The ACM nominees for Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year were announced on Thursday (February 18th). Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush,” Eric Paslay’s “She Don’t Love You” and Chris Stapleton’s “Nobody to Blame” are on the ballot, as well as Keith Urban’s “Raise ‘Em Up,” featuring Eric Church.

The Academy of Country Music Awards will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas April 3rd at 8pm ET on CBS.

Song of the Year [awarded to songwriter(s)/publisher(s)/artist(s)]
“Burning House,” Cam
Songwriters: Jeffrey Bhasker, Tyler Johnson, Cam

“Girl Crush,” Little Big Town
Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose

“Nobody to Blame,” Chris Stapleton
Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Barry Bales, Ronnie Bowman

“Raise ‘Em Up,” Keith Urban featuring Eric Church
Songwriters: Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston, Jeffrey Steele

“She Don’t Love You,” Eric Paslay
Songwriters: Eric Paslay, Jennifer Wayne

Songwriter of the Year
Rodney Clawson (“Crash My Party”)
Ross Copperman (“Strip It Down”)
Ashley Gorley (“Play It Again”)
Shane McAnally (“Break Up in a Small Town”)
Josh Osborne (“John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16”)

Chris Stapleton showed his funny side on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday night (February 17th), just days after winning two GRAMMY Awards.

Not only did he perform “When the Stars Come Out” with wife Morgane and producer Dave Cobb, as well as the rest of his band, but he also was game for a fake TV ad for a “special concept album,” titled Chringeworthy, in which he takes some of the most irritating words in the English language and turns them into songs. Some of the words include “delish,” “moist” and juicy,” as well as “panties,” “scrotum” and “vajayjay.”

During the ad, Chris pledged that he would “turn all the words you hate the most, into songs you will love the most.” And, if you didn’t wait to buy it, you could also get a free tube of ointment.

Chris tops the ACM nominations, alongside Eric Church, with five. He earned nods in both the Male Vocalist and New Male Vocalist categories, as well as Vocal Event for “Hangover Tonight” with Gary Allan, plus nominations as both artist and producer in the Album of the Year category for Traveller. These mark Chris’ first nominations as an artist. He was previously nominated as a songwriter in 2014 for “Drink A Beer,” which was recorded by Luke Bryan (with Stapleton on background vocals). The Academy of Country Music Awards will air live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas April 3rd beginning at 8pm ET on CBS.

Chris Stapleton just picked up his first-ever GRAMMY Award, for Best Country Solo Performance for the song “Traveller.” He accepted the award .in the pre-telecast Premiere Ceremony. “I’ve never had one of these, and that’s amazing,” he said. “I’ve been sitting out in this audience a couple different times. Third time’s the charm.”

Chris thanked his wife, Morgane, his band, UMG and his producer, Dave Cobbs.

The Kentucky native is also nominated for overall Album of the Year for Traveller and overall Album of the Year.

UPDATE: Chris also took home the Grammy Award for Best Country Album for Traveller.

Chris Stapleton has been added to the list of performers at this year’s GRAMMY Awards. He’ll be joined by Bonnie Raitt and Gary Clark Jr. in a tribute to the late B.B. King.

Chris is nominated for four GRAMMYs, including Album of the Year and Best Country Album for Traveller, as well as Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song for the album’s title cut, “Traveller.”

Previously announced country performers include Little Big Town, Sam Hunt and Carrie Underwood.

Chris is climbing the country charts with his latest single, “Nobody to Blame.”

The 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards will air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles February 15th at 8pm ET on CBS.

Little Big Town will perform the National Anthem and halftime show during Sunday’s NFC Championship game between the Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals at Bank of America Stadium. Little Big Town, who will hit the road with Luke Bryan on the Kill the Lights Tour, are making their way up the country charts with “Pain Killer,” the title cut of their latest album.

Little Big Town will perform during this year’s Grammy Awards. The group is nominated for Best Country Album for Pain Killer, as well as Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Girl Crush,” which is also up for Best Country Song and overall Song of the Year. The Grammys will air February 15th at 8pm ET on CBS.

Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum and Darius Rucker are among the artists slated to perform at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena March 16^th to honor Kris Kristofferson. The show will be filmed for a special, The Life & Songs of Kris Kristofferson, which will be distributed worldwide. Grammy-winning producer and musician Don Was will serve as music director for the event. Willie Nelson, Trisha Yearwood and many more will also perform. Tickets go on sale Saturday (January 23rd).

Sam Hunt and Chris Stapleton will perform at Bonnaroo this year, along with Pearl Jam, Ellie Goulding, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Death Cab for Cuite, Jason Isbell and Grace Potter. The 15th anniversary of the event will take place June 9th – 12th with tickets going on sale Friday (January 22nd).

Sam Hunt and Lady Antebellum are scheduled to perform during the second annual Windy City Lake Shake festival in Chicago, June 17th – 19th. Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn and Thomas Rhett are also set to perform.

Chris Stapleton was the musical guest on NBC’s Saturday Night Live over the weekend. He performed his current single, “Nobody to Blame,” as well as “Parachute,” which are both from his album, Traveller. Check both performances out below.

Chris is nominated for four Grammy Awards, including Best Country Album (Traveller), Best Country Solo Performance (“Traveller”) and Best Country Song (“Traveller”), as well as the all-genre Best Album. The 58th Annual Grammy Awards will air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles February 15th at 8pm ET

Scotty McCreery is set to perform the National Anthem at the AFC Divisional Playoff Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium Saturday (January 16th) on CBS at 4:35p ET.

Vince Gill will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 2016 NHL All-Star Game at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena January 31st. His 14-year-old daughter Corrina Grant Gill will join him, according to The Tennessean.

Sam Hunt will be awarded the Breakthrough Artist Award at the Music Business Association’s luncheon on May 18th during the organization’s annual convention at Nashville’s Renaissance Hotel.

Brothers Osborne will perform on NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers on Monday (January 18th), followed by a performance on NBC’s Today show Tuesday (January 19th).

Chris Stapleton will perform live on NBC’s Saturday Night Live as the first musical guest of 2016. Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) will host. Check out the promos below.

Chris Stapleton was just confirmed to be the musical guest when NBC’s Saturday Night Live returns January 16th. The host will be Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Girls, This is Where I Leave You).

Also, don’t forget to set your DVRs for the following TV appearances:

Sam Hunt drops by Late Night With Seth Meyers on Wednesday (January 6th), while Kacey Musgraves is set to perform on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert Friday (January 8th).

At the College Football Playoff National Championship game Monday (January 11th) at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Canaan Smith will perform “America the Beautiful” before the game, while Eric Church will headline Championship Tailgate on the Capital One Quicksilver Music Stage.

What are some of your favorite stars doing to welcome in the New Year? Many of them are working to help fans celebrate. Several artists have taken the time off around the holidays and will hit it hard when they return to the road in January. Some artists have resolutions and some are very helpful with their own hangover cures for those who imbibe too much on New Year’s Eve.

Chris Stapleton is set to entertain folks who are in Music City on New Year’s Eve. He’ll perform downtown as part of the Jack Daniels Bash. Kings of Leon and Kelsea Ballerini are also on the bill.

Little Big Town will ring in the New Year at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Chris Stapleton’s Traveller climbs back to the top of the country album chart this week. He sold another 44,000 copies to land at No. 1 on the country album chart and at No. 9 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.

Chris is set to appear on ABC’s Good Morning America Tuesday (December 15th), and NBC’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday (December 17th).

The Kentucky native is making his way up the country charts with “Nobody to Blame.”