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(From left) Garth Brooks and Dolly Parton hosted the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards Thursday in Frisco, Texas.
(CNN) – the 58th Academy Awards of Country Music (ACM) It was held on Thursdays with the co-hosts Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks live out of Ford Center in Frisco, Texas.
ACM celebrates country music’s biggest stars and emerging talent.
Lainey Wilson was the standout artist of the night with three wins, including Album of the Year, and Chris Stapleton winning Artist of the Year.
Miranda Lambert, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Keith Urban, and Jelly Roll were among the evening’s many artists, with co-host and 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Parton closing the show with a performance of “World on Fire,” a new song from the rocker’s long-running album Wait for it, “Rockstar”.
Ed Sheeran also made a surprise appearance to perform his new song “Life Goes On” in a duet with Luke Combs.
ACM programming airs live on Prime Video and will be rebroadcast on Fridays for free on Amazon Freevee starting at 8 p.m. ET.
See below for a full list of nominees with winners identified in bold.
general entertaining
Jason Aldean
Ken Brown
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton *winner
Carrie Underwood
Morgan Wallen
Artist of the Year
Kelsey Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBride
Carly Pierce
Lenny Wilson *winner
Best artist of the year
Ken Brown
Luke Combs
Jordan Davis
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen *winner
general binary
Brooks and Dunn
Osborne Brothers *winner
Dan + Shay
Maddy and Tai
War and Treaty
general group
Mrs. A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion *winner
Zac Brown Band
New Artist of the Year
Priscilla block
Megan Moroney
Caitlin Smith
Morgan Wade
Helly Waiters
Best New Male Artist of the Year
Zack Bryan
Jackson Dean
Earnest
Dylan Scott
Nate Smith
Billy Zimmerman
album of the year
“Ashley McBride Presents: Lindville” – Ashley McBride
“Bell Bottom Country” – Lenny Wilson *winner
“Growin’ Up” – Luke Combs
“Mr. Saturday Night” – John Pardi
Palomino – Miranda Lambert
one of the year
“The heart is like a truck” – Lenny Wilson
“I never wanted to be that girl” – Carly Pierce and Ashley McBride
“She Was Mine In Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell *winner
“Thank God” – Kane Brown with Caitlyn Brown
“Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
Song of the year
“Sand in My Shoes” – Morgan Allen
“She Was Mine In Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell *winner
“Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
“Wait in the van” – a difficult feat. Lenny Wilson
“You should probably leave” – Chris Stapleton
Visual Media of the Year
“HEARTFIRST” – Kelsea Ballerini
“She Was Mine In Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell
“Thank God” – Kane Brown with Caitlyn Brown
“Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
“Wait in the van” – a difficult feat. Lenny Wilson
“What He Didn’t Do” – Carly Pierce
Songwriter of the Year
Nicole Galleon
Ashley Gourley
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne
Hunter Phelps
Artist and Songwriter of the Year
Luke Combs
Earnest
Hardy
Miranda Lambert
Morgan Wallen
Music event of the year
“At the End of the Tavern” – Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny
“Mine was in Heads Carolina [Remix]Cole Swindell and Joe de Messina
“Thank God” – Kane Brown with Caitlyn Brown
“Thinking of Your Bout” – Dustin Lynch feat. Mackenzie Porter
“Wait in the van” – a difficult feat. Lenny Wilson *winner
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