Saving Country Music’s 2016 ACM Awards LIVE Blog
Welcome ladies and gentlemen to Saving Country Music’s Official 2016 ACM Awards LIVE blog, where we will smack talk, celebrity shame, and hopefully see some positive moments to share with each other to try and get through yet another mainstream country music awards show sham together. Fair warning that you may see the occasional swear word or grammatical flub as the timeline unfolds because this is all about working without a net and letting the free form consciousness flow as the presentation unfolds right before our very eyes. And as always, feel free to pipe up with your observations below in the comments.
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WINNERS:
- Entertainer of the Year – Jason Aldean
- Album of the Year – Chris Stapleton
- Song of the Year – Chris Stapleton
- Male Vocalist of the Year- Chris Stapleton
- Female Vocalist of the Year – Miranda Lambert
- Vocal Group of the Year – Little Big Town
- Vocal Duo of the Year – Florida Georgia Line
- Single of the Year – Thomas Rhett “Die a Happy Man”
- Video of the Year – Eric Church’s “Mr. Misunderstood”
10:23: SUMMARY: Welp, to be the master of the obvious, it was a huge night for Chris Stapleton, arguably an even bigger night than the CMA’s last November since he also walked away with Song of the Year. Where this stops, nobody knows, but it is forcing a lot of folks to reassess their feelings on country music these days. The last question left is if radio will still be a big holdout for Stapleton, or will it finally acquiesce to him and artists like him after his dominance. In November this was all a shock. Now it is expected. I’m sure I’ll have more to say about this in the coming days.
The win for Jason Aldean is no footnote. It is massive for him, and will likely be his career’s crowning achievement. It’s easy to say he doesn’t deserve it, but he’s been selling out arenas and stadiums for years, so it shouldn’t be surprising it happened. If anything, it’s surprising it took this long. But Aldean’s personal life and other flubs have kept him from the top tier previously. Not any more.
It’s still quizzical why Miranda Lambert continues to win over Carrie Underwood for Female Vocalist of the Year. Miranda performing a ZZ Top song was her admitting she’s been struggling at radio lately, while Carrie has had some success. No offense to Miranda, but it seems so “Automatic” to her that the award has almost lost its luster.
10:09:
10:06: THANK YOU to everyone for stopping by, following along, tweeting, retweeting, liking, following, sharing, commenting, especially commenting, I will catch up on them momentarily. It’s been a busy night, controversy was stirred, but it wouldn’t be any fun otherwise. I will compose some final thoughts, and then we’ll be out of here. THANKS! (even you Studley Dudley)
10:03: Wow, big shock for Jason Aldean to take the night’s top prize. Like he said, he’s been “rough around the edges,” and that has left him on the outside looking in many times before for this award. Also appreciate this means Luke Bryan won NOTHING tonight. Neither did Sam Hunt, and a long list of others.
10:00: Blackface comedian Jason Aldean wins the ACM for Entertainer of the Year
9:57: WINNER – Jason Aldean wins Entertainer of the Year.
9:56: Tom Hiddleston who is playing Hank Williams in the new biopic will hand out Entertainer of the Year.
9:55: Chris Stapleton has won 6 of the 7 country awards he’s been nominated for, and 8 of the 10 awards including the Grammy Awards.
9:54: Wow, and now we watch Chris Stapleton shill for Ram Trucks. Hey, everyone’s gotta get paid.
9:52: Great performance by Stapleton. We’re watching country music history folks.
And now we get to watch Luke Bryan win Entertainer of the Year …again.
9:50: “Fire Away” is an excellent choice to showcase Chris Stapleton’s talents out of the shadow of Justin Timberlake, and now standing on his own two feet as a bona fide superstar.
9:47: Of course this Florida Georgia Line performance is terrible, but I can’t help but look at Brian Kelley and not think that years from now, he’s going to be flamethrowing all the stuff he’s done with Florida Georgia Line.
9:40: Catching hell on Twitter for my Dolly Parton joke. Goodness, like Dolly Parton hasn’t been joking about the same thing for 40-something years. Dierks told a joke before introducing her. Dolly loves this stuff, and she talks about it all the time. If you think Dolly Parton would be offended by a boob joke, you don’t know Dolly Parton.
9:37: Trying to mentally block out Katy Perry, but happy to see they’re giving Dolly Parton an extended time slot to bring some classic country to the stage.
9:32: There’s more silicone on the ACM stage right now than in your local Ace Hardware’s paint department. #DollyandKaty
9:31: Katy Perry: The poor award show’s Taylor Swift.
9:29: Once again, it’s a non-country performer who actually desses appropriately for a country music awards show, even though in Katy Perry’s case, it’s all camp.
