The 2015 Country Music Awards were held in Dallas last weekend. Many country music stars as well as pop stars joined the massive event that had 70,000 in attendance. The 50th anniversary event was hosted by Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan.
Miranda Lambert stockpiled awards all night. The singer, who led all ACM contenders this year with eight nominations, won her sixth consecutive award for female vocalist of the year. She also won her fourth award for top album for Platinum, as well as song of the year for her hit Automatic.
Jason Aldean won his third consecutive award for male vocalist. Florida Georgia Line won a pair of awards, one for duo of the year and one for their This Is How We Roll collaboration with Bryan.
One of the night’s more emotional moments was when Lee Brice’s introduced Randy Travis, who suffered severe health problems, including a stroke, over the past two years. He has rarely been seen publicly since the onset of these issues.
George Strait was one of seven artists to be honored with a Milestone Award, along with Garth Brooks, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Lambert and Taylor Swift.
There were many performances including:
Pledge Allegiance to the Hag/Raise ‘Em Up, Eric Church and Keith Urban
All My Ex’s Live in Texas/Let It Go, George Strait
Sippin’ on Fire, Florida Georgia Line
Little Red Wagon, Miranda Lambert
Tonight Looks Good on You/My Kind of Party/Hicktown/She’s Country, Jason Aldean
Is There Life Out There/The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia/Fancy/Going Out Like That, Reba McEntire
Girl Crush, Little Big Town
Sangria, Blake Shelton
Shotgun/Riot, Christina Aguilera and Rascal Flatts
All-American Kid, Garth Brooks
Young/Wild Child, Kenny Chesney
Long Stretch of Love, Lady Antebellum
Jealous/Nothin’ Like You, Nick Jonas and Dan + Shay
Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning), Alan Jackson
Crushin’ It, Brad Paisley
Let the Good Times Roll, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker
