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The full list of winners at the 2023 ACM Awards
The Academy of Country Music Awards were broadcast from Texas on Prime Video.
The 58th annual Academy of Country Music Awards celebrated artistic excellence in country music across several categories.
The ACM Awards were broadcast Thursday night from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, with Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks hosting this year’s show.
The best new artists
The first winners were Zach Bryan and Hailey Whitters, as they were named new male and female artists of the year.
Bryan thanked the academy for the award in his Instagram stories, while Whitters posted about the win on Instagram.
Whitters posed in a floral dress with her hands on her hips and a big, surprised smile on her face.
“WHAT,” the singer wrote in the caption.
Elsewhere, Chris Stapleton was named entertainer of the year, while Lainey Wilson’s ‘Bell Bottom Country’ was named album of the year.
Wilson and Morgan Wallen were named female and male artists of the year respectively.
Here’s a look at the complete list of winners at this year’s event.
The complete list of ACM Award winners
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 & 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 - Morgan Wallen
She Had Me At Heads Carolina - Cole Swindell
‘Til You Can’t - Cody Johnson
wait in the truck - HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
You Should Probably Leave - Chris 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 feat. Lainey Wilson
What He Didn’t Do - Carly Pearce
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
At the End of a Bar - Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny
She Had Me At Heads Carolina [Remix] - Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina
Thank God - Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
Thinking ‘Bout You - Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter
wait in the truck - HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson