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The 58th annual Academy of Country Music Awards took place at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, and saw Super Bowl LVII performer Chris Stapleton named Entertainer of the Year.
The pair gave a powerful rendition of Life Goes On from the British singer’s recently released sixth studio album – (Subtract).
Lainey Wilson was crowned Female Artist of the Year, with Morgan Wallen taking home Male Artist of the Year.
HARDY led the nominations with eight, winning Artist-Songwriter of the Year as well as Visual Media and Music Event of the Year for his collaboration with Lainey Wilson, Wait in the Truck.
Here is the list of winners in full:
Entertainer of the Year
Jason Aldean
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton – winner
Carrie Underwood
Morgan Wallen
Female Artist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
Lainey Wilson – winner
Male Artist of the Year
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Jordan Davis
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen – winner
Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne – winner
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
The War and Treaty
Group of the Year
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion – winner
Zac Brown Band
New Female Artist of the Year
Priscilla Block
Megan Moroney
Caitlyn Smith
Morgan Wade
Hailey Whitters – winner
New Male Artist of the Year
Zach Bryan – winner
Jackson Dean
Ernest
Dylan Scott
Nate Smith
Bailey Zimmerman
Album of the Year
Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville — Ashley McBryde
Bell Bottom Country — Lainey Wilson – winner
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 – winner
“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 Leave” — 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 – winner
“What He Didn’t Do” — Carly Pearce
Songwriter of the Year
Nicolle Galyon
Ashley Gorley – winner
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne
Hunter Phelps
Artist-Songwriter of the Year
Luke Combs
Ernest
HARDY – winner
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 – winner
