Maren Morris, Chris Stapleton lead ACM nominations; no female artists nominated for top prize - Fox News

This year, Morris’ crossover pop hit "The Bones," was nominated for single of the year and earned her two nominations as songwriter and artist for song of the year.

She was also nominated for female artist of the year, which she won last year, and music video of the year for "Better Than We Found It." She had another nomination for the all-star collaboration The Highwomen in group of the year.

Stapleton, who released his fourth solo studio album last year, "Starting Over," was nominated twice as artist and producer for album of the year, as well as twice for being the songwriter/artist for the title track for song of the year.

He also has a nomination for male artist of the year.

Country star Morgan Wallen, who won new male artist of the year last year, was declared ineligible by the ACMs after he was caught on camera using a racial slur earlier this year.

The album was not eligible for album of the year award because it came out in 2021, but Wallen likely would have been a strong contender for male artist of the year and singles such as "7 Summers" and "More Than My Hometown" would have qualified for other awards.

Lambert's song "Bluebird" earned her four nominations total as writer and artist in song, single and video of the year.

Lambert is nominated in female artist of the year, a category she has won nine times.

1" while Jimmie Allen was nominated for new male artist of the year again after first being nominated in the same category in 2018.

Mickey Guyton was nominated again for new female artist of the year, after first being nominated in 2015.

Musician Chris Stapleton was nominated twice as artist and producer for album of the year, as well as twice for being the songwriter/artist for the title track for song of the year.

Under ACM award criteria, artists can be nominated more than once in the new artist of the year categories as long as they haven't won it previously and have not yet released a single from their third studio album