Don't mess with Texas! 58th academy of country music awards honors the brightest stars in the genre — and the full list of nominees and winners is chock-full of celebrity names.
The Thursday, May 11, event will be held at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas, and will be co-hosted by legendary country music superstars dolly parton And garth brooks, Both are relatively new to the gig — Brooks is making her debut hosting Parton for the second time this year — but neither is a stranger to the ceremony. The “Jolene” Songwriter, 77, Has Won Total 13 ACM Over the years, while the Oklahoma native has taken home an impressive 22—six of which were up for the most coveted award of the night, Entertainer of the Year. (She was also honored as an ACM Artist of the Decade for the '90s.)
“The fact that they would even ask is flattering and the fact that I got to host with Ms. Parton,” said Brooks, 61. Board in March. “The surprise of the night is you get to see this beautiful lady carrying this 260 pound ass all night.”
This year, the fan-favorite hitmakers are up for grabs including the most coveted trophy of the night Jason Aldean, Ken Brown, luke combs, Miranda Lambert, chris stapleton, Carrie Underwood And morgan wallen,
Winning Entertainer of the Year for “Last Night” Artist, 29 — Who Was was banned from the first award show Afterwards tmz Published a video of him saying the N-word in February 2021 – what would otherwise be the highlight of a few months. sound The alum was recently forced to cancel several concerts — including her scheduled 2023 ACMs performance — due to an injury to her vocal cords.
“After 10 days of vocal rest, I did three shows last weekend in Florida and the third I felt terrible,” the Tennessee native shared earlier this month via Instagram. “So I went in and got scoped yesterday, and they tell me I re-injured my vocal cords and I have vocal fold trauma. Is. His advice is to go on vocal rest for six weeks, so that's what I'm going to do. “Wasted on You” singer also shared that she “tore my braids [muscle], during a show in Australia, saying, “I've been quietly trying to work on that, but this time off is going to help me fix it.”
While Wallen won't be taking the stage on Thursday, other artists are set to make a splash. Lambert, 39, Aldean, 46, Brown, 29, Combs, 33, cole swindell, keith urban And lanny wilson — who has six nominations and is the second-most nominated act at this year's ACMs — are just a few of the performing artists. Parton, for her part, will close the show with the debut of her new single.
“I'm doing my first Rock ‘n' roll song, ‘World on Fire', that has a great message,” said the 9 to 5 star, who was inducted into the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame in November 2022. Los Angeles Times In May. “Hopefully this will be my moment. But we'll let it flow. Do what my heart says, I do.”
The 2023 ACM awards will stream live on Amazon Prime Video on May 11 at 7PM ET. See the full list of ACM Award nominees and winners below:
entertainer of the year
Jason Aldean
Ken Brown
luke combs
Miranda Lambert
chris stapleton
Carrie Underwood
morgan wallen
female artist of the year
kelsa ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBride
carly pierce
lanny wilson
male artist of the year
Ken Brown
luke combs
Jordan Davis
chris stapleton
morgan wallen
duo of the year
brothers osborne
Dan + Shay
Maddie and Tai
war and treaty
year group
lady a
little big city
away from the sea
old dominion
zack brown band
new female artist of the year
Priscilla Block
megan morney
Caitlin Smith
morgan wade
Hailey Whitters
new male artist of the year
zack bryan
jackson dean
Ernest
dylan scott
Nate Smith
bailey zimmerman
album of the year
Ashley McBride Presents: Lindeville by Ashley McBride
Bell Bottom Country by Lainie Wilson
Grown Up by Luke Combs
Mr. Saturday Night by John Pardee
Palomino by Miranda Lambert
single of the year
“Heart Like a Truck” by Lainie Wilson
“Never Wanted to Be That Girl” by Carly Pierce and Ashley McBride
“She Had Me at Her Head's Carolina” by Cole Swindell
“Thank God” by Ken Brown with Caitlin Brown
“Till You Can't” by Cody Johnson
song of the year
“Sand in My Boots” by Morgan Wallen
“She Had Me at Her Head's Carolina” by Cole Swindell
“Till You Can't” by Cody Johnson
“Wait in the Truck” by Hardy featuring Lanny Wilson
“You Should Probably Quit” by Chris Stapleton
visual media of the year
“Heartfirst” by kelsey Ballerini
“She Had Me at Her Head's Carolina” by Cole Swindell
“Thank God” by Ken Brown with Katelyn Brown
“Till You Can't” by Cody Johnson
“Wait in the Truck” by Hardy featuring Lanny Wilson
“What He Didn't Do” by Carly Pierce
songwriter of the year
nicole gallion
ashley gorley
Chase McGill
josh osborne
hunter phelps
Artist – Songwriter Of The Year
luke combs
Ernest
Daring
Miranda Lambert
morgan wallen
concert of the year
“At the End of a Bar” by Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny
“She Had Me at Head's Carolina” [Remix] by Cole Swindell and Joe Di Messina
“Thank God” by Ken Brown with Caitlin Brown
“Thinking ‘Bout You” by Dustin Lynch featuring Mackenzie Porter
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“Wait in the Truck” by Hardy featuring Lanny Wilson