2023 ACM Awards – Find All Of The Winners Here

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Details About The 2023 ACM Awards

It’s that time of year once again…time for the ACM Awards!

This year’s ACM Awards were held on Thursday, May 11. The ceremony started streaming on Amazon Prime Video at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT.

Garth Brooks and Dolly Parton co-hosted the ceremony. This was Parton’s second consecutive year as a host of the ACM Awards…and Brooks’ first time as a host of any awards show…ever!

HARDY scored the most nominations this year, followed by Lainey Wilson. Last year’s Entertainer of the Year, Miranda Lambert, also earned several nominations.

The ACM made history this year by nominating seven artists for Entertainer of the Year. Historically, only five artists have been nominated in the category.

See who won Entertainer of the Year and all of the other awards by scrolling through the list below. The list will be updated throughout the ceremony, so keep checking in to find out who wins!

Songwriter of the Year

  • Nicolle Galyon
  • Ashley Gorley **WINNER**
  • Chase McGill
  • Josh Osborne
  • Hunter Phelps

Artist-Songwriter of the Year

  • Luke Combs
  • ERNEST
  • HARDY **WINNER**
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Morgan Wallen

New Female Artist of the Year

  • Priscilla Block
  • Megan Moroney
  • Caitlyn Smith
  • Morgan Wade
  • Hailey Whitters **WINNER**

New Male Artist of the Year

  • Zach Bryan **WINNER**
  • Jackson Dean
  • Ernest
  • Dylan Scott
  • Nate Smith
  • Bailey Zimmerman

Duo of the Year

  • Brooks & Dunn
  • Brothers Osborne **WINNER**
  • Dan + Shay
  • Maddie & Tae
  • The War and Treaty

Group of the Year

  • Lady A
  • Little Big Town
  • Midland
  • Old Dominion **WINNER**
  • Zac Brown Band

Single of the Year (Goes To Artists/Producers/Labels)

  • “Heart Like a Truck” by Lainey Wilson
  • “Never Wanted to Be That Girl” by Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
  • “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” by Cole Swindell **WINNER**
  • “Thank God” by Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown
  • “‘Til You Can’t” by Cody Johnson

Song of the Year (Goes To Songwriters/Publishers/Artists)

  • “Sand in My Boots” by Morgan Wallen (Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Josh Osborne, Michael Hardy)
  • “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” by Cole Swindell ( Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Cole Swindell, Jesse Frasure, Mark D. Sanders, Thomas Rhett, Tim Nichols) **WINNER**
  • “‘Til You Can’t” by Cody Johnson (Songwriters: Ben Stennis, Matt Rogers)
  • “Wait in the Truck” by HARDY featuring Lainey Wilson (Songwriters: Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy, Renee Blair)
  • “You Should Probably Leave” by Chris Stapleton (Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Chris DuBois, Chris Stapleton)

Music Event of the Year

  • “At the End of a Bar” by Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny
  • “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” [Remix] by Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina
  • “Thank God” by Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown
  • “Thinking ‘Bout You” by Dustin Lynch featuring MacKenzie Porter
  • “Wait in the Truck” by HARDY featuring Lainey Wilson **WINNER**

Visual Media of the Year

  • “HEARTFIRST” by Kelsea Ballerini
  • “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” by Cole Swindell
  • “Thank God” by Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown
  • ‘Til You Can’t by Cody Johnson
  • “Wait in the Truck” by HARDY featuring Lainey Wilson **WINNER**
  • “What He Didn’t Do” by Carly Pearce

Album of the Year

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

Female Artist of the Year

  • Miranda Lambert
  • Ashley McBryde
  • Lainey Wilson **WINNER**
  • Carly Pearce
  • Kelsea Ballerini

Male Artist of the Year

  • Luke Combs
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Kane Brown
  • Jordan Davis
  • Morgan Wallen **WINNER**

Entertainer of the Year

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

Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees!

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