Best ACM Awards photos: Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan, Lainey Wilson and more country stars
Tonight’s one of the biggest nights in country music with the 59th annual Academy of Country Music Awards underway. The star-studded country music event, held at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, will be filled with performances and appearances by country music icons including the host of the night, Rebca McEntire, and others like Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, Miranda Lambert, Post Malone and more. Scroll through to see what the stars wore to the red carpet and what went down inside the show, starting with our hostess with the mostest.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkJason Aldean performs during the Toby Keith tribute.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkMusic Event of the Year award goes to Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkDan + Shay accept the duo of the year award.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkTigerlily Gold perform.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkOld Dominion accepts their group of the year award.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkLittle Big Town present at the 59th ACM Awards.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkCody Johnson performs.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkKane Brown performs.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkWar & Treaty present at the 59th ACM Awards.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkGwen Stefani and Blake Shelton perform.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkChris Stapleton receives his male artist of the year award.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkThomas Rhett performs.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkNoah Reid and Ashley McBryde present the single of the year nominees.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkMiranda Lambert performs.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkRandy Travis and Clay Walker present the award for song of the year.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkJordan Davis receives his award for song of the year.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkJelly Roll performs.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkNoah Kahan and Kelsea Ballerini perform.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkLainey Wilson performs.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkLainey Wilson performs.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkKelsea Ballerini
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkKelsea Ballerini
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkThe family of Toby Keith
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkMiranda Lambert
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkNoah Kahan
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkAvril Lavigne and Nate Smith
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkJordan Davis
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkLittle Big Town
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkAvril Lavigne
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkJason Aldean
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkJason Aldean and Brittany Aldean
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkAlabama
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkMiranda Lambert
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkChris Stapleton and Morgane Stapleton
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkReba McEntire
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkJelly Roll
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkLainey Wilson
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkJelly Roll and Bunnie Xo
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkKane Brown
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkReba McEntire
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkReba McEntire
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkGwen Stefani and Blake Shelton
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkTrannie Anderson
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkAshley McBryde
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkRandy Travis and Mary Nelson
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkShaboozey
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkDallas Wilson and guest
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkDan + Shay
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkBreland
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkThomas Rhett
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkLainey Wilson
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkHardy
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkBobby Bones
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkNate Smith
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkInk
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkCody Johnson
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkOld Dominion
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkTyler Cameron
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkBrothers Osborne (T.J. Osborne and John Osborne)
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkQueen Noveen
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkParker McCollum
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkClay Walker
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkAustin Nivarel
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkNeon Union
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkThe War and Treaty (Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter)
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkKameron Marlowe
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkTigerlily Gold (Kendra Slaubaugh and Krista Slaubaugh)
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkScotty McCreery
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkKylie Morgan
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkCharissa Thompson
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkRichard Sherman
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkJesse Callahan and Sarati Callahan
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkMike Gossin (Gloriana)
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkLanco
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkCoffey Anderson
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkAdrien Nunez
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkYung Bleu, center, and his family.
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkMichelle T. Kammerer, Ryan Redington and Emily Cohen Belote
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkMason Ramsey
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkHannah Ellis
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkKe’Andra “Coco” Samone
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkSteph Bohrer
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkIan Munsick
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkSam Williams
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkAlana Springsteen
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkMacKenzie Porter
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkDrew Baldridge
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkDemi-Leigh Tebow
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkLakeview (Jesse Denaro and Luke Healy)
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkDani Rose
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkAlysa Vanderheym
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkBen Williams dips Bella Hudson
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkJessie Jo Dillon
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkTyler Braden
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkCharles Esten
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkMatt Stell
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkBlanco Brown
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkRachel Smith
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkKelly Sutton, left, and Amber Anderson
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkONE The Duo
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkChris Housman
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkAnne Wilson
Andrew Nelles / The TennesseanLily Rose
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkAdam Mac
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkHunterGirl
Andrew Nelles / The TennesseanBlaise Ffrench
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkCameron Payne
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkKassi Ashton
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkMariyah Gerber
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkDaisy Kent
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkPeyton Hardin
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkRyan Larkins
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkChase Mcgill
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkMarkell Washington
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkRylee Arnold
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkPaul Digiovanni and guest
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkGashi
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkMackenzie Holton
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkP 1 Harmony
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkPierre Watson
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkJake Ferguson and guest
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkChase Matthew
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkReyna Roberts
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkAshley Gorley and guest
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkAnnie Bosko
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkDasha
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkConner Smith
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkJenna Paulette
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkFlatland Cavalry (Cleto Cordero, Jason Albers, Jonathan Saenz, Reid Dillon and Wesley Hall)
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkKat Higgins
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkMaddie & Tae
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkRestless Road (Zach Beckon, Garrett Nichols and Colton Pack)
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkErnest
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkRussell Dickerson
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkNoah Reid
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkAndrew Shaver
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkDustin Haney
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY NetworkAshley Cooke
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean/USA TODAY Network