"Though female country stars didn’t compete for the night’s top prize – Luke Bryan was named entertainer of the year – they owned Sunday’s ACM Awards" - Denver Post argues about the nature of last night's ceremony. "Carrie Underwood brought the Academy of Country Music Awards to church. Maren Morris won two honors, including song of the year. Miranda Lambert performed three times and held onto her record as the most decorated winner in ACM history. And Mickey Guyton, the first Black woman to host the awards show, gave a powerful, top-notch vocal performance".

Luke Combs was awarded the album of the year accolade for 'What You See Is What You Get' at the Country Music Awards. He also won at the Male artist of the year category. Entertainer of the year award was split between Thomas Rhett and Carrie Underwood - the first ever entertainment tie, Female artist of the year awards went to Maren Morris, while Dan + Shay won at the Duo of the year category. Old Dominion are group of the year, Billboard reports. A small step toward equality and reason has happened - Mickey Guyton performed at the show, as the first black woman to do so. List of nominees and winners - here.

Kacey Musgraves won the award for Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2019 Academy of Country Music Awards, breaking Miranda Lambert's nine-year winning streak for Female Vocalist. Musgraves' Grammy-winning 'Golden Hour' also earned her Album of the Year. Keith Urban snagged the prestigious Entertainer of the Year honour, while Dan + Shay were triple […]