De Academy of Country Music heeft voor de achtste keer op rij Miranda Lambert verkozen tot beste zangeres.
De 33-jarige heeft de belangrijke countrymuziekprijs elk jaar sinds 2009 gewonnen. Tijdens de ACM Awards van 2016 moest ze eer delen met Reba McEntire.
Lambert won ook de award voor beste album, voor The Weight of These Wing. Ze schreef de plaat na haar scheiding van Blake Shelton, en bedankte in haar speech haar fans "dat ik mijn hartzeer met jullie mocht delen".
Voorafgaand aan de awardshow in Las Vegas zei de countryzangeres nog dat het een beetje voelde alsof haar dagboek uit die tijd werd genomineerd.
Scheiding
Shelton en Lambert zetten in 2015 na vier jaar een punt achter hun huwelijk. Shelton heeft inmiddels alweer een tijd een relatie met Gwen Stefani, Lambert date met zanger Anderson East. Na haar publieke scheiding houdt Lambert haar privéleven liever buiten de schijnwerpers, maar bij uitzondering verscheen het stel zondagavond wel samen op de rode loper.
Bij de ACM Awards werd Thomas Rhett verkozen tot beste zanger, hij mocht ook de prijs voor beste lied in ontvangst nemen voor Die A Happy Man. De award voor beste countrygroep ging naar Little Big Town.
Onderstaand de winnaars:
Entertainer of the Year
- WINNAAR: Jason Aldean
- Luke Bryan
- Florida Georgia Line
- Carrie Underwood
- Keith Urban
Male Vocalist of the Year
- WINNAAR: Thomas Rhett
- Jason Aldean
- Dierks Bentley
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year
- WINNAAR: Miranda Lambert
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Maren Morris
- Kacey Musgraves
- Carrie Underwood
Vocal Duo of the Year
- WINNAAR: Brothers Osborne
- Big & Rich
- Dan + Shay
- Florida Georgia Line
- Maddie & Tae
Vocal Group of the Year
- WINNAAR: Little Big Town
- Eli Young Band
- Lady Antebellum
- Old Dominion
- Rascal Flatts
New Male Vocalist of the Year
- WINNAAR: Jon Pardi
- Kane Brown
- Chris Janson
- Chris Lane
- Brett Young
New Female Vocalist of the Year
- WINNAAR: Maren Morris
- Lauren Alaina
- Cam
- Brandy Clark
New Vocal Duo/Group of the Year
- WINNAAR: Brothers Osborne
- A Thousand Horses
- Dan + Shay
- LOCASH
- Maddie & Tae
Album of the Year (Awarded to Artist/Producer/Record Company–Label)
- WINNAAR: The Weight of These Wings – Miranda Lambert
Producers: Frank Liddell, Eric Masse, Glenn Worf
Record Labels: RCA Nashville, Vanner Records - Black – Dierks Bentley
Producers: Ross Copperman, Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville - Dig Your Roots – Florida Georgia Line
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Label: Big Machine Label Group - HERO – Maren Morris
Producers: busbee, Brad Hill, Maren Morris
Record Label: Columbia Nashville - Ripcord – Keith Urban
Producers: Jeff Bhasker, busbee, Nathan Chapman, Nitzan Kaikov, Dann Huff, Tyler Johnson, Johnny Price, Nile Rodgers, Keith Urban, Greg Wells
Record Labels: Hit Red Records, Capitol Records Nashville
Single Record of the Year (Awarded to Artist/Producer/Record Company–Label)
- WINNAAR: “H.O.L.Y.” – Florida Georgia Line
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Label: Big Machine Label Group - “Blue Ain’t Your Color” – Keith Urban
Producers: Dann Huff, Keith Urban
Record Labels: Hit Red Records, Capitol Records Nashville - “Humble And Kind” – Tim McGraw
Producers: Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw
Record Labels: McGraw Music, Big Machine Records - “My Church” – Maren Morris
Producers: busbee, Maren Morris
Record Label: Columbia Nashville - “Vice” – Miranda Lambert
Producers: Frank Liddell, Eric Masse, Glenn Worf
Record Labels: RCA Nashville, Vanner Records
Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter/Publisher/Artist)
- WINNAAR: “Die a Happy Man” – Thomas Rhett
Songwriters: Thomas Rhett, Sean Douglas, Joe Spargur
Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music Inc (BMI), Cricket On The Line (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), Eastman Pond Publishing (BMI), Music of Big Deal (BMI), Nice Life (BMI), Frederic And Reid Music (BMI), BMG Platinum Songs (BMI), Brodsky Spensive Publishing (BMI) - “Blue Ain’t Your Color” – Keith Urban
Songwriters: Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen
Publishers: WB Music Corp (ASCAP), Music Of The Corn (ASCAP), HillarodyRathbone Music (ASCAP), BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP), House of Sea Gayle Music (ASCAP), Spirit Catalog Holdings (S.a.r.l.), Spirit Two Nashville (ASCAP) - “Humble and Kind” – Tim McGraw
Songwriter: Lori McKenna
Publishers: Songs of Universal Inc (BMI), Hoodie Songs (BMI) - “Kill a Word” – Eric Church Featuring Rhiannon Giddens
Songwriters: Eric Church, Luke Dick, Jeff Hyde
Publishers: Emileon Songs (BMI), Little Louder Songs (BMI), Longer And Louder Music (BMI), Mammaw’s Fried Okra Music (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI) - “Tennessee Whiskey” – Chris Stapleton
Songwriters: Dean Dillon, Linda Hargrove
Publishers: Universal-Songs Of PolyGram International (BMI), EMI Algee (BMI) - “Vice” – Miranda Lambert
Songwriters: Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Pink Dog Publishing (BMI), Smack Hits (GMR), Kobalt Music Group,
Ltd. (GMR), Anderson Fork In The Road Music (ASCAP), Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc. (ASCAP), Smackville Music (ASCAP)
Video of the Year (Awarded to Producer/Director/Artist)
- WINNAAR: “Forever Country” – Artists of Then, Now & Forever
Director: Joseph Kahn
Producers: Nathan de la Rionda, Jil Hardin, Charleen Manca, Joanna Carter, Chandra LaPlume, Sarah Trahern, Damon Whiteside - “Fire Away” – Chris Stapleton
Director: Tim Mattia
Producer: Jennifer Rothlein - “Humble And Kind” – Tim McGraw
Director: Wes Edwards
Producer: Jennifer Rothlein - “Peter Pan” – Kelsea Ballerini
Director: Kristin Barlowe
Producer: Michelle Abnet - “Vice” – Miranda Lambert
Director: Trey Fanjoy
Producer: Ashley Bergeron Ford
Songwriter of the Year
- WINNAAR: Lori McKenna
- Shane McAnally
- Ashley Gorley
- Luke Laird
- Hillary Lindsey
Vocal Event of the Year (Awarded to Artist/Producer/Record Company–Label)”
- WINNAAR: “May We All” – Florida Georgia Line Featuring Tim McGraw
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Label: Big Machine Label Group - “Different For Girls” – Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King
Producers: Ross Copperman, Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville - “Forever Country” – Artists of Then, Now & Forever
Producer: Shane McAnally
Record Label: MCA Nashville - “Setting the World On Fire” – Kenny Chesney Featuring P!nk
Producers: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
Record Labels: Blue Chair Records, Columbia Nashville - “Think of You” – Chris Young Featuring Cassadee Pope
Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young
Record Labels: RCA Nashville, RCA Records
