58th Academy of Country Music Awards

The 58th Academy of Country Music Awards was held on May 11, 2023, in Frisco, Texas at the Ford Center at The Star.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by country music icons Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks.^[2]

58th Academy of Country Music Awards
Date	May 11, 2023
Location	Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas
Hosted by	Dolly Parton Garth Brooks
Most awards	Lainey Wilson (4)
Most nominations	Kane Brown HARDY Lainey Wilson (5 each)
Television/radio coverage
Network	Prime Video
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Exterior of the Ford Center at The Star, located in Frisco, Texas.

Background

On July 19, 2022, Prime Video and the ACM announced they would be moving the awards show to Frisco, Texas, at the Ford Center at The Star, which is a practice facility for the Dallas Cowboys. This marks the second time they have broadcast from the state since the 50th ceremony in 2015.^[3]

Category updates

On December 1, 2022, the academy announced it would be changing some of the awards categories. The Entertainer of the Year award would increase from five nominees to seven nominees. The Songwriter of the Year award would be separated into: Songwriter, described as an individual known predominantly as a songwriter and does not serve as the primary artist; and Artist —Songwriter, described as an individual known both as an artist and a songwriter who was the main recording artist on at least one song that charted in the top 20 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs or Mediabase Country charts during the eligibility period. Lastly, Video of the Year would be renamed as Visual Media of the Year, as to include other forms of media.^[4]

Hosts

On March 28, 2023, the ACM announced that country legends Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks would be hosting the ceremony. This ceremony marks Parton's second consecutive year, and third time hosting. This will be Brooks' first time hosting the awards.^[5]

Winners and nominees

Nominees were announced April 13, 2023 on The Bobby Bones Show, and the ACM website.^[6]

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Chris Stapleton Jason Aldean Kane Brown Luke Combs Miranda Lambert Carrie Underwood Morgan Wallen	Bell Bottom Country — Lainey Wilson Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville — Ashley McBryde Growin' Up — Luke Combs Mr. Saturday Night — Jon Pardi Palomino — Miranda Lambert
Female Artist of the Year	Male Artist of the Year
Lainey Wilson Kelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert Ashley McBryde Carly Pearce	Morgan Wallen Kane Brown Luke Combs Jordan Davis Chris Stapleton
Group of the Year	Duo of the Year
Old Dominion Lady A Little Big Town Midland Zac Brown Band	Brothers Osborne Brooks & Dunn Dan + Shay Maddie & Tae The War and Treaty
Single of the Year	Song of the Year
"She Had Me at Heads Carolina" — Cole Swindell "Heart Like a Truck" — Lainey Wilson "Never Wanted to Be That Girl" — Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde "Thank God" — Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown "'Til You Can't" — Cody Johnson	"She Had Me at Heads Carolina" — Ashley Gorley, Cole Swindell, Jesse Frasure, Mark D. Sanders, Thomas Rhett and Tim Nichols "Sand in My Boots" — Ashley Gorley, Josh Osborne and Michael Hardy "'Til You Can't" — Ben Stennis and Matt Rogers "Wait in the Truck" — Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy and Renee Blair "You Should Probably Leave" — Ashley Gorley, Chris DuBois and Chris Stapleton
New Female Artist of the Year	New Male Artist of the Year
Hailey Whitters Priscilla Block Megan Moroney Caitlyn Smith Morgan Wade	Zach Bryan Jackson Dean Ernest Dylan Scott Nate Smith Bailey Zimmerman
Artist-Songwriter of the Year	Songwriter of the Year
Hardy Luke Combs Ernest Miranda Lambert Morgan Wallen	Ashley Gorley Nicolle Galyon Chase McGill Josh Osborne Hunter Phelps
Music Event of the Year	Visual Media of the Year
"Wait in the Truck" — Hardy (feat. Lainey Wilson) "At the End of a Bar" — Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny "She Had Me at Heads Carolina (Remix)" — Cole Swindell and 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) "Heartfirst" — Kelsea Ballerini "She Had Me at Heads Carolina" — Cole Swindell "Thank God" — Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown "'Til You Can't" — Cody Johnson "What He Didn't Do" — Carly Pearce

Performers

The first wave of performers were announced on April 30, 2023.^[7] On May 8, Ed Sheeran was announced as a performer. The full line-up was revealed on May 9, 2023.^[8] Morgan Wallen was originally set to perform on the show but had to cancel after he was placed on vocal rest by doctors.^[9]

Performer(s)	Song
Keith Urban	"Texas Time"
Cole Swindell Jo Dee Messina	"She Had Me at Heads Carolina"
Kane Brown	"Bury Me in Georgia"
Carly Pearce Trisha Yearwood	"Wrong Side of Memphis" "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" "She's in Love with the Boy"
Hardy	"Truck Bed"
Bailey Zimmerman	"Rock and a Hard Place"
Cody Johnson	Celebration of Willie Nelson's 90th birthday "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"
Miranda Lambert	"Carousel"
Hailey Whitters	"Everything She Ain't"
Luke Combs	"Love You Anyway"
Ed Sheeran Luke Combs	"Life Goes On"
The War and Treaty	"Blank Page"
Jason Aldean	"Tough Crowd"
Ashley McBryde Brandy Clark Caylee Hammack Pillbox Patti John Osborne	"Bonfire at Tina's"
Jelly Roll Lainey Wilson	"Save Me"
Lainey Wilson	"Grease"
Jordan Davis	"Next Thing You Know"
Dolly Parton	"World on Fire"

Presenters

Presenter(s)	Notes
Dak Prescott and Emmitt Smith	Presented Song of the Year
Dustin Lynch and MacKenzie Porter	Presented Duo of the Year
Chris Young and Mitchell Tenpenny	Presented Group of the Year
Gabby Barrett and Breland	Introduced Bailey Zimmerman
Tanya Tucker	Presented Single of the Year
Mickey Guyton and Tyler Hubbard	Presented Music Event of the Year
Carly Pearce and TJ Osborne	Introduced The War and Treaty
Dolly Parton	Presented Female Artist of the Year
Garth Brooks	Presented Male Artist of the Year
Brandy Clark and Jon Pardi	Introduced Jelly Roll
Keith Urban	Presented Album of the Year
Trisha Yearwood	Presented Entertainer of the Year

Milestones

• Chris Stapleton won "Entertainer of the Year" for the first time. Thus, Stapleton achieved the Triple Crown Award, presented at the ACM Honors.
• Kane Brown and Jordan Davis received their first nominations in the "Male Artist of the Year" category.
• Lainey Wilson received her first nomination in and win in the "Female Artist of the Year" category.
• Jo Dee Messina received her first nomination since 2001.

References

1. Willman, Chris (19 July 2022). "Academy of Country Music Awards Will Move to Dallas in 2023 for Second Prime Video Webcast". Variety. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
2. Nicholson, Jessica (29 March 2023). "Dolly Parton & Garth Brooks Set to Co-Host the 2023 ACM Awards: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
3. Evans, Greg (19 July 2022). "Academy Of Country Music Awards Set For Livestream Return To Amazon Prime Video; Date, Venue Announced". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
4. Anderson, Liza (19 January 2023). "Submissions For The 58th Annual ACM Awards Now Open". MusicRow. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
5. Paul, Larisha (29 March 2023). "Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks to Co-Host 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
6. Grein, Paul (13 April 2023). "HARDY, Lainey Wilson & More Top 2023 ACM Awards Nominations: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
7. "Academy of Country Music (ACM) on Instagram: "Now that's a Texas-sized line-up 🤠 See these Country superstars & more light up the #ACMawards stage on May 11 at Ford Center at @TheStarinFrisco 🎤 Join the party in person — limited # of tickets JUST ADDED on sale here 👉 #LinkInBio"". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
8. "Here Are All the Performers & Presenters for the 2023 ACM Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
9. "Morgan Wallen Cancels 6 Weeks of Shows on Voice Doctor's Orders: 'I Hate It'". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-05-09.