Bryan, this year's fan-voted entertainer of the year winner, beat out Lambert, Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line for the evening's coveted honor, presented by Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler.
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Lambert turned out to be a very familiar face at this year's ACMs, scoring female vocalist of the year, song of the year for "Automatic" and album of the year for "Platinum." She even seemed surprised by all the wins, at one point saying, "I don't even realize what's happening tonight."
The Academy of Country Music Awards didn't waste any time getting straight to the music on Sunday night, with Eric Church and Keith Urban kicking off the show paying tribute to veteran singer Merle Haggard. The country heavyweights got things underway with a crowd-pleasing performance of "Pledge Allegiance to the Hag" and Raise 'Em Up."
At the start of the show, Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan, who were back as co-hosts for a third year, took the stage with some big news: This year's ACMs made a Guinness World Record for being the most attended live awards show of all time.
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The first honor of the live broadcast went to George Strait, who accepted a Milestone Award after performing his new single, "Let It Go," and the classic, "All My Ex's Live in Texas."
He was one of seven honorees of the 50th Anniversary Milestone Awards, which also went to Brooks, Lambert, Taylor Swift, Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn and Kenny Chesney.
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