Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson, and HARDY Shine at the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards

by Andrew Braithwaite
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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

Andrew Braithwaite
Author: Andrew Braithwaite
Andrew is the founder and Managing Director of Music Talkers. He's also a keen music enthusiast and plays the guitar.

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