Carrie Horton

All 50-plus of 'em.

In 1971, the Academy of Country Music Awards honored Merle Haggard with the first-ever Entertainer of the Year award. Since then, the coveted trophy has been bestowed on some of country music's best and brightest.

Champs!

The CMA trophies for Male and Female Vocalist of the Year are honors to receive, not just in recognition of a single musical work, but in recognition of a year spent contributing to the country music genre as a whole.

Did you know that Stapleton has a long career of songwriting even beyond the three albums he's released?

Stapleton by himself is awesome, but Stapleton with a special guest? We're speechless.

The ACM Awards' new artist of the year honors have gone through a multitude of changes throughout the years ...

Watch five incredible tributes from country stars to brave members of the military.

They did pretty well for themselves!

These country artists have all taken the stage during the NFL's biggest game of the year.