Here are the big winners from Wednesday's impressive ACM Awards show. We gotta give it up to performers who brought it with energy and feeling despite having no audience to reflect that energy. They crushed it. Could this show's spirited, hits-driven approach be a template for other awards shows, including the Grammys, to emulate? Meanwhile, Mickey Guyton is a bona fide breakthrough artist, Luke Combs emerges as an Album of the Year contender and Maren Morris' "The Bones" busts out as a strong candidate for Song of the Year.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR (TIED)
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
DUO OF THE YEAR
GROUP OF THE YEAR
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
SINGLE OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] *(Off Camera Award)
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR *(Off Camera Award)
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)] *(Off Camera Award)
NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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