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Eric Church performs at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee for a taped appearance on the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards show. (Reuters)
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The ACM Awards are the longest running country music awards show in the nation
Chatanooga, Tennessee native Leslie Jordan was the host for the evening at Nashville s Grand Ole Opry
Due to the pandemic, the event was split between the Grand Ole Opry, the Bluebird Cafe and the Station Inn
Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton lead the field with six nominations each, while Miranda Lambert had five
Morris was one of the early winners at the ceremony for Song of the Year for her track The Bones
Women dominate Academy of Country Music Awards
Updated: April 19, 2021, 8:11 am
Maren Morris accepts the award for female artist of the year at the 56th annual Academy of Country Music Awards (AP)
Luke Bryan was named entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee – but the night belonged to female performers.
Maren Morris won two honours, including song of the year, at an event which featured both live and pre-recorded segments.
Miranda Lambert performed three times and held onto her record as the most decorated winner in ACM history.
Lee Brice and Carly Pearce (AP)
The performances that aired on Sunday were pre-recorded at various locations in Nashville, including the Grand Ole Opry House, the Ryman Auditorium and The Bluebird Cafe.
Winners, wearing masks, accepted their awards in real time in front of small audiences made up of medical and health care workers.
Bryan was set to perform on Sunday but backed out of the show because he recently tested positive for coronavirus.
“I’m so sorry I could not be there,” he said from Los Angeles.
“And to all my fans out there and country radio, we miss touring. We’ve missed being on the road with everybody that makes me an entertainer. My bus drivers, my band, my crew – what a challenging year. But to all the fans and everybody, we’ll be back out on the road doing what we love.”