Meanwhile, Morgan Wallen manages to earn multiple nominations after he got banned from being eligible for last year's ACM Awards due to his N-word controversy.
- February 12, 2022
AceShowbiz - Taylor Swift couldn't be happier to get her 32nd nomination at the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards. After the nomination list was announced on Thursday, February 10, the "Cardigan" singer took to social media to express her excitement.
Upon learning that "I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version)" visuals is nominated for Video of the Year, Taylor summoned its director and her close friend Blake Lively. She also gave shout-outs to its star Miles Teller and his wife Keleigh Sperry.
"AHHHHHHH CONGRATS @blakelively, MILES AND @keleighteller!!!! BIG GROUP HUG!" the 32-year-old singer/songwriter wrote on Instagram Story. "I loved making this video and it's so cool to see the @acmawards nominate it for video of the year."
Blake later reposted Taylor's snap. In the accompanying message, the former "Gossip Girl" star raved, "This is entirely shared with every actor in front of the screen and our team of heroes behind the screen."
The 2022 ACM Awards nomination list is dominated by Chris Young, who led with seven nods. Also receiving multiple nominations is Morgan Wallen. The crooner, who was banned from being eligible for last year's ACMs due to his N-word controversy, earned four nominations, including Male Artist of the Year among others.
The full list of nominees is:
Entertainer of the Year:
Female Artist of the Year:
Male Artist of the Year:
Duo of the Year
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- LOCASH
- Maddie & Tae
Group of the Year:
- Lady A (Lady Antebellum)
- Little Big Town
- Midland
- Old Dominion
- The Cadillac Three
New Female Artist of the Year:
- Tenille Arts
- Priscilla Block
- Lily Rose
- Caitlyn Smith
- Lainey Wilson
New Male Artist of the Year:
Album of the Year:
- "29: Written in Stone" - Carly Pearce
- "Country Again: Side A" - Thomas Rhett
- "Dangerous: The Double Album" - Morgan Wallen
- "Famous Friends" - Chris Young
- "The Marfa Tapes" - Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall
Single of the Year:
- "Buy Dirt" - Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan
- "Famous Friends" - Chris Young and Kane Brown
- "Fancy Like" - Walker Hayes
- "If I Didn't Love You" - Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood
- "You Should Probably Leave" - Chris Stapleton
Song of the Year:
- "7 Summers" - Morgan Wallen
- "Buy Dirt" - Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan
- "Fancy Like" - Walker Hayes
- "Knowing You" - Kenny Chesney
- "Things a Man Oughta Know" - Lainey Wilson
Video of the Year:
- "Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)" - Elle King and Miranda Lambert
- "Famous Friends" - Chris Young and Kane Brown
- "I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version)" - Taylor Swift ft. Chris Stapleton
- "If I Didn't Love You" - Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood
- "Never Wanted to Be that Girl" - Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
Songwriter of the Year:
- Jesse Frasure
- Nicolle Galyon
- Ashley Gorley
- Michael Hardy
- Josh Osborne
Music Event of the Year:
- "Buy Dirt" - Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan
- "Famous Friends" - Chris Young and Kane Brown
- "half of my hometown" - Kelsea Ballerini ft. Kenny Chesney
- "If I Didn't Love You" - Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood
- "Never Wanted to Be that Girl" - Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde