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\n\tWhen nominations for the 2026 ACM Awards were announced<\/a> earlier this month, the commanding storyline was the dominance by women as nominees. Megan Moroney<\/a>, Miranda Lambert<\/a>, Ella Langley<\/a>, and Lainey Wilson<\/a> were the leaders, each of them besting the closest male nominee, Chris Stapleton<\/a> with six.<\/p>\n \n\tBut while the recognition of women by ACM voters was a positive sign this year, it doesn\u2019t necessarily mean women artists are being given the same opportunities as their male counterparts. In a special episode of Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2019s Nashville Now<\/a><\/em> podcast, we raise five questions \u2014 call them \u201chot takes,\u201d if you choose \u2014 about the nominations, categories, and races at the 61st ACM Awards. The ACMs stream Sunday, May 17, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, on Prime Video.<\/p>\n