Reba McEntire Surprises New Artist Winners with the News
The Academy of Country Music has revealed the winners of the new artist categories for the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards, Country Music’s Party of the Year. Lauren Alaina, Midland, and Brett Young have been named New Female Vocalist of the Year, New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year, and New Male Vocalist of the Year, respectively. The winners received a surprise phone call from 53rd ACM Awards host Reba McEntire notifying them of the news (see all three below). In addition, Lauren Alaina, Midland, and Brett Young will all perform on the ACM Awards, to be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 15th at 8 pm ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.
These awards mark the first-ever ACM Award wins for Alaina, Midland and Young. In addition, Alaina is nominated for Vocal Event of the Year for “What Ifs” with Kane Brown, and Midland is nominated for Vocal Group of the Year and Single Record of the Year for “Drinkin’ Problem.”
Tickets to the ACM Awards are now on sale at axs.com.
Over the weekend @Reba called the ACM New Artist of the Year winners to let them know they had won! Let’s just say our New Female Vocalist of the Year had us all in tears. Congrats @Lauren_Alaina! #ACMawards pic.twitter.com/q0DN9jJuje
— ACM Awards (@ACMawards) March 26, 2018
The ACM for New Vocal Group of the Year goes to @MidlandOfficial! And yes, that really was @Reba on the phone! #ACMawards pic.twitter.com/yfYJptBejW
— ACM Awards (@ACMawards) March 26, 2018
In case you didn’t know, the ACM for New Male Vocalist of the Year goes to @BrettYoungMusic. Check out his reaction when @Reba broke the news… #ACMawards pic.twitter.com/dWs81CMl1j
— ACM Awards (@ACMawards) March 26, 2018