9:27: Obviously, Stapleton’s wins are huge. I’m not sure we all know what we are witnessing, and what it means to country music.
9:20: WINNER The ACM Male Vocalist of the Year goes to Chris Stapleton!
9:18: And what exactly is the cultural tie-in, or current relevancy of taking performance slots away from other to play “Tush” on a country awards show? Love Gibbons, but clueless of what that’s all about, except that Miranda doesn’t have a current single.
9:15: Billy Gibbons has no idea who any of these A-holes are he’s playing for. They gave him $10,000, wheeled him out on stage, and told him this was a guitar convention.
9:12: Your Saving Country Music Alternative Female Vocalist of the Year is Margo Price!
9:10: By the way, your Saving Country Music Alternative Group of the Year is Mike and the Moonpies!
9:08: Thomas Rhett is trying to have a Eric Church moment, but from the faux hawk to the boring song, he’s more like a young Randy Houser.
9:07: I’d “Die a Happy Man” if I never heard another Thomas Rhett song the rest of my life. #dadjoke
9:05: Country music used to be three chords and the truth. Now it’s some dude dressed in white playing a plastic piano with a drum machine. What the hell is this Sam Hunt?
9:03: Miranda Lambert says some words about how she’s happy to see so many new female artists singing their own songs.
9:02: Miranda Lambert wins the ACM for Female Vocalist of the Year. And water is wet.
9:00 – Carrie Underwood is an excellent singer, and she’s usually the bright spot of award shows, but that song does nothing for me. She got a Standing O, so what do I know.
8:59: Oh great, the floor drums—the most overdone bit in music awards show history.
8:57: Why is Carrie Underwood’s outfit reminding me of the crazy computer woman from Super Man III?
8:53: Look, I’m really happy they at least mentioned Joey Feek, but if you are going to PROMOTE it as part of your show, then you better spend more than 30 seconds, and NOT screw it up by talking over the scant presentation you put together. DON’T blame Darius Rucker or Martina McBride. This was on the ACM’s. Been technical hiccups all night.
8:51: Little Big Town, “Thanks Chris Stapleton for not being a group.”
8:50: WINNER Little Big Town wins Vocal Group of the Year.
8:48: That’s your Joey Feek tribute ACM’s ? Super lame.
8:47: Great, they fuck up the Joey Feek tribute.
8:46: Notice there are NO musicians playing anywhere, at all? Country music in 2016 folks.
8:45: Can’t say I blame Charles Kelly for ditching the puppeteer and the oompa loompa from Lady Antebellum. But this song blows.
8:41: Not sure Tim McGraw’s performance had the impact he was hoping for, but I’m not going to snark it. He tried to do something different and create a moment, and you can’t blame him for that.
8:39: “Wait, you want me to actually wear my fireman suit on stage like one of The Village People or something?”
8:37: I really like McGraw’s “Humble and Kind,” despite the obviously cheese. It reminds me a lot of a late-era Don Williams song. Tim McGraw’s one of the last guys with the guts to release a song that actually says something to country radio.
8:35: How Tim McGraw’s hat travels, no joking.
8:34: Aww, Kelsea Ballerini and Nick Jonas: two performers who think Kenny Chesney invented country.
8:33: Get back to me when you’ve got some hair on your balls Nick Jonas.
8:31: Ouch, Kelsea missing some notes. Why exactly is she getting enough time to perform a medley when Kacey Musgraves and Maddie & Tae were seated 20 rows back?
8:30: Kelsea Ballerini looks like she’s perpetually has a Smartie stuck up her nose.
8:22: Since they gave out this award pre-telecast to Florida Georgia Line:
Your Saving Country Music Alternative Vocal Duo of the Year is The Cactus Blossoms!
8:21: Someone mentioned Trombone Shorty was on stage and Sam Hunt thought they meant someone was getting a rusty trombone on stage.
8:20: Security! Actual musicians on stage!
8:18: Urban is actually a great picker, at least technically speaking. So he fake plays to a backing track to a song that leans on electronic doo dads.
8:17: Ha! Keith, you forgot to pretend to play those last few notes of the solo. Get this bullshit off my television.
8:16: Wow, this new Keith Urban song is terrible. So electronic. No way he’s playing that banjo.
8:10: All these wins for Stapleton is making it hard to let the hate flow tonight.
8:09: Little victory: Bobby Bones didn’t even get any face time.
8:08 – You’re no Justin Timberlake, Brett Eldredge. Don’t even try.
8:05: And once again we get to see Dave Cobb on a major mainstream awards show stage. That’s how far we’ve come.
