Lambert wins 4 ACM Awards
ARLINGTON, Texas — Miranda Lambert won four awards, including album and song of the year, but the singer lost the night’s top prize to Luke Bryan at Sunday’s Academy of Country Music Awards.
It was a repeat of the Country Music Association Awards in November, where Lambert won multiple prizes but lost the big award to Bryan.
“Listen guys, what an amazing night of music,” an excited Bryan said onstage after winning the fan-voted award. “Thank you to my wife, my kids ... my fans, country radio.”
Lambert was the sole female nominated for entertainer of the year; other nominees included Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line, who won two awards Sunday.
Though she lost the top prize — again — Lambert was the queen of the night. She was on a red-hot winning streak — and she even rocked a red-hot bustier when she performed “Little Red Wagon.”
Lambert won her fourth album of the year, her sixth female vocalist of the year and her third single record of the year.
“I don’t even realize what’s happening tonight,” Lambert said. “I love my job so much. I will never not love my job.”
Lambert, a fashion favorite in the last year, wowed again in a flowing, plunging dress on the red carpet. She accepted the 50th Anniversary Milestone Award, given to her by Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara.
It was also a memorable night for Taylor Swift, who made it a family affair.
The singer was one of seven recipients of the Milestone Award, and a video package highlighting her career and success played before her mother, who recently announced she is battling cancer, presented her daughter with the award.
“I am a very proud mom,” said Andrea Swift, who also called her daughter “brave enough to explore her musical curiosity.”
“I am so happy I learned how to write songs in a town like Nashville,” said Swift, who released her first full-blown pop album, “1989,” last year.
The former country singer, who sat next to her father Scott Swift, danced along in typical form, especially when Lambert and Martina McBride performed.
Other recipients of the anniversary honor included Brooks, Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney and George Strait.
