List of all 2023 ACM Award winners: The Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMs) for 2023 are underway.
Country music icons Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks co-hosted the 58th annual award ceremony, which took place in Frisco, Texas this year. This was Brooks’ first time hosting the program, whereas Parton had done so twice before.
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At the ACMs, country musician HARDY had the most nominations, followed closely by “Yellowstone” actor and singer-songwriter Lainey Wilson with six.
Two of Hardy’s seven nominations were for songs: “Wait in the Truck” and “Sand in My Boots,” which was sung by Morgan Wallen and for which HARDY, Ashley Gorley, and Josh Osborne shared writing credit.
Wallen did not attend the ACMs due to a health issue.
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At the celebrity-studded affair, Parton, Ed Sheeran, Jason Aldean, and Miranda Lambert all gave performances.
For the Academy of Country Music Awards, which were broadcast live on Amazon Prime Video, country music icons traveled from Nashville, the Music City of Country Music, to Texas. Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks were the hosts.
The night’s top nominees, Lainey Wilson and Hardy, won several prizes, including album of the year (for Wilson’s “Bell Bottom Country”) and music event of the year for their anti-domestic violence song “Wait in the Truck.” Chris Stapleton was voted the year’s top entertainer, Wilson was named the best female artist, and Morgan Wallen was named the best male artist.
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List of all 2023 ACM Award winners
Here are the bolded names of each winner:
Entertainer of the Year
- Jason Aldean
- Luke Combs
- Miranda Lambert
- Chris Stapleton
- Carrie Underwood
- Kane Brown
- Morgan Wallen
Artist of the Year: Female
- Miranda Lambert
- Ashley McBryde
- Lainey Wilson
- Carly Pearce
- Kelsea Ballerini
Artist of the Year: Male
- Luke Combs
- Chris Stapleton
- Kane Brown
- Jordan Davis
- Morgan Wallen
Year’s Best Album
“Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville” by Ashley McBryde.
“Bell Bottom Country” by Lainey Wilson.
The Luke Combs song “Growin’ Up”
“Palomino” by Miranda Lambert.
“Mr. Saturday Night” is Jon Pardi.
Year’s Top Single
The song “Heart Like a Truck” Wilson, Lainey
The song “Never Wanted to be That Girl” – Ashley McBryde and Carly Pearce
“She Had Me at Heads, Carolina” Swindell, Cole
Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown’s “Thank God”
Cody Johnson, “Til You Can’t”
Year’s Top Song
“Sand In My Boots” (Morgan Wallen)
Cole Swindell’s song “She Had Me at Heads Carolina”
Cody Johnson, “‘Til You Can”
Hardy’s “Wait in the Truck” Lainey Wilson feat.
Chris Stapleton’s “You Should Probably Leave”
The year’s best duo
- Brooks and Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Maddie & Tae
- The War & Treaty
Year’s Best Group
- Lady A
- Little Big Town
- Midland
- Old Dominion
- Zac Brown Band
Artist of the Year: New Male
- Zach Bryan
- Jackson Dean
- Ernest
- Dylan Scott
- Nate Smith
- Bailey Zimmerman
The year’s newest female artist
- Priscilla Block
- Megan Moroney
- Caitlyn Smith
- Morgan Wade
- Hailey Whitters
Year’s Best Visual Media
- “Heartfirst” – Kelsea Ballerini
- “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell
- “Thank God” – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
- ‘Til You Can’t – Cody Johnson
- “Wait in the Truck” – Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson
- “What He Didn’t Do” – Carly Pearce
Event of the Year for Music
- “At the End of a Bar” – Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny
- “She Had Me at Heads Carolina [Remix]” – Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina
- “Thank God” – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
- “Thinking ‘Bout You” – Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter
- “Wait in the Truck” – Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson
lyricist of the year
- Nicolle Galyon
- Ashley Gorley
- Chase McGill
- Josh Osborne
- Hunter Phelps
Songwriter of the Year, Artist
- Luke Combs
- Ernest
- Hardy
- Miranda Lambert
- Morgan Wallen
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