ACM Awards 2023 – Full List of Winners

Lainey Wilson takes home the most awards

Left: Co-hosts Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks. Right: Lainey Wilson takes home four ACM awards
Author: Peter HorspoolPublished 12th May 2023
Last updated 12th May 2023

The 58th Academy of Country Music Awards took place on Thursday 11 May in Frisco, Texas.

Hosted by Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, the ACM’s celebrates the best in Country Music from the biggest stars to rising artists.

Lainey Wilson took home the most awards on the night winning Female Artist of The Year and Album of The Year for ‘Bell Bottom Country’. Her collaboration with Hardy for “Wait In The Truck” also won Visual Media of The Year and Music Even of The Year.

Chris Stapleton was crowned Entertainer of The Year, a strong category which included Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Luke combs, Morgan Wallen, Jason Aldean and Kane Brown.

Cole Swindell wins Single of The Year and Song of The Year for "She Had Me At Heads Carolina"

Cole Swindell


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The awards were only half of the show with the likes of Jelly Roll, Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert all taking to the stage to perform. Ed Sheeran also made a surprise appearance to duet with Luke Combs, performing Sheeran’s new song “Life Goes On”

Ed Sheeran & Luke Combs perform at the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards

Co-host and newly inducted Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dolly Parton, closed the show with a world exclusive performance of her song “World on Fire”, the first release from her upcoming rock album “Rockstar”.

Speaking to Absolute Radio Country’s Jennie Longdon, the Queen of Country said: “this is a song to try and knock a little sense into our hearts and heads, it’s about what we can do to come together a little more, care a little more about each together and make this world a better place…”

Watch Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks talk to Absolute Radio Country's Jennie Longdon

See the full list of winners from the 2023 ACM 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

“Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville” - Ashley McBryde

“Bell Bottom Country” - Lainey Wilson ★WINNER★

“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 ★WINNER★

“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 ★WINNER★

“‘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 ★WINNER★

“What He Didn’t Do” - Carly Pearce

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

“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 ★WINNER★