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Lainey Wilson ACM Awards Top Nominees The May 11 Amazon Prime Video program presented by Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks also nominated Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs, Kane Brown, and Cole Swindell.

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HARDY and Lainey Wilson lead the nominees for the 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards.

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The ACM Awards will be hosted by Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks and will air live on Amazon’s Prime Video on May 11.

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HARDY is the top contender with seven nominations, while Wilson is up for seven awards.

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Their collaboration, “wait in the trunk,” will compete for song of the year, visual media of the year, and music event of the year.

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HARDY is also nominated for artist-songwriter of the year and is a triple nominee for song of the year.

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Wilson’s other nominations include female artist of the year, album of the year for Bell Bottom Country, and single of the year for “Heart Like a Truck.”

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Artists vying for the show’s top prize — entertainer of the year — include Jason Aldean, Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Morgan Wallen, Kane Brown, and last year’s winner, Miranda Lambert.

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This year, the award has extended its nominees from five to seven and marks Wallen and Brown’s first time competing for the big prize.

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Lambert, the most decorated artist in ACM history, scored five nominations including album of the year with Palomino and female artist of the year.

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Combs, Brown, and Cole Swindell also earned five nominations each.

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Male artist of the year nominees include Combs, Brown, Stapleton, Wallen, and Jordan Davis.

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The War And Treaty make history as the first Black duo to receive a nomination for duo of the year.

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Little Big Town’s 17th nomination for group of the year edges them close to Alabama’s all-time record of 18 nominations.

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