And The Winners at The 56th ACM Awards Are...

• ACM Entertainer of The Year Awards to Luke Bryan
• Maren Morris Leads the Night with Three ACM Award Wins Including Female Artist of the Year and Song of the Year
• Jimmie Allen First Black Artist to Win New Male Artist and Kane Brown First Solo Black Artist to Win Video of the Year
• Gabby Barrett and Carly Pearce Receive Their First-Ever ACM Awards

Winners have been announced for the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards. Keith Urban and Mickey Guyton hosted the show featuring three iconic Country Music venues: the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium and The Bluebird Cafe, as well as performances at legendary locations across the city including the Station Inn, Bridge Building and on Broadway. The 56th ACM Awards was broadcast live on CBS and is available on demand on Paramount+.

The Academy’s highest honor, Entertainer of the Year, was awarded to Luke Bryan making this his tenth win overall and third for Entertainer of the Year. This year’s 56th ACM Awards featured an all-star lineup of collaborations and memorable performances featuring 25 performances, 31 artists, and 31 hit songs.

"To all the fans and everybody, we'll be back."@LukeBryanOnline takes home Entertainer of the Year at #ACMawards and he can't wait to get back out there to keep entertaining us. pic.twitter.com/BpRFCl516D

— CBS (@CBS) April 19, 2021

Winner Highlights of the 56TH Academy of Country Music Awards:

• Maren Morris won Female Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for “The Bones.” Morris now has six ACM Award career wins, making this her second Female Artist of the Year win and a first category win for Song of the Year, awarding her both artist and songwriter credits.
• Thomas Rhett won Male Artist of the Year, marking his third win, eighth win overall.
• Chris Stapleton won Album of the Year, with an additional win for producer for “Starting Over.” Stapleton has had twelve ACM wins overall.
• Old Dominion won Group of the Year, making this their fourth consecutive win.
• Dan + Shay won Duo of the Year, making this their third consecutive win, fifth win overall.
• Previously announced, Jimmie Allen won New Male Artist of the Year marking his first ACM Award win and the first Black artist to win within the category.
• Gabby Barrett won New Female Artist of the Year. This marks Barrett’s first ACM Award win.
• Carly Pearce and Lee Brice won Single of the Year for “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” already winning Music Event of the Year for their collaboration this past week. This marks Pearce’s first time wins in two separate categories, and Brice’s third win for Single of the Year making this his seventh overall ACM Award win.
• Kane Brown won his first ACM Award in Video of the Year category for “Worldwide Beautiful.” Brown is the first Black solo artist to win Video of the Year.
• The late producer busbee was awarded posthumously with Single of the Year and Music Event of the Year.