The nominees for the 2022 ACM Female Artist of the year honor are Gabby Barrett, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, and Carly Pearce.

Gabby, Ashley, and Carly have never taken home this honor.

Maren has won the honor two times in 2019 and in 2020, and Miranda has won this award nine times in a row from 2009 to 2017.

Previous winners of the honor include superstars Carrie Underwood, Reba, and Faith Hill.

The 2022 ACM Awards will be streamed live on March 7, 2022, on Prime Video. The show is hosted by Dolly Parton, Jimmie Allen, and Gabby Barrett.

• Gabby Barrett

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  Gabby Barrett performs at the 2019 CMT Next Women Of Country Celebration at CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on November 12, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.

• Gabby Barrett

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  Gabby Barrett attends the 2021 CMT Artist of the Year on October 13, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee.

• Gabby Barrett

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  Gabby Barrett arrives at ABC's "American Idol" show on April 23, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
• Miranda Lambert

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  Miranda Lambert performs onstage during the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Miranda Lambert

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  Miranda Lambert attends the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 3, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Miranda Lambert

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  Carrie Underwood (L) and Miranda Lambert perform onstage at the 4th ACM Party for a Cause Festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on April 1, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Ashley McBryde

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  New Female Artist of the Year award winner Ashley McBryde poses in the press room during the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Ashley McBryde

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  New Female Artist of the Year award winner Ashley McBryde in the press room during the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Ashley McBryde

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  Ashley McBryde performs onstage during the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Maren Morris

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  Maren Morris performs onstage during the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards at T-Mobile Arena on April 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Maren Morris

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  Maren Morris attends the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 3, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Maren Morris

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  Maren Morris accepts the T-Mobile New Female Vocalist of the Year award during the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards at T-Mobile Arena on April 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Carly Pearce

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  Carly Pearce attends the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on April 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Carly Pearce

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  Carly Pearce performs during the ACM Party For A Cause at Ascend Amphitheater on August 24, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee.

• Carly Pearce

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  Carly Pearce (L) and Dustin Lynch attend the Radio Awards Reception during the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards at Topgolf Las Vegas on April 14, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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