Wednesday 10 April 2019

54th Academy of Country Music Awards – Winners Announced























Keith Urban bags Entertainer of the Year
Dan + Shay snag Duo, Song & Single of the Year
Most-Awarded Artist Dan Smyers Earns Five Wins 
Kacey Musgraves takes home Female Vocalist & Album of the Year

In Brief:
2019 ACM Awards: Complete Winners List

Entertainer of the Year: Keith Urban
Male Vocalist of the Year: Thomas Rhett
Female Vocalist of the Year: Kacey Musgraves
Vocal Duo of the Year: Dan + Shay
Vocal Group of the Year: Old Dominion
New Male Vocalist of the Year: Luke Combs (previously announced)
New Female Vocalist of the Year: Ashley McBryde (previously announced)
New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year: LANCO (previously announced)
Album of the Year: Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
Record Label:
Single Record of the Year: Tequila – Dan + Shay
Song of the Year: Tequila – Dan + Shay
Video of the Year: Drunk Girl – Chris Janson
Music Event Of The Year: Burning Man – Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne (Off Camera Award)
Songwriter Of The Year: Shane McAnally (Off Camera Award)

Winners have been announced for the 54TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™, which aired LIVE last night, hosted by iconic entertainer and 16-time ACM Award® winner, Reba McEntire, on the CBS Television Network from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
Reba McEntire Talks After The Awards and Sees Good Things For Country Music:


PRESENTERS & PERFORMERS: Luke Bryan, Old Dominion, Blake Shelton and Keith Urban were added to the lineup of performers joining the previously announced performers Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Brandi Carlile and many more.
Lauren Alaina, Lady Antebellum, Midland, Clint Black, Jessie James Decker, Michael Ray, Hunter Hayes, Carly Pearce and Cole Swindell served as presenters during the ceremony, along with film and television stars including Beth Behrs, Wilmer Valderamma, Nancy O'Dell (CBS), Dennis Quaid and more.

ACM Awards Star Power
The “54th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS” announced a “must-see performance” that included actress Chrissy Metz, who stars in the upcoming film “Breakthrough” and the hit “TV show “This Is Us.” Metz joined Lauren Alaina, Mickey Guyton, Maddie & Tae and Carrie Underwood on a rendition of the film soundtrack song, “I’m Standing With You.” The live collaboration also spotlighted the ACM’s charitable arm, ACM LIFTING LIVES.
Prior to the awards show telecast, Country artist Michael Ray co-hosted the live-streaming digital red carpet pre-show alongside PEOPLE Exec. Editor Cynthia Sanz and PEOPLE NOW’s Jeremy Parsons, and Andrea Boehlke. The coverage, in partnership with the Academy Of Country Music and Dick Clark Productions, was available exclusively on all of PEOPLE’S digital platforms beginning at 6:30p (ET).
On Friday (April 5), New Female Artist of the Year nominee Country singer Carly Pearce helped >> present the second annual AFLAC ACM LIFTING LIVES HONOR to an individual in recognition of for his or her outstanding support in the music community. The honoree this year award went to Brandon Ray. The event took place during the "ACM Stories, Songs & Stars" concert in the Marquee Ballroom at The MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. See Press Release

 The ACM Awards named Keith Urban as Entertainer of the Year, his first win in the category and the evening’s biggest honor. With this win, he will receive the prestigious ACM Triple Crown Award, as he previously received awards for New Male Vocalist of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year.
Keith Urban Backstage At The ACM Awards After Winning Entertainer Of The Year:


 Dan + Shay won Duo of the Year as well as Song of the Year and Single of the Year for “Tequila.” In addition to the wins as an artist, Dan Smyers received two individual wins as a producer in the Single of the Year category and songwriter in the Song of the Year category.






























