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58th ACM AWARDS: WINNERS

The big winners of 5/11's Academy of Country Music Awards were Big Loud's HARDY and Broken Bow's Lainey Wilson, who shared the awards for Music Event of the Year and Visual Media of the Year for HARDY's "Wait in the Truck" featuring Wilson. HARDY took home Artist-Songwriter of the Year. Wilson scored Album of the Year for Bell Bottom Country and Female Artist of the Year.

Warner Nashville's Cole Swindell nabbed Single and Song of the Year for his smash "She Had Me at Heads Carolina." Mercury Nashville's Chris Stapleton was crowned Entertainer of the Year. Morgan Wallen (Big Loud/Mercury/Republic), who was expected to perform but was forced to pull out due to strained vocal cords, won Male Artist of the Year.

Other winners included Zach Bryan (New Male Artist of the Year), Hailey Whitters (New Female Artist of the Year), Old Dominion (Group of the Year), Brothers Osborne (Duo of the Year) and Ashley Gorley (Songwriter of the Year).

Co-hosted by Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, the ceremony boasted a raft of performances by top stars. Parton debuted her new single, "World on Fire," from her forthcoming rock album, Rockstar.

The 58th ACMs took place at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, and was livestreamed on Amazon's Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch. Stay tuned for color commentary.

WINNERS OF THE 58th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Chris Stapleton

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lainey Wilson

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Morgan Wallen

DUO OF THE YEAR
Brothers Osborne

GROUP OF THE YEAR
Old Dominion

NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Hailey Whitters

NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Zach Bryan

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Bell Bottom Country by Lainey Wilson

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“She Had Me at Heads Carolina” by Cole Swindell

SONG OF THE YEAR
“She Had Me at Heads Carolina” by Cole Swindell

VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR
“Wait in the Truck” by HARDY f/Lainey Wilson

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Ashley Gorley

ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
HARDY

MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
"Wait in the Truck" by HARDY f/Lainey Wilson

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