2022 ACM AWARDS

[carrieidol1]

It’s hard to be upset about Miranda winning, it’s been a long time coming. Just wish she could’ve been there!

A great night for the ladies of country, I’m happy with the winners sans Album, yuck.

[SHOOTER]

Love this opportunity for Brittney Spencer. She’s great!

[jenglisbe]

I was told by racists that Morgan Wallen was canceled for being racist. How could he win Album if that was true?

Miranda winning EOTY is...interesting.

[SHOOTER]

Mar 7, 2022 19:56:50 GMT -5 Music Fan said:

I am assuming so, but will this be able to be replayed on Prime?

It says “the event will be available on-demand soon.”

[bamafan2102]

Chris Young should be an absolute A-List star. I never in a million years thought I would say this but Luke Bryan had the 2nd best vocal performance of the night. The hosting was awful all around. I just don't get Gabby and her cling on husband. There is a great voice in there but she hasn't found it yet.

My main issue which is the same every year is the stupid audience shots of people messing up the words and especially tonight when Stapleton and Jimmy Allan were singing serious songs and people were dancing around and laughing.

Have to say Walker Hayes killed it too even though he isn't on my favorites list....

[stanches2318]

Mar 7, 2022 21:43:35 GMT -5 castleoblivion26 said:

Carly should have won album. I shut it off as soon as they announced Dangerous as the winner. Will check out the highlights on youtube or whatever if there is anything to check out but I think this might be the final awards show I waste any time on going forward.

That makes no sense. Carly’s had my favorite country album of last yr, but i was happy for Wallen. saying you’re not going to watch these again cus he won even though he earned it is just wrong.

[countrymancarriefan]

Let’s hope 2022 is the year of the females winning their first EOTY trophies, I would be okay with that…as long the CMA’s finally do what is right!?! #CU4EOTY

[bigfan101]

Overall, decent show and lots of good performances and award wins.

Thrilled for Lainey, especially.

Ashley & Carly bar none had the performance of the night.

[stanches2318]

The ACMs were great. The hosting was good. I’m trying to figure out where my girl Gabby got that accent from? lol. All performances were good except for Parker and Brooke. The winners were ok the one I would’ve changed was having Lady A beat Old Dominion. Im shocked on Miranda getting Entertainer. Congrats to her. Does anybody know why Combs wasn’t there?. The winners that made me the happiest were Wallen winning Album, Lainey winning Song and Carly winning Female. My favorite performances were Jordan with Luke, Clarkson and Spencer. One flubber I noticed beside Dolly was Gabbys stat on Lee Ann Womack. Lee Ann won new Female in 1997 beating Sara and Lila, not 2000 like Gabby said. I liked the presentation and how it was 2 not 3 hours. As a Country Music fans was very happy. 👍👍🎶🎶

[raylatch98]

Mar 7, 2022 22:24:36 GMT -5 stanches2318 said:

Mar 7, 2022 21:43:35 GMT -5 castleoblivion26 said:

Carly should have won album. I shut it off as soon as they announced Dangerous as the winner. Will check out the highlights on youtube or whatever if there is anything to check out but I think this might be the final awards show I waste any time on going forward.

That makes no sense. Carly’s had my favorite country album of last yr, but i was happy for Wallen. saying you’re not going to watch these again cus he won even though he earned it is just wrong.

I will say in Castle's defense it feels yucky having Morgan Wallen winning album given the controversy and them not watching the show is perfectly fine and I don't get why you are annoyed at them. 

[slowmo]

I really only side-eyed one (maybe two) award, but other than that, it was a solid night. I didn't care for the venue, as I said before, nor the hosting. I LOVED the fast pace and no commercials, it made the show so much more enjoyable to watch.

My favorite performances were easily Carly and Ashley, Breland, Brothers Osborne and Kelly.

[stanches2318]

Mar 7, 2022 22:38:29 GMT -5 raylatch98 said:

Mar 7, 2022 22:24:36 GMT -5 stanches2318 said:

That makes no sense. Carly’s had my favorite country album of last yr, but i was happy for Wallen. saying you’re not going to watch these again cus he won even though he earned it is just wrong.

I will say in Castle's defense it feels yucky having Morgan Wallen winning album given the controversy and them not watching the show is perfectly fine and I don't get why you are annoyed at them. 

