ACM Awards 2022

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ACM Awards merge country music's traditions and digital evolution (The Tennessean)

The Academy of Country Music's latest award ceremony highlighted the fun still possible within the frenetic pace of music's streaming future.

On Monday night, two artists who have yet to win an ACM Award -- BRELAND, a 26-year old African-American male singer-songwriter born in New Jersey and Brittney Spencer, a plus-sized, African-American female performer from Baltimore, Maryland -- shined. He's not an unlikely country superstar, but perhaps the godfather of a wild new era where 15-second choreography melds with hook-driven songwriting to define the highest level of industry success. "If there's a new place where you can get anything you create directly to the fans, try it out, test it out, and take advantage of it. More than anything, the 2022 ACM Awards represented a significant moment for established and emergent female artists. Kicking off night were Gabby Barrett and Jimmie Allen -- two of the event's three hosts, alongside Parton -- performing covers of two country classics with Las Vegas roots. The same can be said for Luke Combs, event co-host Jimmie Allen, and other established male country stars.

ACM Awards 2022: See the full list of winners (CNN)

The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards were presented Monday night in Las Vegas. Dolly Parton, Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett hosted the show.

2022 ACM Awards winners: See the full list (Today.com)

Country icon Dolly Parton is hosting the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards. We apologize, this video has expired.

- Chris Stapleton - WINNER See the full list below. Chris Young led the pack with seven nominations, followed by Miranda Lambert with five.

ACM Awards 2022: Who Won on Country Music's Big Night? (TV Insider)

Miranda Lambert, Morgan Wallen, Lainey Wilson, and Carly Pearce were among the big winners at the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards on Monday.

Wilson had more to celebrate on the night, as she also snagged the award for Song of the Year for her hit single “Things A Man Oughta Know.” Album of the Year I’ve been waiting a long time for this.”

ACM Awards 2022 Winners: The Complete List (E! Online)

Dolly Parton, Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett hosted the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards from Las Vegas. Scroll on to see the star-studded list of ...

Viewers will want to check it out after working 9 to 5 because Dolly Parton hosted the ACM Awards along with Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett. In fact, the cohosts did double duty. Fans can catch all the action by streaming the big event live on Prime Video. The 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards took place at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Monday, March 7.

ACM Awards 2022: See the Complete List of Winners (PEOPLE.com)

The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards streamed live from Las Vegas on Monday night with host Dolly Parton and co-hosts Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett taking ...

The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2022 ACM Awards (Vulture)

The 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards returned to Las Vegas, hosted by Dolly Parton, Jimmie Allen, and Gabby Barrett. ACM performers included Chris ...

Her and the rest of us. “It’s something that we all need to know!” Later in the night, Wilson returned with a highlight performance of the winning song, in which she showed off her powerful vocal chops and had fun on the big stage. It was the moment we’d been waiting for — and the ACMs made us wait. Maren Morris gave a tight run-through of her stellar new single, “Circles Around This Town,” which doubled as a great ad for the tour she announced earlier in the day. Country-as-hell breakout Lainey Wilson surprised early in the night, eking out a win in Song of the Year for her radio hit “Things a Man Oughta Know” over more known quantities including Walker Hayes, Morgan Wallen, and Jordan Davis. “It’s not just something that a man oughta know,” she said during a charming acceptance speech. Throw in a surprise choir at the end, and you’ve got the performance of the night. If the tour dates and Grand Ole Opry appearance weren’t convincing enough that Morgan Wallen was back in country’s good graces after saying the N-word on video last year, how about him winning one of the night’s top awards? So we got a few Dolly jokes (“You know I how I hate anything fake” was perfect) before lively performances from co-hosts Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett (of what else but “Viva Las Vegas” and “Let’s Go to Vegas”). It was the right start for Prime’s ACMs, which aimed to present itself as one big concert. The one misstep came early in the show when Walker Hayes started his performance at a concession stand before awkwardly making his way down to the field. Along with usually hosting the ACMs, Las Vegas has a different, uncomfortable spot in country-music history as the site of the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting, the deadliest mass shooting in American history. But this is the ACMs’ big return to Vegas, and that merited a show. That let the ACMs cram over two dozen musicians and a handful of trophies into a tight two-hour set that aimed to feel like a mini music festival.