MIRANDA LAMBERT won her eighth Top Female Vocalist award at last night's ACMs, which broke Reba McEntire's previous record of seven. JASON ALDEAN won his second consecutive Entertainer of the Year award.
ACM Awards 2017 – Complete Winners List
Entertainer of the Year
Jason Aldean – WINNER
Luke Bryan
Florida 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
Maren Morris
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
Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town – WINNER
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
New Male Vocalist of the Year (Presented by T-Mobile)
Kane Brown
Chris Janson
Chris Lane
Jon Pardi – WINNER
Brett Young
New Female Vocalist of the Year (Presented by T-Mobile)
Lauren Alaina
Cam
Brandy Clark
Maren Morris – WINNER
New Vocal Duo Or Group of the Year (Presented by T-Mobile)
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
“Die a Happy Man,” Thomas Rhett – WINNER
“Humble and Kind,” Tim McGraw
“Kill a Word,” Eric Church featuring Rhiannon Giddens
“Tennessee Whiskey,” Chris Stapleton
“Vice,” Miranda Lambert
Video of the Year (Presented by Xfinity)
“Fire Away,” Chris Stapleton
“Forever Country,” Artists of Then, Now & Forever – WINNER
“Humble and Kind,” Tim McGraw
“Peter Pan,” Kelsea Ballerini
“Vice,” Miranda Lambert
Songwriter of the Year
Ashley Gorley
Luke Laird
Hillary Lindsey
Shane McAnally
Lori McKenna – WINNER
Vocal Event of the Year
“Different for Girls,” Dierks Bentley featuring Elle King
“Forever Country,” Artists of Then, Now & Forever
“May We All,” Florida Georgia Line featuring Tim McGraw – WINNER
“Setting the World on Fire,” Kenny Chesney featuring Pink
“Think of You,” Chris Young Featuring Cassadee Pope
THOMAS RHETT won his first Top Male Vocalist award, and JASON ALDEAN won his second consecutive Entertainer of the Year award.
I'm feeling a little bad for KEITH URBAN, who must have come away disappointed. He walked in with seven nominations and left empty handed. Then again he probably got some post-show comfort from his wife NICOLE KIDMAN, so, never mind.
BRYAN and DIERKS BENTLEY cohosted again and they're getting better. Their taped pieces were pretty funny, especially the bare-chested spoof of Australia's "Thunder Down Under" male review.
The show's musical opening featured each Entertainer of the Year nominee . . . plus Dierks, Luke, and JOE WALSH honoring the late Chuck Berry with a performance of "Johnny B. Goode".
Other top performances included Miranda Lambert who proved that it doesn't take flash to bring the house down. She went unplugged for her song "Tin Man" and got a standing ovation.
I even need to tell you that CHRIS STAPLETON electrified the crowd with the debut of his new song "Second One To Know"? Didn't think so. And everyone really liked TIM MCGRAW and FAITH HILL doing "Speak to a Girl".
Thomas Rhett and MAREN MORRIS introduced their new single, "Craving You" . . . and yeah, the future of country music is in pretty good hands with these two.
The FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE and BACKSTREET BOYS medley was exactly what we hoped it would be. Flat-out fun. (Check out a clip here, and here.)
(If you're into red carpet fashions, you'll find a ton of pics at People.com. Don't miss Chris Lane's weird suit at #20, Maren Morris's left thigh at #21, lovely Lauren Alaina at #36 . . . and Cody Alan with his guy at #58.)