Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert and Jason Aldean win big at the 2015 ACM Awards
The 50th ACM Awards ceremony set a new Guinness world record for the highest attendance at an awards show broadcast with a total of 70,252 fans packed into AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys, in Arlington, Texas.
Luke Bryan pose backstage with the awards for Entertainer of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year at the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on April 19, 2015. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Singer Jason Aldean, left, and Brittany Kerr attend the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on April 19, 2015. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Miranda Lambert holds the awards for Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, single record of the year as producer and singer and the Milestone trophy backstage at the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on April 19, 2015. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Singer Garth Brooks, left, kisses Lee Brice as they arrive at the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on April 19, 2015. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Brian Kelley, left, and Tyler Hubbard, of Florida Georgia Line, pose in the press room with the awards for vocal event of the year for "This Is How We Roll" and vocal duo of the year at the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on April 19, 2015. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
(L-R) Recording artists Jimi Westbrook, Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, and Phillip Sweet, of the musical group Little Big Town, arrive at the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on April 19, 2015. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Musician George Strait, center, appears backstage with the Entertainer of the Year Award he garnered during the 49th annual Academy of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 6, 2014. Joining him from left are, Executive Producer for the Academy of Country Music Bob Romeo and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. The show was broadcast live on CBS. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo
Singer Reba McEntire poses backstage with the milestone award at the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on April 19, 2015. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Ronnie Dunn, left, and Kix Brooks, of Brooks & Dunn, pose backstage with the milestone award at the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on April 19, 2015. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Steven Tyler jokes with Dierks Bentley as they arrive on the red carpet for the 48th Annual Country Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on November 5, 2014. UPI/Kevin Dietsch | License Photo
ARLINGTON, Texas, April 20 (UPI) --Luke Bryan was named Entertainer of the Year at the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony Sunday night in Arlington, Texas.
The prize presentation set a new Guinness world record for the highest attendance at an awards show broadcast with a total of 70,252 fans packed into AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys.
Jason Aldean won Male Vocalist of the Year for the third consecutive year and Miranda Lambert was declared Female Vocalist of the Year for the sixth year in a row. Lambert also took home the prizes for Album of the Year for Platinum, and Song of the Year for "Automatic" as artist and songwriter.
Little Big Town earned the honor for Vocal Group of the Year and Florida Georgia Line scored the trophy for Vocal Duo of the Year.
Prior to the show, Florida Georgia Line won Vocal Event of the Year for "This Is How We Roll" featuring Luke Bryan, and Dierks Bentley won the accolade for Video of the Year for "Drunk on a Plane."
