Kacey Musgraves is nominated for a handful of ACM Awards this year, including Female Vocalist of the Year and Music Video of the Year for “Merry Go ‘Round.” She was actually in her hotel room in New York City getting ready for her appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon earlier this week when she got the news of her nominations. “My mom, she was in the hotel room with me, and she’s like on top of all that,” says Kacey. “I was getting ready in the bathroom, [and] she was like, ‘Kaceeeeyyyyyy, you’re nominated.’”

Kacey, who’s poised to enter the Top 10 on the country charts with her debut single ‘Merry Go ‘Round,” will  be making her way to Las Vegas for the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, broadcasting live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas April 7th on CBS.

AUDIO: Kacey Musgraves explains how she heard about her ACM nominations.

Kacey Musgraves (ACM nomination) OC: …you’re nominated.’ :10
“Well, my mom, she was in the hotel room with me, and she’s like on top of all that. I was getting ready in the bathroom, [and] she was like, ‘Kaceeeeyyyyyy, you’re nominated.’”