Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks.Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty, Michael Loccisano/Getty
Get excited, country music fans! TheACM Awardsare finally back.
WithDolly PartonandGarth Brooksas co-hosts for the evening, the 58th annual Academy of Country Music Awards will stream live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Thursday on Prime Video.
HARDYis the most-nominated artist of the night with seven nods, whileLainey Wilsonis the most-nominated female artist of the night with six.
Here’s everything to know about the big night:
Dolly Parton will host alongside Garth Brooks
“I am thrilled to return to host the ACM Awards, this time with my friend Garth,” the “Jolene” singer said in a May press release. “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 also revealed that fans will get the chance to hear new music from her during the star-studded evening, which celebrates country music’s biggest stars and emerging talent.
Brooks toldBillboardof hishopes for the show, “All I hope that we do as a pair is represent [country music] well.” He continued, gesturing to his co-host beside him, “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.”
Priscilla Block.Mike Coppola/Getty
Before the show kicks off, fans will get a front-row seat for the red carpet with a pre-show that will stream on Prime Video at 7 p.m. ET.
Fans can also follow along with influencers and country music super-fans Claudia Oshry and Margo Oshry as they share a behind-the-scenes, shoppable look at their road to the ACM Awards on Amazon Fashion’s Instagram and Snapchat.
Check out PEOPLE’s full ACM Awards coverage to get the latest news on one of country music’s biggest nights.
HARDY, Lainey Wilson and Kane Brown lead the pack for most nominations
HARDY, Lainey Wilson and Kane Brown.Terry Wyatt/Getty, Jeff Kravitz/Getty, Terry Wyatt/Getty
“Wait in the Truck” singer HARDY is the most-nominated artist of the night with seven nods, including song of the year and artist-songwriter of the year.
Trailing closely behind him is Wilson with six total, including female artist of the year and album of the year.
Meanwhile, Brown,Luke Combs,Miranda LambertandCole Swindellearned five each.
Lambert, who won the coveted Triple Crown Award last year, is up for female artist of the year for a record-breaking 17th time; this year’s nomination pushes her pastReba McEntire’s 16 nods in the category.
If either Combs or Stapleton take home entertainer of the year, they too will be Triple Crown winners, which means an artist has won entertainer of the year, new artist and artist of the year.
Expect a star-studded performance lineup, including Keith Urban, Dolly Parton and Carly Pearce
Dolly Parton, Keith Urban, Kane Brown and Carly Pearce.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Lester Cohen/Getty Images for NARAS, Jason Kempin/Getty Images for CMT/Viacom, Lester Cohen/Getty Images for The Recording Academy
The show will also celebrate the genre with performances fromJason Aldean, Combs, Cody Johnson, Jo Dee Messina, HARDY, Ashley McBryde, Jelly Roll, Swindell, The War And Treaty, Wilson and Bailey Zimmerman.
Meanwhile, Parton is set to close out the show with the premiere of her lead single titled"World on Fire" from her upcoming rock LPRockstar.
For the performances, Pearce and Yearwood will duet a medley of hits and Swindell and Messina, will sing “She Had Me at Heads Carolina (Remix),” while McBryde, Clark, Hammack, Pillbox Patti, and Osborne will deliver a rendition of “Bonfire at Tina’s.”
Your favorite stars will be presenting
This year’s presenters include Yearwood, Clark, Pearce, Barrett, BRELAND, Jordan Davis,Mickey Guyton,Tyler Hubbard,Dustin Lynch, TJ Osborne,Jon Pardi, MacKenzie Porter, Mitchell Tenpenny, Chris Young, Dak Prescott, Emmitt Smith, Tanya Tucker and Urban.
How to watch
You can tune into the 2023 ACM Awards exclusively on Prime Video starting at 8 p.m. EST on Thursday. It will stream for free on Amazon Freevee the next day.
source: people.com