Kacey Musgraves won Female Artist of the Year for the first time. She also won Album of the Year as both artist and producer, for Golden Hour. Musgraves previously won in the Album of the Year category in 2013 for Same Trailer Different Park.
Music-News.com - Kacey was 'turned off' idea of becoming an artist and had no intention of becoming an artist until she found herself refusing to give up tunes she had penned as a songwriter. The Follow Your Arrow hitmaker developed a passion for singing when she was a child, and quickly learned how to play the mandolin and guitar, but as she began weighing up her career options as a teen, the idea of being thrust into the limelight didn't really appeal to her. It was only after moving to Nashville, Tennessee from her native Texas at the age of 19 that she settled on the idea of establishing herself as a songwriter.
However, that all changed when Kacey struggled with the thought of handing over some of her most treasured tracks to others to record. "I was kind of turned off by the whole artist side of things," she told U.S. breakfast show This Morning. "And then somewhere along the way, I started collecting these songs that felt like I wouldn't want to give them up." Read more at Music-News.com

Backstage ACM Awards: Kacey Musgraves Texas Native - hopes to see country music becoming more inclusive:



 Thomas Rhett won Male Vocalist of the Year for the second time. He first won the award at the 52ndACM Awards in 2017.
Following his Rhett released the music video for “Look What God Gave Her” premiering via CMT's Hot 20 Countdown. Fans were able to catch the video every hour over the weekend, as it simultaneously took-over the Viacom billboard in the heart of Times Square. With color-blasted visuals and a swaggering performance, the video directed by TK McKamy showcases a series of trailblazing women who are all inspirational ground-shakers – ranging from charitable leaders, mothers, artists and beyond – heightening the celebratory message behind the “summery single” (Billboard).



During the telecast, former ACM Artist of the Decade Award honoree George Strait presented Jason Aldean with the ACM Dick Clark Artist of the Decade Award. In celebration of the honor, Aldean performed a medley of his hits including “Lights Come On,” “Don’t You Wanna Stay” with Kelly Clarkson and “Dirt Road Anthem.”





























Old Dominion won Group of the Year Award for the second consecutive year. During the ACM Awards red carpet, Songwriter of the Year winner Shane McAnally surprised Old Dominion on the red carpet at the PEOPLE Digital Red Carpet Pre-Show with the news of their win.



 Earlier in the day it was also announced Dierks Bentley and Brothers Osborne won Music Event of the Year for “Burning Man,” and Chris Janson won ACM Video of the Year” for “Drunk Girl.” McEntire surprised Janson with the news backstage before the show.















Luke Combs, LANCO and 35-year-old Ashley McBryde were also previously announced winners of the New Male Artist of the Year, New Group of the Year and New Female Artist of the Year, respectively and each performed on the show.
The winners received a surprise phone call from host Carrie Underwood last month notifying them of the news.
(Watch Reba present the award to McBryde here)

Shane McAnally was announced as the winner of this year’s ACM Songwriter of the Year Award on Friday at the ACM Stories, Songs & Stars: A Songwriter’s Event Benefitting ACM Lifting Lives, which was presented to him by the event’s hosts Hillary Scott and Storme Warren, alongside reigning ACM Songwriter of the Year winner, Rhett Akins.

Country Music’s Party of the Year featured an all-star lineup of collaborations and memorable performances. The awards telecast once again featured “ACM Flashbacks” with 29-time ACM Award-winning duo Brooks & Dunn performing “Brand New Man” with Luke Combs, and the King of Country Music and 24-time ACM Award winner George Strait performing “Run” with Miranda Lambert. In addition, Lambert, the most-awarded artist in ACM Awards history with 32 wins, performed a flashback medley of her greatest hits.

Chrissy Metz, star of the upcoming movie BREAKTHROUGH, made her live television performance debut at the ACM Awards and was joined on stage by Lauren Alaina, Mickey Guyton, Maddie & Tae and Carrie Underwood for a special rendition of the song “I’m Standing With You” from the film’s soundtrack. The powerful performance spotlighted ACM Lifting Lives®, the philanthropic arm of the Academy of Country Music dedicated to improving lives through the power of music.

The awards telecast also featured solo performances by Luke Bryan, Little Big Town, Reba McEntire, Old Dominion, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, George Strait, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban. Additional highlights included collaborations by Dierks Bentley & Brandi Carlile performing “Travelin’ Light,” Kane Brown and Khalid performing “Good as You” & “Saturday Nights,” Eric Church & Ashley McBryde performing “The Snake,” Dan + Shay & Kelly Clarkson performing “Keeping Score,” Florida Georgia Line & Jason Aldean performing “Can’t Hide Red” and Maren Morris & Brothers Osborne performing “All My Favorite People.”

