I thought the way this was going that Lainey Wilson and Hardy were gonna win this award.” Old Dominion similarly continued to have a lock on the group of the year award, picking it up for the sixth consecutive year. Osborne joking: “We’re shocked, honestly, every year this happens. Certainly don’t get any of these without her.” Stapleton mentioned two friends who died this year, including his former partner in the Steel Drivers, Mike Henderson, whom he said schooled him in the ways of songwriting.īrothers Osborne won vocal duo of the year for a sixth time - with singer T.J. He thanked his wife, Morgane Stapleton, saying, “I don’t do any of this without her. Let’s party, Nashville!”Ĭhris Stapleton won male vocalist for the seventh time - or, as he put it, “I’ve won a couple of these,” before noting that he is “always humbled” to prevail. In his acceptance speech, he singled out the competitor who has been the commercially successful in the category, saying, “Zach Bryan, I think you are one of the hottest things on earth, not just country music.” Continuing on in a nearly preacher-like, inspirational tone, Jelly Roll added: “There is something poetic about a 39-year-old man winning new artist of the year… What’s in front of you is so much more important than what’s behind you. In a very competitive field for fresh faces, Jelly Roll won new artist of the year. It’s the first favorite song I ever had.” She also prevailed for album of the year, female vocalist of the year, music video of the year and music event of the year (the last two in collaboration with Hardy).Įarly on, the major action from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena was around Luke Combs‘ cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car,” which won the first two on-air awards, for single of the year and song of the year.Ĭhapman did not attend, but presenter Sara Evans read a statement from the singer-songwriter, who said “I’m sorry I couldn’t join you all” but that it was “truly an honor for my song to be recognized 35 years after its debut.” Said Combs, as he picked up the single of the year honor: “I want to thank Tracy Chapman for writing one of the greatest songs of all time. In only her second year of being nominated at all, and her first year getting a nod for the biggest trophy, the rising star claimed the big kahuna.
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