Miranda Lambert Among the contenders for the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards, 14 creators — 12 artists and two producers — earned nominations in three or more categories: Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton lead the field, with six nods each, while Miranda Lambert received five, and Jay Joyce, Ashley McBryde and Thomas Rhett each earned four. Maren Morris Morris’ “The Bones,” which topped Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart for 19 weeks, is nominated for both single and song of the year. She received two nods in the song category as artist and co-writer. “The Bones” was the second single from her 2019 album, Girl. Morris is also nominated for female artist (which she won in 2020) for the fifth straight year and video of the year for “Better Than We Found It.” Her sixth nod is as a member of The Highwomen, a supergroup that also features Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby and Amanda Shires, which is up for group of the year for the second time.