{"id":48963,"date":"2026-05-13T07:09:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=48963"},"modified":"2026-05-13T07:09:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:09:29","slug":"five-records-that-could-be-broken-at-the-acm-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2026\/05\/five-records-that-could-be-broken-at-the-acm-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Records That Could Be Broken At The ACM Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>2026 Academy of Country Music Awards\u00a0<\/strong>go down Sunday night at 8 p.m. on Prime Video.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiskeyriff.com\/2026\/05\/12\/5-records-that-could-be-broken-at-the-61st-acm-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>five records<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0that could be broken:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Chris Stapleton<\/strong>&nbsp;could surpass&nbsp;<strong>George Strait<\/strong>&nbsp;to become the most-decorated male artist in ACM history.&nbsp; George has 24 wins.&nbsp; Chris has 21.&nbsp;He&#8217;s up for five awards this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Luke Combs<\/strong>&nbsp;could accomplish the &#8220;Triple Crown&#8221;.&nbsp; It&#8217;s when an artist has earned all three at some point in their career: New Male\/Female Artist, Male\/Female Artist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year.&nbsp; He just needs Entertainer of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Chris Stapleton<\/strong>&nbsp;could tie&nbsp;<strong>Merle Haggard<\/strong>&nbsp;for most Male Artist of the Year wins.&nbsp; Merle has six.&nbsp; Chris has five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Miranda Lambert<\/strong>&nbsp;could extend her Song of the Year record.&nbsp; She&#8217;s won seven.&nbsp; She&#8217;s up for two this year, including as a songwriter for&nbsp;<strong><em>&#8220;Choosin&#8217; Texas&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Lainey Wilson<\/strong>&nbsp;could become the first female to win Entertainer of the Year three years in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let&#39;s Go Girls! 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