The 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards took place Wednesday, Sept. 16th and the show ended with a tie for the top honor!
Entertainer of the Year
A 2020 TWIST!!! @ACMawards #ACMs pic.twitter.com/WKO7s6OsYF
— GIPHY Pop (@GiphyPop) September 17, 2020
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett – WINNER
Carrie Underwood- WINNER
Male Artist of the Year
Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs- WINNER
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
Female Artist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris- WINNER
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay- WINNER!
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
thank you all so much for this ❤️ pic.twitter.com/am9uCZYae0
— Dan + Shay (@DanAndShay) September 17, 2020
Group of the Year
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion- WINNER
The Highwomen
New Female Artist of the Year
Ingrid Andress
Gabby Barrett
Lindsay Ell
Caylee Hammack
Tenille Townes — WINNER!
New Male Artist of the Year
Jordan Davis
Russell Dickerson
Riley Green — WINNER!
Cody Johnson
Morgan Wallen
Album of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s))
Center Point Road, Thomas Rhett
Girl, Maren Morris
Heartache Medication, Jon Pardi
What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs- WINNER
Wildcard, Miranda Lambert
Single of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Label(s))
“God’s Country,” Blake Shelton- WINNER
“One Man Band,” Old Dominion
“Rainbow,” Kacey Musgraves
“Rumor,” Lee Brice
“What If I Never Get Over You,” Lady Antebellum
WOW! Single of the year! Damn y’all after all these years I’m still always so shocked and honored. Thank you to everyone who played a part in this song… THIS IS GOD’S COUNTRY!!! #ACMawards
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) September 17, 2020
Video of the Year (Awarded to Producer(s) / Director(s) / Artist(s))
“10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber (Director: Patrick Tracy. Producer: Christen Pinkston)
“God’s Country,” Blake Shelton (Director: Sophie Muller. Producers: Jamie Amos, Patrick Kennedy)
“One Man Band,” Old Dominion (Director / Producer: Mason Allen)
“Remember You Young,” Thomas Rhett (Director: TK McKamy. Producer: Dan Atchison) — WINNER!
“Sugar Coat,” Little Big Town (Directors: Alexa Kinigopoulos, Stephen Kinigopoulos. Producers: Wes Edwards, Carlo Glorioso, Angie Lorenz)
Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter(s) / Publisher(s) / Artist(s)
“10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
“Girl Goin’ Nowhere,” Ashley McBryde
“God’s Country,” Blake Shelton
“One Man Band,” Old Dominion- WINNER!
“Some of It,” Eric Church
Music Event of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Label(s))
“10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay feat. Justin Bieber (Producer: Dan Smyers. Record Label: Warner Music Nashville)
“Dive Bar,” Garth Brooks feat. Blake Shelton (Producer: Garth Brooks. Pearl Records, Inc.)
“Fooled Around and Fell in Love,” Miranda Lambert feat. Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, Caylee Hammack and Elle King (Producer: Jay Joyce. Record Label: Vanner Records/RCA Records Nashville) — WINNER!
“Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus (Producers: Michael Trent Reznor, Atticus Matthew Ross, YoungKio. Record Label: Columbia Records.)
“What Happens in a Small Town,” Brantley Gilbert feat. Lindsay Ell (Producer: Dann Huff. Record Label: The Valory Music Co.)
Songwriter of the Year
Ashley Gorley
Michael Hardy
Hillary Lindsey — WINNER!
Shane McAnally
Josh Osborne