Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Lainey Wilson and Chris Stapleton won the top honors at the 59th annual ACM Awards held in Frisco, Texas and hosted by Reba McEntire.
Wilson won Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year and Event of the Year, the latter for “Save Me,” her duet with Jelly Roll; Stapleton took home both Album of the Year and Male Entertainer of the Year, and both artists delivered powerful performances during the show..@laineywilson blessing the #ACMawards with her performance of "God Blessed Texas" ✨We're just getting started!
Catch the rest of the show on @PrimeVideo! https://t.co/H8DgKcESzm pic.twitter.com/T3hGTj0ZSi What was striking about this year’s awards was the number of non-traditional country artists who performed: Dua Lipa joined Stapleton and his wife Morgane on “Think I’m in Love With You,” Avril Lavigne showed off her powerful pipes singing with Nate Smith (while wearing a System of a Down hoodie, no less), Noah Kahan sang with Kelsea Ballerini, and Gwen Stefani channeled a literal purple iris with the dress she wore to sing “Purple Irises” with husband Blake Shelton.
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