Guide to the 2019 ACM Awards nominees' significant others

By Megan Riedlinger 5:15am PDT, Apr 2, 2019

The 2019 Academy of Country Music Awards are set for April 7. But before the nominees walk the red carpet with their respective other halves, Wonderwall.com is introducing you to their significant others. First up? Jason Aldean, who's up for entertainer of the year and music event of the year for "Drowns the Whiskey" with Miranda Lambert. Jason is married to Brittany Kerr, whom he wed in 2015. His second wife is a singer herself, having once auditioned for "American Idol." She was also a dancer for the Charlotte Bobcats before marrying Jason. The couple share son Memphis, born in 2017, and daughter Navy, born in 2019. Keep reading to meet the rest of the bunch…

Chris Stapleton has been happily married to fellow musician Morgane Stapleton since 2007. The two met while working at music publishing houses (Morgane co-wrote Carrie Underwood's 2006 hit "Don't Forget To Remember Me") and now are about to welcome their fifth child. At this year's ACM Awards, Chris is up for six trophies including entertainer of the year, male artist of the year, album of the year for "From a Room, Vol. 2" and song of the year for "Broken Halos."

Luke Bryan has been happily married to Caroline Boyer since 2006. The couple met at a bar during college, and despite breaking up for a bit after college, they eventually realized they were meant to be. The two share sons Thomas (born in 2008) and Tatum (born in 2010). At this year's ACM Awards, Luke's competing for entertainer of the year and single of the year for his song "Most People Are Good."

Female artist of the year nominee Maren Morris will likely have hubby Ryan Hurd by her side at this year's ACM Awards. Maren married the fellow country singer-songwriter in March 2018. The two met back in 2013 during a songwriting session while working on a Tim McGraw track called "Last Turn Home."

Thomas Rhett is one half of one of our favorite couples in country music! He first met wife Lauren Akins way back in the second grade, and the two married in 2012. The darling duo adopted daughter Willa Gray from Uganda in May 2017 just months after announcing they were expecting a biological child. Daughter Ada James joined the family that August. Besides being a busy mother of two, Lauren recently became a home and family contributor for Country Living magazine. She's also active with the organization Love One International, a charity that works with children in Uganda. Tune in to see if Thomas takes home male artist of the year on the big night.

Kacey Musgraves, who has five nominations including female artist of the year, album of the year for "Golden Hour" and song of the year for "Space Cowboy," is a married lady! The country star first met fellow country singer Ruston Kelly in 2016 (at the Bluebird in Nashville, of course!) and the two wed the following year.

Dierks Bentley married his junior high sweetheart, Cassidy Black! The two met in middle school and dated in high school before going their separate ways — but Dierks knew she was the one. When Cassidy later came to one of his shows, he made things official and proposed in 2005. The day after he proposed, the two eloped in Mexico.They now have three children together — daughters Evelyn (born in 2008) and Jordan (born in 2010) and son Knox (born in 2013). Dierks is up for male artist of the year, album of the year for "The Mountain" and music event of the year and video of the year for "Burning Man" with Brothers Osborne.

Kane Brown is a newlywed! The country crooner, who's up for single of the year for "Heaven," wed longtime love Katelyn Jae in October 2018. Katelyn is also a talented singer who's studied music management.

Male artist of the year nominee Luke Combs is engaged to longtime girlfriend Nicole Hocking. He popped the question in November 2018, but the two haven't shared their wedding date. The country crooner is also up for new male artist of the year at the ACM Awards.

Eric Church's wife, Katherine Blasingame, is also in the music biz — she's a music publisher. The two met through work when Katherine was trying to set Eric up to write with one of her writers; they later married in 2008. They welcomed son Boone in 2011 followed by Tennessee, who was born in 2015. Eric is up for album of the year for "Desperate Man."

Maddie & Tae's Maddie Marlow is engaged! The singer's high school sweetheart and boyfriend of seven years, Jonah Font, popped the question in 2018. The two have yet to announce a wedding date. We bet Jonah will be on Maddie's arm at the ACM Awards, where she's up for duo of the year. Next up, an update on Tae's love life…

The other half of Maddie & Tae, Tae Dye, is also attached. The singer is currently dating Josh Kerr, a fellow musician.

Florida Georgia Line's Brian Kelley has been happily married to wife Brittney Marie Cole since 2013. He's up for four awards — duo of the year plus single of the year, song of the year and music event of the year for "Meant to Be" with Bebe Rexha.

Brian Kelley's Florida Georgia Line bandmate, Tyler Hubbard, is also a married man. He and Hayley Stommel wed back in 2015 and welcomed daughter Olivia Rose in 2017. In February 2019, they announced that they're expecting baby No. 2.

New female artist of the year nominee Carly Pearce got her current boyfriend's attention by sliding into his DMs! The singer messaged fellow country singer Michael Ray on Instagram in 2018. Michael — who's also up for an ACM Award in the new male artist of the year category — and Carly reconnected on social media after having known each other previously for years, and they hit things off. They made things official on that same platform in 2018.

