The winners in the 2019 ACM Awards have begun to be announced.

Luke Combs, Ashley McBryde and Lanco went into the 2019 ACM Awards broadcast as winners already, having been named the winners of New Male Artist, New Female Artist and New Group of the Year, respectively.

The winners in several categories were announced on Sunday afternoon (April 7) online and on the red carpet before the winners in the biggest ACM Awards categories were presented during the televised awards ceremony that aired live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, hosted by Reba McEntire.

Chris Stapleton and Dan + Shay led the 2019 ACM Awards nominations with six each, with Kacey Musgraves right behind them with five ACM nods in three categories in 2019. Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Florida Georgia Line and Bebe Rexha all received four ACM Awards nominations.

Read on to find out which country artists won big at the 2019 ACM Awards.

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2019 Academy of Country Music Awards Winners:

Entertainer of the Year

Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban — WINNER!

Male Artist of the Year

Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett — WINNER!
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban

Female Artist of the Year

Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves — WINNER!
Carrie Underwood

Duo of the Year

Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay — WINNER!
Florida Georgia Line
LoCash
Maddie & Tae

Group of the Year

Lady Antebellum
Lanco
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion — WINNER!

New Female Artist of the Year

Danielle Bradbery
Lindsay Ell
Ashley McBryde — WINNER!
Carly Pearce

New Male Artist of the Year

Jimmie Allen
Luke Combs — WINNER!
Jordan Davis
Michael Ray
Mitchell Tenpenny

New Duo or Group of the Year 

High Valley
Lanco — WINNER!
Runaway June

Album of the Year

Dan + Shay, Dan + Shay (produced by Scott Hendricks, Dan Smyers and Matt Dragstrem)
Desperate Man, Eric Church (produced by Jay Joyce and Arturo Buenahora Jr.)
From A Room, Vol. 2, Chris Stapleton (produced by Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton)
Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves (produced by Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian and Kacey Musgraves) — WINNER!
The Mountain, Dierks Bentley (produced by Ross Copperman, Jon Randal Stewart and Arturo Buenahora Jr.)

Single Record of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Label(s))

"Down to the Honkytonk," Jake Owen (produced by Joey Moi)
"Heaven," Kane Brown (produced by Dann Huff and Polow da Don)
"Meant to Be," Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line (produced by Wishire for Rock the Soul Entertainment)
"Most People Are Good," Luke Bryan (produced by Jeff Stevens and Jody Stevens)
"Tequila," Dan + Shay (produced by Scott Hendricks and Dan Smyers) — WINNER!

Video of the Year (Awarded to Producer(s) / Director(s) / Artist(s))

"Babe," Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift (produced by Roger Hunt, directed by Anthony Mandler)
"Burn Out," Midland (produced by Ben Skipworth, directed by TK McKamy and Cameron Duddy)
"Burning Man," Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne (produced by Nate Eggert, directed by Wes Edwards)
"Drunk Girl," Chris Janson (produced by Ben Skipworth, directed by Jeff Venable) — WINNER!
"Shoot Me Straight," Brothers Osborne (produced by April Kimbrell, directed by Wes Edwards and Ryan Silver)
"Tequila," Dan + Shay (produced by Christen Pinkston, directed by Patrick Tracy)

Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter(s) / Publisher(s) / Artist(s)

Cole Swindell, "Break Up in the End" (Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill, Jon Nite)
Chris Stapleton, "Broken Halos" (Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton)
Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line, "Meant to Be" (David Garcia, Tyler Hubbard, Joshua Miller, Bebe Rexha)
Kacey Musgraves, "Space Cowboy" (Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves)
Dan + Shay, "Tequila" (Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers) — WINNER!
Russell Dickerson, "Yours" (Casey Brown, Russell Dickerson, Parker Welling)

Music Event of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Label(s))

"Burning Man," Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne (produced by Ross Copperman, Jon Randal Stewart and Arturo Buenahora Jr.) — WINNER!
"Drowns the Whiskey," Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert (produced by Michael Knox)
"Everything's Gonna Be Alright," David Lee Murphy feat. Kenny Chesney (produced by Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney and David Lee Murphy)
"Keeping Score," Dan + Shay feat. Kelly Clarkson (produced by Scott Hendricks and Dan Smyers)
"Meant to Be," Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line (produced by Wilshire for Rock the Soul Entertainment)

Songwriter of the Year

Ross Copperman
Ashley Gorley
Shane McAnally — WINNER!
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne

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