Thursday, April 13, 2023

JUST ANNOUNCED: 2023 ACM AWARD NOMINEES

The nominees for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards were just announced a short while ago this morning on the Bobby Bones Show ... Lainey Wilson has her boots in this one big time!

Congratulations to all of the nominees. Go get your win!


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 (Goes To Artist/Producer/Record Label)


1.) Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville – Ashley McBryde 

Producer: John Osborne

Record Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville


2.) Bell Bottom Country – Lainey Wilson 

Producer: Jay Joyce

Record Company-Label: Broken Bow Records


3.) Growin’ Up – Luke Combs

Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton

Record Company-Label: Columbia Records


4.)  Mr. Saturday Night – Jon Pardi

Producers: Jon Pardi, Bart Butler, Ryan Gore

Record Company-Label: Capitol Records Nashville


5.) Palomino – Miranda Lambert

Producers: Jon Randall, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Mikey Reaves

Record Company-Label: Vanner Records/RCA Records Nashville


Single Of The Year (Goes to Artist/Producer/Record Label)


1.) Heart Like A Truck – Lainey Wilson 

Producer: Jay Joyce

Record Company-Label: Broken Bow Records


2.) Never Wanted To Be That Girl – Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde  

Producers: Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally

Record Company-Label: Big Machine Records/Warner Music Nashville


3.) She Had Me At Heads Carolina – Cole Swindell

Producer: Zach Crowell

Record Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville


4.) Thank God – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown

Producer: Dann Huff

Record Company-Label: RCA Nashville


5.) ‘Til You Can’t – Cody Johnson 

Producer: Trent Willmon

Record Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville/CoJo Music


Song Of The Year (Goes to Songwriter/Publisher/Artist)


1.) 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


2.) 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


3.) ‘Til You Can’t – Cody Johnson 

Songwriters: Ben Stennis, Matt Rogers

Publishers: Anthem Canalco Publishing; Dead Aim Music; The Stennis Mightier Music


4.) 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


5.) 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 (Goes to Producer/Director/Artist)


1.) Heartfirst – Kelsea Ballerini

Producers: Christen Pinkston & Wesley Stebbins-Perry

Director: P Tracy


2.) She Had Me At Heads Carolina – Cole Swindell

Producer: Troy Jackson

Director: Spidey Smith


3.) Thank God – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown

Producer: Luke Arreguin

Director: Alex Alvga


4.) ‘Til You Can’t – Cody Johnson 

Producer: Maddy Hayes

Director: Dustin Haney


5.) Wait In The Truck – Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson

Producer: Inkwell Productions

Director: Justin Clough


6.) 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 (Goes to Artist/Producer/Record Label)


1.) At the End of a Bar – Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny

Producers: Chris DeStefano, Chris Young

Record Company-Label: RCA Nashville


2.) She Had Me At Heads Carolina [Remix] – Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina

Producer: Zach Crowell

Record Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville


3.) Thank God – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown

Producer: Dann Huff

Record Company-Label: RCA Nashville


4.) Thinking ‘Bout You – Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter

Producer: Zach Crowell

Record Company-Label: Broken Bow Records


5. ) Wait In The Truck – Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson 

Producers: Derek Wells, Hardy, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt

Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records


The 2023 Studio Recording Awards and Industry Awards will be presented to recipients at the 16th Academy of Country Music Honors, a special event held annually in August at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. This year’s show will be held Aug. 23, with more details to be announced in the coming months.


Studio Recording Awards


Bass Player Of The Year

  • Mark Hill
  • Tony Lucido
  • Steve Mackey
  • Lex Price
  • Craig Young


Drummer Of The Year

  • Fred Eltringham
  • Miles McPherson
  • Jerry Roe
  • Aaron Sterling
  • Nir Z


Acoustic Guitar Player Of The Year

  • Tim Galloway
  • Todd Lombardo
  • Danny Rader
  • Bryan Sutton
  • Ilya Toshinskiy


Piano/Keyboards Player Of The Year

  • Jim “Moose” Brown
  • Dave Cohen
  • Charles Judge
  • Billy Justineau
  • Alex Wright


Specialty Instrument Player Of The Year

  • Dan Dugmore
  • Stuart Duncan
  • Jenee Fleenor
  • Josh Matheny
  • Justin Schipper


Electric Guitar Player Of The Year

  • Kris Donegan
  • Kenny Greenberg
  • Rob McNelley
  • Sol Philcox-Littlefield
  • Derek Wells


Audio Engineer Of The Year

  • Drew Bollman
  • Josh Ditty
  • Gena Johnson
  • Justin Niebank
  • F. Reid Shippen


Producer Of The Year

  • Buddy Cannon
  • Luke Dick
  • Jay Joyce
  • Joey Moi
  • Jon Randall
  • Derek Wells


Industry Awards:

  • Casino Of The Year – Theater
  • Deadwood Mountain Grand – Deadwood, SD
  • Golden Nugget – Lake Charles, LA
  • Resorts World Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV
  • Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Hollywood, FL
  • Soaring Eagle – Mount Pleasant, MI


Casino Of The Year – Arena

  • Fallsview Casino Resort – Niagara Falls, ON
  • Harrah’s – Council Bluffs, IA
  • Harveys Lake Tahoe – Stateline, NV
  • Mystic Lake Casino Showroom – Prior Lake, MN
  • Northern Quest Resort & Casino – Airway Heights, WA
  • Turning Stone Resort Casino – Verona, NY


Festival Of The Year

  • C2C: Country to Country – UK
  • Carolina Country Music Fest – Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Country Concert – Fort Loramie, OH
  • Country Fest – Cadott, WI
  • Country Thunder – Bristol, TN
  • Stagecoach Festival – Indio, CA
  • Tortuga Music Festival – Fort Lauderdale, FL


Fair/Rodeo Of The Year

  • Auburn Rodeo – Opelika, AL
  • Cheyenne Frontier Days – Cheyenne, WY
  • Florida Strawberry Festival – Plant City, FL
  • Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo – Houston, TX
  • Iowa State Fair – Des Moines, IA


Club Of The Year

  • Billy Bob’s Texas – Fort Worth, TX
  • Coyote Joe’s – Charlotte, NC
  • Grizzly Rose – Denver, CO
  • Gruene Hall – New Braunfels, TX
  • Joe’s on Weed St. – Chicago, IL


Theater Of The Year

  • Crystal Grand Music Theatre – Wisconsin Dells, WI
  • Florida Theatre – Jacksonville, FL
  • Grand Ole Opry House – Nashville, TN
  • Orpheum Theater – Omaha, NE
  • Stiefel Theatre – Salina, KS


Outdoor Venue Of The Year

  • Bank of NH Pavilion – Gilford, NH
  • FirstBank Amphitheater – Franklin, TN
  • Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
  • Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA
  • St. Augustine Amphitheatre – St. Augustine, FL
  • The Wharf Amphitheater – Orange Beach, AL


Arena Of The Year

  • Denny Sanford PREMIER Center – Sioux Falls, SD
  • Dickies Arena – Fort Worth, TX
  • Hertz Arena – Estero, FL
  • Moody Center – Austin, TX
  • Simmons Bank Arena – Little Rock, AR
  • Thompson-Boling Arena – Knoxville, TN


Don Romeo Talent Buyer Of The Year

  • Ron Pateras
  • Pat Powelson
  • Michelle Romeo
  • Stacy Vee
  • Troy Vollhoffer


Promoter Of The Year

  • Patrick McDill
  • Aaron Spalding
  • Ed Warm
  • Adam Weiser
  • Jay Wilson


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