Academy of Country Music Award winners revealed
Last updated 12th May 2023
Last night saw the biggest stars and legends in country music celebrate success at the American Country Music Awards in Texas.
Lainey Wilson and HARDY tied for the most wins, taking home four awards each, followed by Cole Swindell with three wins for the night
Hosted by global superstars Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, the two-hour concert event streamed live exclusively on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, from the world headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
Fans can relive all of the excitement of the 58th ACM Awards with the full rebroadcast now available to watch on Prime Video.
Highlights include...
Keith Urban opening the show with an electrifying performance of his song “Texas Time” that included him being raised into the air on a platform while shredding a guitar solo.
Special guest Ed Sheeran took to the stage with Luke Combs to perform new song “Life Goes On”.
Kane Brown sang “Bury Me In Georgia” in a powerful full-band performance that showed the audience why he earned his first-ever ACM Entertainer of the Year nomination this year.
Last year’s ACM Female Artist of the Year winner Carly Pearce and Trisha Yearwood performed a special medley of Yearwood’s hits including “Wrong Side Of Memphis,” “XXX’s And OOO’s,” and “She’s In Love With The Boy,” in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Yearwood winning Female Artist of the Year.
Miranda Lambert performed "Carousel,” a song she described as one of her favorite songs she has ever written. She announced on social media that she’d be releasing the live version of the song on Amazon Music on May 16.
Lainey Wilson electrified the stage with her showstopping performance of “Grease,” complete with pyrotechnics and sizzling choreography.
ACM Awards host Dolly Parton delivered one of her biggest performances to date with the world premiere of “World On Fire,” the lead single from her highly anticipated forthcoming rock album Rockstar, featuring over-the-top production, pyrotechnics, backup dancers, and confetti.
Full list of 2023 ACM Award winners:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Chris Stapleton
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lainey Wilson
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Morgan Wallen
DUO OF THE YEAR
Brothers Osborne
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Old Dominion
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Hailey Whitters
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Zach Bryan
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Bell Bottom Country - Lainey Wilson
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
She Had Me At Heads Carolina - Cole Swindell
SONG OF THE YEAR
She Had Me At Heads Carolina - Cole Swindell
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR
wait in the truck - HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Ashley Gorley
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
HARDY
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
wait in the truck - HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
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