Apr 132023
The 58th Academy Of Country Music Awards nominees have been announced! The finalists are:
Entertainer
Female
Male
Duo
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Maddie & Tae
- The War And Treaty
Group
New Female
New Male
Album
- Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville, Ashley McBryde
- Bell Bottom Country, Lainey Wilson
- Growin’ Up, Luke Combs
- Mr. Saturday Night, Jon Pardi
- Palomino, Miranda Lambert
Single
- “Heart Like A Truck,” Lainey Wilson
- “Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde
- “She Had Me At Heads Carolina,” Cole Swindell
- “Thank God,” Kane Brown w/Katelyn Brown
- “‘Til You Can’t,” Cody Johnson
Song
- “Sand In My Boots,” Ashley Gorley, Josh Osborne, Michael Hardy
- “She Had Me At Heads Carolina,” Ashley Gorley, Cole Swindell, Jesse Frasure, Mark D. Sanders, Thomas Rhett, Tim Nichols
- “‘Til You Can’t,” Ben Stennis, Matt Rogers
- “Wait In The Truck,” Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy, Renee Blair
- “You Should Probably Leave,” Ashley Gorley, Chris DuBois, Chris Stapleton
Visual Media
- “Heartfirst,” Kelsea Ballerini
- “She Had Me At Heads Carolina,” Cole Swindell
- “Thank God,” Kane Brown w/Katelyn Brown
- “‘Til You Can’t,” Cody Johnson
- “Wait In The Truck,” Hardy f/Lainey Wilson
- “What He Didn’t Do,” Carly Pearce
Music Event
- “At The End Of A Bar,” Chris Young w/Mitchell Tenpenny
- “She Had Me At Heads Carolina [Remix],” Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina
- “Thank God,” Kane Brown w/Katelyn Brown
- “Thinking ‘Bout You,” Dustin Lynch f/MacKenzie Porter
- “Wait In The Truck,” Hardy f/Lainey Wilson
Songwriter
- Nicolle Galyon
- Ashley Gorley
- Chase McGill
- Josh Osborne
- Hunter Phelps
Artist-Songwriter
Bass Player
- Mark Hill
- Tony Lucido
- Steve Mackey
- Lex Price
- Craig Young
Drummer
- Fred Eltringham
- Miles McPherson
- Jerry Roe
- Aaron Sterling
- Nir Z
Acoustic Guitar
- Tim Galloway
- Todd Lombardo
- Danny Rader
- Bryan Sutton
- Ilya Toshinsky
Piano/Keyboards
- Jim “Moose” Brown
- Dave Cohen
- Charles Judge
- Billy Justineau
- Alex Wright
Specialty Instrument
- Dan Dugmore
- Stuart Duncan
- Jenee Fleenor
- Josh Matheny
- Justin Schipper
Electric Guitar
- Kris Donegan
- Kenny Greenberg
- Rob McNelley
- Sol Philcox-Littlefield
- Derek Wells
Audio Engineer
- Drew Bollman
- Josh Ditty
- Gena Johnson
- Justin Niebank
- F. Reid Shippen
Producer
- Buddy Cannon
- Luke Dick
- Jay Joyce
- Joey Moi
- Jon Randall
- Derek Wells
Casino – 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 – 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
- 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
Fair/Rodeo
- Auburn Rodeo; Opelika, AL
- Cheyenne Frontier Days; Cheyenne, WY
- Florida Strawberry Festival; Plant City, FL
- Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo; Houston
- Iowa State Fair; Des Moines, IA
Club
- Billy Bob’s Texas; Fort Worth, TX
- Coyote Joe’s; Charlotte, NC
- Grizzly Rose; Denver
- Gruene Hall; New Braunfels, TX
- Joe’s On Weed St.; Chicago
Theater
- Crystal Grand Music Theatre; Wisconsin Dells, WI
- Florida Theatre; Jacksonville, FL
- Grand Ole Opry House; Nashville
- Orpheum Theater; Omaha, NE
- Stiefel Theatre; Salina, KS
Outdoor
- Bank Of NH Pavillion; Gilford, NH
- FirstBank Amphitheater; Franklin, TN
- Greek Theatre; Los Angeles
- Santa Barbara Bowl; Santa Barbara, CA
- St. Augustine Amphitheatre; St. Augustine, FL
- The Wharf Amphitheater; Orange Beach, AL
Arena
- 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
- Ron Pateras
- Pat Powelson
- Michelle Romeo
- Stacy Vee
- Troy Vollhoffer
Promoter
- Patrick McDill
- Aaron Spalding
- Ed Warm
- Adam Weiser
- Jay Wilson
The 58th ACM Awards takes place May 11 at The Star in Frisco, TX and streams exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Studio and Industry awards will presented later in the year at ACM Honors.