Following is the list of winners & nominees in the 14 categories voted on by the membership:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean; Luke Bryan; Kenny Chesney; Chris Stapleton; Keith Urban * WINNER *

Female ARTIST of the year
Miranda Lambert; Ashley McBryde; Maren Morris; Kacey Musgraves * WINNER *; Carrie Underwood

Male Artist of the year
Dierks Bentley; Luke Combs; Thomas Rhett * WINNER *; Chris Stapleton; Keith Urban

Duo of the Year
Brothers Osborne; Dan + Shay * WINNER *; Florida Georgia Line; LOCASH; Maddie & Tae

Group OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum; LANCO; Little Big Town; Midland; Old Dominion * WINNER *

NEW FEMALE artist OF THE YEAR
Danielle Bradbery; Lindsay Ell; Ashley McBryde * WINNER *; Carly Pearce

NEW MALE artist OF THE YEAR
Jimmie Allen; Luke Combs * WINNER *; Jordan Davis; Michael Ray; Mitchell Tenpenny

NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
High Valley; LANCO * WINNER *; Runaway June

ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

DAN + SHAY – Dan + Shay; Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers / Matt Dragstrem; Record Label: Warner Music Nashville

DESPERATE MAN – Eric Church; Producers: Jay Joyce / Arturo Buenahora Jr.; o Record Label: EMI Records Nashville

FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 2 – Chris Stapleton; Producers: Dave Cobb / Chris Stapleton;  Record Label: Mercury Nashville

GOLDEN HOUR – Kacey Musgraves; Producers: Ian Fitchuk / Daniel Tashian / Kacey Musgraves; Record Label: MCA Nashville * WINNER *

THE MOUNTAIN – Dierks Bentley; Producers: Ross Copperman / Jon Randal Stewart / Arturo Buenahora Jr.; o Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville

Single of the Year [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
Down to the Honky Tonk – Jake Owen; Producer: Joey Moi; Record Label: Big Loud Records
Heaven – Kane Brown; Producer: Dann Huff / Polow Da Don; Record Label: RCA Nashville
Meant To Be – Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line; Producer: Wilshire for Rock The Soul Ent; Record Label: Warner Bros. Records
Most People Are Good – Luke Bryan; Producers: Jeff Stevens / Jody Stevens; Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville
Tequila – Dan + Shay; Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers; Record Label: Warner Music Nashville * WINNER *

SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]

Break Up In The End – Cole Swindell; Writers: Jessie Jo Dillon / Chase McGill / Jon Nite; Publishers: EMI April Music Inc. / Nite Writer Music (ASCAP) / Songs of Universal, Inc. / Plum Nelly (BMI) / Big Music Machine (BMI)/ Big Ass Pile Of Dimes Music (BMI) 

Broken Halos – Chris Stapleton; Writers: Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton; Publishers: WB Music Corp./House of Sea Gayle Music, admin. by ClearBox Rights/Spirit Catalog Holdings, S.a.r.l. admin. by Spirit Two Nashville (ASCAP); Straight Six Music (BMI)

Meant To Be – Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line; Writers: David Garcia, Tyler Hubbard, Joshua Miller, Bebe Rexha; Publishers: BMG Platinum Songs/Kiss Me If You Can Music (BMI) (all rights administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC) Big Loud Mountain (BMI) and T Hubb Publishing (BMI). All Rights Administered by Round Hill Works. Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. on behalf of itself and Songs of the Corn and Jack 10 Publishing. Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing (ASCAP) D Soul Music (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com)

Space Cowboy – Kacey Musgraves, Writers: Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves; Publishers: Smack Hits/Smack Songs, admin by Kobalt Music Group ltd. (GMR); Universal Music Works/We Are Creative NBaSmack Hits/Smack Songs, LLC, admin. by Kobalt Music Group Ltd. (GMR); Universal Music Works/We Are Creative Nation/Jake and Mack Music, admin. by Universal Music Works; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./351 Music (BMI)

Tequila – Dan + Shay; Writers: Nicolle Galyon / Jordan Reynolds / Dan Smyers; Publishers: Beats and Banjos (ASCAP), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), A Girl Named Charlie (BMI) / Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) / Buckeye26 (ASCAP) / Jreynmusic (ASCAP) * WINNER *

