The nominees for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards have been announced!
Presented this year by Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, the annual show announced the stars competing for the trophy on Thursday, and the star-studded roster includes heavyweights like Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton.
“Wait in the Truck” singer HARDY was the night’s most nominated artist with seven nominations, including song of the year and artist-songwriter of the year. He shares three of his nominations with Lainey Wilson, who has been nominated for six awards.
Behind them are Kane Brown, Combs, Lambert and Cole Swindell, who have each won five different awards.
Lambert, who won the coveted Triple Crown Award last year, was named female artist of the year for the 17th time; this year’s nomination pushes past Reba McEntire’s 16 nominations in the category.
If Combs or Stapleton take home entertainer of the year, they’ll also be Triple Crown winners, meaning an artist wins entertainer of the year, new lineup, and artist of the year.
Featuring performances, collaborations and unexpected moments, this year’s show will be broadcast live on Prime Video May 11 from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. It will be released for free on Amazon Freevee the next day.
See below for the full list of nominees.
FUN OF THE YEAR
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- kane brown
- Luke Combs
- Jordan Davis
- Chris Stapleton
- morgan wallen
DUO OF THE YEAR
- Brooks and Dunn
- brothers osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Maddie and Tae
- War and Covenant
GROUP OF THE YEAR
- lady one
- Small Big Town
- middle zone
- Old Domination
- Zac Brown Tape
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Priscilla Block
- Megan Moroney
- caitlyn smith
- morgan wade
- Haley Whitters
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Zach Bryan
- dean of jackson
- 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 Label: Broken Bow Records
Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton
Record Label: Columbia Records
- Mr. Saturday Night – Jon Pardi
Producers: Jon Pardi, Bart Butler, Ryan Gore
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville
Producers: Jon Randall, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Mikey Reaves
Record Label: Vanner Records/RCA Records Nashville
OF THE YEAR[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
- Heart Like a Truck – Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce
Record Label: Broken Bow Records
- I Never Wanted To Be That Girl – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
Producers: Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally
Record Label-Label: Big Machine Records/Warner Music Nashville
- Karolina – Cole Swindell Had Me In His Head
Producer: Zach Crowell
Record Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville
Producer: Dann Huff
Record Label: RCA Nashville
- Until You Can’t – Cody Johnson
Producer: Trent Willmon
Record Label-Label: Warner Music Nashville/CoJo Music
SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
- Sand With Boots – Morgan Wallen
Lyricists: Ashley Gorley, Josh Osborne, Michael Hardy
Publishers: Relative Music Group; Sony/ATV Accent; Sony/ATV Cross Key Broadcasting; Sony/ATV Tree Broadcasting
- Karolina – Cole Swindell Had Me In His Head
Lyricists: Ashley Gorley, Cole Swindell, Jesse Frasure, Mark D. Sanders, Thomas Rhett, Tim Nichols
Publishers: Ashley Gorley Editorial Officer; Be Lightweight Publishing; Colden Rainey Music; EMI Blackwood Music Inc.; Roc Nation Music Songs; Sony Tree Publishing; Telemitry Rhythm House Music; Universal Music Company; WC Music Company; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Company
- Until You Can’t – Cody Johnson
Songwriters: Ben Stennis, Matt Rogers
Publishers: Anthem Canalco Publishing; Dead Aim Music; Stennis Mightier Music
- wait in the truck – HARDY feat. Laney Wilson
Songwriters: Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy, Renee Blair
Publishers: Humerus Publishing Global; Atypical Music; Pile of Schmidt Songs; Rednecker Music; Relative Music Group; Round Hill Verses Publishing; Sony/ATV Accent; Sony/ATV Tree Broadcasting; Money Tree Air; WC Music Company; Who Wants to Buy My Publications?
- You Should Probably Leave – Chris Stapleton
Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Chris DuBois, Chris Stapleton
Publishers: One77 Songs; Deniz Gayle Music; Songs by Southside Independent Music Publishing; Spirit Two Nashville; WC Music Company
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
Producers: Christen Pinkston & Wesley Stebbins-Perry
Director: P Tracy
- Karolina – Cole Swindell Had Me In His Head
Producer: Troy Jackson
Director: Spider Smith
Producer: Luke Arreguin
Director: Alex Alvga
- Until You Can’t – Cody Johnson
Producer: Maddy Hayes
Director: Dustin Haney
- wait in the truck – HARDY feat. Laney Wilson
Producer: Inkwell Productions
Director: Justin Clough
- What He Didn’t Do – Carly Pearce
Producer: Ryan Byrd
Director: Alexa Campbell
SONG OF THE YEAR
- Nicolle Galyon
- Ashley Gorley
- chasing McGill
- Josh Osborne
- Hunter Phelps
ARTIST-SONG OF THE YEAR
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
- At the End of a Bar – Mitchell Tenpenny with Chris Young
Producers: Chris DeStefano, Chris Young
Record Label: RCA Nashville
- He took me over to Karolina [Remix] – Cole Swindell and Jo Dee Messina
Producer: Zach Crowell
Record Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville
Producer: Dann Huff
Record Label: RCA Nashville
- I’m Thinking of You – Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter
Producer: Zach Crowell
Record Label: Broken Bow Records
- wait in the truck – HARDY feat. Laney Wilson
Producers: Derek Wells, HARDY, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt
Record Label: Big Loud Records