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2018 ACM Awards Winners

April 15, 2018 by Jarrod Vrazel

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2018 Academy of Country Music Awards winners were announced April 15  live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.   Congratulations to Jason Aldean – Entertainer of the Year; Miranda Lambert – Female Vocalist of the Year and Song of the Year; Chris Stapleton – Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year; Brothers Osborne – Vocal Duo of the Year and Video of the Year; Sam Hunt – Single Record of the Year; Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood – Vocal Event of the Year; Old Dominion – Vocal Grup of the Year; Lauren Alaina – New Female Vocalist of the Year; Brett Young – New Male Vocalist of the Year;  Midland – New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year; and Rhett Atkins – Songwriter of the Year. 

2018 ACM Awards Winners:


ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Miranda Lambert

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Chris Stapleton

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Brothers Osborne

VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
It Ain’t My Fault – Brothers Osborne
Director: Wes Edwards, Ryan Silver
Producer: Tiffany Davies

SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
Body Like A Back Road – Sam Hunt
Producer: Zach Crowell
Record Label: MCA Nashville

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
The Fighter – Keith Urban featuring Carrie Underwood
Producers: Busbee, Keith Urban
Record Label: Capitol Nashville

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Old Dominion

ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
From A Room Vol. 1 – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton
Record Label: Mercury Records

SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
Tin Man – Miranda Lambert
Songwriters: Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert Jon Randall
Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Pink Dog Publishing (BMI), Beat Up Ford Publishing (BMI), BMG Platinum Songs (BMI)/SWMBMGBMI/Lonesome Vinyl Music

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Rhett Akins

NEW FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Lauren Alaina

NEW MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Brett Young

NEW VOCAL DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Midland

 

ACM RADIO AWARDS – The following previously announced radio awards were presented during the annual Radio Winners Reception at Topgolf Las Vegas at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on Saturday, April 14.

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR WINNERS:

NATIONAL                          Bobby Bones, Amy, Lunchbox, Eddie ­­– The Bobby Bones Show

MAJOR MARKET               Bud and Broadway ­– WIL-FM ­– St. Louis, MO

LARGE MARKET                Dale Carter ­–  KFKF-FM­ – Kansas City, MO

MEDIUM MARKET           Steve & Geoff ­– KUZZ-AM/FM ­– Bakersfield, CA

SMALL MARKET                Dave Daniels ­– KHAY-FM – Ventura, CA

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR WINNERS:

MAJOR MARKET              KMLE-FM ­– Phoenix, AZ

LARGE MARKET                WSIX-FM ­– Nashville, TN

MEDIUM MARKET           WUSY-FM ­– Chattanooga, TN

SMALL MARKET                KTTS-FM ­– Springfield, MO

Miranda Lambert won ACM Female Vocalist of the Year for the ninth consecutive year and is the current record holder for most consecutive wins in this category. Lambert also won ACM Song of the Year for “Tin Man” along with co-writers Jack Ingram and Jon Randall, receiving two awards, both as artist and songwriter. With these wins, she now has 32 ACM Awards, and is the most-awarded artist in ACM Awards history, a record previously held by Brooks & Dunn.

Chris Stapleton won ACM Male Vocalist of the Year, his second win in this category. Stapleton also won an additional two awards as both artist and producer in the ACM Album of the Year category for From A Room: Volume 1.

Brothers Osborne won ACM Vocal Duo of the Year for the second consecutive year. The duo also won ACM Video of the Year for “It Ain’t My Fault,” along with directors Wes Edwards and Ryan Silver and producer Tiffany Davies. ACM CEO Pete Fisher surprised the duo with these awards, presenting them during CMT’s Facebook Live coverage of the ACM Awards red carpet.

Lauren Alaina, Midland and Brett Young were also previously announced winners for ACM New Female Vocalist of the Year, ACM New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year and ACM New Male Vocalist of the Year, respectively. The winners received a surprise phone call from host Reba McEntire last month notifying them of the news and were also surprised with the actual ACM Award in the days leading up to the show. Jon Pardi presented Alaina with her ACM Award during rehearsals,
Midland received their ACM Award at the ACM Stories, Songs & Stars: A Songwriter’s Event Benefitting ACM Lifting Lives® and Luke Bryan presented Young with his trophy at the Cumulus/Westwood One Radio Remotes.

Old Dominion won ACM Vocal Group of the Year Award, their first award in this category. They previously won ACM New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year at the 51st ACM Awards in 2016.

Rhett Akins was announced as the winner of this year’s ACM Songwriter of the Year Award (off-camera category) on Friday at the ACM Stories, Songs & Stars: A Songwriter’s Event Benefitting ACM Lifting Lives, which was presented to him by reigning ACM Songwriter of the Year award winner Lori McKenna.

Country Music’s Party of the Year featured a superstar lineup of featured collaborations and powerful performances. The awards telecast honored three of country music’s hit songs from 1993 with the “ACM Flashbacks” segments, with Toby Keith and Blake Shelton performing Keith’s celebrated No.1 debut single “Should’ve Been a Cowboy,” Alan Jackson and Jon Pardi performing Jackson’s ACM Award-winning hit “Chattahoochee” and Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson performing Reba’s GRAMMY® Award-winning hit “Does He Love You.” Additional collaborations included Kane Brown and Lauren Alaina performing the multi-platinum, No. 1 hit “What Ifs,” Bebe Rexha with Florida Georgia Line performing the chart-topping hit “Meant to Be” and ACM Vocal Event of the Year winner Keith Urban and Julia Michaels performing Urban’s new single “Coming Home.”

The ACM Awards also featured performances by ACM New Female Vocalist of the Year Lauren Alaina, ACM Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dan + Shay, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Chris Janson, Lady Antebellum, ACM Female Vocalist of the Year Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, ACM New Duo or Group of the Year Midland, Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, ACM Vocal Event of the Year winner Carrie Underwood, ACM New Male Vocalist of the Year Brett Young and Chris Young.

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Filed Under: ACM Awards, Brett Young, Brothers Osborne, Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, Lauren Alaina, Midland, Miranda Lambert, News, Old Dominion, Reba McEntire, Sam Hunt

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