Country singer Chris Stapleton received the prestigious Entertainer of the Year award at the 58th annual Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards. The event, held in Texas this year, was hosted by Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks and streamed exclusively on Amazon.
Among the notable winners, Lainey Wilson was named Female Artist of the Year, while Morgan Wallen took home the Male Artist of the Year award. The ACM Awards celebrated the outstanding achievements in the country music industry, honoring artists who have made a significant impact in their respective categories.
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The nominees and winners in various categories were as follows:
- Entertainer of the Year: Jason Aldean, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, Kane Brown, Morgan Wallen (Chris Stapleton won)
- Female Artist of the Year: Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Lainey Wilson, Carly Pearce, Kelsea Ballerini (Lainey Wilson won)
- Male Artist of the Year: Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Kane Brown, Jordan Davis, Morgan Wallen (Morgan Wallen won)
- Album of the Year: Ashley McBryde – “Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville,” Lainey Wilson – “Bell Bottom Country,” Luke Combs – “Growin’ Up,” Miranda Lambert – “Palomino,” Jon Pardi – “Mr. Saturday Night”
- Single of the Year: “Heart Like a Truck” – Lainey Wilson, “Never Wanted to be That Girl” – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde, “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell, “Thank God” – Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown, “Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
- Song of the Year: “Sand In My Boots” – Morgan Wallen, “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell, “‘Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson, “Wait in the Truck” – Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson, “You Should Probably Leave” – Chris Stapleton
- Duo of the Year: Brooks and Dunn, Brothers Osborne, Dan + Shay, Maddie & Tae, The War & Treaty
- Group of the Year: Lady A, Little Big Town, Midland, Old Dominion, Zac Brown Band
- New Male Artist of the Year: Zach Bryan, Jackson Dean, Ernest, Dylan Scott, Nate Smith, Bailey Zimmerman
- New Female Artist of the Year: Priscilla Block, Megan Moroney, Caitlyn Smith, Morgan Wade, Hailey Whitters
- Visual Media of the Year: “Heartfirst” – Kelsea Ballerini, “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell, “Thank God” – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown, “‘Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson, “Wait in the Truck” – Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson
- Music Event of the Year: “At the End of a Bar” – Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny, “She Had Me at Heads Carolina [Remix]” – Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina, “Thank God” – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown, “Thinking ‘Bout You” – Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter, “Wait in the Truck” – Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson
- 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
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