The prolific songsmith was surprised with the announcement by Charles Esten during a staged interview.
Following his win for the inaugural Artist-Songwriter of the Year category, HARDY nabs early an early win for Visual Media of the Year at the 2023 ACM Awards alongside Lainey Wilson.
As early winners for the 58th Annual ACM Awards continue to be unveiled, HARDY earns the inaugural Artist-Songwriter of the Year trophy.
The North Carolina native will be performing across Germany, Sweden, Norway and more towards the end of the summer.
The ‘Tennessee Orange’ singer-songwriter will be performing across Manchester, Glasgow, London and Bristol.
Kenny will also be replacing Morgan Wallen on the bill at Gulf Coast Jam 2023 in Florida.