Travis Denning seems to be living his best life with a new single, “ABBY,” part of the New Faces Show during this year’s Country Radio Seminar, and also an ACM nomination for New Male Artist of the Year, which is nearly overwhelming to him.

“Absolutely just totally blown away and honored to be nominated for New Male Artist. I’ve always thought that category is such a motivator for a lot of artists, and it definitely is for me. And for someone like the ACM, which is just an amazing organization and they love country music, I’m truly blessed and honored. I mean, this is a cherry on top to an already awesome life and a great career that I’m blessed with, so I’m very excited.”

The show usually takes place in Las Vegas, but due to the global pandemic, last year and this year, the show is being held in Nashville at three separate venues. “I hate that it ain’t gonna be in Vegas, but we’re still gonna have a lot of fun,” says Travis.

The 56th Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Keith Urban and Mickey Guyton, will air live from Nashville April 18th beginning at 8pm ET/7pm CT on CBS. The show will also be available to stream live and on demand on the new Paramount+ channel.

Travis’ single, “ABBY,” goes for adds at radio March 29th.