Maren Morris Leads Academy of Country Music Awards With 6 Nominations

Country singer and musician Maren Morris is in the lead for this year's Academy of Country Music Awards with six nominations. She is joined at the top only by singer Chris Stapleton who received an equal number of nods as her.

Trailing close behind Morris and Stapleton are nominees Miranda Lambert at five, Ashley McBryde at four, Thomas Rhett at four and Jay Joyce at four.

The entertainer of the year category, as has been in the past, is incidentally all-male this year too, with a showdown between Stapleton, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs and Thomas Rhett.

Top ACM nominations were revealed Friday on CBS. A telecast of the event live from Nashville, Tennessee will air on April 18.

ACM Nominations Won By Maren Morris:

• The Bones - single of the year
• The Bones - songwriter
• The Bones - artist for song of the year
• Female artist of the year (Morris won this category last year)
• Better Than We Found It - music video of the year
• All-star collaboration for 'The Highwomen' - group of the year.

The Academy of Country Music Awards recognises annual talent and achievements in country music. Artist of the Decade and Entertainer of the Year are the two most prestigious honours at the show.