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Reba McEntire hosted the ceremony for the 17th time while Dua Lipa made a surprise appearance to duet with Chris Stapleton.
Here’s your host chance, Reba, don’t let us down!
Country queen, The Voice coach, and a woman you can count on who really has her act together, Reba McEntire hosted the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards. on Thursday, May 18. Live once again from Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Tex., and streaming on Prime Video, the ACMs are billed as Country Music’s Party of the Year.
The ceremony kept rolling with 18 performances from 25 artists, including Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson, Post Malone, Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan, Nate Smith with Avril Lavigne, and Blake Shelton with Gwen Stefani.
Surprise guest Dua Lipa joined big winner of the night Stapleton on his song "Think I'm in Love With You" from ACM Album of the Year winner Higher. Lipa admitted backstage that she was a big fan and reached out to Stapleton and they put the performance together a few days ago.
Meanwhile, Wilson beat out the boys — Stapleton, Brown, Jelly Roll, Johnson, Luke Combs, and Morgan Wallen — for the top honor of the night, Entertainer of the Year. Check out the list of winners below.
Entertainer of the Year
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
WINNER: Lainey Wilson
Female Artist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Ashley McBryde
Megan Moroney
Kacey Musgraves
WINNER: Lainey Wilson
Male Artist of the Year
Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Cody Johnson
WINNER: Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
WINNER: Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
The War and Treaty
Group of the Year
Flatland Cavalry
Lady A
Little Big Town
WINNER: Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
Album of the Year
Gettin’ Old, Luke Combs
WINNER: Higher, Chris Stapleton
Leather, Cody Johnson
One Thing at a Time, Morgan Wallen
Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (for Good), Kelsea Ballerini
Single of the Year
"Burn It Down," Parker McCollum
WINNER: "Fast Car," Luke Combs
"Last Night," Morgan Wallen
"Need a Favor," Jelly Roll
"Next Thing You Know," Jordan Davis
Song of the Year
"Fast Car," Luke Combs
"Heart Like a Truck," Lainey Wilson
WINNER: "Next Thing You Know," Jordan Davis
"The Painter," Cody Johnson
"Tennessee Orange," Megan Moroney
Music Event of the Year
Can’t Break Up Now," Old Dominion, Megan Moroney
"Different ‘Round Here," Riley Green (Ft. Luke Combs)
"I Remember Everything," Zach Bryan (Ft. Kacey Musgraves)
"Man Made a Bar," Morgan Wallen (feat. Eric Church)
WINNER: "Save Me," Jelly Roll (with Lainey Wilson)
Songwriter of the Year
WINNER: Jessie Jo Dillon
Ashley Gorley
Hillary Lindsey
Chase McGill
Josh Thompson
Artist-Songwriter of the Year
Zach Bryan
Ernest
Hardy
WINNER: Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Visual Media of the Year
WINNER: “Burn It Down” — Parker McCollum; Producers: Christen Pinkston &Wesley Stebbins-Perry; Director: Dustin Haney
“Human” — Cody Johnson; Producer: Christen Pinkston &Wesley Stebbins-Perry; Director: Dustin Haney
“In Your Love” — Tyler Childers; Producer: Kacie Barton, Whitney Wolanin, Nicholas Robespierre, Ian Thorton, Silas House; Director: Bryan Schlam
“Next Thing You Know” — Jordan Davis; Producer: Jamie Stratakis; Director: Running Bear (Stephen Kinigopoulos, Alexa Stone)
“Tennessee Orange" — Megan Moroney; Producer: Lauren Starr, Saul Levitz, Laura Burhenn; Director: Jason Lester
New Female Artist of the Year
Kassi Ashton
Ashley Cooke
Hannah Ellis
Kylie Morgan
WINNER: Megan Moroney
New Male Artist of the Year
ERNEST
Kameron Marlowe
Dylan Scott
Conner Smith
WINNER: Nate Smith
New Duo or Group of the Year
Neon Union
Restless Road
WINNER: Tigirlily Gold
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