Dan + Shay React to Six ACM Nominations

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 10: Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of Dan and Shay attend the 61st annual GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

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Dan + Shay topped the nominations list for the 54th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards with six ACM nods.

The Grammy Award-winning duo got nominations for Duo / Group of the Year, Album of the Year for their self-titled album and Single, Song and Video of the Year nominations for their song "Tequila." As well as a nomination for Musical Event of the Year for their duet with Kelly Clarkson "Keeping Score."

The Happy duo shared on Instagram, "SIX NOMINATIONS. Wow, thank you @acmawards and all the voting members for making us feel loved this morning. Additionally, thank you country music for giving us a home to tell our stories and chase our childhood dreams. We are forever grateful for your support and community."

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The 54th annual ACM Awards will air on April 7th from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on CBS at 8 p.m. ET.

-Nancy Brooks

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Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media GroupAuthor

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.