8:04: Chris Stapleton: “Garth Brooks just gave me an award!” And it was Ottawa, not Iowa, but who cares, CHRIS STAPLETON JUST WON *ANOTHER* ALBUM OF THE YEAR AWARD.
8:01: WINNER YES! YES! YES! The ACM Award for Album of the Year goes to Chris Stapleton’s “Traveller.”
7:58: “Lights Come On” is self-affirming, self-worshiping dreck. Contrast that with Bob Seger’s “Turn The Page” about road life.
7:57: This new Jason Aldean song is insufferable.
7:51: Doesn’t Chase Rice have a barely legal to heavy pet right now?
7:50 – WINNER Thomas Rhett wins Single of the Year for “Die A Happy Man”
7:48: What I want to know is who will win the Best Fake Tan tonight? Jana Kramer, Luke Bryan, or Jake Owen?
7:46: Cam is fine. I’m still a little on the outside looking in to why “Burning House” is so special, but this is certainly the best performance of the night so far.
7:44: Just appreciate that Dierks Bentley is on record basically saying that “Somewhere On A Beach” is a bad song. Boring, uninspired performance.
7:41: Eric Church puts actions behind his words by paying tribute to Lemmy, David Bowie, Glenn Frey during his set. Possibly a good excuse to put turntables on a country awards stage. Let’s see how many passed country greats get paid tribute tonight.
7:40: They just played Lemmy on the ACM Awards. They just played Lemmy on the ACM Awards.
7:38: “Record Year” is not the best song on “Mr. Misunderstood,” but after all the other crap we’ve been exposed to so far, this is not bad.
7:35: Stapleton said, “‘You’ve got to be kidding me. I thought sure we were going to get girl crushed on this one.” I guess there is an award “Girl Crush” won’t win. That speaks to the power Stapleton is wielding in country at the moment. It will be interesting to see how country radio reacts to the win, and if it will push “Nobody To Blame” into the Top 5.
7:32: So Wal-Mart is fighting hunger? That’s rich. How, by putting local stores and growers out of business and creating food deserts throughout the country as they stifle any and all competition?
7:31: I thought Chris Janson was busy starring in Geico commercials as a caveman.
7:30: Never too late to take up day trading Chris Young. So generic.
7:28 DID NOT SEE THAT coming. This could be a HUGE night for Stapleton. Who ever thought he’d win Song of the Year, especially for that number? Not that it doesn’t deserve it considering the field.
7:27: WINNER YES! Chris Stapleton wins the ACM for Song of the Year for “Nobody To Blame”! Eat that country radio!
7:26: Von freaking Miller is the most authentically dudded up guy in the entire arena.
7:25: Good, Von Miller. Maybe he can carry this lame broadcast on his back like he did a lame Peyton Manning through the playoffs.
7:24: Appreciate this: The entire opening skit was basically about Chris Stapleton. That’s how far we’ve come friends.
7:22: So apparently the big silence during Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley’s part in the opening skit was because he called Luke Bryan an asshole on live network TV. Why do I all of a sudden have new esteem for Charles Kelley?
7:20 From Wheeler Walker Jr.: “Kenny Chesney is singing a song called “Noise”. I’d rather listen to the noise of my grandpa taking a shit.”
7:19 Wow, Taylor Swift, eat your heart out. Can’t remember a more off-key performance in quite a while. “Noise” is right there Kenny.
7:17 Yikes! Someone shove a sandy Panama Jack flip flop in Kenny Chesney’s pie hole. Now I know why he usually prefers to lip sync.
7:15 Thank God Old Dominion only gets 45 seconds on the short bus stage. Never a good sign when a “country” band has a Nord keyboard on stage.
7:14 Look on Stapleton’s face: “Kill me now.”
7:12 Okay, kind of a funny bit about who knew Chris Stapleton first. Nonetheless, mainstream country artists make bad fake hipsters.
7:10 Wow, this monologue is godawful.
7:08 Shit, and I thought we we’re going to be spared seeing Blake Shelton every other segment tonight.
7:06 The girl in Blake Shelton’s “Came Here to Forget” video was supposed to be on stage too but it’s past her bedtime. #15getsyou20
7:05 Wow, this presentation is super wonky so far. Let’s hope the wheels come completely off.
7:04 Ha! Where’s the one Luke, where is it ?! First song, and a massive flub already. So paint by the numbers.
7:02 What are those symbols on Luke Bryan’s hat?!? It’s like Led Zepplin’s ZOSO symbols for fake-tan having, Gomer Pyle-impersonating Georgia bad song-singing doofuses.
7:00 Here we go!
6:59 Luke Bryan is scheduled to open the show with “Huntin’ Fishin’ Hurtin’ Destroyin’ Country Music Every Day” to start the show.
