The 58th Academy of Country Music Awards are just around the corner! The highly-awaited awards night will take place on May 11th at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, and will be hosted by legendary singers Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks.
The full list of performers at the ceremony has now been revealed, and the lineup features some of the biggest names from country music. Additionally, Ed Sheeran will also be making his debut at the awards. Read on to know the full list of performers.
ACM Awards 2023 Performers
Here is the list of all the acclaimed artists who will be performing at the awards ceremony:
- Ashley McBryde
- Bailey Zimmerman
- Brandy Clark
- Caylee Hammack
- Cody Johnson
- Cole Swindell
- Dolly Parton
- Ed Sheeran
- HARDY
- Jason Aldean
- Jelly Roll
- Jo Dee Messina
- John Osborne
- Jordan Davis
- Keith Urban
- Lainey Wilson
- Luke Combs
- Miranda Lambert
- Pillbox Patti
- The War and Treaty
- Trisha Yearwood
Cole Swindell and Jo Dee Messina will collaborate for the remix of Swindell’s She Had Me at Heads Carolina and Carly Pearce and Trisha Yearwood will also perform a duet. Ashley McBryde will be performing Bonfire at Tina’s from McBryde’s Lindeville project, along with Brandy Clark, Caylee Hammack, Pillbox Patti, and John Osborne.
Apart from Ed Sheeran, HARDY will also be making his ACM debut at this year’s event. Morgan Wallen was also scheduled to perform initially, however, the artist had to pull out at the last minute owing to his bad health. ACM has decided not to replace his gig with any other artist due to the already-packed lineup.
ACM Awards 2023 Presenters
ACM has also announced 17 presenters for this year’s award ceremony:
- 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
- Trisha Yearwood
HARDY Leads the Nomination List This Year
HARDY is leading the nominations this year with six nods, followed by Cole Swindell, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, and Miranda Lambert with five nods each. Kane Brown and Jordan Davis have been nominated in the Male Artist of the Year category for the first time and Lainey Wilson received her maiden nomination as the Female Artist of the Year.
The ACM Awards 2023 will be aired live and for free on Amazon Prime Video on May 11th at 8 pm ET. The event will be available to stream on Amazon Freevee the next day. Parton is returning as the host for the third time, while Brooks will make his hosting debut this year.
“I am thrilled to return to host the ACM Awards, this time with my friend Garth. While I’ve had the pleasure of spending time with him throughout the years, I can’t believe we’ve never had the chance to work together,” Parton said in a statement last month.
Meanwhile, Brooks added, “All I hope that we do as a pair is represent [country music] well. I mean, you’ve got your foundation and what you’re looking for here. You’ve got talent and class. Let’s represent country music the best that we can.”
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