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    2023 ACM Awards Nominees Announced: The Full List

    The 2023 ACM Awards nominees have been announced. We have the full list of nods for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards. Hosted by Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, Country Music’s Party of the Year will stream live exclusively on Prime Video on May 11 at 7 PM CT in Frisco, Texas.

    MAIN 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 [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

    • Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville – Ashley McBryde

    Producer: John Osborne

    Record Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville

    • Bell Bottom Country – Lainey Wilson

    Producer: Jay Joyce

    Record Company-Label: Broken Bow Records

    • Growin’ Up – Luke Combs

    Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton

    Record Company-Label: Columbia Records

    • Mr. Saturday Night – Jon Pardi

    Producers: Jon Pardi, Bart Butler, Ryan Gore

    Record Company-Label: Capitol Records Nashville

    • Palomino – Miranda Lambert

    Producers: Jon Randall, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Mikey Reaves

    Record Company-Label: Vanner Records/RCA Records Nashville

    SINGLE OF THE YEAR[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

    • Heart Like A Truck – Lainey Wilson

    Producer: Jay Joyce

    Record Company-Label: Broken Bow Records

    • Never Wanted To Be That Girl – Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde

    Producers: Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally

    Record Company-Label: Big Machine Records/Warner Music Nashville

    • She Had Me At Heads Carolina – Cole Swindell

    Producer: Zach Crowell

    Record Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville

    • Thank God – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown

    Producer: Dann Huff

    Record Company-Label: RCA Nashville

    • ‘Til You Can’t – Cody Johnson

    Producer: Trent Willmon

    Record Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville/CoJo Music

    SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]

    • Sand In My Boots – Morgan Wallen

    Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Josh Osborne, Michael Hardy

    Publishers: Relative Music Group; Sony/ATV Accent; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing; Sony/ATV Tree Publishing

    • She Had Me At Heads Carolina – Cole Swindell

    Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Cole Swindell, Jesse Frasure, Mark D. Sanders, Thomas Rhett, Tim Nichols

    Publishers: Ashley Gorley Publishing Designee; Be A Light Publishing; Colden Rainey Music; EMI Blackwood Music Inc; Songs Of Roc Nation Music; Sony Tree Publishing; Telemitry Rhythm House Music; Universal Music Corp; WC Music Corp; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp

    • ‘Til You Can’t – Cody Johnson

    Songwriters: Ben Stennis, Matt Rogers

    Publishers: Anthem Canalco Publishing; Dead Aim Music; The Stennis Mightier Music

    • wait in the truck – HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson

    Songwriters: Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy, Renee Blair

    Publishers: Humerus Publishing Global; Nontypical Music; Pile of Schmidt Songs; Rednecker Music; Relative Music Group; Round Hill Verses Publishing; Sony/ATV Accent; Sony/ATV Tree Publishing; The Money Tree Vibez; WC Music Corp; Who Wants to Buy My Publishing

    • You Should Probably Leave – Chris Stapleton

    Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Chris DuBois, Chris Stapleton

    Publishers: One77 Songs; Sea Gayle Music; Songs of Southside Independent Music Publishing; Spirit Two Nashville; WC Music Corp

    VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]

    • HEARTFIRST – Kelsea Ballerini

    Producers: Christen Pinkston & Wesley Stebbins-Perry

    Director: P Tracy

    • She Had Me At Heads Carolina – Cole Swindell

    Producer: Troy Jackson

    Director: Spidey Smith

    • Thank God – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown

    Producer: Luke Arreguin

    Director: Alex Alvga

    • ‘Til You Can’t – Cody Johnson

    Producer: Maddy Hayes

    Director: Dustin Haney

    • wait in the truck – HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson

    Producer: Inkwell Productions

    Director: Justin Clough

    • What He Didn’t Do – Carly Pearce

    Producer: Ryan Byrd

    Director: Alexa Campbell

    SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

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

    ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

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

    MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

    • At the End of a Bar – Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny

    Producers: Chris DeStefano, Chris Young

    Record Company-Label: RCA Nashville

    • She Had Me At Heads Carolina [Remix] – Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina

    Producer: Zach Crowell

    Record Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville

    • Thank God – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown

    Producer: Dann Huff

    Record Company-Label: RCA Nashville

    • Thinking ‘Bout You – Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter

    Producer: Zach Crowell

    Record Company-Label: Broken Bow Records

    • wait in the truck – HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson

    Producers: Derek Wells, HARDY, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt

    Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records

    The 2023 Studio Recording Awards and Industry Awards will be presented to recipients at the 16th Academy of Country Music Honors, a special event held annually in August at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. This year’s show will be held August 23, with more details to be announced in the coming months.

