ACM Awards Highlights 2021 — See The Show’s Best Moments

By:

Elissa Anderson

April 18, 2021 8:39PM EDT

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ACM Awards 2021 Show Moments

ACM Awards 2021 Show Moments — The 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards took place on April 18, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. The event was hosted by Keith Urban and Mickey Guyton, and featured performances from some of the biggest stars in the genre. From Carrie Underwood, who was joined by CeCe Winans, to Miranda Lambert, to Eric Church to Dan + Shay and SO many more, country music was in full force at the star-studded show! Throughout the night, awards were also given out to honor some of the year’s biggest songs and artists. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, all of the celebs in attendance couldn’t gather in one big room, so the performances were spread out through various locations around the city of Nashville. Although things looked a bit different, it was still a night to remember! Keep scrolling through the gallery to see more pics from the 2021 ACM A

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Old Dominion

Old Dominion — Old Dominion accepts the award for Group of the Year at the ACM Awards. They thanked frontline workers and their fellow nominees while onstage.

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Keith Urban & Mickey Guyton

Keith Urban & Mickey Guyton — Keith Urban and Mickey Guyton open the ACM Awards as hosts. Mickey looked amazing in her white feathered dress as she addressed the crowd with Keith.

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Miranda Lambert & Elle King

Miranda Lambert & Elle King — Miranda Lambert and elle King open the ACM Awards with a performance of their song “Drunk.” They looked amazing in black jumpsuits for the performance.

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Kane Brown & Chris Young

Kane Brown & Chris Young — Kane Brown and Chris Young perform “Famous Friends” at the ACM Awards. The guys rocked out onstage for their performance.

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Thomas Rhett

Thomas Rhett — Thomas Rhett performs at the Grand Ole Opry during the 2021 ACM Awards. He sang two songs to celebrate the release of his upcoming album.

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Maren Morris & Ryan Hurd

Maren Morris & Ryan Hurd — Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd duet during the 2021 ACM Awards. They sang their song “Chasing After You,” and packed on some PDA onstage.

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Mickey Guyton In Pink Dress

Mickey Guyton In Pink Dress — Mickey Guyton introduces a performance during the ACM Awards. She wore a pink dress and had her hair in a half ponytail

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Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton

Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton — Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton perform together at the Bluebird Cafe during the ACM Awards. Miranda filled in for Chris’s wife to sing harmonies during his set.

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Maren Morris Accepting Awar

Maren Morris Accepting Awar — Maren Morris accepts the award for Song of the Year at the ACM Awards. She won the honor for her hit “The Bones.”

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Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood — Carrie Underwood performs at the 2021 ACM Awards. She wore a glittering dress and sang songs from her album ‘My Savior’ with CeCe Winans.

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CeCe Winans

CeCe Winans — CeCe Winans belts out gospel songs while performing at the ACM Awards. She sang with Carrie Underwood at the show

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Luke Combs

Luke Combs — Luke Combs performs “Forever After All” at the 2021 ACM Awards. His performance touched the audience and viewers.

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Miranda Lambert Performing “In His Arms”

Miranda Lambert Performing “In His Arms” — Miranda Lambert returns to the ACM Awards stage to perform “In His Arms.” She dressed in an all-denim outfit and wore a cowboy hat for the acoustic performance.

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Lady A

Lady A — Lady A performs “Lady” during the 2021 ACM Awards. They sang from outside for a different view during the show.

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Eric Church

Eric Church — Eric Church takes the stage to perform during the 2021 ACM Awards. He sang a track from his new album at the show.

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Gabby Barrett & Cade Foehner

Gabby Barrett & Cade Foehner — Gabby Barrett sings her song ‘The Good Ones’ at the ACM Awards. She was joined by her husband, Cade Foehner, for the intimate performance.

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Dan + Shay

Dan + Shay — Dan + Shay perform “Glad You Exist” at the Bluebird Cafe during the ACM Awards. Unfortunately, audio on the performance was off when it was broadcasted on television.

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Ashley McBryde

Ashley McBryde — Ashley McBryde rocks an outdoor stage during the 2021 ACM Awards. She rocked out on guitar during the performance.

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Blake Shelton

Blake Shelton — Blake Shelton performed a rendition of his song “Austin” in honor of its 20th anniversary at the ACM Awards. He also sang his new song ‘Minimum Wage.’

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Lee Brice & Carly Pearce

Lee Brice & Carly Pearce — Lee Brice and Carly Pearce rock out to ‘I Hope You’re Happy Now’ at the 2021 ACM Awards. They also won two awards for the song at the show.

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Mickey Guyton

Mickey Guyton — Mickey Guyton stuns while performing at the ACM Awards. She wore a gorgeous caped dress for her performance.

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Keith Urban

Keith Urban — Keith Urban performs ‘Tumbleweed’ at the 2021 ACM Awards. He also hosted the show

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