Yours – Russell Dickerson; Writers: Casey Brown / Russell Dickerson / Parker Welling; Publishers: BMG Platinum Songs/Kailey's Dream / So Essential Tunes / Not Just Another Song Publishing / Hillbilly Science and Research Publishing/Trailerlily Music  

Video of the Year [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
Babe – Sugarland featuring Taylor Swift; Producer: Roger Hunt; Director: Anthony Mandler
Burn Out – Midland; Producer: Ben Skipworth; Director: TK McKamy / Cameron Duddy
Burning Man – Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne; Producer: Nate Eggert; Director: Wes Edwards
Drunk Girl – Chris Janson; Producer: Ben Skipworth; Director: Jeff Venable * WINNER *
Shoot Me Straight – Brothers Osborne; Producer: April Kimbrell; Director: Wes Edwards / Ryan Silver
Tequila – Dan + Shay; Producer: Christen Pinkston; Director: Patrick Tracy

About the Academy of Country Music Awards
The 54th Academy of Country Music Awards™ is dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in the country music industry. The show is produced for television by dick clark productions and will broadcast LIVE from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 8:00 PM ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. R.A. Clark, Reba McEntire, Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco are executive producers. Pete Fisher is executive producer for the Academy of Country Music.

PERFORMANCES

Among the highlights of the night were an Americana superstar clearly having the most fun of anyone onstage tonight, and many of the performers choosing a less-is-more approach to their segments.
Here's how Billboard ranked each performance from WORST to FIRST.  

#26 Chrissy Metz, featuring Lauren Alaina, Mickey Guyton, Maddie & Tae, and Carrie Underwood, "I'm Standing With You" : The star wattage of Metz's collaborators wasn't enough to make up for the lead singer's inexperience - this was her singing debut - or her clear nervousness onstage.

 #25 Blake Shelton, "God's Country"
#24 George Strait, "God and Country Music"
#23 Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line, "Can't Hide Red"
#22 Luke Bryan, "Knockin' Boots"
#21 Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs, "Brand New Man"
#20 Maren Morris and Brothers Osborne, "All My Favorite People"
#19 Jason Aldean, "Lights Come On"/"Don't You Wanna Stay" (with Kelly Clarkson)/ "Dirt Road Anthem" Medley
#18 Miranda Lambert, "Kerosene"/"Gunpowder & Lead"/"Mama's Broken Heart"/"White Liar"/"Little Red Wagon" Medley

Miranda Lambert seemingly shaded her ex-husband Blake Shelton by updating the lyrics to her song Little Red Wagon at the 2019 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards on Sunday (07Apr19).

 Taking the stage in a black sequinned jumpsuit to perform a rendition of her track Little Red Wagon, which traditionally features the line "I live in Oklahoma", where she used to reside with Blake while they were married between 2011 and 2015. On Sunday night, she altered the lyrics and belted out the updated line, "I got the hell out of Oklahoma." It's not the first time she has revamped the words, but the first time she has done so at an event where her ex-husband and his new girlfriend Gwen Stefani were present. A number of Twitter users praised Miranda for her shady move, with one writing, "Miranda Lambert just sang 'got the hell out of Oklahoma' with Blake Shelton in the room and I have so much respect (clapping emojis)". However, others were less than impressed, with one writing, "That was a classless move towards Blake, no reason for that," and another posting, "Um, @mirandalambert you can stop cussing Oklahoma in your jabs at Blake...move on already."

#17 Dan + Shay with Kelly Clarkson, "Keeping Score" 
#16 George Strait and Miranda Lambert, "Run"
#15 George Strait, "Every Little Honky Tonk Bar"
#14 Reba McEntire, "Freedom"
#13 Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line ”Can't Hide Red”
#12 Keith Urban, "Burden"
#11 Luke Combs, "Beautiful Crazy"
#10 Old Dominion, "Make It Sweet"
#9 Thomas Rhett, "Look What God Gave Her"
#8 Kane Brown, "Good As You"/"Saturday Nights" (with Khalid)

#7 Little Big Town, "The Daughters"
#6 Chris Stapleton, "A Simple Song"
#5 Carrie Underwood, "Southbound"

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#4 Lanco, "Rival"
#3 Dierks Bentley and Brandi Carlile, "Travelin' Light"
#2 Ashley McBryde, "Girl Going Nowhere"


#1 Eric Church and Ashley McBryde, "The Snake"

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