The Stars were back for a great night of country music on the ACM Awards!
Cuntry’s cutest couples shined on the red carpet
Who wore it best?
My favorite of the night had to be Carrie- that dress, the make-up both gorgeous! She sang “Cry Pretty” but I was ugly crying watching
worst…sorry Florida Georgia Line
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Reba McEntire returned to host the ACM Awards for a record 17th time
She knocked it out of the park. In case you missed it, check out her hilarious opening monologue!
Here she is, your 53rd Annual #ACMawards host, the legendary @reba! Who’s ready to get this party started?! pic.twitter.com/wK80Z56uw1
— ACM Awards (@ACMawards) April 16, 2018
Best line of the night!
She’s still got it…even wearing the same iconic dress 25 years later to perform “Does He Love You”
“Does He Love You” in 1993 and 2018. Same @reba. Same dress. #ACMawards pic.twitter.com/LBkfLyjgBL
— ACM Awards (@ACMawards) April 16, 2018
but check out what was under that dress LOL
Her performance with Kelly Clarkson was my favorite of the night…and it was made even better watching Luke Bryan rocking out in the audience!
Did you love this performance of #DoesHeLoveYou as much as @LukeBryanOnline loved it? #ACMawards @kelly_clarkson @reba ? pic.twitter.com/kHRdYJRjPW
— Stephanie Taylor (@973stephanie) April 16, 2018
Dierks Bentley celebrated women in his performance of “Woman Amen” and then gave the sweetest moment of the night going into the audience to kiss his wife
Dierks Bentley going into the audience to kiss his wife after singing “Women, Amen” #ACMAwards #relationshipgoals pic.twitter.com/nIFtiqJEyA
— Stephanie Taylor (@973stephanie) April 16, 2018
On to the winners…
Old Dominion won for Vocal Group and couldn’t have been more excited…except for maybe this girl
Miranda Lambert won Female Vocalist for the 9th time in a row!! And broke Brooks and Dunn’s record for the most ACM wins!
It was a great night for @MirandaLambert. It was a great night for women in country music! #ACMawards pic.twitter.com/uFy5YQZLZj
— Taste of Country (@TasteOfCountry) April 16, 2018
Chris Stapleton won the night though- not just with his album of the year win but with TWO NEW BABIES!! He wasn’t at the show for a good reason…his wife just gave birth to twins
The winner for Album of the Year at the #ACMAwards is….CHRIS STAPLETON — who’s not in attendance because his wife just gave birth to TWINS in Nashville! CONGRATS! pic.twitter.com/IdjhpVPD8N
— Stephanie Taylor (@973stephanie) April 16, 2018
What you missed back stage and in the audience…
Miranda Lambert jammed out with Little Big Town while getting ready
Did you recognize the country artist behind Dan & Shay during their performance? CAM!
Please see below for an example on how to live your best life, starring @camcountry and @DanAndShay. #ACMawards pic.twitter.com/06Ve4DqZG5
— ACM Awards (@ACMawards) April 16, 2018
I am such a MASSIVE FAN of this song I HAD to be as close as possible for these guys (Asked to be in the pit… didn’t know I’d be THAT close ) #fangirl #tequila @ACMawards pic.twitter.com/NzRSVAn8lp
— Cam (@camcountry) April 16, 2018
Blake Shelton hosted an after party with special guests Luke Bryan, Toby Keith, Gwen Stefani and more taking the stage. Check out Blake’s cover of “That Ain’t My Truck!”
and if you don’t follow the Eli Young Band on Twitter they had some of the funniest tweets of the show
Sam Hunt would love to be there tonight, but unfortunately he got lost taking a back road. #ACMawards pic.twitter.com/6Howao3alm
— EliYoungBand (@EliYoungBand) April 16, 2018
That @carrieunderwood performance was fine, I guess. #ACMawards pic.twitter.com/0Tw2feVAoQ
— EliYoungBand (@EliYoungBand) April 16, 2018
FGL looked like the the devils on your shoulder trying to talk you in or out of trouble. #ACMawards pic.twitter.com/wvmDDf515b
— EliYoungBand (@EliYoungBand) April 16, 2018