6:57 Sensing a very palpable disconnect with the awards this year like I’ve never sensed before. With so many other things going on tonight, the Presidential election and other stuff, the ACM’s just feel like an afterthought. We’ll see if they can tantalize American to watch en masse.
6:52 Unconfirmed, late-breaking word that Chris Stapleton will be performing LAST. That means nobody has the daunting task of attempting to follow him, and it also sets up the possibility that they want to put the night’s biggest winner in the biggest spot.
6:50 So a bunch of awards have already been doled out, more than I have ever seen before a telecast has started. Here’s a run down:
- New Male Vocalist of the Year Chris Stapleton
- New Female Vocalist of the Year Kelsea Ballerini
- New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year Old Dominion
- Vocal Duo of the Year Florida Georgia Line
- Video of the Year Eric Church’s “Mr. Misunderstood”
Also Dave Cobb won for Producer of the Year, and Ross Cooperman for Songwriter of the Year.
stinks
April 3, 2016 @ 5:02 pm
last? thank goodness for the dvr
CountryMusicJesus
April 3, 2016 @ 5:02 pm
Kill me now…
cloudeleven
April 3, 2016 @ 5:03 pm
Our 237x “Best Entertainer of the Year” Luke Bryan up first…
S.
April 3, 2016 @ 5:05 pm
And Blake Shelton comes in for no reason!
cloudeleven
April 3, 2016 @ 5:06 pm
Surprised Blake didn’t drop a “watch the Voice” in there.
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 5:05 pm
bet dolly is LOVIN this jam
Christopher
April 3, 2016 @ 5:06 pm
FGL?! Rather Taylor Swift instead. At least she has nicer legs lol!
witness
April 3, 2016 @ 5:08 pm
That camera filter is nice and I really like the instrumental on Came Here to Forget
nascarfan999
April 3, 2016 @ 5:09 pm
Seems like a Grade A trainwreck so far. Luke’s song didn’t sound nearly as country live and the production hasn’t been up to par either.
Regarding Stapleton, I don’t really remember when an artist had a big night closed the show. Am I misremembering past award shows?
CountryMusicJesus
April 3, 2016 @ 5:10 pm
“Came Here To Forget” kinda sounds like what I’m gonna wanna do after this fiasco
Blaine
April 3, 2016 @ 5:10 pm
Chris and Morgane Stapleton didn’t even looked excited or thrilled for Luke’s new song. Thank god
Parth Venkat
April 3, 2016 @ 5:10 pm
I gotta give luke Bryan credit … his latest radio single with the do what i do what i do that i heard for 45 seconds sounds worse than his usual stuff. That takes some serious skillz
Trigger
April 3, 2016 @ 5:55 pm
His latest single is the most “not terrible” thing he’s released in a long time, but I could have done without the performance tonight. Poorly executed.
Studley Dudley
April 3, 2016 @ 5:12 pm
I LOVE IT!
Love Luke’s new tune he did a killer job. Love me some Luke Bryan music.
witness
April 3, 2016 @ 5:12 pm
The chick in the Came Here To Forget was sexy though…?
S.
April 3, 2016 @ 5:13 pm
These cameos are very awkward…
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 5:16 pm
gotta love a song with a chant in it ….it MUST be good
witness
April 3, 2016 @ 5:17 pm
Old Dominion is country? They sound like they are a pop band
Bomber
April 3, 2016 @ 5:18 pm
Chesney suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks some serious ass right now.
ElectricOutcast
April 3, 2016 @ 5:18 pm
What is that a lyric screen or a Korn video?
KeepItCountryKids
April 3, 2016 @ 5:19 pm
I have to respectfully disagree on the Stapleton bit. Maybe I’m just looking for trouble, but I took it as a middle finger to traditional fans.
“Haha, your hero is involved with all these douches!”
KathyP
April 3, 2016 @ 5:20 pm
Chesney defies words. Or may it’s defile words. A new low for him.
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 5:20 pm
yup
Andrew
April 3, 2016 @ 5:20 pm
Normally I would watch this, but baseball’s back, so no. I will read this blog, though.
ElectricOutcast
April 3, 2016 @ 5:23 pm
listening to St. Louis Blues hockey on Tune-In right now
S.
April 3, 2016 @ 5:21 pm
Oh thank god: commercials
Rob
April 3, 2016 @ 5:21 pm
Love how Old Dominion had five guys on stage but only the keyboardist and drummer actually played their instruments. There’s metal that’s more country than those guys
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 5:24 pm
yeah but c’mon …..they CHANTED …they’re the real deal
Leland Lawrence
April 3, 2016 @ 5:23 pm
New Female Vocalist of the Year ”“ Kelsea Ballerini??? Obviously no ones heard her sing before or listened to anyone with real talent.
