The Academy of Country Music Awards honored the best and brightest country artists of the year at a scaled-down ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee. The list of winners was pretty colorful, with Luke Bryan, Chris Stapleton, and Maren Morris leading the pack.
Morris topped the list of nominations with five nods and eventually walked away with two awards. She was named as the best female artist for the second year running, and picked up the trophy for the song of the year with “The Bones”.
Luke Bryan picked up the award for entertainer of the year for the third time, while Chris Stapleton set his own personal record in the album of the year category. His latest album Starting Over became his third studio effort to pick up this award.
The list of major winners also included Carly Pearce and Lee Brice who collected trophies for single and the music event of the year with their collaboration “I Hope You’re Happy Now”. Thomas Rhett also had a reason to celebrate, as he was awarded his third male artist of the year award.
The 56th Academy of Country Music Awards took place on April 18 and were broadcasted from several venues in Nashville, Tennessee.
Full List of 2021 ACM Awards Winners:
Entertainer of the Year
Luke Bryan
Album of the Year
Starting Over – Chris Stapleton
Female Artist of the Year
Maren Morris
Male Artist of the Year
Thomas Rhett
Group of the Year
Old Dominion
Duo of the Year
Dan + Shay
Single of the Year
“I Hope You’re Happy Now” – Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
Song of the Year
“The Bones” – Jimmy Robbins, Maren Morris, Laura Veltz
New Female Artist of the Year
Gabby Barrett
New Male Artist of the Year
Jimmie Allen
Video of the Year
“Worldwide Beautiful” – Kane Brown
Music Event of the Year
“I Hope You’re Happy Now” – Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
