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| Keith Urban accepts the Entertainner of the Year Award at the Academy of Country Music Awards Photo: Getty Images |
Winners have been announced for the 54TH Academy of Country Music Awards, which aired LIVE on Sunday evening, hosted by country music legend Reba McEntire, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV on CBS. 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.
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.”
Check out the complete list of winners below:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Keith Urban
Female ARTIST of the year
Male artist of the year
Thomas Rhett
Duo of the year
Dan + Shay
Group OF THE YEAR
Old Dominion
NEW FEMALE artist OF THE YEAR
Ashley McBryde
NEW MALE artist OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs
NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
LANCO
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
Producers: Ian Fitchuk / Daniel Tashian / Kacey Musgraves
Record Label: MCA Nashville
Single of the Year [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
Tequila – Dan + Shay
Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers
Record Label: Warner Music Nashville
SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
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)
Video of the Year [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] (Off Camera Award)
Drunk Girl – Chris Janson
Producer: Ben Skipworth
Director: Jeff Venable
MUSIC Event of the Year [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)] (Off Camera Award)
Burning Man – Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne
Producers: Ross Copperman / Jon Randall Stewart / Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville
songwriter of the year*(Off Camera Award)
Shane McAnally
