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He dedicated the award to his children at home, saying they sacrifice a lot of time with him and his wife because of his career.

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Singer-songwriter HARDY entered the show as the leading nominee and collected four awards. B次元官网网址淲ait in the Truck,B次元官网网址� his duet with Wilson, who was the second-leading nominee, won the music event award.

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Old Dominion frontman Matthew Ramsey used the bandB次元官网网址檚 win for group of the year to address recent divisiveness and gun violence. He referenced the party atmosphere of the show but said he also recognized that B次元官网网址渢here are people obviously hurting in the world right now trying to figure out how to make sense of the divisiveness and shootings and things like that.B次元官网网址�

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Garth Brooks and Parton hosted the two-hour awards show, streamed live on Amazon Prime from the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco.

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Texas references and celebrities ran throughout the show. Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith presented the first award.

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Hailey Whitters and Zach Bryan have won best new artist honours.

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