Erik North
April 3, 2016 @ 5:26 pm
My feelings exactly. I didn’t think anyone could sound as irritating as Taylor Swift, but “Ms. Dibs” proved it possible.
Supreme Illuminati Leader
April 4, 2016 @ 10:12 am
SILENCE, Mr. Lawrence!!! We at the Illuminati have decreed she will be listened to on radio. For we know better than all of you!!!!
nascarfan999
April 3, 2016 @ 5:25 pm
Did that teaser say Garth was performing later on, or just appearing?
ElectricOutcast
April 3, 2016 @ 5:28 pm
Yeah he just presenting, there were rumors of him performing Tacoma with the band but apparently it’s not true.
Trigger
April 3, 2016 @ 5:56 pm
He’s not even on location. He will appear via satellite.
witness
April 3, 2016 @ 5:26 pm
Wow. That’s unexpected!
ElectricOutcast
April 3, 2016 @ 5:26 pm
Holy fuck!
Big Red
April 3, 2016 @ 5:27 pm
Barry Bales!
Bomber
April 3, 2016 @ 5:27 pm
How long’s it been since a song with prominent steel guitar got song of the year?
Big Red
April 3, 2016 @ 5:53 pm
Jamey Johnson’s “In Color” in 2008?
Studley Dudley
April 3, 2016 @ 5:28 pm
Oh look, Chris Shitpileton won another award. #rigged
Chris
April 3, 2016 @ 5:34 pm
Not going to lie, I laughed at this.
Studley Dudley
April 3, 2016 @ 5:36 pm
It’s cuz it’s funny (and true, but…). I don’t blame ya.
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 5:29 pm
THAT was a rush …..
Gena R.
April 3, 2016 @ 5:30 pm
“7:27: WINNER YES! Chris Stapleton wins the ACM for Song of the Year for ‘Nobody To Blame’! Eat that country radio!”
Go Chris! I love that song. 🙂
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 5:30 pm
not much of a song here …but they sound damn good together
Studley Dudley
April 3, 2016 @ 5:30 pm
PS: Trig, I LOVE country radio AND Luke Bryan, so shove it where the sun don’t shine kid.
witness
April 3, 2016 @ 5:31 pm
Cassadee Pope looks incredible
kenny Taylor
April 3, 2016 @ 5:32 pm
Did I just hear The Edge playing guitar on the duet?
Melanie's
April 3, 2016 @ 5:34 pm
Wow, maybe Wal-Mart could start fighting hunger by paying their employees a living wage
shane
April 3, 2016 @ 6:15 pm
And what pray tell is a living wage? Do you want low prices or a living wage for a non skilled job?
Eric
April 3, 2016 @ 11:14 pm
How about reducing the bloated profits for the executives and investors instead?
Look at WinCo, an employee-owned company. It is right up there with Costco in terms of wages and benefits for their workers, and yet features even lower prices than Walmart.
Will
April 3, 2016 @ 5:36 pm
Chris Young showing that he still has a pretty decent voice. Might want to go back and take a look at what made “Neon” his most successful album – I think he could make great music if he actually cut substantive songs.
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 5:37 pm
absolutely
ElectricOutcast
April 3, 2016 @ 5:36 pm
I gotta confess I accidentally donated money to them while buying some Pepsi this week
Chris
April 3, 2016 @ 5:37 pm
Trig, Walmart is doing exactly what they should be doing as a big business, trying to kill their competitors. If that means little family run local stores so be it. I hate people that complain about that shit. If anyone else owned Walmart they would be doing the same thing. Get the hell over it.
Ghost of Country Past
April 3, 2016 @ 5:43 pm
Walmart wins because they provide cheaper goods that allows low income people to actually own something. Complain about the individual quality of Wal-mart’s products, but its just economics. I am with you that I hate seeing people run their mouth about one of the country’s largest employers. Millions of people get to make money because of chains like this.
Chris
April 3, 2016 @ 6:30 pm
I just hate the notion that we should dislike something because it forced the “small guy” out. That’s just a ridiculous notion in my opinion.
Mike
April 4, 2016 @ 10:14 am
I hate Walmart because they only have three cashiers even in busy periods. What the hell?
jonnie tuffshit
April 3, 2016 @ 5:38 pm
Jeeeez is this gonna be another Stapleton show ? Its like watching paint dry
Studley Dudley
April 3, 2016 @ 5:41 pm
Tell me about it. Thank goodness we have Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett to save us from that vile shit.
