{"id":11624,"date":"2025-01-01T18:24:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T18:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/?p=11624"},"modified":"2025-07-18T09:54:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T09:54:05","slug":"history-made-lainey-wilson-dominates-the-2024-academy-of-country-music-awards-claiming-the-top-honor-in-a-night-of-unmatched-triumph-and-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/?p=11624","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHistory Made: Lainey Wilson Dominates the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards, Claiming the Top Honor in a Night of Unmatched Triumph and Celebration\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><ins class=\"982a9496\" data-key=\"eb4e55f85a00cae49287d80b7319f8e0\"><\/ins><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28213 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/updatetin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ban-sao-cua-Frame-Thumb-2024-12-27T150528.712-300x162.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1207px) 100vw, 1207px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/updatetin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ban-sao-cua-Frame-Thumb-2024-12-27T150528.712-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/updatetin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ban-sao-cua-Frame-Thumb-2024-12-27T150528.712.jpg 650w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1207\" height=\"652\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was\u00a0Lainey Wilson\u00a0\u2019s night, in many ways. She took home female artist of the year and the top prize of entertainer of the year at the 2024\u00a0Academy of Country Music Awards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been in Nashville for 13 years doing this,\u201d Wilson started her speech. \u201cEverybody in this category has loved on me and believed on me,\u201d she added. \u201cAnd I love y\u2019all for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lainey Wilson Wins ACM Entertainer of the Year at the 59th ACM Awards\" width=\"735\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tyq6kmqNSIo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"OXFm5wzx\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She joins an exclusive category of few women to earn the top prize: Miranda Lambert was named entertainer of the year in 2022. In 2020, Carrie Underwood and Thomas Rhett\u00a0tied for the title, the first time ever for a tie and the first time a woman had won the category since Taylor Swift in 2012.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/a08b34_ddd2be1738c5474a9ea2d0cfc8c77881~mv2.png\/v1\/fill\/w_1000,h_563,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01\/a08b34_ddd2be1738c5474a9ea2d0cfc8c77881~mv2.png\" alt=\"Lainey Wilson Makes History with ACM Triple Crown Award: A Trailblazer in Country Music\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"omcPNrjS\"><\/div>\n<p>Wilson also opened the 59th annual ACMs with a cover of Little Texas\u2019 \u201cGod Blessed Texas,\u201d flawlessly jumping into her new single, \u201cHang Tight Honey.\u201d Afterward, Clay Walker and\u00a0Randy Travis\u00a0presented Jordan Davis with song of the year for his ubiquitous country radio hit \u201cNext Thing You Know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst off, I want to thank the fans for loving this song,\u201d he said in his acceptance speech. \u201cI love songwriting because of songs that won song of the year, so to be holding this right now is crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Music event of the year also went to Wilson \u2014 and Jelly Roll, for his smash \u201cSave Me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.iheart.com\/v3\/re\/new_assets\/66475278c5e361addf6f05e1?ops=gravity(%22north%22),fit(1200,675),quality(65)\" alt=\"How Lainey Wilson Made History With Her ACM Entertainer Of The Year Victory | 97.3 and 103.3 The Bull ICONS\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rTthV0hl\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cNo pun intended, but seriously, this song saved me,\u201d Jelly Roll said in his speech. \u201cI thought I would die and go to jail,\u201d he said while getting emotional \u2014 and instead, he celebrated being an ACM award winner.<\/p>\n<p>The ACMs, held at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas, was\u00a0hosted by Reba McEntire.<\/p>\n<p>In one of the most anticipated performances of the show, Jason Aldean lit up the stage in\u00a0a moving tribute\u00a0to the late Toby Keith.<\/p>\n<p>He gave the crowd a poignant, acoustic performance of Keith\u2019s classic \u201cShould\u2019ve Been a Cowboy\u201d as the audience sang along, and Keith\u2019s family watched from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Across his career, Keith took home 14 ACM Awards, twice winning the top prize of entertainer of the year. He\u00a0died in February at age 62, following a diagnosis of stomach cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Album and male artist of the year went to Chris Stapleton. \u201cThere\u2019s so many great guys in that category and I\u2019m happy just to be included in this company,\u201d he said in his acceptance speech.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migration\/2024\/05\/16\/0000018f-8467-de98-abbf-f4ff29c60001.jpg?w=1800&amp;resize=1800,1800\" alt=\"Lainey Wilson wins big at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards, including the top honor \u2013 San Diego Union-Tribune\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And when it came time to perform his new song \u201cThink I\u2019m in Love with You,\u201d he was joined by a very special guest:\u00a0Dua Lipa.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t the only surprise: Post Malone debuted a brand-new song, \u201cNever Love You Again,\u201d which bled into his huge new single with Morgan Wallen \u201cI Had Some Help.\u201d Wallen did not perform.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, afterward, McEntire joined Post Malone to duet a little bit of the Allman Brothers Band\u2019s \u201cRamblin\u2019 Man\u201d in\u00a0tribute to Dickey Betts, who died last month. He was 80.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the evening, Luke Combs \u2014\u00a0the most nominated\u00a0artist of the night, with eight \u2014 took home single of the year for his cover of Tracy Chapman\u2019s \u201cFast Car.\u201d Last year, Chapman\u2019s 1988 song won song of the year at the Country Music Awards for Combs\u2019 cover, making her the first Black songwriter to win in the category.<\/p>\n<p>Dan and Shay and Old Dominion took home the prize for duo and group of the year, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Performances hit fast and furious: Jelly Roll launched into a rocking rendition of his new song \u201cLiar,\u201d followed closely by Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan \u2014 doing her song \u201cMountain with a View\u201d into his viral hit \u201cStick Season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tigirlily Gold did \u201cI Tried A Ring On,\u201d Texas-born Cody Johnson brought his \u201cDirt Cheap,\u201d and Miranda Lambert debuted her new single \u201cWranglers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/townsquare.media\/site\/204\/files\/2024\/05\/attachment-Untitled-design-2024-05-20T072509.224.jpg\" alt=\"What Lainey Wilson Would Sound Like Without Southern Accent\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kane Brown did a moving cover of \u201cGeorgia On My Mind.\u201d Thomas Rhett did \u201cBeautiful As You\u201d and everyone\u2019s favorite couple Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani brought the lovely \u201cPurple Irises\u201d to the ACM stage.<\/p>\n<p>Park McCollum did his hit \u201cBurn It Down,\u201d new male artist of the year winner Nate Smith and pop-punk powerhouse Avril Lavigne performed their new one, \u201cBulletproof,\u201d and host McEntire closed out the show with her new single, \u201cI Can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ACM Awards were livestreamed on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch Live.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was\u00a0Lainey Wilson\u00a0\u2019s night, in many ways. 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