Kelsea Ballerini and Brothers Osborne helped reveal the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards nominees on Friday, February 26th.<\/p>\n
Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton lead the list of nominees with six nods each.<\/p>\n
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\nLuke Bryan
\nEric Church
\nLuke Combs
\nThomas Rhett
\nChris Stapleton<\/p>\n
\nKelsea Ballerini
\nMiranda Lambert
\nAshley McBryde
\nMaren Morris
\nCarly Pearce<\/p>\n
\nDierks Bentley
\nLuke Combs
\nEric Church
\nThomas Rhett
\nChris Stapleton<\/p>\n
\nBrooks & Dunn
\nBrothers Osborne
\nDan + Shay
\nFlorida Georgia Line
\nMaddie & Tae<\/p>\n
\nLady A
\nLittle Big Town
\nOld Dominion
\nThe Cadillac Three
\nThe Highwomen<\/p>\n
\nIngrid Andress
\nTenille Arts
\nGabby Barrett
\nMickey Guyton
\nCaylee Hammack<\/p>\n
\nJimmie Allen
\nTravis Denning
\nHardy
\nCody Johnson
\nParker McCollum<\/p>\n
\nBorn Here Live Here Die Here, Luke Bryan
\nMixtape Vol. 1, Kane Brown
\nNever Will, Ashley McBryde
\nSkeletons, Brothers Osborne
\nStarting Over, Chris Stapleton<\/p>\n
\n“Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert
\n“I Hope,” Gabby Barrett
\n“I Hope You\u2019re Happy Now,” Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
\n“More Hearts Than Mine,” Ingrid Andress
\n“The Bones,” Maren Morris<\/p>\n