There was a shocker at the end of the 55th ACM Awards, the first tie for entertainer of the year (or any major category, for that matter) in the show’s history.
The co-winners were Carrie Underwood, winning in the category for the third time, and Thomas Rhett, winning in the category for the first time.Underwood is the first woman in ACM history to win entertainer of the year three times.
She previously won the award in 2008-09. The only other female artist to win twice in the category is Taylor Swift, who took the prize in 2010-11.
Rhett won a second prize this year—video of the year for "Remember You Young." That award was announced in the run-up to the show.
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