Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, Jelly Roll among ACM Awards performers

Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, and Lainey Wilson have been announced as the first performers at the 59th Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards.

The octet of country stars familiar with stages at the ACMs and venues worldwide are among many who will perform at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, on May 16 at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT / 5 p.m. PT.

Also, 16-time ACM Award winner Reba McEntire was recently announced as hosting the event, which will be free to stream live exclusively for a global audience across 240+ countries and territories on Amazon's Prime Video.

A limited number of tickets to the 59th ACM Awards are available for purchase on SeatGeek.

At 2024's festivities, a Wilson victory as Entertainer of the Year would clinch her being honored with the coveted Triple Crown Award, which consists of an Entertainer of the Year win plus wins in an act's respective New Artist (Male, Female, Duo, or Group) and Artist (Male, Female, Duo or Group) categories. Other artists who've achieved this feat include Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Lambert, Stapleton and Carrie Underwood.

Overall, Luke Combs leads all artists with eight nominations, including Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Single of the Year, plus Music Event of the Year alongside Riley Green for their song "Different 'Round Here."

Megan Moroney garnered the most ACM nods for a female artist with six nominations, including Female Artist of the Year and New Female Artist of the Year. Moroney's nominations include being highlighted for Song of the Year as artist and songwriter for "Tennessee Orange," Visual Media of the Year, and Music Event of the Year for "Can't Break Up Now" alongside Old Dominion.

As well, Jelly Roll is among a dozen first-time ACM award nominees for 2024, including Kassi Ashton, Tyler Childers, Ashley Cooke, Hannah Ellis, Flatland Cavalry, Kameron Marlowe, Kylie Morgan, Neon Union, Restless Road, Conner Smith, and Tigirlily Gold.

For more information on the 59th ACM Awards, visit https://www.acmcountry.com.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: ACM Awards 2024 performers: Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton announced