Chris Willman Music WriterThe Academy of Country Music Awards are underway in Las Vegas, for the show’s first streaming-only webcast, via Amazon Prime Video, its first at the cavernous Allegiant Stadium, and its first compacted into a two-hour, commercial-free format.
Dolly Parton is hosting.The show will be even more performance-heavy than a typical awards show, with music segments said to be lasting up to a half-hour without interruption.Following is a list of winners as they come up on the webcast, with the triumphant contenders in bold.Several winners were announced in the days or even hour before the 8 p.m./5 PT showtime.
Just before the start of the show, Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde were announced as winners for event of the year for “Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” and Miranda Lambert and Elle King were revealed as winners for video of the year for “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home).” Michael Hardy was declared songwriter of the year as well.
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