The list of the Association of Country Music Awards nominees has finally been announced and HARDY tops the bill with seven outstanding nominations. Meanwhile, CMA's most nominated artist Lainey Wilson follows behind with six nods, while a flurry of other country superstars got five nods each, including Miranda Lambert.
The 2023 ACM Awards have instituted several changes to their nominations list by expanding some categories like Entertainer of the Year from five to seven people.
2023 ACM Awards Nominees
Entertainer of the Year
- Miranda Lambert
- Chris Stapleton
- Kane Brown
- Luke Combs
- Carrie Underwood
- Jason Aldean
- Morgan Wallen
Current Entertainer of the Year awardee Miranda Lambert leads the pack, while Kane Brown becomes the first biracial and first Black artist to be nominated for the said award.
Male Artist of the Year
- Chris Stapleton
- Morgan Wallen
- Kane Brown
- Luke Combs
- Jordan Davis
Thomas Rhett, who is supposed to get his 7-year streak of being nominated for Male Artists of the Year, was surprisingly snubbed from the category. It is also Brown's first nomination in the said category.
Female Artist of the Year
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Carly Pearce
- Miranda Lambert
- Ashley McBryde
- Lainey Wilson
With Lambert's nomination for the said category, she becomes the most nominated artist in the history of the ACM Awards for Female Artist of the Year, surpassing Reba McEntire who only had 16 nominations - she now has 17.
Album of the Year
- Ashley McBryde- Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville
- Palomino - Miranda Lambert
- Bell Bottom Country - Lainey Wilson
- Mr. Saturday Night - Jon Pardi
- Growin' Up - Luke Combs
Duo of the Year
- Dan + Shay
- Maddie & Tae
- Brooks & Dunn
- The War and Treaty
- Brothers Osborne
Group of the Year
- Lady A
- Zac Brown Band
- Old Dominion
- Little Big Town
- Midland
Single of the Year
- Thank God - Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
- Heart Like a Truck - Lainey Wilson
- She Had Me at Heads Carolina - Cole Swindell
- Never Wanted to Be That Girl - Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde
- 'Til You Can't - Cody Johnson
Song of the Year
- You Should Probably Leave - Chris Stapleton
- Sand In My Boots - Morgan Wallen
- 'Til You Can't - Cody Johnson
- wait in the truck - HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
- She Had Me at Heads Carolina - Cole Swindell
New Female Artist of the Year
- Megan Moroney
- Priscilla Block
- Caitlyn Smith
- Hailey Whitters
- Morgan Wade
New Male Artist of the Year
- ERNEST
- Dylan Scott
- Nate Smith
- Zach Bryan
- Jackson Dean
- Bailey Zimmerman
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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 feat. Lainey Wilson
- What He Didn't Do - Carly Pearce
Songwriter of the Year
- Josh Osborne
- Nicolle Galyon
- Hunter Phelps
- Ashley Gorley
- Chase McGill
Artist-Songwriter of the Year
- Morgan Wallen
- HARDY
- Luke Combs
- ERNEST
- Miranda Lambert
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 feat. MacKenzie Porter
- wait in the truck - HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
Check out the full list of nominees, including the studio recording awards here.
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