The Academy of Country Music announced nominations for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards this morning (4/13), and HARDY and Lainey Wilson were the most nominated artists this year.

Hosted by Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, the ACM Awards will stream live on Prime Video on Thursday, May 11 at 8 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CDT/5 p.m. PDT from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.

As we count down the days to country music’s next award show, we take a look at some of 2023 most prominent nominees and those who just may make history this year.

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• 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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