Because Wallens Controversy is done. He had the best selling album of any genre artist last yr so he earned it. In my opinion anybody who still dwindles on that makes me mad. Be got banned for what he said. Now he’s back. So people need to get over it. He made a mistake. Everybody does. It was his yr in music that’s why he won. As a fan of good music I’m happy for him.

[raylatch98]

Mar 7, 2022 22:43:51 GMT -5 stanches2318 said:

Mar 7, 2022 22:38:29 GMT -5 raylatch98 said:

I will say in Castle's defense it feels yucky having Morgan Wallen winning album given the controversy and them not watching the show is perfectly fine and I don't get why you are annoyed at them. 

Because Wallens Controversy is done. He had the best selling album of any genre artist last yr so he earned it. In my opinion anybody who still dwindles on that makes me mad. Be got banned for what he said. Now he’s back. So people need to get over it. He made a mistake. Everybody does. It was his yr in music that’s why he won. As a fan of good music I’m happy for him.

Good for you that you can get over him saying that word, and just label it a mistake. I can't speak for Castle, but I will never get over it and I can assure you other people probably feel the same way, and I will also never get over how the genre accepted him back so quickly, and how the controversy only made people buy his music more, and how the genre is still not diverse in either gender or race (see the Billboard chart which has over 70% of songs sung by white men). 

Congrats to you that you can separate him saying the n word and just get over it. I can't get over it and it is so much harder to be a country music fan, seeing how the genre reacted to the whole thing. 

[mnvikings]

Mar 7, 2022 23:05:00 GMT -5 raylatch98 said:

Mar 7, 2022 22:43:51 GMT -5 stanches2318 said:

Because Wallens Controversy is done. He had the best selling album of any genre artist last yr so he earned it. In my opinion anybody who still dwindles on that makes me mad. Be got banned for what he said. Now he’s back. So people need to get over it. He made a mistake. Everybody does. It was his yr in music that’s why he won. As a fan of good music I’m happy for him.

Good for you that you can get over him saying that word, and just label it a mistake. I can't speak for Castle, but I will never get over it and I can assure you other people probably feel the same way, and I will also never get over how the genre accepted him back so quickly, and how the controversy only made people buy his music more, and how the genre is still not diverse in either gender or race (see the Billboard chart which has over 70% of songs sung by white men). 

Congrats to you that you can separate him saying the n word and just get over it. I can't get over it and it is so much harder to be a country music fan, seeing how the genre reacted to the whole thing. 

With that attitude you never would have allowed to have Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Dr.Dre on the halftime show.

[stanches2318]

Mar 7, 2022 23:24:02 GMT -5 mnvikings said:

Mar 7, 2022 23:05:00 GMT -5 raylatch98 said:

Good for you that you can get over him saying that word, and just label it a mistake. I can't speak for Castle, but I will never get over it and I can assure you other people probably feel the same way, and I will also never get over how the genre accepted him back so quickly, and how the controversy only made people buy his music more, and how the genre is still not diverse in either gender or race (see the Billboard chart which has over 70% of songs sung by white men). 

Congrats to you that you can separate him saying the n word and just get over it. I can't get over it and it is so much harder to be a country music fan, seeing how the genre reacted to the whole thing. 

With that attitude you never would have allowed to have Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Dr.Dre on the halftime show.

The last thing I’m gonna say about this is Congratulations Morgan Wallen!!!!!!! Well deserved. If you want to talk to me more about this this than message me please Ray

[stanches2318]

Did anybody watch the Red (Blue) carpet before the show, if not I’m glad because Elaina Smith was the only good one. In a good way my girl Priscilla sounded like she was drinking happily, The host in the White dress called Morgane Stapleton Aida and the girl in the black dress didn’t fit in to me. The carpet show was boring.

[raylatch98]

Mar 7, 2022 23:24:02 GMT -5 mnvikings said:

Mar 7, 2022 23:05:00 GMT -5 raylatch98 said:

Good for you that you can get over him saying that word, and just label it a mistake. I can't speak for Castle, but I will never get over it and I can assure you other people probably feel the same way, and I will also never get over how the genre accepted him back so quickly, and how the controversy only made people buy his music more, and how the genre is still not diverse in either gender or race (see the Billboard chart which has over 70% of songs sung by white men). 

