Miranda Lambert’s hubby is no longer on the New York police force. A spokesperson for the NYPD confirms to Fox News that Brendan McLouglin has retired from his job at the New York Police Department.

“His current duty status is retired,” Sergeant Jessica McRorie, an NYPD DCPI spokesperson, told the site, with the site adding he retired from the job last month.

As for what he’s doing instead, Brendan is reportedly acting as security for his wife during her meet and greets on her current tour.

Nominees for the 55th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards were announced yesterday, with Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett the artists leading this year’s pack with five nominations each.

Other artists with multiple nominations include Dan + Shay who got four as a pair, although Shay Mooney got an additional nod as songwriter for “10,000 Hours,” and Dan Smyers got two additional nods, as a songwriter on the same song, and as a producer.

Blake Shelton, Justin Bieber and Old Dominion also each got got four nods, while Eric Church, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde and Kacey Musgraves, each got three.

As for this year’s Entertainer of the Year category, Carrie Underwood is the only female nominated this year, and will be up against Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs and Thomas Rhett.
The 55th Annual ACM Awards, hosted this year by Keith Urban, will air April 5th on CBS, live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Check out the nominees below

55TH ANNUAL ACM AWARD NOMINEES:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Carrie Underwood

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban

DUO OF THE YEAR

Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae

GROUP OF THE YEAR

Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
The Highwomen

NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Ingrid Andress
Gabby Barrett
Lindsay Ell
Caylee Hammack
Tenille Townes

NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Jordan Davis
Russell Dickerson
Riley Green
Cody Johnson
Morgan Wallen

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

Center Point Road – Thomas Rhett
GIRL – Maren Morris
Heartache Medication – Jon Pardi
What You See Is What You Get – Luke Combs
Wildcard – Miranda Lambert

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

“God’s Country” – Blake Shelton
“One Man Band” – Old Dominion
“Rainbow” – Kacey Musgraves
“Rumor” – Lee Brice
“What If I Never Get Over You” – Lady Antebellum

SONG OF THE YEAR
[Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]

“10,000 Hours” – Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber
“Girl Goin’ Nowhere” – Ashley McBryde
“God’s Country” – Blake Shelton
“One Man Band” – Old Dominion
“Some Of It” – Eric Church

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
[Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]

“10,000 Hours” – Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber
“God’s Country” – Blake Shelton
“One Man Band” – Old Dominion
“Remember You Young” – Thomas Rhett
“Sugar Coat” – Little Big Town

MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

“10,000 Hours” – Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber
“Dive Bar” – Garth Brooks featuring Blake Shelton
“Fooled Around And Fell In Love” – Miranda Lambert Featuring Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, Caylee Hammack & Elle King
“Old Town Road” – Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
“What Happens In A Small Town: – Brantley Gilbert Featuring Lindsay Ell

Garth Brooks will be honored with the Icon Award at the Billboard Music Awards. In addition to accepting the honor, Garth will perform at the ceremony, which will air April 29th on NBC, live from Las Vegas.

Garth has certainly earned the Icon honor, with nine “Billboard” number one albums, the most of any country artist. Also, he recently became the first artist to have a hit on the Hot Country Songs chart in each of five decades.

Previous BBMA Icon winners include Cher, Neil Diamond, Celine Dion, Jennifer Lopez, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey.

Source: Billboard

Reba McEntire recently announced she’s rejoined her original label, MCA Nashville, where she spent 32 years, from the ’70s through 2007. Well, now that she has a new label, Reba is teasing new music.

In a video posted to Twitter, asking fans to text her, Reba talked about the busy year she has coming up, which includes more Las Vegas dates with Brooks & Dunn and more.

“We got my tour … a few new songs, new lighting, new staging, everything like that,” she shared, referring to her tour that kicks off next month. She also noted, “Be expecting some new music along with getting to revisit my catalog of all the things I’ve been doing over the past years.”

Reba’s new tour is set to kick off March 1^st in Plant City, Florida.  Click here for a complete schedule.

Sam Hunt has another number one single. Sam’s latest single “Kinfolks” tops the “Billboard” Country Airplay chart, making it his sixth number one single.

Sam took to Instagram to share the news, noting, “Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen!”

“Kinfolks” is Sam’s first Country Airplay number one since “Body Like A Back Road” topped the chart back in May 2017.

Elsewhere on the chart…

Dan +Shay’s “10,000 Hours,” featuring Justin Bieber, tops the Hot Country Songs chart for a 20th week, the fourth longest reign for any song. The current record holder is Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line’s “Meant to Be,” which spent a whopping 50 weeks at number one.

Kenny Chesney’s new single “Here and Now” is at 25 on the Country Airplay chart, making it his 91st Country Airplay entry, second only to George Strait, who has 100.