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ACM Awards Announces Nominees

By: Cheryl Johnstone

13/4/2023

Country Music News

The 58th Academy Of Country Music Awards is set for Thursday, May 11 at The Star in Frisco, Texas, and the nominees were just announced.

HARDY leads the way with seven nominations including Song of the Year and Artist-Songwriter of the Year. He shares three of his nominations with Lainey Wilson for their song “Wait in the Truck”.

Lainey received the most nods for a female artist with six, including Female Artist of the Year. She is nominated in more categories than any other artist.

Luke Combs, Kane Brown, and Cole Swindell follow HARDY with the second-most nominations for a male artist, with five total nods each.

Luke Combs and Chris Stapleton are nominees for Entertainer of the Year. A win for either artist in this category will also clinch the coveted Triple Crown Award, which consists of Entertainer.

This is the fourth year in a row that Luke Combs is nominated for both Male Artist and Entertainer of the Year.

Kane Brown received his first-ever nominations for Entertainer of the Year and Male Artist of the Year.

The ACM Awards will be hosted by Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, the show will stream from Frisco, Texas on Prime Video on May 11.

Entertainer

Jason Aldean
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Morgan Wallen

Female

Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
Lainey Wilson

Male

Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Jordan Davis
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen

Duo

Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
The War And Treaty

Group

Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band

New Female

Priscilla Block
Megan Moroney
Caitlyn Smith
Morgan Wade
Hailey Whitters

New Male

Zach Bryan
Jackson Dean
Ernest
Dylan Scott
Nate Smith
Bailey Zimmerman

Album

Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville, Ashley McBryde
Bell Bottom Country, Lainey Wilson
Growin’ Up, Luke Combs
Mr. Saturday Night, Jon Pardi
Palomino, Miranda Lambert

Single

“Heart Like A Truck,” Lainey Wilson
“Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina,” Cole Swindell
“Thank God,” Kane Brown w/Katelyn Brown
“‘Til You Can’t,” Cody Johnson

Song

“Sand In My Boots,” Ashley Gorley, Josh Osborne, Michael Hardy
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina,” Ashley Gorley, Cole Swindell, Jesse Frasure, Mark D. Sanders, Thomas Rhett, Tim Nichols
“‘Til You Can’t,” Ben Stennis, Matt Rogers
“Wait In The Truck,” Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy, Renee Blair
“You Should Probably Leave,” Ashley Gorley, Chris DuBois, Chris Stapleton

Visual Media

“Heartfirst,” Kelsea Ballerini
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina,” Cole Swindell
“Thank God,” Kane Brown w/Katelyn Brown
“‘Til You Can’t,” Cody Johnson
“Wait In The Truck,” Hardy f/Lainey Wilson
“What He Didn’t Do,” Carly Pearce

Music Event

“At The End Of A Bar,” Chris Young w/Mitchell Tenpenny
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina [Remix],” Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina
“Thank God,” Kane Brown w/Katelyn Brown
“Thinking ‘Bout You,” Dustin Lynch f/MacKenzie Porter
“Wait In The Truck,” Hardy f/Lainey Wilson

Songwriter

Nicolle Galyon
Ashley Gorley
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne
Hunter Phelps

Artist-Songwriter

Luke Combs
Ernest
Hardy
Miranda Lambert
Morgan Wallen

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