Congrats to you that you can separate him saying the n word and just get over it. I can't get over it and it is so much harder to be a country music fan, seeing how the genre reacted to the whole thing. 

With that attitude you never would have allowed to have Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Dr.Dre on the halftime show.

Okay this will be the last thing I will say on this whole thing since I know my ass is probably getting reported for derailing this thread, but I did not have a problem with those acts at the Super Bowl halftime show and it's completely besides the point to mention them. 

[countrymancarriefan]

Did we even talk about how Chris Young went 0 for 7 tonight?!

[recordyear]

Mar 8, 2022 0:17:12 GMT -5 countrymancarriefan said:

Did we even talk about how Chris Young went 0 for 7 tonight?!

We don't talk about him but talk about the other Chris.

[Music Fan]

I was actually pleasantly surprised at all the winners this year. Yes, even Morgan Wallen. There's no doubt his album is a great album and that it was one of, if not the, biggest album of all genres last year. Controversies aside, it's a deserved win.

I am happy Miranda wan EOTY but I also hate that it didn't seem like this was a year she should've won it. I don't think she was even in the top 2 most deserving this year. Overdue? HELL YES! Her year? not really.

Beside that, I love the 2 hour show and multiple stages! I hated the big ass venue, though, and Gabby and Jimmy as hosts. They could've just let Dolly do it herself or gone with intro hosts and then hostless, especially for a 2 hour show.

[austin]

Morgan winning album was very obvious. If they were going to nominate him, how do they not give it to the album that has been #1 on the Albums chart for basically two years? It was a no-brainer. He shouldn't have been eligible to be nominated, but he if was, he was the only viable option.

Miranda winning EOTY was amazing and unexpected.

My only complaint is Walker losing Single for one of the biggest hits in music - not just country music - last year. I was rooting for Taylor in video but Elle and Miranda delivered with that vid, so pumped for them.

[daddy]

Mar 8, 2022 11:55:25 GMT -5 austin said:

Morgan winning album was very obvious. If they were going to nominate him, how do they not give it to the album that has been #1 on the Albums chart for basically two years? It was a no-brainer. He shouldn't have been eligible to be nominated, but he if was, he was the only viable option.

Miranda winning EOTY was amazing and unexpected.

My only complaint is Walker losing Single for one of the biggest hits in music - not just country music - last year. I was rooting for Taylor in video but Elle and Miranda delivered with that vid, so pumped for them.

While "Fancy Like" was a huge single, it's not like he lost to a low-impact one. "If I Didn't Love You" just went recurrent on Billboard Airplay, just one week short of a 6-month run in the top 10, which I believe is a massive feat. 

I also think many voters may think of a song like "Fancy Like" as a bit gimicky, and not want to vote for it regardless of its huge succes. 

[carrieidol1]

Mar 8, 2022 14:26:16 GMT -5 daddy said:

Mar 8, 2022 11:55:25 GMT -5 austin said:

Morgan winning album was very obvious. If they were going to nominate him, how do they not give it to the album that has been #1 on the Albums chart for basically two years? It was a no-brainer. He shouldn't have been eligible to be nominated, but he if was, he was the only viable option.

Miranda winning EOTY was amazing and unexpected.

My only complaint is Walker losing Single for one of the biggest hits in music - not just country music - last year. I was rooting for Taylor in video but Elle and Miranda delivered with that vid, so pumped for them.

While "Fancy Like" was a huge single, it's not like he lost to a low-impact one. "If I Didn't Love You" just went recurrent on Billboard Airplay, just one week short of a 6-month run in the top 10, which I believe is a massive feat. 

I also think many voters may think of a song like "Fancy Like" as a bit gimicky, and not want to vote for it regardless of its huge succes. 

Well said! “Fancy Like” was huge, and absolutely deserving… but it was a social media/commercial advertisement hit. It really wasn’t that big in terms of airplay… it had a seemingly manufactured run. IIDLY seems to be one of those hits that sustained longevity naturally on the airplay charts. Radio programmers and the country music community are the ones who vote on these awards, so it’s not necessarily a popularity contest… Not to mention the sheer voting power of two massive names like Jason and Carrie on one song.

I would’ve been fine with FL winning, but IIDLY is entirely deserving given the context, imo.

[austin]

I absolutely love the song and Carrie sang the hell out of it last night but FL was consistently on the top 10 of the Hot 100 and kept the actual ACM winner from reaching #1 on Hot Country Songs. I’m not sure how it’s much a discussion between the two songs other than I agree with daddy that FL is gimmicky.

Also, the chart run wasn’t manufactured at all and it climbed to the top spot in about half as many weeks as other songs in the category, Jason and Carrie aside.

Respect your opinion but the song that won was legit blocked from #1 on Hot Country Songs - which measured all metrics for a single - by a song it beat in the category.

[carrieidol1]

Mar 8, 2022 14:53:25 GMT -5 austin said:

I absolutely love the song and Carrie sang the hell out of it last night but FL was consistently on the top 10 of the Hot 100 and kept the actual ACM winner from reaching #1 on Hot Country Songs. I’m not sure how it’s much a discussion between the two songs other than I agree with daddy that FL is gimmicky.

Also, the chart run wasn’t manufactured at all and it climbed to the top spot in about half as many weeks as other songs in the category, Jason and Carrie aside.

Respect your opinion but the song that won was legit blocked from #1 on Hot Country Songs - which measured all metrics for a single - by a song it beat in the category.

Fair enough, but Carrie will always deserve any award win more than anyone else in my book, even if I have to reach for reasons why. 😂

There has been plenty of years where the most popular song did not win. In fact, it’s rather seldom that THE most popular song actually wins. But I do see your point, and can’t argue it.

[daddy]

Mar 8, 2022 14:53:25 GMT -5 austin said:

I absolutely love the song and Carrie sang the hell out of it last night but FL was consistently on the top 10 of the Hot 100 and kept the actual ACM winner from reaching #1 on Hot Country Songs. I’m not sure how it’s much a discussion between the two songs other than I agree with daddy that FL is gimmicky.

Also, the chart run wasn’t manufactured at all and it climbed to the top spot in about half as many weeks as other songs in the category, Jason and Carrie aside.

Respect your opinion but the song that won was legit blocked from #1 on Hot Country Songs - which measured all metrics for a single - by a song it beat in the category.

I'm just contributing to the award results dialogue, replying to your comment that FL deserved the award  

I could be wrong, but I feel like in the past, songs have won this award that were real head-scratchers in terms of actually being one of the biggest songs of the year. While FL may have been the most deserving nominee, IIDLY achieved more than most country songs in the past year, deeming it a worthy winner as well.

Interesting to note, the criteria for a nomination for Single is achieving a top 20 position on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs or Mediabase Country charts during the eligibility period. And that's it. 

[jenglisbe]

Mar 8, 2022 14:53:25 GMT -5 austin said:

I absolutely love the song and Carrie sang the hell out of it last night but FL was consistently on the top 10 of the Hot 100 and kept the actual ACM winner from reaching #1 on Hot Country Songs. I’m not sure how it’s much a discussion between the two songs other than I agree with daddy that FL is gimmicky.

Also, the chart run wasn’t manufactured at all and it climbed to the top spot in about half as many weeks as other songs in the category, Jason and Carrie aside.

Respect your opinion but the song that won was legit blocked from #1 on Hot Country Songs - which measured all metrics for a single - by a song it beat in the category.

If the award was just intended to go to the biggest hit, there wouldn't be an actual vote and they'd just use chart stats to declare the winner.

[daddy]

Mar 8, 2022 18:20:19 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Mar 8, 2022 14:53:25 GMT -5 austin said:

I absolutely love the song and Carrie sang the hell out of it last night but FL was consistently on the top 10 of the Hot 100 and kept the actual ACM winner from reaching #1 on Hot Country Songs. I’m not sure how it’s much a discussion between the two songs other than I agree with daddy that FL is gimmicky.

Also, the chart run wasn’t manufactured at all and it climbed to the top spot in about half as many weeks as other songs in the category, Jason and Carrie aside.

Respect your opinion but the song that won was legit blocked from #1 on Hot Country Songs - which measured all metrics for a single - by a song it beat in the category.

If the award was just intended to go to the biggest hit, there wouldn't be an actual vote and they'd just use chart stats to declare the winner.

[jenglisbe]

[jenglisbe]

Meanwhile, for those who support Wallen, please explain why he didn't use the stage last night to talk about what he's learned and/or to shed some light on changes that are needed in the industry. If he truly learned from what happened as some of you suggest, why is he not using his platform to share those lessons?