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The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards will be held in Las Vegas in March 2022.
(CNN) – The 58th Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards kicked off Thursday with co-hosts Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks performing live on stage at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas.
ACM celebrates country music’s biggest stars and emerging talent.
Miranda Lambert, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Keith Urban and Jelly Roll are among the many performers on the night. Co-host and 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Parton will conclude the show by performing a new song from her highly anticipated rock album, “Rockstar.”
HARDY leads this year’s nominations with a total of seven nominations, while Lainey Wilson follows with six nominations.
The ACMs will be streamed live on Prime Video and rebroadcast for free on Amazon Freevee on Friday from 8pm ET.
Below is a full list of nominees, with winners in bold.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton
Carrie underwood
Morgan Wallen
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
Lainey Wilson
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Jordan Davis
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
DUO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne *WINNER
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
The War and the Treaty
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady A
Small big city
midland
Old Dominion *WINNER
Zac Brown Band
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Priscilla Block
Megan Moroney
Caitlyn Smith
Morgan Wade
Hailey Whitters
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Zach Bryan
Jackson Dean
Serious
Dylan Scott
NateSmith
Bailey Zimmerman
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville – Ashley McBryde
“Bell Bottom Country” – Lainey Wilson
“Growin’ Up” – Luke Combs
“Mr. Saturday Night” – Jon Pardi
“Palomino” – Miranda Lambert
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“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 with Katelyn Brown
“‘Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Sand in my boots” – Morgan Wallen
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell *WINNER
“‘Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
“Wait in the Truck” – HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
“You should probably go” – Chris Stapleton
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR
“HEARTFIRST” – Kelsea Ballerini
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell
“Thank God” – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
“‘Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
“Wait in the Truck” – HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
“What He Didn’t Do” – Carly Pearce
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Nicolle Galyon
Ashley Gorley
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne
Hunter Phelps
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs
Serious
HARDY
Miranda Lambert
Morgan Wallen
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
“At the End of a Bar” – Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny
“She had me at Heads Carolina [Remix]” – Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina
“Thank God” – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
“Thinking ‘Bout You” – Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter
“Wait in the Truck” – HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson