In the main category of artist of the year the jury had completely overlooked Kacey Musgrave, who recently won the four heavy grammy awards. Instead won the Keith Urban in the category all of whose nominees were male artists.
home categories album of the year, and this year’s female artist of the year, a win that she dedicated to “all women who feel the pressure to “silence themselves”.
Among the other winners at the gala event were Dan + Shay and Thomas Rhett, and among the artists who performed were stars such as Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert.