HARDY and Lainey Wilson Lead 58th ACM Awards Nominations

HARDY and Lainey Wilson lead the nominations for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards. Their powerful collaboration “wait in the truck” delivered nods for Song, Music Event, and Visual Media. Among his seven nominations, HARDY earned a nod for Artist-Songwriter of the Year. Lainey has the most nominations of any female artist with six, including Female Artist, Album (Bell Bottom Country), and Single of the Year (“Heart Like a Truck”). Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, and Cole Swindell all received five nominations.

Check out the full list of nominations for the main awards below. For studio recording, industry, and radio nominees, visit ACMCountry.com/noms. The 58th ACM Awards, hosted by Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, will stream LIVE via Prime Video on Thursday, May 11th, at 8/7c, from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Look for performers and presenters to be announced in the weeks ahead.

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
  • Jackson Dean
  • ERNEST
  • Dylan Scott
  • Nate Smith
  • Bailey Zimmerman

ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

  • Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville – Ashley McBryde
    Producer: John Osborne
    Record Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville
  • Bell Bottom Country – Lainey Wilson
    Producer: Jay Joyce
    Record Company-Label: Broken Bow Records
  • Growin’ Up – Luke Combs
    Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton
    Record Company-Label: Columbia Records
  • Mr. Saturday Night – Jon Pardi
    Producers: Jon Pardi, Bart Butler, Ryan Gore
    Record Company-Label: Capitol Records Nashville
  • Palomino – Miranda Lambert
    Producers: Jon Randall, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Mikey Reaves
    Record Company-Label: Vanner Records/RCA Records Nashville

SINGLE OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

  • “Heart Like A Truck” – Lainey Wilson
    Producer: Jay Joyce
    Record Company-Label: Broken Bow Records
  • “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde
    Producers: Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally
    Record Company-Label: Big Machine Records/Warner Music Nashville
  • “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell
    Producer: Zach Crowell
    Record Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville
  • “Thank God” – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
    Producer: Dann Huff
    Record Company-Label: RCA Nashville
  • “‘Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
    Producer: Trent Willmon
    Record Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville/CoJo Music

SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]

  • “Sand In My Boots” – Morgan Wallen
    Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Josh Osborne, Michael Hardy
    Publishers: Relative Music Group; Sony/ATV Accent; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing; Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
  • “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell
    Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Cole Swindell, Jesse Frasure, Mark D. Sanders, Thomas Rhett, Tim Nichols
    Publishers: Ashley Gorley Publishing Designee; Be A Light Publishing; Colden Rainey Music; EMI Blackwood Music Inc; Songs Of Roc Nation Music; Sony Tree Publishing; Telemitry Rhythm House Music; Universal Music Corp; WC Music Corp; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp
  • “‘Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
    Songwriters: Ben Stennis, Matt Rogers
    Publishers: Anthem Canalco Publishing; Dead Aim Music; The Stennis Mightier Music
  • “wait in the truck” – HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
    Songwriters: Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy, Renee Blair
    Publishers: Humerus Publishing Global; Nontypical Music; Pile of Schmidt Songs; Rednecker Music; Relative Music Group; Round Hill Verses Publishing; Sony/ATV Accent; Sony/ATV Tree Publishing; The Money Tree Vibez; WC Music Corp; Who Wants to Buy My Publishing
  • “You Should Probably Leave” – Chris Stapleton
    Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Chris DuBois, Chris Stapleton
    Publishers: One77 Songs; Sea Gayle Music; Songs of Southside Independent Music Publishing; Spirit Two Nashville; WC Music Corp

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

ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

  • Luke Combs
  • ERNEST
  • HARDY
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Morgan Wallen

MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

  • “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

Images: Big Loud Records (HARDY) / Broken Bow Records (Lainey Wilson) / ACM (Logo)

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