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Nominations for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards are in.
HARDY leads the nominations with seven nods, with his “Waiting in the Truck” collaborator Lainey Wilson following closely with six nominations.
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Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert and Cole Swindell were also checking in with five nods each as well.
It also earned Lambert her 17th nomination as Female Artist of the Year, passing out Reba McEntire, who received 16 nominations in the category.
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Here’s the full summary of this year’s contenders:
General artist
- Jason Aldean
- Ken Brown
- Luke Combs
- Miranda Lambert
- Chris Stapleton
- Carrie Underwood
- Morgan Wallen
Artist of the Year
- Kelsey Ballerini
- Miranda Lambert
- Ashley McBride
- Carly Pierce
- Lenny Wilson
Artist of the Year
- Ken Brown
- Luke Combs
- Jordan Davis
- Chris Stapleton
- Morgan Wallen
general binary
- Brooks and Dunn
- Osborne Brothers
- Dan + Shay
- Maddy and Tai
- War and Treaty
general group
- Mrs. A
- Little Big Town
- Midland
- Old Dominion
- Zac Brown Band
New Year’s Artist
- Priscilla block
- Megan Moroney
- Caitlin Smith
- Morgan Wade
- Helly Waiters
New Male Artist of the Year
- Zack Bryan
- Jackson Dean
- Earnest
- Dylan Scott
- Nate Smith
- Billy Zimmerman
album of the year
- Ashley McBride presents: Lindville – Ashley McBride
- “Bell Bottom Country” – Lenny Wilson
- “Growin’ Up” – Luke Combs
- “Mr. Saturday Night” – John Pardi
- Palomino – Miranda Lambert
one of the year
- “The heart is like a truck” – Lenny Wilson
- “I never wanted to be that girl” – Carly Pierce and Ashley McBride
- “She Was Mine In Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell
- “Thank God” – Kane Brown with Caitlyn Brown
- “Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
Song of the year
- “Sand in My Shoes” – Morgan Allen
- “She Was Mine In Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell
- “Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
- “Wait in the Van” – Hardy featuring Lainey Wilson
- “You should probably leave” – Chris Stapleton
Visual Media of the Year
- “HEARTFIRST” – Kelsea Ballerini
- “She Was Mine In Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell
- “Thank God” – Kane Brown with Caitlyn Brown
- “Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
- “Wait in the Van” – Hardy featuring Lainey Wilson
- “What He Didn’t Do” – Carly Pierce
Songwriter of the Year
- Nicole Galleon
- Ashley Gourley
- Chase McGill
- Josh Osborne
- Hunter Phelps
Artist and Songwriter of the Year
- Luke Combs
- Earnest
- Hardy
- Miranda Lambert
- Morgan Wallen
Music event of the year
- “At the End of the Tavern” – Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny
- I had it in Heads Carolina. [Remix] – Cole Swindell and Joe de Messina
- “Thank God” – Kane Brown with Caitlyn Brown
- “Thinking ‘Bout You” – Dustin Lynch featuring MacKenzie Porter
- “Wait in the Van” – Hardy featuring Lainey Wilson