Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson, and HARDY Shine at the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards
- by Andrew Braithwaite
- in Latest
The 58th Academy of Country Music Awards has announced its winners in a star-studded event hosted by Garth Brooks and Dolly Parton. Fans from over 240 countries watched the two-hour concert event streamed exclusively on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch from the Dallas Cowboys world headquarters in Frisco, Texas.
Chris Stapleton received the highest honor of the night, the Entertainer of the Year award, marking his first win in this category and bringing his total ACM Awards count to 15. This win also qualifies him for the coveted ACM Triple Crown Award, which celebrates artists who have won New Female/Male Artist of the Year, Female/Male Artist of the Year, and Entertainer of the Year.
Lainey Wilson and HARDY dominated the night, each receiving four awards. Lainey's wins included Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Music Event of the Year, and Visual Media of the Year. This brings her total ACM Awards count to seven. HARDY, who won pre-televised categories for Artist-Songwriter of the Year and Visual Media of the Year, also took home two awards during the show for Music Event of the Year, as both an artist and a producer for "wait in the truck." This ties him with Lainey Wilson for the most-awarded artist of the evening and brings his total ACM Award count to five.
The show featured 18 performances from 25 artists, showcasing both established stars and emerging talent in the country music scene. Fans can now relive all of the excitement of the 58th ACM Awards with the full rebroadcast available on Prime Video and the Amazon Music App, as well as for free on Amazon Freevee.
Following is the full list of winners in the 14 categories voted on by Academy members:
MAIN 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 [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
- Bell Bottom Country - Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce
Record Company-Label: Broken Bow Records
SINGLE OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
- She Had Me At Heads Carolina - Cole Swindell
Producer: Zach Crowell
Record Company-Label: Warner Music Nashville
SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
- 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
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
- wait in the truck - HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
Producer: Inkwell Productions
Director: Justin Clough
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Ashley Gorley
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- HARDY
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
- wait in the truck - HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
Producers: Derek Wells, HARDY, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt
Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records
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