Chris Stapleton Wins Big At Academy Of Country Music Awards
The show, hosted by Reba, was streamed live on Amazon Prime.
The 59th Academy of Country Music Awards—which were broadcast live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, on Thursday, March 16—featured big wins from Chris Stapleton, Jordan Davis, Parker McCollum, and more.
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Stapleton took home honors in the Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Artist-Songwriter of the Year categories.
Davis, who released Bluebird Days in 2023, won in the Song of the Year category for “Next Thing You Know,” and McCollum took home the honor for Visual Media of the Year for the “Burn It Down” video.
Reba McEntire hosted the 59th ACM Awards, which streamed live on Amazon Prime. The star-studded lineup of performers and collaborators included Kelsea Ballerini, Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Noah Kahan, Avril Lavigne, Miranda Lambert, Post Malone, McEntire, McCollum, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Nate Smith, Stapleton, Gwen Stefani, and Lainey Wilson.
Toby Keith received a special salute from country superstar Jason Aldean.
The ACM Awards honored the late Country superstar with a special rendition of “Should’ve Been a Cowboy,” performed by Aldean. Toby Keith was a 14-time ACM Award recipient, including multiple wins for ACM Top Male Vocalist and ACM Album of the Year, and was named ACM Entertainer of the Year twice, in 2002 and 2003.
In other Stapleton news, the artist was recently pegged to headline Austin City Limits 2024 alongside Dua Lipa, Tyler, The Creator, blink-182, Sturgill Simpson, and Pretty Lights.
The lineup also includes performances from Reneé Rapp, Khruangbin, Leon Bridges, Carin León, Norah Jones, Foster The People, Kehlani (W1), Teddy Swims, Benson Boone, CAAMP, Dominic Fike, The Marías, Jungle, Dom Dolla, Chappell Roan, Porter Robinson (W1), Fletcher (W1), Something Corporate (W1), David Shaw, and many more.
The nine-stage, two weekend music celebration will take place October 4-6 and October 13-15. Three-Day Tickets for both weekends are on-sale now.
Visit the Academy of Country Music’s official website for the full list of winners/
