Nominations Announced for 2023 ACM Awards

Get ready to celebrate as the 2023 Academy Of Country Music Awards show is set for May 11th. Like last year, the show will be aired on Amazon Prime Video at 6 p.m. Mountain time.

Looking at an overview of the nominees, HARDY leads the pack with seven nominations. Similar to what we saw at the CMT Awards last month, Lainey Wilson is well represented as she is nominated in six different categories. Cole Swindell, Luke Combs, and Kane Brown all finished with five.

It is going to be a night you won’t want to miss as Garth Brooks and Dolly Parton will take on the hosting duties. The show will take place on the Dallas Cowboys practice field in Frisco, Texas.

Here’s a full list of the 2023 nominees courtesy of tasteofcountry.com: 

Entertainer of the Year

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

Female Artist of the Year

Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Lainey Wilson
Carly Pearce
Kelsea Ballerini

Male Artist of the Year

Luke Combs
Chris Stapleton
Kane Brown
Jordan Davis
Morgan Wallen

Single of the Year  [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

“Heart Like a Truck,” Lainey Wilson (Producer: Jay Joyce, Record Company-Label: Broken Bow Records)
“Never Wanted to Be That Girl,” Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde (Producers: Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally, Record Company-Label: Big Machine Records/Warner Music Nashville)
“She Had Me at Heads Carolina,” Cole Swindell (Producer: Zach Crowell, Record Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville)
“Thank God,” Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown (Producer: Dann Huff, Record Company-Label: RCA Nashville)
“‘Til You Can’t,” Cody Johnson (Producer: Trent Willmon, Record Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville/CoJo Music)

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

Album of the Year  [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

Ashley McBryde, Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville (Producer: John Osborne, Record Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville)
Lainey Wilson, Bell Bottom Country (Producer: Jay Joyce, Record Company-Label: Broken Bow Records)
Luke Combs, Growin’ Up (Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton, Record Company-Label: Columbia Records)
Miranda Lambert, Palomino (Producers: Jon Randall, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Mikey Reaves, Record Company-Label: Vanner Records/RCA Records Nashville)
Jon Pardi, Mr. Saturday Night (Producers: Jon Pardi, Bart Butler, Ryan Gore, Record Company-Label: Capitol Records Nashville)

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

Song of the Year  [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]

Morgan Wallen, “Sand in My Boots” (Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Josh Osborne, Michael Hardy, Publishers: Relative Music Group; Sony/ATV Accent; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing; Sony/ATV Tree Publishing)
Cole Swindell, “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” ( Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Cole Swindell, Jesse Frasure, Mark D. Sanders, Thomas Rhett, Tim Nichols, Publishers: Ashley Gorley Publishing Designee; Be A Light Publishing; Colden Rainey Music; EMI Blackwood Music Inc; Songs Of Roc Nation Music; Sony Tree Publishing; Telemitry Rhythm House Music; Universal Music Corp; WCMusic Corp; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp)
Cody Johnson, “‘Til You Can’t” (Songwriters: Ben Stennis, Matt Rogers, Publishers: Anthem Canalco Publishing; Dead Aim Music; The Stennis Mightier Music)
Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson, “Wait in the Truck” (Songwriters: Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy, Renee Blair, Publishers: Humerus Publishing Global; Nontypical Music; Pile of Schmidt Songs; Rednecker Music; Relative Music Group; Round Hill Verses Publishing; Sony/ATV Accent; Sony/ATV Tree Publishing; The Money Tree Vibez; WC Music Corp; Who Wants to Buy My Publishing)
Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave” (Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Chris DuBois, Chris Stapleton, Publishers: One77 Songs; Sea Gayle Music; Songs of Southside Independent Music Publishing; Spirit Two Nashville; WC Music Corp)

Music Event of the Year [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny, “At the End of a Bar” (Producers: Chris DeStefano, Chris Young, Record Company-Label: RCA Nashville)
Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina, “She Had Me at Heads Carolina [Remix]” (Producer: Zach Crowell, Record Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville)
Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown, “Thank God” (Producer: Dann Huff, Record Company-Label: RCA Nashville)
Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter, “Thinking ‘Bout You” (Producer: Zach Crowell, Record Company-Label: Broken Bow Records)
Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson, “Wait in the Truck” (Producers: Derek Wells, HARDY, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt, Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records)

Visual Media of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) and Director(s))

Kelsea Ballerini, “Heartfirst” (Producers: Christen Pinkston & Wesley Stebbins-Perry, Director: P Tracy)
Cole Swindell, “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” ( Producer: Troy Jackson, Director: Spidey Smith)
Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown, “Thank God” (Producer: Luke Arreguin, Director: Alex Alvga)
Cody Johnson, “‘Til You Can’t” (Producer: Maddy Hayes, Director: Dustin Haney)
Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson, “Wait in the Truck” (Producer: Inkwell Productions, Director: Justin Clough)
Carly Pearce, “What He Didn’t Do” (Producer: Ryan Byrd, Director: Alexa Campbell)

Artist-Songwriter of the Year

Luke Combs
Ernest
Hardy
Miranda Lambert
Morgan Wallen

Songwriter of the Year

Nicolle Galyon
Ashley Gorley
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne
Hunter Phelps