Megan Moroney Reveals Why She's Skipping The 2026 ACM Awards
By Kelly Fisher
May 17, 2026
Megan Moroney, the most-nominated artist at the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards, is skipping the event on Sunday evening (May 17).
The Cloud 9 artist, 28, received nine ACM nominations — including the coveted Entertainer of the Year category, Female Artist of the Year and more — followed by Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson (eight, seven and seven, respectively). Moroney shared that she’s unable to attend the show because she’s the maid of honor at her best friend’s wedding. Moroney wrote on her Instagram story on Sunday: “I’m so honored to be nominated tonight at [ACM Awards] & I’m rooting on all my friends from afar! I’m out of the country this week on MOH duty to get my bestie married… I 🩷 you guys and can’t wait to see y’all in Columbus! Counting down the days.”
Moroney is counting the days until the opening night of her “Cloud 9” arena tour, which kicks off on May 29 in Columbus, Ohio. The Georgia-born country star released her highly-anticipated third studio album earlier this year. Cloud 9 includes the title track, collaborations with Ed Sheeran and Kacey Musgraves, “6 Months Later,” “Beautiful Things,” “Wish I Didn’t,” bonus track “Sorry… I Meant Tonight,” newly-released bonus track “Traitor (Roles Reversed)” and more. See her upcoming tour stops below.
MAY
29 | Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
30 | Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
JUNE
2 | Chicago, IL – United Center
3 | Chicago, IL – United Center
5 | Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
6 | Greensboro, NC – First Horizon Coliseum
8 | Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
9 | Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
12 | Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
13 | St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
16 | Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
18 | Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
19 | Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
20 | Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
JULY
6 | Boston, MA – TD Garden
7 | Boston, MA – TD Garden
9 | Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
10 | Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
11 | Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena
14 | Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
16 | Orlando, FL – Kia Center
17 | Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena
18 | Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
24 | Monticello, IA – Great Jones County Fair
25 | Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
26 | Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
28 | Denver, CO – Ball Arena
AUGUST
1 | Portland, OR – Moda Center
2 | Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
5 | Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
7 | Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
8 | Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
11 | Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena
14 | Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
15 | Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
16 | Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
18 | Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
21 | Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
22 | Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
SEPTEMBER
13 | Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene
15 | Stockholm, SE – Annexet
18 | Cologne, DE – Carlswerk Victoria
19 | Tilburg, NL – 013 Poppodium
21 | Paris, FR – Le Trianon
23 | London, UK – Eventim Apollo
26 | Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
27 | Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy
28 | Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy
OCTOBER
1 | Belfast, UK – SSE Arena