Singer-songwriter HARDY leads the way with seven nominations for the 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards.
The 32-year-old musician (born Michael Wilson Hardy) will vie for Song of the Year for his hit Wait in the Truck featuring Lainey Wilson, and Artist-Songwriter of the Year.
He is also nominated for Visual Media of the Year, Music Event of the Year and he’s nominated for co-writing Morgan Wallen’s Sand In My Boots, which is up for Song of the Year as well.
His Wait in the Truck collaborator Lainey Wilson is just behind him with six nominations, sharing three with Hardy, with Kane Brown behind them with five.
Miranda Lambert also makes history with her 17th nomination for Female Entertainer of the Year, surpassing Reba McIntire’s 16 nominations, with Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks hosting the ceremony, airing May 11 on Prime Video streaming service.
Hardy and Lainey: The 32-year-old musician (born Michael Wilson Hardy) will vie for Song of the Year for his hit Wait in the Truck featuring Lainey Wilson, and Artist-Songwriter of the Year
Kane: His Wait in the Truck collaborator Lainey Wilson is just behind him with six nominations, sharing three with Hardy, with Kane Brown behind them with five
Record-breaker: Miranda Lambert also makes history with her 17th nomination for Female Entertainer of the Year, surpassing Reba McIntire’s 16 nominations, with Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks hosting the ceremony , airing May 11 on Prime Video streaming service
Hardy will vie for Song of the Year against Swindell’s She Had Me at Heads Carolina, ‘Til You Can’t by Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton’s You Should Probably Leave.
He’ll vie for Visual Media of the Year against Heartfirst by Kelsea Ballerini, She Had Me at Heads Carolina by Cole Swindell, Thank God by Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown, ‘Til You Can’t by Cody Johnson and What He Didn’t Do by Carly Pearce
Wait In the Truck is also up for Music Event of the Year alongside At The End of a Bar by Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny, She Had Me at Heads Carolina [Remix] by Cole Swindell and Jo Dee Messina, Thank God by Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown and Thinking ‘Bout You by Dustin Lynch featuring MacKenzie Porter.
He’ll also vie for Artist-Songwriter of the Year against Luke Combs, Ernest, Miranda Lambert and Morgan Wallen.
His collaborator Lainey Wilson will vie for one of the biggest awards of the night – Female Artist of the Year – against Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde and Carly Pearce.
She is also up for Album of the Year for Bell Bottom Country, against Ashley McBryde’s Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville, Luke Combs’ Growin’ Up, Jon Pardi’s Mr. Saturday Night and Miranda Lambert’s Palomino.
Her solo song Heart Like a Truck is also up for Single of the Year against Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde’s Never Wanted to Be That Girl, Cole Swindell’s She Had Me at Heads Carolina, Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown’s Thank God and Cody Johnson’s ‘Til You Can’t.
Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert and Cole Swindell are all up for five awards apiece.
Hardy: Hardy will vie for Song of the Year against Swindell’s She Had Me at Heads Carolina, ‘ Til You Can’t by Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton’s You Should Probably Leave
Lainey: His collaborator Lainey Wilson will vie for one of the biggest awards of the night – Female Artist of the Year – against Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde and Carly Pearce
Kane: Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert and Cole Swindell are all up for five awards apiece
Nominees for the top award of the night – Entertainer of the Year – are Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood and Morgan Wallen.
Male Artist of the Year nominees include Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Jordan Davis, Chris Stapleton and Morgan Wallen.
This will also be just the second year in ACM history that three albums released by all-female acts have been nominated for Album of the Year in the same year – Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville by Ashley McBryde, Bell Bottom Country by Lainey Wilson, and Palomino by Miranda Lambert each receiving nominations. T
The only other time three all-female acts had albums nominated for Album of the Year in the same year was in 1999 with Faith by Faith Hill, I’m Alright by Jo Dee Messina, and Wide Opens Spaces by The Chicks all receiving nominations. Wide Open Spaces by The Chicks ended up winning the category.
Old Dominion receives a nomination for Group of the Year, making this the eighth consecutive year the group has been nominated in the category.
They have taken home the Group of the Year award for each of the past five years in a row.
Little Big Town receives their 17th nomination for Group of the Year, which leaves them one nomination short of the all-time record of 18 nominations for Group of the Year held by Alabama.
The group has been nominated in the category every year since 2005, with the exception of 2011.
Lainey: This will also be just the second year in ACM history that three albums released by all-female acts have been nominated for Album of the Year in the same year – Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville by Ashley McBryde, Bell Bottom Country by Lainey Wilson, and Palomino by Miranda Lambert each receiving nominations
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