ElectricOutcast
April 3, 2016 @ 5:41 pm
Okay I think the ACMs are becoming a good luck charm for the St. Louis Blues tonight, they are 3-0 against the Avalanche right now
nascarfan999
April 3, 2016 @ 5:44 pm
I’ve got the blog (and twitter) on my desktop, the game streaming on my laptop, and the awards on the TV. LGB
Chris
April 3, 2016 @ 6:32 pm
Hawks all day
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 5:42 pm
church nailed it ….heartfelt ……and it connected
Gena R.
April 3, 2016 @ 5:50 pm
Yup, I thought his tributes were pretty sweet. 🙂
S.
April 3, 2016 @ 5:42 pm
God, I hate this new Dierks Bently song…
pcs22401
April 3, 2016 @ 5:44 pm
It’s a godawful song. Rhyming body with party.
nascarfan999
April 3, 2016 @ 5:43 pm
If you are gonna do a tribute to a bunch of rock artists, couldn’t you give Joey Feek 15 seconds?
Chris
April 3, 2016 @ 6:34 pm
Why do we have to care at all when someone dies, not a big deal. At least those artists were legends. Joey Feek is not a legend
Eric
April 3, 2016 @ 11:16 pm
Because this is a country award, and Joey Feek was a country artist…
jonnie tuffshit
April 3, 2016 @ 5:45 pm
Do people really watch hockey ?
CA
April 3, 2016 @ 5:45 pm
Oh my god that Dierks song was horrible.
Gena R.
April 3, 2016 @ 5:52 pm
I could only take the first couple lines before muting the TV. :p
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 5:47 pm
cam is the only singer on tune so far tonight . and what an incredible voice ..
nascarfan999
April 3, 2016 @ 5:49 pm
Joe Rogan has repeatedly referred to Fear Factor as Joe Gets Paid. I believe you could rename Somewhere on a Beach to Dierks Gets Paid.
Studley Dudley
April 3, 2016 @ 5:51 pm
YES! Good win for my boy Thomas Rhett.
ElectricOutcast
April 3, 2016 @ 5:55 pm
It’s official Taylor Swift can handle a break up better than Country Music can
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 5:56 pm
cookie cutter pseudo-jock eye-candy everywhere and big ol burly burger-eatin’ stapleton is cleaning up all year on sheer talent , passion and soul as an entertainer .
Gena R.
April 3, 2016 @ 6:03 pm
He just got Album Of The Year! 🙂
S.
April 3, 2016 @ 6:00 pm
And now Aldean sings a generic rock song.
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 6:00 pm
that’s Alldone…..jason Alldone
Studley Dudley
April 3, 2016 @ 6:03 pm
I’ll take “generic rock” over tear in my beer Chris Stapleton bullshit any day.
Bandit Darville
April 3, 2016 @ 6:00 pm
Big ol’ sweaty Jason Aldean.
Martha
April 3, 2016 @ 6:07 pm
He does always look sweaty and bloated. Don’t understand why so many chicks dig him.
kenny Taylor
April 3, 2016 @ 6:02 pm
Garth’s drummer has some luminescent drums there.
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 6:03 pm
man ….I think I’m gonna cry
ElectricOutcast
April 3, 2016 @ 6:05 pm
Garth Brooks and Chris Stapleton…BOOM BABY!!!
Very glad to have the CD where Chris does a duet with Garth on a version of “The Weight”
Koozie
April 3, 2016 @ 6:07 pm
Which one is that? I’m now on the hunt…
ElectricOutcast
April 3, 2016 @ 6:09 pm
Melting Pot CD featured on Garth’s Blame it All On My Roots Box Set.
Studley Dudley
April 3, 2016 @ 6:05 pm
Love the new Jason Aldean tune….rock n’ roll is replacing country and I LOVE IT!!!!!!!
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 6:10 pm
MODERN COUNTRY Studley ….who doesn’t love THAT ?
Studley Dudley
April 3, 2016 @ 6:13 pm
Exactly Prince Albert. Modern Country is a throwback to good ol’ rock and roll with a little RnB. Me dig it, me dig it a lot.
cloudeleven
April 3, 2016 @ 6:16 pm
and some boy band pop. haha
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 9:08 pm
I’ll bet you do Studley…I’ll bet you do dig it . BTW…you can buy all of this MODERN country if you go to a used discount vinyl and cassette tape bin at a head shop in ANYWHERESVILLE .happy hunting, my friend .
pretty city boy
April 3, 2016 @ 6:16 pm
Aw naw, bruh: EDM, hip-hop and chanting is replacing country, AW YIH BAY-BEE!
jonnie tuffshit
April 3, 2016 @ 6:06 pm
Stapleton ain’t no entertainer , he just sings , that Janson guy now he can entertain the shit out of it ,
Studley Dudley
April 3, 2016 @ 6:08 pm
AMEN bro!
kenny Taylor
April 3, 2016 @ 6:09 pm
Is this the guy from the Superbowl halftime show this year?
