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Country Artists Mickey Guyton, Kane Brown and Jimmie Allen Make History at 2021 ACM Awards

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Sunday night hosted the 56th annual Academy of Country Music Awards.

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Broadcast live on CBS, the ceremony spanned three iconic venues: the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashvilleโ€™s historic Ryman Auditorium and the legendary Bluebird Cafe. Per usual, you know we like to highlight the Blackity-black excellence of it allโ€”so without further ado, letโ€™s get to it!

12-time ACM Award-winner Keith Urban and Mickey Guyton served as hosts for the evening; as previously reported by The Root, Guyton made history as the first Black woman to ever host the show. Additionally, Guyton also later gave a soulful performance of her hit, โ€œHold On.โ€

โ€œCool Againโ€ singer Kane Brown performed โ€œFamous Friendsโ€ accompanied by fellow country music artist Chris Young. Brown went on to win his first-ever ACM Award for Video of the Year, making history as the first Black solo artist to ever receive that award.

โ€œI was just grateful to be nominated let alone win my FIRST ACM AWARD,โ€ Brown captioned an Instagram post. โ€œThanks @acmawards for nominating the video, the awesome writers who helped me with the song and of course the fans who listened. We got us one!!โ€

Gospel artist Cece Winans joined Carrie Underwood for a soulful duet performance of โ€œGreat Is Thy Faithfulnessโ€ and โ€œThe Old Rugged Cross.โ€

Jimmie Allen also performed โ€œFreedom Was a Highwayโ€ in a surprise duet with Brad Paisley. Allen had previously been told Paisley would be unable to join but that news turned out to be a front just to surprise him. If that alone wasnโ€™t enough, Allen took home the award for New Male Artist of the Yearโ€”marking his first ACM Award win and making him the first Black artist to win within the category.

To view the full list of winners, head on over to www.acmcountry.com/noms.

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