Snubs and Surprises at the 2024 ACM Awards

Many of the awards at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards, which were presented on Thursday (May 16) at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, went as expected. Lainey Wilson’s second consecutive win as female artist of the year was a foregone conclusion. Old Dominion’s seventh consecutive win as group of the year was also no surprise.

There was a bit of suspense in the duo of the year category. The award has toggled between Dan + Shay and Brothers Osborne for eight years. Dan + Shay, whose visibility was boosted this year by being coaches on The Voice, won. (These two duos are tied up at four wins each.)

The fact that Reba McEntire was a capable host was also no surprise. This was her 17th time hosting or co-hosting the show, so she knows what she’s doing. (She announced at the end of the ceremony that she would be back next year to host the 60th annual ACM Awards.)

That doesn’t mean there were no snubs or surprises at this year’s ACM Awards, which was produced by Dick Clark Productions.

Morgan Wallen went 0-6 on the night. The well-publicized incident in which he allegedly threw a chair off the roof of a sixth-story building in Nashville may have cost him some votes.

DCP is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a Penske Media Corporation (PMC) subsidiary and joint venture between PMC and Eldridge. PMC is the parent company of Billboard.