Country music was shining once again in the Las Vegas lights, as The 61st Academy of County Music Awards delivered on the promise of show-stopping performances and handing out hard-won hardware on Sunday night.
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Cody Johnson capped off the evening with his first win as Entertainer of the Year, along with a win as Male Artist of the Year. Still, the night belonged to Ella Langley, who walked away a winner 7 times during the show, including Single of the Year, and Female Artist of the Year.
Along the way, big winners included Brooks & Dunn and The Red Clay Strays, as well as Parker McCollum who took home a win for Album of the Year.
Check out the list of winners below, and watch more this week on Amazon Prime Video.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Cody Johnson
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Ella Langley
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Cody Johnson
DUO OF THE YEAR
- Brooks & Dunn
GROUP OF THE YEAR
- The Red Clay Strays
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Avery Anna
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Tucker Wetmore
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
- Parker McCollum – Parker McCollum
Producer: Frank Liddell, Eric Masse
Publisher: Warner Chappell Music Nashville
SINGLE OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
- Choosin’ Texas – Ella Langley
Producer: Miranda Lambert, Ben West
Record Company-Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records
SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
- Choosin’ Texas - Ella Langley
Songwriters: Ella Langley, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Joybeth Taylor
Publishers: Bada Bing & Bada Langley Publishing; Little Louder Songs; Sony Music Publishing
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
- Cuckoo -Stephen Wilson Jr.
Producer: Tim Cofield
Director(s): Tim Cofield, Stephen Wilson Jr.
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Jessie Jo Dillon
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Ella Langley
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
- Don’t Mind If I Do- Riley Green, Ella Langley
Producers: Dann Huff
Record Company-Label: Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment
The ACM were choosin’ Ella, and everybody can tell
The ACM were choosin’ Ella, and everybody can tell
