This years Academy of Country Music Awards had a record-breaking lineup and an incredibly fun set of performances! 2021 had four Black nominated artists and every nominee for Single of the Year featured a woman! 

Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton had the most nominations and Miranda Lambert had a whopping 5 nominations! It was a very exciting night, check out some of the performances here!

2021 Academy Of Country Music Awards Winners

Entertainer of the Year

WINNER: Luke Bryan

Chris Stapleton

Eric Church

Luke Combs

Thomas Rhett

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Luke Bryan on stage in October 2019.

Album of the Year

WINNER: Chris Stapleton, Starting Over

Luke Bryan, Born Here Live Here Die Here

Kane Brown, Mixtape Vol. 1

Ashley McBryde, Never Will

Brothers Osborne, Skeletons

Female Artist of the Year

WINNER: Maren Morris

Ashley McBryde

Carly Pearce

Kelsea Ballerini

Miranda Lambert

Male Artist of the Year

WINNER: Thomas Rhett

Chris Stapleton

Dierks Bentley

Eric Church

Luke Combs

Duo of the Year

WINNER: Dan + Shay

Brooks & Dunn

Brothers Osborne

Florida Georgia Line

Maddie & Tae

Single of the Year

WINNER: Carly Pearce & Lee Brice, "I Hope You’re Happy Now"

Miranda Lambert, "Bluebird"

Gabby Barrett, "I Hope"

Ingrid Andress, "More Hearts Than Mine"

Maren Morris, "The Bones"

Song of the Year

WINNER: Maren Morris, "The Bones"

Miranda Lambert, "Bluebird"

Ashley McBryde, "One Night Standards"

Old Dominion, "Some People Do"

Chris Stapleton, "Starting Over"

Group of the Year

WINNER: Old Dominion

Lady A

Little Big Town

The Cadillac Three

The Highwomen

2010s Country Music Quiz

Quiz

Which of the following artists sang one of the decades biggest hits, "Tennessee Whiskey"?

New Female Artist of the Year

WINNER: Gabby Barrett

Ingrid Andress

Tenille Arts

Mickey Guyton

Caylee Hammack

New Male Artist of the Year

WINNER: Jimmie Allen

Travis Denning

HARDY

Cody Johnson

Parker McCollum

Video of the Year

WINNER: "Worldwide Beautiful," Kane Brown

"Better Than We Found It," Maren Morris

"Bluebird," Miranda Lambert

"Gone," Dierks Bentley

"Hallelujah," Carrie Underwood and John Legend

Music Event of the Year

WINNER: "I Hope You’re Happy Now," Carly Pearce & Lee Brice

"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

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