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stage at the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards in March 2022 in Las Vegas.
(CNN) – The 58th Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards Launched on Thursday with co-hosts Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks took the stage live from the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas.
ACM celebrates country music’s biggest stars and emerging talent.
Miranda Lambert, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Keith Urban and Jelly Roll were among the evening’s many performers, with co-host and 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Barton set to close the show with a performance of his new song. The highly anticipated rock album, “Rockstar.”
Hardy leads the way with seven total nominations this year, while Lainey Wilson follows with six.
The ACMs are streaming live on Prime Video and will be rebroadcast for free on Amazon Freevee on Friday at 8 p.m. ET.
See the full list of nominees below, with winners in bold.
Entertainer of the Year
On Jason’s side
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Morgan Wallen
Female Artist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBride
Carly Pierce
Lainey Wilson
Male Artist of the Year
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Jordan Davis
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Twins of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne * Success
Dan + Shay
Maddy & Day
War and Treaty
Group of the Year
Lady A
Small big city
Midland
Old Dominion * Success
Jack Brown Band
New Female Artist of the Year
Priscilla Black
Megan Moroney
Caitlin Smith
Morgan Wade
Hayley Withers
New Male Artist of the Year
Zach Bryan
Jackson Dean
Ernest
Dylan Scott
Nate Smith
Bailey Zimmerman
Album of the year
“Ashley McBride Presents: Lindeville” – Ashley McBride
“Bell Bottom Country” – Lainey Wilson
“Growing Up” – Luke Combs
“Mr. Saturday Night” – John Pardy
“Palomino” – Miranda Lambert
Single of the year
“Hard Like a Truck” – Lainey Wilson
“Don’t Wanna Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce & Ashley McBride
“Head Me At Head’s Carolina” – Cole Swindell
“Thank God” – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
“You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
Song of the year
“Sand in My Boots” – Morgan Wallen
“Head Me At Head’s Carolina” – Cole Swindell * Success
“You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
“Wait in the Truck” – Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson
“You should probably quit” – Chris Stapleton
Visual Media of the Year
“Heart First” – Kelsea Ballerini
“Head Me At Head’s Carolina” – Cole Swindell
“Thank God” – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
“You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
“Wait in the Truck” – Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson
“What He Didn’t Do” – Carly Pierce
Songwriter of the Year
Nicole Galion
Ashley Gourley
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne
Hunter Phelps
Artist-Songwriter of the Year
Luke Combs
Ernest
Hardy
Miranda Lambert
Morgan Wallen
Music event of the year
“At the End of a Bar” – Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny
“She had me at Head’s Carolina [Remix]” – Cole Swindell & Joe Dee Messina
“Thank God” – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
“Thinking ‘Bot You” – feat. Dustin Lynch. Mackenzie Porter
“Wait in the Truck” – Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson
