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ACM Early Winners Announced For Male And Female New Artists

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group
May 10th 11:02 AM

The ACM announced the winners for the New Male and New Female Artists of the Year ahead of tomorrow night’s (5/11) awards show. Zach Bryan won in the New Male Artist category, and Hailey Whitters won in the New Female Artist category.

The ACM posted to their Instagram for Zach, “Something in the orange tells us that @zachlanebryan is the WINNER of ACM New Male Artist of the Year! Congratulations! #ACMawards.”

See that post here.

For Hailey’s win, the ACM posted, “The ACM New Female Artist of The Year is… @haileywhitters! We can’t wait for her DEBUT #ACMawards performance — FREE to stream Thursday on @PrimeVideo!”

See that post here.

Hailey posted photos of her working on the farm to Instagram yesterday (5/9), “brb lemme go wash off this dirt mustache real quick cause it’s ACM WEEK YALL.”

See that post here.

Zach posted the news of his win on his Insta stories writing, “Thank you so much, guys.”

RELATED: Garth Brooks Said 'No' To Hosting ACM Awards At First

Yesterday (5/9), The Academy of Country Music announced that Ed Sheeran will take the stage for a performance during the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards.

Hosted by country music icons Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, the two-hour show will be free to stream live for a global audience across 240+ countries and territories exclusively on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch on Thursday, May 11 at 7 pm ET from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The full rebroadcast will be available to watch after the show on Prime Video and will be available to stream the next day on Friday, May 12.

Sheeran, who just released the critically-acclaimed studio album “-” (Subtract), is in the midst of his “+ – = ÷ x” (Mathematics) World Tour. The performance will be his debut on the ACM Awards stage, adding what the ACM is calling “an electrifying moment” to an already-packed evening of performances.

Miranda, Hardy, Lainey Wilson + The Other Top ACM Nominees

  • HARDY

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    HARDY leads with seven nominations, including Song of the Year and Artist-Songwriter of the Year. HARDY shares three of his nominations with fellow artist and collaborator Lainey Wilson for their song "Wait in the Truck."

  • Lainey Wilson

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    Lainey 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.

  • Miranda Lambert

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    The most-awarded artist in ACM history, Miranda Lambert, receives her record-breaking 17th Female Artist of the Year nomination (passing Reba McEntire with 16) and four other nominations. Lambert's five nominations allow her to break more records following her Triple Crown Award presented at ACM Honors in the fall.

  • Luke Combs

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    This is the fourth year in a row that Luke Combs is nominated for both Male Artist and Entertainer of the Year.

  • Chris Stapleton

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    Chris Stapleton receives four nominations, including his eighth consecutive nomination for Male Artist of the Year. He and Luke Combs are nominees for Entertainer of the Year. A win for either artist in this category will also clinch the coveted Triple Crown Award, which consists of an Entertainer of the Year win, plus wins in an act's respective New Artist (male, female, or duo or group) and Artist (Male, female, duo or group) categories.

  • Kane Brown

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    Kane Brown receives his first-ever nominations for Entertainer of the Year and Male Artist of the Year.

  • Kane and Katelyn Brown

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    Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown receive three nominations together for their song "Thank God" in the Single, Music Event, and Visual Media of the Year categories. This marks Katelyn's first nominations, and with an additional two solo nominations, this year brings Kane's total nominations to 14.

  • Cole Swindell

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    Cole Swindell receives first-time nominations in three categories, including Single of the Year, Visual Media of the Year, and Music Event of the Year, in which he shares a nomination with his collaborator and fellow artist Jo Dee Messina, who receives her first nomination in 22 years.

  • Morgan Wallen

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    Morgan Wallen receives four nods, including his first nomination for Entertainer of the Year, bringing his career total to nine. Last year he took home ACM Album of the Year.

  • Cody Johnson

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    Cody Johnson receives three nominations this year, making this the most ACM Award nominations he has ever received.

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Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group
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2023 ACM Awards,Hailey Winters,Zach Bryan

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