Six String Richie
April 3, 2016 @ 6:09 pm
I wish Scott Weiland would have been included in the tribute thing. Scott made plenty of country influenced music and the Grammy’s also skipped paying any tribute to him.
Also, maybe a Guns ‘n Roses guy makes a surprrise appearance.
Trigger
April 3, 2016 @ 6:16 pm
He was included. They played a snippet of a Stone Temple Pilots song. Sorry, I may have not mentioned that in the live blog.
the pistolero
April 3, 2016 @ 6:11 pm
Lemmy Kilmister being played on a country music awards show. Don’t get me wrong, I loves me some Motörhead, but that’s some flaming horseshit, right there.
Rodney Crowell’s The Houston Kid is playing on the iTunes here.
“I’m livin’ with a virus, flowin’ way down in my veins…oh, I wish it would rain…”
pcs22401
April 3, 2016 @ 6:11 pm
That “I told you so”, yet very contented look on Morgane’s face was worth sitting through all this bs. The ACM’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad performances.
ElectricOutcast
April 3, 2016 @ 6:13 pm
“And it was Ottawa, not Iowa” well to be fair they got an actual city named Ottumwa, Iowa so he may have played like a county fair over there or something.
kenny Taylor
April 3, 2016 @ 6:18 pm
It’s bon jovi with a banjo!
WOCKA
April 3, 2016 @ 6:23 pm
banjo, or ganjo?
cloudeleven
April 3, 2016 @ 6:21 pm
And now the ABBA of country music. Except I liked ABBA a whole lot more.
S.
April 3, 2016 @ 6:22 pm
Damn, that guy on the trombone is good
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 6:23 pm
why is LBT still around in county music ? sooooo not country
Golddust
April 3, 2016 @ 6:23 pm
I dunno. I actually kinda like Keith’s new song. At least it’s got a bit of a story behind it, and it’s something I can two-step to.
Gena R.
April 3, 2016 @ 6:24 pm
“8:16: Wow, this new Keith Urban song is terrible. So electronic. No way he”™s playing that banjo.”
Another mute-the-TV moment for me. Too bad “Wasted Time” couldn’t have been a cover of the Eagles tune! :\
jonnie tuffshit
April 3, 2016 @ 6:25 pm
How the hell does Eldridge even ,,,,,well shit u gotta know what iI mean
Golddust
April 3, 2016 @ 6:25 pm
Now, the Brett Eldredge song sounded awful. And I like my country songs to have more than 25 words in three minutes, but maybe that’s just me ….
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 6:28 pm
well urban just went about 200 words over the limit …..by 30 seconds in he lost me ,I’d lost the “narrative” and caring about the song at all. he mus think he’s paid by the word . shit …aren’t those hokey shopping channel guitars he’s flogging ENOUGH ?
Studley Dudley
April 3, 2016 @ 6:29 pm
Thanks for deleting my Bon Jovi comment. Go back to sucking off Stapleton Triggy boy.
Trigger
April 3, 2016 @ 6:55 pm
No problem. Troll all you want, but please don’t go after my other commenters. Please and thank you.
Robyn Randle
April 3, 2016 @ 7:21 pm
He’s obviously lost as a wayward spider Trigger! Pretty sure he doesn’t know the difference between the theme song of “Charlotte’s Web” and a “Country” Song! Chris just won Male Vocalist of the Year…tell Dudley To eat a big fat bug!
jonnie tuffshit
April 3, 2016 @ 6:31 pm
O boy Kelsey belcha weenie whooo whooo
S.
April 3, 2016 @ 6:31 pm
Nice fumble there, Dierks
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 6:34 pm
Lost Boy is a GREAT write …..kudos to the writers and KB for recognizing that and recording it
S.
April 3, 2016 @ 6:35 pm
Wow, they get Nick Jonas and he’s barely there for less than a minute
Trigger
April 3, 2016 @ 6:44 pm
As someone pointed out on Twitter, it was like he took Hunter Hays’ spot.
Golddust
April 3, 2016 @ 6:35 pm
Second Kelsea Ballerini song sounded good. Fumbles early on but then she got on stride. When not overproduced, she actually sounds pretty decent. May have to give her a second listen ….
