This article lists the winners and nominees for the Academy of Country Music's Artist-Songwriter of the Year. The award was first given in 2023. The following is the list of winners, with the year representing the nominated work. This award is the newest competitive award created by the academy.
According to criteria for the award, "This award is presented to an individual known both as an artist and a songwriter who was the predominate recording artist." Additionally, the artist-songwriter's major work has to have charted with in the eligibility period.
Winners and nominees YearWinnerNominees2026 Ella Langley Luke Combs Riley Green Megan Moroney Morgan Wallen2025 Lainey Wilson Luke Combs Ernest Hardy Morgan Wallen2024 Chris Stapleton Zach Bryan Ernest Hardy Morgan Wallen2023 Hardy Luke Combs Ernest Miranda Lambert Morgan Wallen
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Wins
Most wins — Hardy (1), Ella Langley (1), Chris Stapleton (1), Lainey Wilson (1)
Nominations
Most nominated — Morgan Wallen (4)
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