Lainey Wilson came into this year’s ACM Awards as the most-nominated artist, and she managed to live up to the expectations. The country singer took four awards home, including album of the year, while Chris Stapleton was named the entrainer of the year.
Wilson defeated tough competition to win album of the year with her LP Bell Bottom Country. The list of contenders in this category also included Miranda Lambert’s Palomino, Jon Pardi’s Mr. Saturday Night, Luke Combs’s Growin’ Up, and Ashley McBryde’s Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville.
Wilson also defeated the likes of Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBrydea, and Carly Pearce to win female artist of the year. She also won two awards with the Hardy collaboration “Wait in the Truck” – music event of the year and visual media of the year.
The list of major winners also included Chris Stapleton (entertainer of the year), Morgan Wallen (male artist of the year), Old Dominion (group of the year), Brothers Osborne (duo of the year), and Cole Swindell’s “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” (single and song of the year).
The 58th Academy of Country Music Awards took place on May 11 at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, with Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks serving as a host.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2023 ACADEMY OF COUNTRY AWARDS:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Chris Stapleton
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Lainey Wilson
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Morgan Wallen
DUO OF THE YEAR
- Brothers Osborne
GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Old Dominion
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Hailey Whitters
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Zach Bryan
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- “Bell Bottom Country,” Lainey Wilson
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
- “She Had Me at Heads Carolina,” Cole Swindell
SONG OF THE YEAR
- “She Had Me at Heads Carolina,” Cole Swindell
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR
- “Wait in the Truck,” HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Ashley Gorley
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- HARDY
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
- “Wait in the Truck,” HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
