By Janelle Ash
Published March 07, 2022
The 2022 American Country Music Awards (ACMs) are here.
The highly anticipated 57th annual award show was co-hosted by the previously announced ACM male and female artists of the year nominees, Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett, respectively, alongside the country music queen, Dolly Parton, at Allegiant stadium in Las Vegas on Monday.
Country music fans were wooed with performances by some of the genre’s brightest stars, including Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton and more.
Parton, who opened the evening by dedicating the entire show to Ukraine, performed a duet with Kelsea Ballerini. In addition, Kelly Clarkson performed a heartfelt tribute to Parton during the show.
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Before the live show aired, two winners were already announced: Parker McCollum won new male artist of the year and Lainey Wilson was named new female artist of the year.
Here’s a look at this evening’s winners:
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