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The 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards are being handed out at a ceremony tonight (5/11) in Frisco, Texas. The show is being aired live on Amazon Prime starting at 7 PM ET. Winners are bolded, and the word WINNER is next to it.

  • ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

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

  • 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 

  • DUO OF THE YEAR

    Brooks and Dunn
    Brothers Osborne – WINNER 
    Dan & Shay
    Maddie & Tae
    the War & Treaty

  • GROUP OF THE YEAR

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

  • 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

  • ALBUM OF THE YEAR

    Ashley McBryde Presents Lindeville – Ashley McBryde
    Bell Bottom Country – Lainey Wilson – WINNER 
    Growing Up – Luke Combs
    Palomino – Miranda lambert
    Mr. Saturday Night – Jon Pardi

  • SINGLE OF THE YEAR

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

  • SONG OF THE YEAR

    “Sand In My Boots,” Ashley Gorley, Josh Osborne, Michael Hardy
    “She Had Me At Heads Carolina,” Ashley Gorley, Cole Swindell, Jesse Frasure, Mark D. Sanders, Thomas Rhett, Tim Nichols – WINNER 
    “‘Til You Can’t,” Ben Stennis, Matt Rogers
    “Wait In The Truck,” Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy, Renee Blair
    “You Should Probably Leave,” Ashley Gorley, Chris DuBois, Chris Stapleton

  • VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR

    “Heartfirst,” Kelsea Ballerini
    “She Had Me At Heads Carolina,” Cole Swindell
    “Thank God,” Kane Brown w/Katelyn Brown
    “‘Til You Can’t,” Cody Johnson
    “Wait In The Truck,” Hardy f/Lainey Wilson – WINNER
    “What He Didn’t Do,” Carly Pearce

  • MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR

    “At The End Of A Bar,” Chris Young w/Mitchell Tenpenny
    “She Had Me At Heads Carolina [Remix],” Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina
    “Thank God,” Kane Brown w/Katelyn Brown
    “Thinking ‘Bout You,” Dustin Lynch f/MacKenzie Porter
    “Wait In The Truck,” Hardy f/Lainey Wilson – WINNER 

  • ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

    HARDY – WINNER 
    Miranda Lambert
    Luke Combs
    Ernest
    Morgan Wallen

  • SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

    Nicolle Galyon
    Ashley Gorley – WINNER 
    Chase McGill
    Josh Osborne
    Hunter Phelps

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