The 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards brought out the best in country music on Sunday (April 18).
Maren Morris won female artist of the year, Thomas Rhett won male artist of the year and Luke Bryan was the big winner, taking him entertainer of the year at the 56th annual ACM Awards.
The ceremony was hosted by Keith Urban and Mickey Guyton, who both brought their talents to the show’s stage.
See the full list of winners, below:
Entertainer of the Year:
Luke Bryan — WINNER
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Female Artist of the Year:
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris — WINNER
Carly Pearce
Male Artist of the Year
Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs
Eric Church
Thomas Rhett — WINNER
Chris Stapleton
Duo of the Year:
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay — WINNER
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
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Group of the Year:
Lady A
Little Big Town
Old Dominion — WINNER
The Cadillac Three
The Highwomen
New Female Artist of the Year:
Ingrid Andress
Tenille Arts
Gabby Barrett — WINNER
Mickey Guyton
Caylee Hammack
New Male Artist of the Year:
Jimmie Allen — WINNER
Travis Denning
HARDY
Cody Johnson
Parker McCollum
Album of the Year:
Born Here Live Here Die Here – Luke Bryan
Mixtape Vol. 1 – Kane Brown
Never Will – Ashley McBryde
Skeletons – Brothers Osborne
Starting Over – Chris Stapleton — WINNER
Single of the Year”
“Bluebird” – Miranda Lambert
“I Hope” – Gabby Barrett
“I Hope You’re Happy Now” – Carly Pearce & Lee Brice — WINNER
“More Hearts Than Mine”– Ingrid Andress
“The Bones” – Maren Morris
Song of the Year:
“Bluebird” – Miranda Lambert
“One Night Standards” – Ashley McBryde
“Some People Do” – Old Dominion
“Starting Over” – Chris Stapleton
“The Bones” – Maren Morris — WINNER
Video of the Year
“Better Than We Found It” – Maren Morris
“Bluebird”– Miranda Lambert
“Gone” – Dierks Bentley
“Hallelujah” – Carrie Underwood and John Legend
“Worldwide Beautiful” – Kane Brown — WINNER
Songwriter of the Year:
Ashley Gorley
Michael Hardy
Hillary Lindsey
Shane McAnally
Josh Osborne
Music Event of the Year:
“Be A Light” – Thomas Rhett featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, Keith Urban
“Does To Me” – Luke Combs feat. Eric Church
“I Hope You’re Happy Now” – Carly Pearce & Lee Brice — WINNER
“Nobody But You” – Blake Shelton ft. Gwen Stefani
“One Beer” – HARDY ft. Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson
“One Too Many” – Keith Urban, P!nk
RADIO WINNERS:
On-Air Personality of the Year
National
American Country Countdown – Kix Brooks
Major Market
Double L – Lois Lewis – KNIX-FM – Phoenix, AZ
Large Market
Lexi & Banks – Lexi Papadopoulos, Jared Banks – KUBL-FM – Salt Lake City, UT
Medium Market
Buzz Jackson – KIIM-FM – Tucson, AZ
Small Market
Steve, Ben & Nikki – Steve Stroud, Ben Walker, Nikki Thomas – WXBQ-FM – Bristol, VA
Radio Station of the Year
Major Market
KNIX-FM – Phoenix, AZ
Large Market
WQDR-FM – Raleigh, NC
Medium Market
KUZZ-AM/FM – Bakersfield, CA
Small Market
KKNU-FM – Eugene, OR
The ACM Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by MRC. MRC and Penske Media are co-parent companies of Billboard.