Here is the complete list of winners for the 2017 Academy of Country Music Awards.
Entertainer
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Florida Georgia Line
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Male Vocalist
Jason Aldean
Dierks Bentley
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
Female Vocalist
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
Vocal Duo
Big & Rich
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
Vocal Group
Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
New Female Vocalist
Lauren Alaina
Cam
Brandy Clark
Maren Morris
New Male Vocalist
Kane Brown
Chris Janson
Chris Lane
Jon Pardi
Brett Young
New Vocal Duo or Group
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
LoCash
Maddie & Tae
A Thousand Horses
Album
Dierks Bentley, Black
Florida Georgia Line, Dig Your Roots
Miranda Lambert, The Weight of These Wings
Maren Morris, Hero
Keith Urban, Ripcord
Single
Florida Georgia Line, “H.O.L.Y.”
Miranda Lambert, “Vice”
Tim McGraw, “Humble and Kind”
Maren Morris, “My Church”
Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
Song
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” – written by Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, and Steven Lee Olsen; recorded by Keith Urban
“Die a Happy Man” – written by Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett, and Joe Spargur; recorded by Thomas Rhett
“Humble and Kind” – written by Lori McKenna; recorded by Tim McGraw
“Kill a Word” – written by Eric Church, Luke Dick, and Jeff Hyde; recorded by Eric Church featuring Rhiannon Giddens
“Tennessee Whiskey” – written by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove; recorded by Chris Stapleton
“Vice” – written by Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally, and Josh Osborne; recorded by Miranda Lambert
Video
Artists of Then, Now & Forever, “Forever Country”
Kelsea Ballerini, “Peter Pan”
Miranda Lambert, “Vice”
Tim McGraw, “Humble and Kind”
Chris Stapleton, “Fire Away”
Vocal Event
Artists of Then, Now & Forever, “Forever Country”
Dierks Bentley featuring Elle King, “Different For Girls”
Kenny Chesney featuring P!nk, “Setting the World on Fire”
Florida Georgia Line featuring Tim McGraw, “May We All”
Chris Young featuring Cassadee Pope, “Think of You”
Songwriter
Ashley Gorley
Luke Laird
Hillary Lindsey
Shane McAnally
Lori McKenna
I will forever be mystified by “Forever Country” not winning Vocal Event. To me it’s probably the event of the decade, and something we might not ever see again.
FC not winning Vocal Event is absolutely strange, for sure, but it was far from the weirdest and most off-putting result of last night’s (really, really) terrible show.
-Did anyone even think Jason Aldean stood a chance at Entertainer? What the hell? Keith had a great year, and even Luke’s 2016 was more deserving than Aldean’s, but nobody deserved it more than Underwood, who’ll seemingly forever be locked out of the ACMs. After last night, I’m even more stunned that she was actually able to pull off the CMA Female Vocalist win back in November.
-Lambert’s eighth FVOTY win. The word “overkill” was applicable 4 years ago. Not really sure what word is more suitable for nearly a decade of consecutive wins.
-Thomas Rhett’s wins last night were headscratchers, to say the least. Also, Saving Country Music wrote up a pretty stellar piece basically outlining exactly how the ACMs completely ignore their rules and procedures for their own awards, with “Die A Happy Man’s” Song of the Year win last night as (another example of) proof.
-Not that I’m upset about Brothers Osborne winning Vocal Duo (they’re incredible), but how are the ACMs going to go ahead and give FLAGA 2 awards — Vocal Event, and Single of the Year — and nominate ’em for EOTY, but not give ’em Vocal Duo? Does not compute.
-…like, Jason Aldean as EOTY?
A mess of a show.
See, to me it makes perfect sense that the ACMs would snub “Forever Country.” The thing was literally made for the 50th CMAs, so why would the ACMs honor it? I also feel like the ACMs and the CMAs are starting to become really indicative of how deep the polarization in country music has become. The CMAs gave Chris Stapleton his big break, and had a giant celebration for their 50th year that was honestly pretty darn good. They’ve shown (at least for the last two years) that they’re going to lean more conservative.
The ACMs, from what I gathered from last night’s show, are taking this opportunity to become the other party. They gave Sam Hunt the attention he didn’t receive at all at the CMAs, went out of their way (breaking their own rules) to throw things at Thomas Rhett, and rewarded Keith Urban’s pop-iest music yet with three performance slots. Why not cap all this off by giving vocal event to a big Florida-Georgia Line radio hit instead of a mashup of three classics? That’s just the lane the ACMs are trying to play.
I lover the Lady Antebellum performance and Miranda Lambert performance
“You Look Good” is such a jam..It’s not exactly country but my gosh last night’s performance was perfection
SRM – Keep in mind the ACM voting body includes radio and other personnel, and it makes sense more ‘popular’ acts would win (especially since they’re also repped by WME who has that voting bloc).
So Lori McKenna wins Songwriter of the Year but loses Song of the Year? Really?
These award shows are starting to look like a 3rd grade soccer tournament. “Let’s give an award to all participants.”