Farmer83
April 3, 2016 @ 6:36 pm
Really? We’ve sunk so low as to having to listen to one of the freaking Jonas Brothers.
witness
April 3, 2016 @ 6:36 pm
Cringe at the Nick Jonas hate by you Trig. He started on Broadway as a kid and is Broadway trained
Trigger
April 3, 2016 @ 6:44 pm
He’s Broadway trained? Is that somehow to justify why he’s on a country music awards show, or validate my point he doesn’t belong?
Or maybe you’re being sarcastic. I’m confused.
witness
April 3, 2016 @ 6:46 pm
My point was that I don’t have a problem with him being on the ACM awards show as he is a good artist that came up through Broadway and that he knows his music so he doesn’t think Chesney invented country music.
witness
April 3, 2016 @ 6:37 pm
What’s wrong with Nick Jonas? He’s a pretty good R&B artist that is Broadway trained
ElectricOutcast
April 3, 2016 @ 6:37 pm
I actually like this Tim McGraw song
Bomber
April 3, 2016 @ 6:39 pm
Lol at the hat box picture. I’d understand if he wore like a 500X fur felt hat but the dude wears like $20 straw.
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 6:40 pm
where’s auto-tune live when you need it ……ouch Tim
Golddust
April 3, 2016 @ 6:43 pm
Ahhh, but I’d rather hear a few mistakes so I know whether someone really has a voice than not. I give Tim a break. Others, not so much ….
Big Red
April 3, 2016 @ 6:43 pm
I didn’t think he sounded that bad. I expected worse.
jonnie tuffshit
April 3, 2016 @ 6:41 pm
Gotta love that Tim mcgraw
Rita Ballou
April 3, 2016 @ 6:44 pm
Just stopping in during this Irritable bowel syndrome commercial to remind you all to stay humble and kind.
🙂
Meaghan
April 3, 2016 @ 6:58 pm
Rita!
FYI, I only use Twitter during awards shows, and I only use Twitter during country awards shows to read your contributions.
/fangirl
Koozie
April 3, 2016 @ 6:47 pm
Charles Kelly, please leave the stage. The audience isn’t even remotely paying attention and the song sucks. Go away
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 6:47 pm
hall and oates called …….they want their song back charlie . now I know who WASN’T the country element in Lady A
Farmer83
April 3, 2016 @ 6:47 pm
This Charles Kelley song is absolutely horrible.
Benjamin Beard
April 3, 2016 @ 6:49 pm
Ballerini sucks. And just a small but valid point: in defense of Tim Mcgraw, that is how every cowboys hat would travel if we had the money.
S.
April 3, 2016 @ 6:50 pm
LBT is overrated, especially their song Girl Crush
Andrew
April 3, 2016 @ 6:50 pm
With the obvious exception of Chris Stapleton(which I super happy about), this year’s ACM awards is shit. Nick freaking Jonas!?! Good lord…
ElectricOutcast
April 3, 2016 @ 6:52 pm
“8:48: That”™s your Joey Feek tribute ACM”™s ? Super lame.”
If only I were there, I would’ve invited Rory Feek to sing a version of Wade Bowen and Randy Rogers’ “El Dorado” with me on that stage tonight.
Not a good tribute I know but it’s the thought that counts.
the pistolero
April 3, 2016 @ 6:55 pm
I actually think that’s a really cool idea, ElectricOutcast.
jonnie tuffshit
April 3, 2016 @ 6:54 pm
Get ready here comes Sam hunt ,,, I can’t fucking wait
Old man Taylor
April 3, 2016 @ 6:54 pm
Or a gitjo..or banjitar
albert
April 3, 2016 @ 6:59 pm
why the f*** are there more lyrics in a song than a singer can even sing while still trying to breath ? why the f*** is that ? …..give it a rest carrie . you’re a REAL singer ……you don’t have to do this…..what the hell is that song about ??????????
cloudeleven
April 3, 2016 @ 7:11 pm
That was a small novel of lyrics…
Martha
April 3, 2016 @ 7:00 pm
Just what the fuck is Carrie Underwood wearing
Meaghan
April 3, 2016 @ 7:00 pm
I’m worried that if Carrie sneezes while wearing that dress she might put her eye out.
ElectricOutcast
April 3, 2016 @ 7:04 pm
I nominate Dori Freeman as SCM’s Alternative New Female Vocalist of the Year.
Studley Dudley
April 3, 2016 @ 7:04 pm
Move over George Strait, Sam Hunt is the new king of country music. Booyah.
Robyn Randle
April 3, 2016 @ 8:11 pm
How old are you? I’m hoping you are a 16 yr old digital downloader so your thoughts can be excused as “uneducated”. You do realize this site is “Saving COUNTRY Music” right???