    STUDIO RECORDING AWARDS:

    BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

    • Mark Hill
    • Tony Lucido
    • Steve Mackey
    • Lex Price
    • Craig Young

    DRUMMER OF THE YEAR

    • Fred Eltringham
    • Miles McPherson
    • Jerry Roe
    • Aaron Sterling
    • Nir Z

    ACOUSTIC GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR

    • Tim Galloway
    • Todd Lombardo
    • Danny Rader
    • Bryan Sutton
    • Ilya Toshinskiy

    PIANO/KEYBOARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

    • Jim “Moose” Brown
    • Dave Cohen
    • Charles Judge
    • Billy Justineau
    • Alex Wright

    SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT PLAYER OF THE YEAR

    • Dan Dugmore
    • Stuart Duncan
    • Jenee Fleenor
    • Josh Matheny
    • Justin Schipper

    ELECTRIC GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR

    • Kris Donegan
    • Kenny Greenberg
    • Rob McNelley
    • Sol Philcox-Littlefield
    • Derek Wells

    AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR

    • Drew Bollman
    • Josh Ditty
    • Gena Johnson
    • Justin Niebank
    • F. Reid Shippen

    PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

    • Buddy Cannon
    • Luke Dick
    • Jay Joyce
    • Joey Moi
    • Jon Randall
    • Derek Wells

    INDUSTRY AWARDS:

    CASINO OF THE YEAR – THEATER

    • Deadwood Mountain Grand – Deadwood, SD
    • Golden Nugget – Lake Charles, LA
    • Resorts World Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV
    • Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Hollywood, FL
    • Soaring Eagle – Mount Pleasant, MI

    CASINO OF THE YEAR – ARENA

    • Fallsview Casino Resort – Niagara Falls, ON
    • Harrah’s – Council Bluffs, IA
    • Harveys Lake Tahoe – Stateline, NV
    • Mystic Lake Casino Showroom – Prior Lake, MN
    • Northern Quest Resort & Casino – Airway Heights, WA
    • Turning Stone Resort Casino – Verona, NY

    FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR

    • C2C: Country to Country – UK 
    • Carolina Country Music Fest – Myrtle Beach, SC
    • Country Concert – Fort Loramie, OH
    • Country Fest – Cadott, WI
    • Country Thunder – Bristol, TN
    • Stagecoach Festival – Indio, CA
    • Tortuga Music Festival – Fort Lauderdale, FL

    FAIR/RODEO OF THE YEAR

    • Auburn Rodeo – Opelika, AL
    • Cheyenne Frontier Days – Cheyenne, WY
    • Florida Strawberry Festival – Plant City, FL
    • Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo – Houston, TX
    • Iowa State Fair – Des Moines, IA

    CLUB OF THE YEAR

    • Billy Bob’s Texas – Fort Worth, TX 
    • Coyote Joe’s – Charlotte, NC
    • Grizzly Rose – Denver, CO
    • Gruene Hall – New Braunfels, TX 
    • Joe’s on Weed St. – Chicago, IL

    THEATER OF THE YEAR

    • Crystal Grand Music Theatre – Wisconsin Dells, WI
    • Florida Theatre – Jacksonville, FL
    • Grand Ole Opry House – Nashville, TN
    • Orpheum Theater – Omaha, NE
    • Stiefel Theatre – Salina, KS

    OUTDOOR VENUE OF THE YEAR

    • Bank of NH Pavilion – Gilford, NH
    • FirstBank Amphitheater – Franklin, TN
    • Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
    • Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA
    • St. Augustine Amphitheatre – St. Augustine, FL
    • The Wharf Amphitheater – Orange Beach, AL

    ARENA OF THE YEAR

    • Denny Sanford PREMIER Center – Sioux Falls, SD
    • Dickies Arena – Fort Worth, TX
    • Hertz Arena – Estero, FL
    • Moody Center – Austin, TX
    • Simmons Bank Arena – Little Rock, AR
    • Thompson-Boling Arena – Knoxville, TN

    DON ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR

    • Ron Pateras
    • Pat Powelson
    • Michelle Romeo
    • Stacy Vee
    • Troy Vollhoffer

    PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

    • Patrick McDill
    • Aaron Spalding
    • Ed Warm
    • Adam Weiser
    • Jay Wilson