2017 ACM Awards: Complete List of Winners
Did you miss the ACM Awards yesterday? Don’t worry! We’ve got you covered.
Country music’s biggest stars rocked Las Vegas Sunday night at the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards. The show opened with a medley of performances by stars like Carrie Underwood, Luke Brayn, Keith Urban and Entertainer of the Year winner Jason Aldean. Florida Georgia Line were also part of the opening, but their big performance was at the end of the night when they were joined by Backstreet Boys to sing “God, Your Mama, and Me” and” Everybody.”
Co-hosts Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley joined rocker Joe Walsh for a tribute to rock legend Chuck Berry, singing his 1955 classic, “Johnny B. Goode.”
Sam Hunt surprised his fiancee Hannah Lee Fowler by singing “Body Like a Backroad” directly to her in the audience. Thomas Rhett took the award home for Male Vocalist of the Year and Miranda Lambert did a solo acoustic performance of her song “Tin Man” and later won the awards for Female Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year.
A full list of the winners is below:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean — winner
Luke BryanFlorida Georgia Line Carrie Underwood Keith Urban
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean Dierks Bentley Thomas Rhett — winner Chris Stapleton Keith Urban
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert — winner Kacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Big & Rich Brothers Osborne — winner Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Maddie & Tae
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady AntebellumLittle Big Town — winner Old Dominion Rascal Flatts
NEW MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kane Brown Chris Janson Chris Lane Jon Pardi — winnerBrett Young
NEW FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Lauren Alaina Cam Brandy Clark Maren Morris — winner
NEW VOCAL DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
A Thousand Horses Brothers Osborne — winner Dan + Shay LOCASH Maddie & Tae
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“Black” Dierks Bentley
“Dig Your Roots” Florida Georgia Line
“Hero” Maren Morris
“Ripcord” Keith Urban
“The Weight of These Wings” Miranda Lambert — winner
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” Keith Urban
“H.O.L.Y.” Florida Georgia Line — winner “Humble and Kind” Tim McGraw
“My Church” Maren Morris
“Vice” Miranda Lambert
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” Keith Urban (written by Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen)
“Die A Happy Man” Thomas Rhett (written by Thomas Rhett, Sean Douglas, Joe London) — winner “Humble and Kind” Tim McGraw (written by Lori McKenna)
“Kill A Word” Eric Church feat. Rhiannon Giddens (written by Eric Church, Luke Dick, Jeff Hyde)
“Tennessee Whiskey” Chris Stapleton (written by Dean Dillon, Linda Hargrove)
“Vice” Miranda Lambert (written by Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“Fire Away” Chris Stapleton (directed by Tim Mattia)
“Forever Country” Artists of Then, Now & Forever (directed by Joseph Kahn) — winner
“Humble and Kind” Tim McGraw (directed by Wes Edwards)
“Peter Pan” Kelsea Ballerini (directed by Kristin Barlowe)
“Vice” Miranda Lambert (directed by Trey Fanjoy)
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
“Different For Girls” Dierks Bentley feat. Elle King
“Forever Country” Artists of Then, Now & Forever
“May We All” Florida Georgia Line feat. Tim McGraw — winner
“Setting the World on Fire” Kenny Chesney feat. P! nk
“Think of You” Chris Young feat. Cassadee Pope.