HARDY leads ACMs with seven nominations
HARDY was nominated for Song of the Year and Artist-Songwriter of the Year. He shared three of his nominations with fellow artist and collaborator Lainey Wilson for their song "wait in the truck."
Wilson receives the most nods for a female artist with six nominations including Female Artist of the Year. She is nominated in more categories than any other artist. Last year, Wilson won in both categories she was nominated in.
Most-awarded artist in ACM history, Miranda Lambert, receives her record-breaking 17th Female Artist of the Year nomination (passing Reba McEntire with 16), as well as four other nominations.
Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, and Cole Swindell all had five nominations apiece.
Entertainer
Jason Aldean
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Morgan Wallen
Female
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
Lainey Wilson
Male
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Jordan Davis
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Duo
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
The War And Treaty
Group
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
Z
ac Brown Band
New Female
Priscilla Block
Megan Moroney
Caitlyn Smith
Morgan Wade
Hailey Whitters
New Male
Zach Bryan
Jackson Dean
Ernest
Dylan Scott
Nate Smith
Bailey Zimmerman
Album
Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville, Ashley McBryde
Bell Bottom Country, Lainey Wilson
Growin' Up, Luke Combs
Mr. Saturday Night, Jon Pardi
Palomino, Miranda Lambert
Single
"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 w/Katelyn Brown
"'Til You Can't," Cody Johnson
Song
"Sand In My Boots," Ashley Gorley, Josh Osborne, Michael Hardy
"She Had Me At Heads Carolina," Ashley Gorley, Cole Swindell, Jesse Frasure, Mark D. Sanders, Thomas Rhett, Tim Nichols
"'Til You Can't," Ben Stennis, Matt Rogers
"Wait In The Truck," Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy, Renee Blair
"You Should Probably Leave," Ashley Gorley, Chris DuBois, Chris Stapleton
Visual Media
"Heartfirst," Kelsea Ballerini
"She Had Me At Heads Carolina," Cole Swindell
"Thank God," Kane Brown w/Katelyn Brown
"'Til You Can't," Cody Johnson
"Wait In The Truck," Hardy f/Lainey Wilson
"What He Didn't Do," Carly Pearce
Music Event
"At The End Of A Bar," Chris Young w/Mitchell Tenpenny
"She Had Me At Heads Carolina [Remix]," Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina
"Thank God," Kane Brown w/Katelyn Brown
"Thinking 'Bout You," Dustin Lynch f/MacKenzie Porter
"Wait In The Truck," Hardy f/Lainey Wilson
Songwriter
Nicolle Galyon
Ashley Gorley
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne
Hunter Phelps
Artist-Songwriter
Luke Combs
Ernest
Hardy
Miranda Lambert
Morgan Wallen
Bass Player
Mark Hill
Tony Lucido
Steve Mackey
Lex Price
Craig Young
Drummer
Fred Eltringham
Miles McPherson
Jerry Roe
Aaron Sterling
Nir Z
Acoustic Guitar
Tim Galloway
Todd Lombardo
Danny Rader
Bryan Sutton
Ilya Toshinsky
Piano/Keyboards
Jim "Moose" Brown
Dave Cohen
Charles Judge
Billy Justineau
Alex Wright
Specialty Instrument
Dan Dugmore
Stuart Duncan
Jenee Fleenor
Josh Matheny
Justin Schipper
Electric Guitar
Kris Donegan
Kenny Greenberg
Rob McNelley
Sol Philcox-Littlefield
Derek Wells
Audio Engineer
Drew Bollman
Josh Ditty
Gena Johnson
Justin Niebank
F. Reid Shippen
Producer
Buddy Cannon
Luke Dick
Jay Joyce
Joey Moi
Jon Randall
Derek Wells
Casino – Theater
Deadwood Mountain Grand; Deadwood, SD
Golden Nugget; Lake Charles, LA
Resorts World Theatre At Resorts World Las Vegas; Las Vegas, NV
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino; Hollywood, FL
Soaring Eagle; Mount Pleasant, MI
