 ACM Awards. Photo – ACM
Megan Moroney, Nate Smith, Tiger Lilly
Earlier this week (5/14), the winners of the ACM New Artist of the Year categories were announced. Megan Moroney won ACM New Female Artist of the Year, Nate Smith won ACM New Male Artist of the Year, and Tigirlily Gold won ACM New Duo or Group of the Year.
With their wins, each artist will perform tonight as part of the ACM Awards show programming. Megan Moroney will have a performance featured during the ACM Awards Red Carpet Show, Nate Smith will make his ACM Awards performance debut in a special collaboration with Avril Lavigne, and Tigirlily Gold will take the ACM Awards stage for the first time.