Jessie Jo Dillon Earns Second ACM Songwriter of the Year Award

Yesterday, the winners of the Songwriter of the Year category were revealed in two special moments ahead of tonight’s 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, which airs live at 7pm CST / 8pm EST live from Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, TX.

For the second year in a row, Jessie Jo Dillon earned the award in an on-stage surprise from her frequent collaborator and ACM Entertainer of the Year nominee, Kelsea Ballerini, during ACM Country Kickoff. This honor arrives after Dillon co-penned multiple tracks on three of the five projects vying for Album of the Year at tonight’s 60th ACM Awards.

Established in 1966, the Academy of Country Music Awards is the longest-running Country Music awards show and made history in 2022 as the first major awards ceremony to exclusively livestream, in collaboration with Prime Video. The 60th  Academy of Country Music Awards is produced by Dick Clark Productions (DCP). Raj Kapoor is executive producer and showrunner, with Patrick Menton as co-executive producer. Damon Whiteside serves as executive producer for the Academy of Country Music, and Jay Penske and Barry Adelman serve as executive producers for DCP. John Saade will also continue to serve as consulting producer for Amazon MGM Studios.