Casino – Arena
Fallsview Casino Resort; Niagara Falls, ON
Harrah's; Council Bluffs, IA
Harveys Lake Tahoe; Stateline, NV
Mystic Lake Casino Showroom; Prior Lake, MN
Northern Quest Resort & Casino; Airway Heights, WA
Turning Stone Resort Casino; Verona, NY
Festival
C2C: Country To Country; UK
Carolina Country Music Fest; Myrtle Beach, SC
Country Concert; Fort Loramie, OH
Country Fest; Cadott, WI
Country Thunder; Bristol, TN
Stagecoach Festival; Indio, CA
Fair/Rodeo
Auburn Rodeo; Opelika, AL
Cheyenne Frontier Days; Cheyenne, WY
Florida Strawberry Festival; Plant City, FL
Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo; Houston
Iowa State Fair; Des Moines, IA
Club
Billy Bob's Texas; Fort Worth, TX
Coyote Joe's; Charlotte, NC
Grizzly Rose; Denver
Gruene Hall; New Braunfels, TX
Joe's On Weed St.; Chicago
Theater
Crystal Grand Music Theatre; Wisconsin Dells, WI
Florida Theatre; Jacksonville, FL
Grand Ole Opry House; Nashville
Orpheum Theater; Omaha, NE
Stiefel Theatre; Salina, KS
Outdoor
Bank Of NH Pavillion; Gilford, NH
FirstBank Amphitheater; Franklin, TN
Greek Theatre; Los Angeles
Santa Barbara Bowl; Santa Barbara, CA
St. Augustine Amphitheatre; St. Augustine, FL
The Wharf Amphitheater; Orange Beach, AL
Arena
Denny Sanford Premier Center; Sioux Falls, SD
Dickies Arena; Fort Worth, TX
Hertz Arena; Estero, FL
Moody Center; Austin, TX
Simmons Bank Arena; Little Rock, AR
Thompson-Boling Arena; Knoxville, TN
Don Romeo Talent Buyer
Ron Pateras
Pat Powelson
Michelle Romeo
Stacy Vee
Troy Vollhoffer
Promoter
Patrick McDill
Aaron Spalding
Ed Warm
Adam Weiser
Jay Wilson
Brothers Osborne's nomination for Duo of the Year marks their 16th ACM nomination and their ninth year in a row being nominated for ACM Duo of the Year, an award they have brought home three times, including last year. John Osborne received his first solo nomination as a producer for producing Ashley McBryde's album "Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville."
The 58th ACM Awards takes place May 11 at The Star in Frisco, Texas and streams exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
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- 07/09/25: ACM announces Special Awards: Church, Comb, Jelly Roll, Johnson, Travis, Palmer
CD reviews
Although much has been made of the two HARDY personality traits revealed via "the mockingbird & THE CROW" album – part country, part hard rock – the more one listens to this extensive, 17-track album, the less musical style actually seems to matter. This is because we get to know HARDY's writing style well while listening to it, and he leaves a distinct, unique personal fingerprint with it. Even though he worked with co-writers for most of these tracks, they're ...
There's a special form of alchemy going on with certain country stars these days. Take some Goodwill Store fashion, electric guitar love and mix it with the simple life concerns of a down-home good 'ole boy. Grunge meets Country...Gruntry? Take Michael Wilson Hardy, for example. He's way more likely to look like he just worked on your car than just had his hair feathered. If he owns a 10-gallon hat, it's in the back of his closet with the tag still on it. ...
There is a logical fallacy known as guilt by association. In the case of Hardy, it may be easy to harbor prejudice of Hardy because he's spent time writing songs with major bro country offenders, Florida Georgia Line. Hardy's "Where To Find Me" quickly and decisively puts any guilt by associations to rest with its opener, a beautiful country song called "I'll Quit Lovin' You," which is both smartly written and heartfelt. This project - his second EP - is ...
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