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The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards stage in Las Vegas in March 2022.
(CNN) — The 58th Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards began Thursday with the co-hosts Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks live on stage from the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas.
The ACM celebrates country music’s biggest stars and emerging talent.
Miranda Lambert, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Keith Urban and Jelly Roll were among the night’s many performers, with co-host and 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Parton set to close the show by performing a new song from him. highly anticipated rock album, “Rockstar.”
HARDY leads this year’s nominees with seven total, while Lainey Wilson follows with six nods.
The ACM’s are streaming live on Prime Video and will be rebroadcast Friday for free on Amazon Freevee beginning at 8 pm ET.
See below for the 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
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
Lainey Wilson *WON
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Jordan Davis
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen *WON
DUO OF THE YEAR
Brooks and Dunn
Osborne brothers *WON
Dan + Shay
Maddie and Tae
The War and Treaty
YEAR GROUP
Mrs. A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion *WON
Zac Brown Band
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Priscilla Block
Megan Moroney
Caitlyn Smith
Morgan Wade
Hailey Whitters
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Zach Bryan
Jackson Dean
ERNEST
Dylan Scott
Nate Smith
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 and Ashley McBryde
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell *WON
“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 *WON
“‘Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
“Wait on the truck” – HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
“You Should Probably Leave” – Chris Stapleton
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR
“FIRST IN THE HEART” – Kelsea Ballerini
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell
“Thank God” – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
“‘Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
“Wait on the truck” – HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
“What She Didn’t Do” – Carly Pearce
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Nicolle Galyon
Ashley Gorley
Go after McGill
Josh Osborne
Hunter Phelps
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs
ERNEST
HARD
Miranda Lambert
Morgan Wallen
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
“At the End of a Bar” – Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny
“He’s leading me to Carolina [Remix]” – Cole Swindell and Jo Dee Messina
“Thank God” – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
“Thinking ‘Bout You” – Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter
“Wait on the truck” – HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson *WON
