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

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