WITL’s Picks to Win the 2025 ACM Awards

Ella Langley, Cody Johnson, Morgan Wallen, and Chris Stapleton are among the most nominated artists at the 60th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.

Winners of a few of this year's awards have already been revealed, including Langley for New Female Artist of the Year; Zach Top for New Male Vocalist of the Year; Red Clay Strays for New Duo or Group of the Year; and Langley and Riley Green's "you look like you love me" (purposely stylized in all lowercase) for Visual Media of the Year.

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Who's most likely to take home the rest of the trophies? Here's what your favorite WITL personalities think.

Entertainer of the Year

This one's the biggie, awarded at the end of the night to the one artist the Academy felt made the biggest impact over the course of the past year. This year there are seven nominees.

• JR from the WITL Wake-Up Show: Jelly Roll
• Ivy from the WITL Wake-Up Show: Lainey Wilson
• Jess from Middays: Morgan Wallen
• Scott from the WITL Afternoon Show: Morgan Wallen
• Evan from Taste of Country Nights: Jelly Roll

Female Artist of the Year

Lainey Wilson won this award in 2023 and 2024. Can she make it three in a row?

• JR: Ella Langley
• Ivy: Ella Langley
• Jess: Ella Langley
• Scott: Megan Moroney
• Evan: Lainey Wilson

Male Artist of the Year

Chris Stapleton won this award last year, and has taken it home a total of 5 times - but never twice in a row. He's hoping for his first back-to-back wins in the category.

• JR: Jelly Roll
• Ivy: Cody Johnson
• Jess: Jelly Roll
• Scott: Morgan Wallen
• Evan: Morgan Wallen

Duo of the Year

Of the 5 nominees for Duo of the Year, only Dan + Shay have had any significant chart success in the past year. But as the Academy has proven time and again, that doesn't necessarily mean anything.

• JR: Brooks & Dunn
• Ivy: Brothers Osborne
• Jess: Brooks & Dunn
• Scott: Brooks & Dunn
• Evan: Dan + Shay

Group of the Year

Old Dominion won this award for the first time in 2018, and has taken it home every year since.

• JR: The Red Clay Strays
• Ivy: Old Dominion
• Jess: Rascal Flatts
• Scott: Little Big Town
• Evan: Old Dominion

Album of the Year

This one can't be a repeat winner from last year, because last year's winner (Chris Stapleton) is not nominated in this category for 2025.

• JR: F-1 Trillion - Post Malone
• Ivy: Beautifully Broken - Jelly Roll
• Jess: F-1 Trillion - Post Malone
• Scott: Whirlwind - Lainey Wilson
• Evan: F-1 Trillion - Post Malone

Single of the Year

This award goes to the artist who performed the song, along with their producer and record label.

• JR: you look like you love me - Ella Langley, Riley Green
• Ivy: I Had Some Help - Morgan Wallen, Post Malone
• Jess: I Had Some Help - Morgan Wallen, Post Malone
• Scott: White Horse - Chris Stapleton
• Evan: A Bar Song (Tipsy) - Shaboozey

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Song of the Year

The artist, songwriter and publisher share this award.

• JR: you look like you love me - Ella Langley, Riley Green
• Ivy: Dirt Cheap - Cody Johnson
• Jess: Dirt Cheap - Cody Johnson
• Scott: I Had Some Help - Morgan Wallen, Post Malone
• Evan: I Had Some Help - Morgan Wallen, Post Malone

Music Event of the Year

This award is for a performance by artists who typically don't perform together, but joined forces for a special occasion.

• JR: I'm Gonna Love You - Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood
• Ivy: I Had Some Help - Morgan Wallen, Post Malone
• Jess: you look like you love me - Ella Langley, Riley Green
• Scott: you look like you love me - Ella Langley, Riley Green
• Evan: you look like you love me - Ella Langley, Riley Green

Artist-Songwriter of the Year

• JR: Morgan Wallen
• Ivy: Luke Combs
• Jess: Morgan Wallen
• Scott: Lainey Wilson
• Evan: HARDY

Songwriter of the Year

• JR: Ashley Gorley
• Ivy: Chase McGill
• Jess: Jessie Jo Dillon
• Scott: Chase McGill
• Evan: Ashley Gorley

The ACMs will air live from Frisco, Texas, on Prime Video on Thursday, May 8, 2025.