Lainey Wilson triumphs at Academy of Country Music Awards; Chris Stapleton wins top honor

Atta girl! Lainey Wilson is living her best life on the road, and gave Us Weekly a VIP backstage pass at a day in her life.

Now that "Yellowstone" is wrapping after the second half of season five, many people are curious to see how the show ends, especially amid controversy with its leading star, Kevin Costner. Country musician and actress Lainey Wilson is no exception. She made her debut on the show as singer Abby earlier this season.

Lainey Wilson is stepping out with her new beau.

Proud to be from Dutton! While Yellowstone’s off-camera drama has continued to make headlines, star Lainey Wilson has addressed the show’s future.

Chris Stapleton was crowned Entertainer of the Year at the 2023 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards on Thursday night. The Tennessee Whiskey singer won the night's most coveted honour at the awards ceremony, which was held at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. It marked the country star's first time winning the prize, and his win qualifies him for the coveted ACM Triple Crown Award, celebrating artists who have won New Female/Male Artist of the Year, Female/Male Artist of the Year, and Entertainer of the Year.

Lainey Wilson is showing off her new boyfriend on the red carpet!

Lainey Wilson, with some big wins at the 58th annual ACM Awards and a spotlight stealing performance.ET's Rachel Smith spoke with Wilson after the show, and the celebrated country crooner opened up about her father, Brian — who she previously brought to an awards show last November, and revealed that he'd suffered from an infection due to diabetic ketoacidosis that left him in the ICU for nearly two months.As it turns out, her dad was in the audience on Thursday to watch his little girl take home four ACM Awards — including Female Artist of the Year — and is back to doing what he loves after a long recovery process.He's good! He's here tonight, out in the crowd, and he's doing OK," Wilson shared. «He's getting to ride the tractor and farm, he's back doing those kind of things.

 Lainey Wilson was seemingly everywhere at the Academy of Country Music Awards, collecting four trophies on a night that saw Chris Stapleton win the entertainer of the year honour.

Chris Stapleton took home the coveted Academy of Country Music entertainer of the year honors, while Lainey Wilson was named female artist of the year and Morgan Wallen was male artist of the year at tonight’s 58th annual ACM Awards.

Jelly Roll hit the stage at the 58th annual ACM Awards on Thursday, and got some surprise help from country songstress Lainey Wilson!The genre-defying artist hit the stage for a beautiful and emotionally charged performance of his song «Save Me,» which made great use of his raw and powerful vocals.As he sang, Wilson — fresh off her big win for Female Artist of the Year — came out, rocking a whole new blue-and-while ensemble and she joined him for a stunning duet of the heartbreaking tune.Their performance was one of the musical highlights of the light, and was a perfect transition into Wilson's solo ACM Awards set, where she ramped up the energy with a performance of her single, «Grease.»Jelly Roll spoke with ET's Rachel Smith on the red carpet ahead of the show and opened up about his plans for his big performance.«I feel like I'm gonna take the world to a real intimate meeting,» he shared, without revealing his surprise at the time. «I feel like sometimes you take the show to the people and sometimes you bring the people to the show, and tonight I wanna feel like we're all sitting around a campfire and having a conversation.»While he was excited for the chance to perform, Jelly Roll also admitted that he was nervous about performing right in front of some of his peers — specifically, celebrated musician Chris Stapleton.«It's gonna be hard! Stapleton's sitting right in front of me.

There were some big winners at the 2023 ACM Awards tonight!

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic At the 58th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, the top prize, entertainer of the year, was handed out to Chris Stapleton, even as Lainey Wilson and Hardy won in the the greatest number of categories, with four each — two of which they shared for the duet “Wait in the Truck.” Technically, Hardy walked away with six trophies, since the ACMs offer double awards for artists who co-write their nominated songs. Accepting for album of the year, Wilson said, “I wrote 300 songs during the pandemic.” Noting that some fans have said listening to her “Bell Bottom Country” album helped save their lives, Wilson said, “Writing these songs saved mine.” She quoted one of her own lines: “Be who you are, ’cause everybody else is taken.”

The 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMs) is here. The 58th annual award show, co-hosted by country legends Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, is held in Frisco, Texas this year.This will be Parton's second time hosting the show and Brooks' first time taking on the role.

Lainey Wilson is dating! And it appears she had just one rule for her date when they attended the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards: don't steal her thunder!The «Heart Like a Truck» songstress spoke to ET's Rachel Smith on Thursday in Frisco, Texas and before diving into country music's biggest night, Wilson had to get a little something, something off her chest when it came to her date, former NFL quarterback Devlin Hodges.«Yup, yup. I brought me a hot date tonight,» she tells ET.

Dynamic duo! Hosts Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks brought the laughs — and made the crowd blush — during their 2023 ACM Awards opening monologue.

Dolly Parton brought sizzle to the south and proved everything is bigger in Texas as they walked the red carpet at the 58th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Parton, who is hosting the show with another country legend, Garth Brooks, rocked a sparkling one-piece jumpsuit at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.  Miranda Lambert simply stunned wearing a royal blue gown adorned with rhinestones.  Lambert broke another record for ACM history when she received her 17th female artist of the year nomination, surpassing Reba McEntire's 16 nominations.

Lainey Wilson looks great in a cut out, silky sage green look while arriving for at the 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday night (May 11) at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.

William Earl One of country music’s biggest nights is here. The 58th annual Academy of Country Music Awards is airing Thursday night, and you can watch it from the comfort of your own home. The Official ACM Awards Red Carpet Show – hosted by Amber Anderson, Priscilla Block, BRELAND, Elaina Smith and Kelly Sutton – is streaming live on Thursday, May 11 at 7 p.m. ET I 4 p.m. PT. This year’s top ACM Awards nominees include HARDY, Lainey Wilson, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert and Cole Swindell. The livestream will feature interviews with major country stars and special performances from Dalton Dover, Tigirlily Gold and Matt Stell. Thursday’s live show will be available to all on Prime Video, with Amazon Prime non-subscribers able to take advantage of a 30-day free trial, as well as viewable for free via Amazon’s Twitch channel. Come Friday, it will be available for perpetual streaming on the Amazon Music app and on Amazon Freevee, starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 PT.

Lainey Wilson's not worried about the future of , and she told ET's Rachel Smith exactly why.ET caught up with the «Heart Like a Truck» singer on Thursday in Frisco, Texas ahead of the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards and Wilson didn't seem to flinch when it came to ET reporting last week that the series will end after season 5. Shortly after ET's report,  reported that Kevin Costner will not commit to returning to the series until he approves how his role is written off the show.But if you ask Wilson, it sure seems no matter what happens to the series, its fate is in the right and capable hands.«No matter which direction it goes, it’s gonna be incredible because [ creator] Taylor Sheridan, I mean, he can do no wrong, in my opinion,» Wilson said.

The Official ACM Awards Red Carpet Show hosted by Amber Anderson, Priscilla Block, Breland, Elaina Smith and Kelly Sutton is streaming live Thursday beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.