STAPLETON AND DAN & SHAY LEAD ACM NOMINATIONS

Chris Stapleton and Dan & Shay lead this years Academy of Country Music Awards with six nominations each while Grammy album of the year winner Kacey Musgraves comes in with five nominations. Reba McEntire who will be hosting the show for a record 16th time, announced the nominees in the top categories on “CBS This Morning” Wednesday. The top category, entertainer of the year, is all male for the second year in a row, which includes Stapleton, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban. Musgraves is the lone female artist in the album of the year category along with Stapleton, Dan & Shay, Eric Church and Dierks Bentley. The 54th annual ACM’s will air live on CBS on Sunday April 7th from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.