The Dan in Dan + Shay, Dan Smyers, is a married man. He wed longtime love Abby Law back in May 2017. His group is up for duo of the year, album of the year for their self-titled third album, music event of the year for "Keeping Score" with Kelly Clarkson, plus single, video and song of the year for "Tequila." Dan himself also has four individual ACM Award nominations for his work as a producer and songwriter.

Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay is also spoken for! He wed Hannah Billingsley, a former Miss Arkansas, back in October 2017. The two welcomed their first child, son Asher James, earlier that same year.

Did you know that two members of Little Big Town are married to each other? Yep, group of the year nominee Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook have been wed since 2006. They share son Elijah.

Love was in the air for Little Big Town in 2006! Member Kimberly Schlapman wed Stephen Schlapman that year. The two welcomed daughters Daisy Pearl in 2007 and Dolly Grace in 2017.

Little Big Town's Philip Sweet is also off the market — he wed Rebecca Arthur back in 2007. They welcomed daughter Penelopi Jane that same year.

New male artist of the year nominee Jordan Davis is taken. The country singer wed attorney Kristen O'Connor in 2017.

Miranda Lambert is a newlywed! The country star, who's up for female artist of the year and music event of the year for "Drowns the Whiskey" with Jason Aldean, got married to husband No. 2 — NYPD officer Brendan McLoughlin, whom she met in New York City less than three months prior — in January 2019.

Keith Urban is up for entertainer of the year and male artist of the year at this year's ACM Awards. We know his equally famous wife Nicole Kidman will be by his side on the big night. The two wed in 2006 and welcomed daughters Sunday Rose in 2008 and Faith Margaret in 2010.

Group of the year nominee Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott has been married to drummer Chris Tyrell since 2012. The two met in college and ended up reconnecting when Chris was serving as a drummer for Love and Theft, a group that opened up for Tim McGraw, along with Lady Antebellum, in 2010. The happy couple welcomed their first child, daughter Eisele, in 2013, and then welcomed twins, Emory and Betsy, in 2018.

Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley has been married to Cassie McConnell, a music publicist, since 2009. The road to starting a family hasn't been easy for the couple, Cassie opened up about her struggle with fertility issues and appeared on "Good Morning America" a year ahead of welcoming their first child, son Ward Charles, in 2016.

Rounding out Lady Antebellum? Dave Haywood, who is also a happily married man. Dave wed Kelli Cashiola in 2012. They welcomed son Cash two years later in 2014 and added daughter Lillie to the family in 2017.

Chris Janson's wife, Kelly Lynn, is also a singer. The two wed in 2010 and went on to have two children together, son Jesse and daughter Georgia. Chris is up for video of the year for "Drunk Girl."

Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles is on her second marriage: She married entrepreneur and former model Justin Miller in 2011 and welcomed son Magnus in December 2012. Her duo is up for video of the year for their song "Babe."

LoCash member Preston Brust is a married man. He and wife Kristen tied the knot in 2015 and welcomed daughter Love Lily in 2016 followed by son Legend Wilde in 2018. Preston's group is up for duo of the year. As for the other half of LoCash…

LoCash's Chris Lucas is also a happily married father. He and wife Kaitlyn are the proud parents of three children — son Caden and daughters Remi and Violet.

Female artist of the year nominee Carrie Underwood has been married to former NHL player Mike Fisher since 2010. The couple share sons Isaiah, born in 2015, and Jacob, born in 2019.

Brothers Osborne are up for duo of the year and video of the year — twice — for "Shoot Me Straight" and "Burning Man" with Dierks Bentley, which also scored them a nod for music event of the year. John Osborne has been married to songwriter Lucie Silvas since 2015.

Midland's Mark Wystrach is currently dating the founder and CEO of Outdoor Voices, a clothing company. His band is up for group of the year and video of the year for "Burn Out." As for the rest of the Midland men…

The rest of the Midland men are spoken for. Cameron Duddy is married to photographer Harper Smith, with whom he shares son Kitt.

Midland guitarist Jess Carson is also happily married. He and wife Camille share daughters Ida Mae and Rosalia Jean and son Parker Emmanuel.

David Lee Murphy is a happily married man. The country star, who's up for music event of the year for "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" with Kenny Chesney, is married to Donna Restivo, with whom he shares three children.

LANCO's Brandon Lancaster is a married man. The lead singer of the group, which is up for group of the year, wed college sweetheart Tiffany Trotter — the inspiration behind the band's hit song "Greatest Love Story" — in 2017.

LANCO's bass player, Chandler Baldwin, is also off the market. Chandler wed longtime girlfriend Natalie on New Year's Eve in 2016.

Next up is LANCO keyboardist Jared Hampton, who's also spoken for. He married Autumn Edwards in 2017. Drummer Tripp Howell is also married (to his high school sweetheart, Allie), making guitarist Eric Steedly the group's resident bachelor.