2023 ACM Award Winners Revealed [Full List]
The country music industry gathered in Texas for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards Thursday night (May 11).
Chris Stapleton won the night’s top honor, ACM Entertainer of the Year. It was his first time winning the coveted award and qualifies him for the ACM Triple Crown Award, celebrating artists who have won New Female/Male Artist of the Year, Female/Male Artist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year. His win tonight brings his total ACM Awards count to 15.
Lainey Wilson and Hardy tied for the most wins, taking home four awards each. Wilson won Female Artist of the Year and Album of the Year, as well as Music Event and Visual Media of the Year for her collaboration with Hardy, “Wait In The Truck.” In addition to his shared wins with Wilson, and his second trophy earned in the Music Event category as a producer of the song, Hardy took home Artist-Songwriter of the Year prior to the ACM Awards livestream.
Cole Swindell followed Wilson and Hardy with three wins for the night, taking home two Song of the Year trophies as the artist and songwriter of “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” and one trophy for Single of the Year for the same tune.
Morgan Wallen nabbed Male Artist of the Year. Brothers Osborne took home another trophy for Duo of the Year, and Old Dominion took the Group of the Year honor.
The full list of winners for the 58th annual ACM Awards is below:
Main Awards:
Entertainer Of The Year
Jason Aldean
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton – WINNER
Carrie Underwood
Morgan Wallen
Female Artist Of The Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
Lainey Wilson – WINNER
Male Artist Of The Year
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Jordan Davis
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen – WINNER
Duo Of The Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne – WINNER
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
The War And 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 [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 – WINNER
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 – WINNER
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 – WINNER
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 – WINNER
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 – WINNER
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne
Hunter Phelps
Artist-Songwriter Of The Year
Luke Combs
Ernest
Hardy – WINNER
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 – WINNER
Producers: Derek Wells, Hardy, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt
Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records
