Dolly Parton & Garth Brooks Ditching the Teleprompter at ACM Awards?!
This night will be more than a memory.
Garth Brooks and Dolly Parton hosted the 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards at The Star’s Ford Center in Frisco, Texas, on May 11.
In terms of the evening’s big winners, Chris Stapleton took home the top prize of Entertainer of the Year. However, he wasn’t the only one celebrating. Lainey Wilson and HARDY led the trophy count with four wins each, with her sweeping the Female Artist and Album of the Year categories and him being named Artist-Songwriter of the Year. Both also scooped up awards for their hit “Wait in the Truck.” Cole Swindell followed closely behind with three awards, including the Single and Song of the Year accolades for his track “She Had Me At Heads Carolina.”
There were also star-studded performances, with Ed Sheeran, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, Kane Brown, Luke Combs and Jelly Roll being among the many artists to take the stage.
Didn’t get a chance to watch the show? No worries! Fans can see the red carpet fashion and rewatch ceremony on Amazon’s Prime Video.
And to read the full list of winners from the 58th ACM Awards, keep scrolling.
Entertainer of the Year
Jason Aldean
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
WINNER: Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Morgan Wallen
Female Artist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
WINNER: Lainey Wilson
Male Artist of the Year
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Jordan Davis
Chris Stapleton
WINNER: Morgan Wallen
Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
WINNER: Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
The War and Treaty
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Group of the Year
LadyA
Little Big Town
Midland
WINNER: Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
New Female Artist of the Year
Priscilla Block
Megan Moroney
Caitlyn Smith
Morgan Wade
WINNER: Hailey Whitters
New Male Artist of the Year
WINNER: Zach Bryan
Jackson Dean
ERNEST
Dylan Scott
Nate Smith
Bailey Zimmerman
Album of the Year
Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville,
