Chris Stapletonjust won big at the2021 ACM Awards!Stapleton, 43, took the award for album of the year at Sunday’s star-studded country music awards show for his albumStarting Over. Clay Walker presented the award.“We worked really hard to make music. And we think a lot about it,” Stapleton said, before thanking his wife Morgane and album collaborators. “It means a lot. It really does.“Starting Overbeat out album’s includingLuke Bryan’sBorn Here Live Here Die Here, Kane Brown’sMixtape Vol. 1,Ashley McBryde’sNever WillandBrothers Osborne’sSkeletons.Chris Stapleton.Jon Morgan/CBSCheck out PEOPLE’s fullACM Awards coverageto get the latest news on one of country music’s biggest nights.Stapleton accepted his ninth ACM trophy and after he performed “Maggie’s Song” alongsideMiranda Lambert, who stepped in because his wife and frequent collaborator Morgane had a “prior doula commitment.“Previous album of the year winners included Bryan, Stapleton,Kacey Musgraves,Miranda Lambert,Eric Church,Lady AandTaylor Swift.Stapleton was also up for the entertainer of the year title, whichLuke Bryanwon.The AMC Awards are airing live from Nashville Sunday from 8-11 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount +.

Chris Stapletonjust won big at the2021 ACM Awards!

Stapleton, 43, took the award for album of the year at Sunday’s star-studded country music awards show for his albumStarting Over. Clay Walker presented the award.

“We worked really hard to make music. And we think a lot about it,” Stapleton said, before thanking his wife Morgane and album collaborators. “It means a lot. It really does.”

Starting Overbeat out album’s includingLuke Bryan’sBorn Here Live Here Die Here, Kane Brown’sMixtape Vol. 1,Ashley McBryde’sNever WillandBrothers Osborne’sSkeletons.

Chris Stapleton.Jon Morgan/CBS

Chris Stapleton

Check out PEOPLE’s fullACM Awards coverageto get the latest news on one of country music’s biggest nights.

Stapleton accepted his ninth ACM trophy and after he performed “Maggie’s Song” alongsideMiranda Lambert, who stepped in because his wife and frequent collaborator Morgane had a “prior doula commitment.”

Previous album of the year winners included Bryan, Stapleton,Kacey Musgraves,Miranda Lambert,Eric Church,Lady AandTaylor Swift.

Stapleton was also up for the entertainer of the year title, whichLuke Bryanwon.

The AMC Awards are airing live from Nashville Sunday from 8-11 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount +.

source: people.com