ACM Awards: HARDY, Lainey Wilson lead 2023 nominations

In a January 2023 Tennessean interview, Philadelphia, Mississippi native HARDY noted that his goal for the year was to "change the trajectory of [his] life." If the vocalist behind the album "the mockingbird and the crow" sweeps all 7 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards for which he's nominated on May 11, 2023, at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, he'll accomplish just that.

Three of HARDY's nominations are shared with Lainey Wilson -- the 2023 ACM Awards' most nominated female vocalist (6 nods) for their anti-domestic violence murder ballad "wait in the truck."Notable too is ACM Triple Crown Award-winner (career Entertainer of the Year, New Artist and Artist category wins) Miranda Lambert passing Reba McEntire as the most nominated Female Artist of the Year nominee in the award program's history, earning her 17th nomination.

Regarding another potential Triple Crown winner in the making, if either Luke Combs or Chris Stapleton win the Entertainer of the Year trophy, they will clinch that honor.

2022's ACM Album of the Year winner, Morgan Wallen -- HARDY's Big Loud labelmate -- has ridden his mega-massive streaming and touring success to his first Entertainer of the Year nomination, the ninth ACM nomination of his career.

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Billboard and Mediabase country charts' it-couple of the moment -- the chart-topping husband and wife duo Kane and Katelyn Brown -- also have much to celebrate. 2023 will mark Kane's first-ever nominations for Entertainer of the Year and Male Artist of the Year. The married couple's single "Thank God" has also received three nominations (Single, Music Event, and Visual Media of the Year). These mark Berklee College of Music grad Katelyn's firstnominations, while these round Kane's career total to 14 overall.

Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks will host the event that will stream live exclusively for a global audience across 240+ territories on Prime Video on Thurs., May 11 at 8 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CDT/5 p.m. PDT. In addition, the full rebroadcast of "Country Music's Party of the Year" will stream the next day for free on Amazon Freevee.

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The nominees to be awarded on May 11 are as follows:

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 McBrydeProducer: John OsborneRecord Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville● Bell Bottom Country - Lainey WilsonProducer: Jay JoyceRecord Company-Label: Broken Bow Records● Growin' Up - Luke CombsProducers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan SingletonRecord Company-Label: Columbia Records● Mr. Saturday Night - Jon PardiProducers: Jon Pardi, Bart Butler, Ryan GoreRecord Company-Label: Capitol Records Nashville● Palomino - Miranda LambertProducers: Jon Randall, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Mikey ReavesRecord 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 WilsonProducer: Jay JoyceRecord Company-Label: Broken Bow Records● Never Wanted To Be That Girl - Carly Pearce & Ashley McBrydeProducers: Josh Osborne, Shane McAnallyRecord Company-Label: Big Machine Records/Warner Music Nashville● She Had Me At Heads Carolina - Cole SwindellProducer: Zach CrowellRecord Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville● Thank God - Kane Brown with Katelyn BrownProducer: Dann HuffRecord Company-Label: RCA Nashville● 'Til You Can't - Cody JohnsonProducer: Trent WillmonRecord Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville/CoJo Music

SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]● Sand In My Boots - Morgan WallenSongwriters: Ashley Gorley, Josh Osborne, Michael HardyPublishers: Relative Music Group; Sony/ATV Accent; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing; Sony/ATVTree Publishing● She Had Me At Heads Carolina - Cole SwindellSongwriters: Ashley Gorley, Cole Swindell, Jesse Frasure, Mark D. Sanders, Thomas Rhett, TimNicholsPublishers: Ashley Gorley Publishing Designee; Be A Light Publishing; Colden Rainey Music; EMIBlackwood Music Inc; Songs Of Roc Nation Music; Sony Tree Publishing; Telemitry Rhythm HouseMusic; Universal Music Corp; WC Music Corp; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp● 'Til You Can't - Cody JohnsonSongwriters: Ben Stennis, Matt RogersPublishers: Anthem Canalco Publishing; Dead Aim Music; The Stennis Mightier Music● wait in the truck - HARDY feat. Lainey WilsonSongwriters: Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy, Renee BlairPublishers: Humerus Publishing Global; Nontypical Music; Pile of Schmidt Songs; RedneckerMusic; Relative Music Group; Round Hill Verses Publishing; Sony/ATV Accent; Sony/ATV TreePublishing; The Money Tree Vibez; WC Music Corp; Who Wants to Buy My Publishing● You Should Probably Leave - Chris StapletonSongwriters: Ashley Gorley, Chris DuBois, Chris StapletonPublishers: 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 BalleriniProducers: Christen Pinkston & Wesley Stebbins-PerryDirector: P Tracy● She Had Me At Heads Carolina - Cole SwindellProducer: Troy JacksonDirector: Spidey Smith● Thank God - Kane Brown with Katelyn BrownProducer: Luke ArreguinDirector: Alex Alvga● 'Til You Can't - Cody JohnsonProducer: Maddy HayesDirector: Dustin Haney● wait in the truck - HARDY feat. Lainey WilsonProducer: Inkwell ProductionsDirector: Justin Clough● What He Didn't Do - Carly PearceProducer: Ryan ByrdDirector: 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 TenpennyProducers: Chris DeStefano, Chris YoungRecord Company-Label: RCA Nashville● She Had Me At Heads Carolina [Remix] - Cole Swindell & Jo Dee MessinaProducer: Zach CrowellRecord Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville● Thank God - Kane Brown with Katelyn BrownProducer: Dann HuffRecord Company-Label: RCA Nashville● Thinking 'Bout You - Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie PorterProducer: Zach CrowellRecord Company-Label: Broken Bow Records● wait in the truck - HARDY feat. Lainey WilsonProducers: Derek Wells, HARDY, Joey Moi, Jordan SchmidtRecord Company-Label: Big Loud Records

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