Aldean again wins top country music award

At the end of the night, Jason Aldean won the Entertainer of the Year trophy for the second year in the row. Miranda Lambert made history at the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, as she won a record-breaking eighth consecutive award for Female Vocalist of the Year.

He joked ahead of it about his country music party duties at the Las Vegas event held annually and airing live on CBS. If you pine for the old days of straight-ahead country music, this may not have been a great moment for you, but despite country’s ever-present sense of traditionalism, the genre doesn’t take kindly to the “Get off my lawn!” attitude in 2017.

Bryan says in an interview he believes “Democrats and Republicans are going to get along on Sunday night”.

“I think this arena symbolizes the growth of our industry”, longtime country singer and frequent Las Vegas performer Clay Walker said on the red carpet.

Before that, the nominees for entertainer of the year started the show with performances of their recent hits. He came up and congratulated me, and he goes, ‘You know what, man?

Miranda Lambert shined at the 2017 ACM Awards on Sunday night. “It’s going to change”, Bryan said in an interview with The Associated Press.

Producers Frank Liddell, Eric Masse and Glenn Worf joined Lambert onstage and praised the singer for letting her soul shine through her music.

Lambert, 33, was married to Shelton for four years after dating him for years.

– Male vocalist of the year: Thomas Rhett. Thankfully, Copperfield was able to correct the winner’s card with his magic, lighting it on fire to reveal that the true victor was Thomas Rhett for “Die a Happy Man“.

“This is odd. David?” asked “Entertainment Tonight” host Nancy O’Dell, who had the winner’s card in her hand. A year after taking the ACM Awards’ most coveted title, Aldean faced stiff competition: Luke Bryan, Florida-Georgia Line, Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood had all released studio albums over the past 12 months.

When they called his name, he said, he nearly couldn’t leave his seat.

“I don’t have a whole lot of words except for: Everyone in this category are my idols“, said Rhett, who was teary-eyed and paused throughout his speech. He called the other nominees in the category “his idols” and said it was the most incredible award he’d ever received.

Thomas Rhett, meanwhile, won Male Vocalist of the Year for the first time after debuting his new song “Craving You” with Maren Morris.

-Sam Hunt performed “Body Like a Back Road“, which he sang partly from the audience, sitting with his arm around his significant other Hannah Lee Fowler.

The show featured numerous performances, including ones by Faith Hill with Tim McGraw, along with a tribute to the late rock ‘n-roll pioneer Chuck Berry.