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2024 ACM Awards Performances: Full List [Pictures]
The 2024 ACM Awards started with a performance from a woman in red and ended with a woman with red hair. Country icons and newcomers teamed with newcomers and out-of-genre superstars for two hours of great country music. The show was nearly a Lainey Wilson bookend. She opened singing her...
Lainey Wilson Wins Entertainer of the Year at the ACM Awards
Lainey Wilson is Entertainer of the Year once again. The "Wildflowers and Wild Horses" singer was the big winner at the 2024 ACM Awards. She topped six other country hitmakers, all of whom, she says, supported her on her journey. After thanking God, her team and band, Wilson recalled sitting on the roof of her home in Baskin, La., gazing at the stars and watching airplanes fly by.
Chris Stapleton Surprises ACM Awards Crowd With Dua Lipa Duet [VIDEO]
Chris Stapleton and pop superstar Dua Lipa stunned the 2024 ACM Awards crowd with a surprise duet during Thursday night's show. Lipa started the song solo before Stapleton strolled in from the right with guitar in hand. The duo worked through a new version of "Think I'm In Love With You" from the country singer's 2023 album, Higher. Morgan Stapleton also joined for backing vocals.
Lainey Wilson Maintains Female Artist of the Year Reign with 2nd ACM Win
Lainey Wilson is the reigning Female Artist of the Year after securing her second consecutive trophy at the 2024 ACM Awards. "Reba McEntire just gave me this thing," she says in disbelief. "Speaking of Reba McEntire, I just wanna take a minute and I just wanna talk about the women in country music. A lot of the women who were in this category specifically are some of my best friends and people who have helped pull me over that wall."
Ashley McBryde + Noah Reid Parody the Nominees for Single of the Year at the ACM Awards
Ashley McBryde and actor Noah Reid were a hit at the 2024 ACM Awards when they presented the nominees for Single of the Year. The two opted to parody each of the songs that were up for the award, with some great reactions from the artists themselves in the crowd.
Post Malone Joins Reba McEntire in Debut ACM Awards Performance
Post Malone made another big leap in his country music journey as he performed two songs in his debut appearance at the 2024 ACM Awards, ending up by joining host Reba McEntire for a tribute to late Allman Brothers Band founding member Dickey Betts. Post Malone has been touting his...
Jason Aldean’s Stirring ACM Awards Tribute Honors Toby Keith [WATCH]
Jason Aldean turned to one of Toby Keith's for a tribute during Thursday night's ACM Awards. The legend's son and — for the first time — wife watched from the crowd. Keith, who died from complications of stomach cancer on Feb. 5, was a good friend of Aldean's. One of his final public appearances was at an Aldean concert last year.
Kane Brown Stuns With Cover of ‘Georgia on My Mind’ [WATCH]
Kane Brown wrapped up the first hour of the 2024 ACM Awards tonight with a smooth take on the classic, "Georgia on My Mind." After being introduced by The War and Treaty, Brown stood atop a circle platform surrounded by a backing band that included a string trio. "Georgia on...
Chris Stapleton Is Top Dog After Winning 2024 ACM Award for Male Artist of the Year
Chris Stapleton is on top after taking home the trophy for Male Artist of the Year at the 2024 ACM Awards. Stapleton took the stage after his win was announced to give a few low-key thank-yous. He thanked the ACMs, his wife, Morgane, his label and management. He also thanked his mother, who he said was "feeling a little bit under the weather."
2024 ACM Awards: Country Couples Walk The Red Carpet [PHOTOS]
Some of country music's best dressed couples walked the red carpet together leading up to the 59th Annual ACM Awards in Frisco, Texas earlier tonight. Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO stopped for a kiss while Reba McEntire and Rex Linn made an appearance before she moved on to host the awards show.
Jelly Roll Debuts New Song ‘Liar’ at the 2024 ACM Awards
Jelly Roll had the crowd eating out of the palm of his hand while performing a new song we're calling "Liar" at the 2024 ACM Awards. The performance was a bit more subdued than past awards show performances, but no less arresting. Crimson lights and white lasers surrounded him as he sang this new song, first heard earlier this year at the Grand Ole Opry.
Lainey Wilson Opens 2024 ACM Awards With Fiery Performance
Lainey Wilson dazzled on stage during the 2024 ACM Awards, opening the annual awards show with a scorching performance of her brand-new song, "Hang Tight Honey." Wilson took the stage in a red top and red bell bottoms, opening with an ode to Texas with a snippet of Little Texas' "God Blessed Texas" before launching into her own song.
2024 ACM Awards Red Carpet: See Country’s Best Dressed! [Pictures]
Country music's best dressed on the 2024 ACM Awards red carpet took chances. Several women and a few men made some bold decisions ahead of the annual awards show. The ACM Awards Red Carpet Show started at 7PM ET on Amazon Prime and featured a performance from Megan Moroney. Kelly Sutton and Amber Anderson — hosts of Amazon Music's Country Heat podcast — were hosts, with help from several red carpet correspondents.
10 West Texas Street Names That Are Tough to Pronounce
Okay, for all newcomers, we here in Abilene have some street names that are not pronounced the way they are spelled. If you want to sound like you belong in the Key City take notes as to "Street Name Pronunciation." First off in the early days of Abilene when the...
Big Country Church Helps Texas Youth With Market Days Sale
Warmer weather is here and it's time for fun benefit fundraisers like the Wylie Christian Church (WCC) Market Days on Saturday, June 1st (the first Saturday of the month) at 6250 Buffalo Gap Rd. Furthermore, shopping at Market Days benefits the WCC youth and other children in our community, who need help and or are homeless and hungry.
Lowriding Culture On Exhibit at the Bullock Texas State History Museum
On Saturday, May 11, the Bullock Texas State History Museum will be opening a new exhibition celebrating the lowriding culture in Texas. The exhibition is called Carros y Cultura: Lowriding Legacies in Texas. The bilingual exhibition will highlight the rich culture of the Texas lowriding communities. Those who attend will...
From Intern To ACM Winner: Megan Moroney’s Journey To Stardom [PHOTOS]
Megan Moroney has made a name for herself with a newly won ACM award (New Female Artist) under her belt, but it's taken a journey to get to the budding superstar she is today. She's a true Georgia girl, born and raised, even attending the University of Georgia. She seems...
Sara Evans Pulls Out of ACM Awards, Shares Statement
Sara Evans will not be attending the 2024 ACM Awards because she is sick. The country singer turned to social media to share the news, using a heartbroken emoji. "Hey everyone," she writes. "Unfortunately I have been super sick this week. I was hoping to feel better, but I am not able to make it to the ACM Awards tonight and I have to reschedule my shows in Rocky Mount, VA this weekend."
Lainey Wilson Feels Like a ‘Little Sister’ to Fellow ACM EOTY Nominees
Lainey Wilson received her first nomination for ACM Entertainer of the Year at the 2024 ACM Awards, which has left her feeling a little bit like the "little sister" of the group. While backstage before the awards show, Wilson explained to Taste of Country that so many of the other...
Will Thomas Rhett’s Daughters Attend the 2024 ACM Awards?
Thomas Rhett will take the ACM Awards stage on Thursday night (May 16), performing his new single, “Beautiful as You.” This is the singer’s first new song in two years, making it exciting and a bit nerve-racking to perform it live on television. “There is nowhere to...
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