Miranda Lambert, Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley Win at 2015 ACM Awards
Miranda Lambert, Florida Georgia Line and many of country music's biggest and brightest got together for the 50th Annual ACM Awards on Sunday night (April 19).
And considering its golden anniversary, the Academy of Country Music decided to go big and take it to one of the largest places in the U.S. -- the AT&T Stadium, the home field of the Dallas Cowboys. Hosted by Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton, the stadium was packed to the brim and actually broke the Guinness World Record for most attended live award show of all time, which Bryan and Shelton announced at the top of the show.
Some of the night's early winners were Miranda Lambert, who won Song of the Year for "Automatic," Little Big Town, who received the award for Vocal Group of the Year, and Direks Bentley, who nabbed the Video of the Year award for "Drunk on a Plane." Florida Georgia Line walked away with two (so far) -- Vocal Event of the Year with Bryan and Vocal Duo of the Year.
The 2015 ACM Awards are also honoring seven artists who have shaped country music to what it is today with the 50th Anniversary Milestone Award. This year's honorees are Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, George Strait, Reba McEntire and Brooks & Dunn.
See the list of all the nominees and winners below.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean
Garth Brooks
Luke Bryan - WINNER
Miranda Lambert
Florida Georgia Line
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean - WINNER
Dierks Bentley
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Brandy Clark
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride -- WINNER
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line -- WINNER
Maddie & Tae
The Swon Brothers
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town -- WINNER
Rascal Flatts
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Sam Hunt
Thomas Rhett
Cole Swindell -- WINNER
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Old Boots, New Dirt - Jason Aldean
Pain Killer - Little Big Town
Platinum - Miranda Lambert - WINNER
Riser - Dierks Bentley
The Outsiders - Eric Church
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR
"American Kids" - Kenny Chesney
"Automatic" - Miranda Lambert
"Dirt" - Florida Georgia Line
"Drunk on a Plane" - Dierks Bentley
"I Don't Dance" - Lee Brice - WINNER
SONG OF THE YEAR
"American Kids" - Kenny Chesney
"Automatic" - Miranda Lambert - WINNER
"Drink a Beer" - Luke Bryan
"Follow Your Arrow" - Kacey Musgraves
"Give Me Back My Hometown" - Eric Church
"I Hold On" - Dierks Bentley
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"American Kids" - Kenny Chesney
"Cop Car" - Keith Urban
"Drunk on a Plane" - Dierks Bentley - WINNER
"I'm Not Gonna Miss You" - Glen Campbell
"Somethin' Bad" - Miranda Lambert With Carrie Underwood
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
"Lonely Tonight" - Blake Shelton Featuring Ashley Monroe
"Meanwhile Back at Mama's" - Tim McGraw Featuring Faith Hill
"Somethin' Bad" - Miranda Lambert With Carrie Underwood
"The South" - The Cadillac Three Featuring Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley and Mike Eli
"This Is How We Roll" - Florida Georgia Line Featuring Luke Bryan - WINNER
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Rodney Clawson
Ashley Gorley
Luke Laird -- WINNER
Josh Osborne
Chris Tompkins
Milestone Award: Most-Awarded ACM Entertainer of the Year
Garth Brooks
Milestone Award: ACM Winner Over Four Decades
George Strait
Milestone Award: First Fan-Voted ACM Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Milestone Award: Youngest ACM Entertainer of the Year
Taylor Swift
Milestone Award: Most-Awarded Solo Female Artist
Miranda Lambert
Milestone Award: Most-Awarded Female Vocalist of the Year
Reba McEntire
Milestone Award: Most-Awarded Artist
Brooks & Dunn