Giddy up, Country music fans! The 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards are just around the corner and this year’s 58th annual celebration is sure to impress with a larger-than-life show at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
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Sure to be a night full of great music, big stars and major awards here is everything you need to know heading into the big celebration.
The Basics
The 58th Annual ACM Awards will air live from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Thursday, May 11 at 7PM ET / 4PM PT. Fans can tune in via live stream available exclusively on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch.
Hosts
Country icons, Garth Brooks and Dolly Parton will host the night’s festivities. The event will be Parton’s second consecutive year hosting the ACMs while it marks Brooks’ first time hosting not only this particular award show, but an award show of any kind.
Performers
Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Jo Dee Messina, Jelly Roll, Cole Swindell, Keith Urban, Morgan Wallen, The War And Treaty, Lainey Wilson and Bailey Zimmerman are just a few of the big names scheduled to take the stage. Dolly Parton is also set to premiere the lead single from her highly-anticipated Rock album.
Presenters
On hand to present some of the biggest awards will be Gabby Barrett, Breland, Brandy Clark, Jordan Davis, Mickey Guyton, Tyler Hubbard, Dustin Lynch, TJ Osborne, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Mackenzie Porter, Dak Prescott, Emmitt Smith, Tanya Tucker, Keith Urban and Trisha Yearwood.
Nominees
HARDY tops the nominations with seven, while Lainey Wilson follows close behind with six. Luke Combs, Kane Brown, and Cole Swindell are celebrating 5 nominations each while Miranda Lambert received her record-breaking 17th Female Artist of the Year nomination (passing Reba McEntire with 16) in addition to an additional four noms. See a full list of nominees here.
Whats’s New?
New this year, the Academy’s Entertainer of the Year category has expanded from five to seven nominees. Additionally, Songwriter of the Year is now split into two categories, Songwriter of the Year and Artist-Songwriter of the Year while Video of the Year has been expanded into Visual Media of the Year to include additional formats of visual content.
Tickets
Want to catch the action live? A limited number of tickets have been added and are available for purchase on SeatGeek.
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