Luke Bryan and Maren Morris were among the big winners at the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards.
Morris won three awards, including Female Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for "The Bones." The song also awarded her songwriter credits, sharing it with Jimmy Robbins and Laura Veltz.
The Academy's highest honor, Entertainer of the Year, was awarded to Bryan, making this his tenth win overall and third for Entertainer of the Year.
Thomas Rhett won the Male Artist of the Year award, marking his third win in this category.
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, earning their third consecutive win and fifth win overall.
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.
This year's ACM Awards featured an all-star lineup of collaborations and memorable performances.
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