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2023 ACM Winners List – Updated in Real Time

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…

2023 ACM Winners List - Updated in Real Time
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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

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.

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