The nominees for the 2023 ACM Awards are out! HARDY leads the list of nominees with seven nods, including for Artist-Songwriter of the Year and Song of the Year, for his “wait in the truck” collaboration with Lainey Wilson. Wilson follows with six nods, including Female Artist of the Year and Album of the Year, for Bell Bottom Country. Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert and Cole Swindell have five nominations each

Brown received his first-ever nomination for Entertainer of the Year, a category he shares with Jason Aldean, Combs, Lambert, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood and Morgan Wallen. Lambert makes history with her 17th Female Artist of the Year nomination, surpassing Reba McEntire, who had 16.

The War and Treaty also received their first-ever ACM Awards nomination, for Duo of the Year. Jo Dee Messina is nominated for Music Event of the Year, for her “She Had Me At Heads Carolina [Remix]” with Swindell, marking her first ACM Awards nomination in 22 years.

Garth Brooks and Dolly Parton will host the ACM Awards ceremony. The 2023 ACM Awards will take place on Thursday, May 11 at 8:00 PM ET, streaming live on Amazon Prime Video, from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. A limited number of tickets are available to enjoy the ceremony in person, at SeatGeek.com.

See a complete list of nominees below.

Entertainer of the Year

Jason Aldean
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Morgan Wallen

Female Artist of the Year

Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
Lainey Wilson

Male Artist of the Year

Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Jordan Davis
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen

Duo of the Year

Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
The War and Treaty

Group of the Year

Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band

New Female Artist of the Year

Priscilla Block
Megan Moroney
Caitlyn Smith
Morgan Wade
Hailey Whitters

New Male Artist of the Year

Zach Bryan
ERNEST
Dylan Scott
Nate Smith
Bailey Zimmerman

Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter, Publisher, Artist)

HARDY and Lainey Wilson, “wait in the truck”
Cody Johnson, “‘Til You Can’t”
Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”
Cole Swindell, “She Had Me At Heads Carolina”
Morgan Wallen, “Sand In My Boots”

Album of the Year (Awarded to Artist, Producer, Record Label)

Luke Combs, Growin’ Up
Miranda Lambert, Palomino
Ashley McBryde, Ashley McBryde Presents Lindeville
Lainey Wilson, Bell Bottom Country
Jon Pardi, Mr. Saturday Night

Single of the Year (Awarded to Artist, Producer, Record Label)

Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown, “Thank God”
Cody Johnson, “‘Til You Can’t”
Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde, “Never Wanted to Be That Girl”
Cole Swindell, “She Had Me At Heads Carolina”
Lainey Wilson, “Heart Like A Truck”

Music Event of the Year (Awarded to Artist, Producer, Record Label)

“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
Producers: Derek Wells, HARDY, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt
Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records

Artist-Songwriter of the Year

Luke Combs
ERNEST
HARDY
Miranda Lambert
Morgan Wallen

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
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
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne
Hunter Phelps