ACM Awards 2023: Full list of nominations
The nominations for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards are in.
HARDY leads the nominations with seven nods, with his "wait in the truck" collaborator Lainey Wilson following close behind with six nominations.
Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert and Cole Swindell all check in with five nods each as well.
Lambert also earned her record-breaking 17th female artist of the year nomination, passing Reba McEntire, who holds 16 nominations in the category.
Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks will team up to host the live Amazon Prime Video show Thursday, May 11, live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
Here's the complete rundown of this year's contenders:
Entertainer of the year
- Jason Aldean
- Kane Brown
- Luke Combs
- Miranda Lambert
- Chris Stapleton
- Carrie Underwood
- Morgan Wallen
Female artist of the year
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Miranda Lambert
- Ashley McBryde
- Carly Pearce
- Lainey Wilson
Male artist of the year
- Kane Brown
- Luke Combs
- Jordan Davis
- Chris Stapleton
- Morgan Wallen
Duo of the year
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Maddie & Tae
- The War and Treaty
Group of the year
- Lady A
- Little Big Town
- Midland
- Old Dominion
- Zac Brown Band
New female artist of the year
- Priscilla Block
- Megan Moroney
- Caitlyn Smith
- Morgan Wade
- Hailey Whitters
New male artist of the year
- Zach Bryan
- Jackson Dean
- ERNEST
- Dylan Scott
- Nate Smith
- Bailey Zimmerman
Album of the year
- "Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville" -- Ashley McBryde
- "Bell Bottom Country" -- Lainey Wilson
- "Growin' Up" -- Luke Combs
- "Mr. Saturday Night" -- Jon Pardi
- "Palomino" -- Miranda Lambert
Single of the year
- "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 with Katelyn Brown
- "'Til You Can't" -- Cody Johnson
Song of the year
- "Sand in My Boots" -- Morgan Wallen
- "She Had Me at Heads Carolina" -- Cole Swindell
- "'Til You Can't" -- Cody Johnson
- "wait in the truck" -- HARDY featuring Lainey Wilson
- "You Should Probably Leave" -- Chris Stapleton
Visual media of the year
- "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 featuring Lainey Wilson
- "What He Didn't Do" -- Carly Pearce
Songwriter of the year
- Nicolle Galyon
- Ashley Gorley
- Chase McGill
- Josh Osborne
- Hunter Phelps
Artist-songwriter of the year
- Luke Combs
- ERNEST
- HARDY
- Miranda Lambert
- Morgan Wallen
Music event of the year
- "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 featuring MacKenzie Porter
- "wait in the truck" -- HARDY featuring Lainey Wilson
