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Zach Bryan, Brooks & Dunn and Kylie Morgan nominated for 2024 ACM Awards: What to know

Brandy McDonnell
The Oklahoman

Zach Bryan received three nominations when the Academy of Country Music Awards were announced Tuesday morning.

Brooks & Dunn, Maddie & Tae and Kylie Morgan also are among the nominees with Oklahoma ties for the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards.

Bryan, who hails from Oologah, earned a nod for Artist-Songwriter of the Year and received nominations as artist and producer for Music Event of the Year for “I Remember Everything," his Grammy-winning duet with Kacey Musgraves.

Last year, Bryan won his first career ACM Award, for New Male Artist of the Year, at the 58th ACM Awards.

Zach Bryan performs for his "The Quittin Time Tour" on Wednesday March 20, 2024 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis.

The Duo of the Year category includes two acts with Sooner State ties: Country Music Hall of Famers Brooks & Dunn, which is comprised of Louisiana native Kix Brooks and former Tulsan Ronnie Dunn, and Oklahoma-Texas pair Maddie & Tae, which is Maddie (Marlow) Font from Sugar Land, Texas, and Tae (Dye) Kerr from Ada.

A Newcastle native, Morgan is nominated for her first ACM Award, for New Female Artist of the Year.

Luke Combs performs on Feb. 6 during the "Living Lucky With Luke Combs" performance at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The performance was part of a multi-state lottery experience which was created via collaboration between ECE, Atlas Experiences, and Luke Combs.

Who are the top nominees for the 2024 ACM Awards?

Luke Combs leads the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards with eight nominations, including Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Single of the Year, plus Music Event of the Year alongside Riley Green for their song “Different ‘Round Here.”

Megan Moroney and Morgan Wallen each earned six nominations, followed by Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson with five nominations each.

Top CMT Music Awards winner Jelly Roll garnered four ACM Awards nominations, as did "Buy Dirt" hitmaker Jordan Davis.

Tracy Chapman, Morgane Stapleton and Kane Brown also are among the full list of nominees.

Kylie Morgan performs during the Dec. 17 “Unplugged for Tennessee” tornado relief benefit concert.

When are this year's ACM Awards and how can fans watch the show?

On May 16, the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards will stream live exclusively for a global audience across 240 countries and territories on Prime Video from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.

Fans will be able to tune in to the official ACM Red Carpet on Prime Video, the Amazon Music Channel on Twitch and Amazon Live.

The full rebroadcast of the ACM Awards will be available directly following the stream on Prime Video and available the next day for free on Amazon Freevee and the Amazon Music app.

For those interested in making the trip to the Dallas area, a limited number of tickets to the 59th ACM Awards are available for purchase on SeatGeek.