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The 2023 ACM Awards took over Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, on Thursday (May 11) as fans tuned in to see their favorite artists hit the stage for incredible performances and maybe even take home an award or two.
The 58th annual Academy of County Music Awards was co-hosted by country music legends Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, with Parton returning to host Country Music's Party of the Year with Brooks for the very first time. Several of country's biggest names took the stage for some unforgettable performances, including Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Jo Dee Messina, Keith Urban and many more, such as British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran who made his ACM Awards debut.
Among the long list of nominations is a historic Album of the Year as it marks only the second time in ACM history, and the first since 1999, that the category includes three albums released by all-female acts, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson and Ashley McBryde. Additionally, husband-wife duo The War and Treaty made history for their nomination for Duo of the Year as they are the first Black duo to receive a nod in the category.
Keep reading to see all the winners and nominees from the 2023 ACM Awards.
Entertainer of the Year
WINNER — Chris Stapleton
Male Artist of the Year
WINNER — Morgan Wallen
Female Artist of the Year
WINNER — Lainey Wilson
New Male Artist of the Year
WINNER — Zach Bryan
New Female Artist of the Year
WINNER — Hailey Whitters
Duo of the Year
WINNER — Brothers Osborne
Group of the Year
WINNER — Old Dominion
Album of the Year
WINNER — Bell Bottom Country — Lainey Wilson
Growin’ Up — Luke Combs
Palomino — Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville — Ashley McBryde
Mr. Saturday Night — Jon Pardi
Single of the Year
WINNER — “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” — Cole Swindell
“Thank God” — Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown
“’Til You Can’t” — Cody Johnson
“Never Wanted To Be That Girl” — Carly Pearce feat. Ashley McBryde
“Heart Like A Truck” — Lainey Wilson
Visual Media of the Year
WINNER — “wait in the truck” — HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
“HEARTFIRST” — Kelsea Ballerini
“Thank God” — Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown
“’Til You Can’t” — Cody Johnson
“What He Didn’t Do” — Carly Pearce
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina” — Cole Swindell
Song of the Year
WINNER — “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” — Cole Swindell
“wait in the truck” — HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
“’Til You Can’t” — Cody Johnson
“You Should Probably Leave” — Chris Stapleton
“Sand in my Boots” — Morgan Wallen
Music Event of the Year
WINNER — “wait in the truck” — HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
“Thank God” — Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown
“Thinking ‘Bout You” — Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina [Remix]” — Cole Swindell and Jo Dee Messina
“At The End of a Bar” — Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny
Artist-Songwriter of the Year
WINNER — HARDY
Songwriter of the Year
WINNER — Ashley Gorley
Nicolle Galyon
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne
Hunter Phelps