Miranda Lambert celebrates double success at Academy of Country Music Awards

Miranda Lambert collected two gongs at the Academy of Country Music Awards at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday (04.02.17).

The 33-year-old singer-songwriter walked away with the Album of the Year prize for ‘The Weight of These Wings’, as well as the Female Vocalist of the Year award.

MIranda – whose album was inspired by her divorce from Blake Shelton – thanked her fans "for letting me use my heartbreak and sharing it with me".

The blonde beauty was joined on stage by producers Eric Masse, Glenn Worf and Frank Liddell, who praised the singer for articulating her heartbreak through her music.

Frank said: "In the day and age of sound bites, I just want to thank Miranda for being willing to look deep in her soul and bringing her life into her heart."

Miranda, who is currently dating musician Anderson East, previously said she’s never held anything back in her music.

She shared: "Every record I’ve ever made has been a reflection of where I am right then in my life, however old I am. And I’ve never held back at all.

"But this time, with what I happened to be going through in my life, being honest was never really a choice. Everybody knew anyway. So I just said, I’m gonna journal it, and – good days and bad days – use it for my art."

Meanwhile, Brothers Osborne – the American country music duo composed of brothers T.J. and John Osborne – won two awards in Las Vegas, including Vocal Duo of the Year and New Vocal Duo Or Group of the Year.

Thomas Rhett was named Male Vocalist of the Year and he also won the Song of the Year crown with ‘Die a Happy Man’.



Academy of Country Music Awards winners list:



Entertainer of the Year:

Jason Aldean

Male Vocalist of the Year:

Thomas Rhett

Female Vocalist of the Year:

Miranda Lambert

Vocal Duo of the Year:

Brothers Osborne

Vocal Group of the Year:

Little Big Town

New Male Vocalist of the Year:

Jon Pardi

New Female Vocalist of the Year:

Maren Morris

New Vocal Duo Or Group of the Year:

Brothers Osborne

Album of the Year:

‘The Weight of These Wings’, Miranda Lambert

Single Record of the Year:

‘H.O.L.Y.’, Florida Georgia Line

Song of the Year:

‘Die a Happy Man’, Thomas Rhett

Video of the Year:

‘Forever Country’, Artists of Then, Now & Forever

Songwriter of the Year:

Lori McKenna

Vocal Event of the Year

‘May We All’, Florida Georgia Line featuring Tim McGraw