57th Academy of Country Music Awards

The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards was held on March 7, 2022, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. The show was hosted by ACM award winner Dolly Parton. Parton was joined by co-hosts, Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett. The ceremony was streamed live on Amazon Prime Video. In the main awards categories Miranda Lambert, Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood, and Chris Young received the most nominations with four each.

Background

On August 19, 2021, the Academy of Country Music announced that they would be leaving their longtime partner CBS, after Amazon acquired the rights. This marked the first time a major awards show had been live streamed exclusively. ==Winners and nominees==

Winners and nominees

Nominations were announced on February 10, by Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett; ==Performances==

Performances

Pre-show performances • Tenille Townes – "When's It Gonna Happen" • Kat & Alex – "I Want It All" ==Presenters==

Presenters

• Tom Pelphrey and Guy Torry – presented Duo and Group of the Year • Jason Aldean – introduced Chris Stapleton • Luke Grimes and Kelsey Asbille – presented Single and Song of the Year • James Patterson – introduced Dolly Parton and Kelsea Ballerini • Derek Carr – presented Album of the Year • Mickey Guyton – recognized ACM Lifting Lives and ACM's partnership with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Alan Ritchson – presented Male Artist and Female Artist of the Year • Dolly Parton – presented Entertainer of the Year ==Milestones==

Milestones

• Jimmie Allen became the third black male to be nominated for Male Artist of the Year (two others include Charley Pride and Darius Rucker). • After winning Entertainer of the Year, Miranda Lambert qualified for the coveted Triple Crown Award (she was recognized at the 2022 ACM Honors). • Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris were the first married couple to be nominated in the same year since Tim McGraw and Faith Hill in 2017. ==References==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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