2023 ACM Awards

Lainey Wilson and HARDY Top 2023 ACM Award Nominations: See Full List

The 2023 ACM nominations are finally here! One of the biggest nights in country music hosted by two of the most iconic music legends, Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks , will be taking place Thursday, May 11 at 8/7 p.m. CT! Nominations were announced early this morning and we can’t wait to see which country artists take home awards!

ACM executive producer Damon Whiteside states, “From exclusive superstar performances to unexpected collaborations to the industry’s most exciting emerging talent, fans are in for an unforgettable night that can only be seen on the ACM Awards stage!”

This year’s nominations are full of surprises and new faces to country music. Country artist Lainey Wilson sits towards the top with 6 nominations and country singer/songwriter HARDY takes the top with 7 nominations!

See below for the full list of nominations for the 2023 ACM Awards!

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

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 and 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

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