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Chris Stapleton Up For Five ACM Awards

Earlier this week when nominations were announced for the upcoming ACM Awards, Chris Stapleton‘s name came up five times.

As the reigning Entertainer of the Year, he’s up for that again. He picked up his ninth consecutive nomination for Male Artist of the Year. He’s won it three times. He’s also up for Artist-Songwriter of the Year.

Plus, in the category of Album of the Year, if he wins, he would pick up two trophies… one for Artist and one for Producer. So, it’s big a big week for Chris Stapleton.

We talked to him about the nominated album, titled Higher, and he told us how it’s different from the other ones he’s recorded in the past: (audio below)

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