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Luke Bryan wins top ACM Award, but female acts own the night

Keith Urban, Mickey Guyton
Posted at 5:28 AM, Apr 19, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-19 09:28:00-04

NEW YORK (WTVF/AP) — Carrie Underwood brought the Academy of Country Music Awards to church. Maren Morris won two honors, including song of the year.

Miranda Lambert performed three times and held on to her record as the most decorated winner in ACM history. And Mickey Guyton, the first Black woman to host the awards show, gave a powerful, top-notch vocal performance. Though female country stars didn’t compete for the night’s top prize – Luke Bryan was named entertainer of the year – they owned Sunday’s ACM Awards.

Bryan, sidelined by a positive COVID-19 test, accepted his honor remotely.

Here's a look at the full list of winners and nominees:

Entertainer of the year

  • Luke Bryan — Winner
  • Eric Church
  • Luke Combs
  • Thomas Rhett
  • Chris Stapleton

Female artist of the year

  • Maren Morris — Winner
  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Ashley McBryde
  • Carly Pearce

Male artist of the year

  • Thomas Rhett — Winner
  • Dierks Bentley
  • Luke Combs
  • Eric Church
  • Chris Stapleton

Duo of the year

  • Dan + Shay — Winner
  • Brooks & Dunn
  • Brothers Osborne
  • Florida Georgia Line
  • Maddie & Tae

Group of the year

  • Old Dominion — Winner
  • Lady A
  • Little Big Town
  • The Cadillac Three
  • The Highwomen

New female artist of the year

  • Gabby Barrett — Winner
  • Ingrid Andress
  • Tenille Arts
  • Mickey Guyton
  • Caylee Hammack

New male artist of the year

  • Jimmie Allen — Winner
  • Travis Denning
  • HARDY
  • Cody Johnson
  • Parker McCollum

Album of the year

  • "Starting Over" — Chris Stapleton — Winner
  • "Born Here Live Here Die Here" — Luke Bryan
  • "Mixtape Vol. 1" — Kane Brown
  • "Never Will" — Ashley McBryde
  • "Skeletons" — Brothers Osborne

Single of the year

  • "I Hope You're Happy Now" — Carly Pearce and Lee Brice — Winner
  • "Bluebird" — Miranda Lambert
  • "I Hope" — Gabby Barrett
  • "More Hearts Than Mine"— Ingrid Andress
  • "The Bones" — Maren Morris

Song of the year

  • "The Bones" — Maren Morris — Winner
  • "Bluebird" — Miranda Lambert
  • "One Night Standards" — Ashley McBryde
  • "Some People Do" — Old Dominion
  • "Starting Over" — Chris Stapleton

Video of the year

  • "Worldwide Beautiful" — Kane Brown — Winner
  • "Better Than We Found It" — Maren Morris
  • "Bluebird" — Miranda Lambert
  • "Gone" — Dierks Bentley
  • "Hallelujah" — Carrie Underwood and John Legend

Music Event of the year

  • "I Hope You're Happy Now" — Carly Pearce and Lee Brice — Winner
  • "Be A Light" — Thomas Rhett featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, Keith Urban
  • "Does To Me" — Luke Combs feat. Eric Church
  • "Nobody But You" — Blake Shelton ft. Gwen Stefani
  • "One Beer" — HARDY ft. Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson
  • "One Too Many" — Keith Urban, P!nk