Tenille Townes & Riley Green Named Early ACM Winners
Tenille Townes and Riley Green were each surprised with some good news this morning.
Townes thought she was doing an interview over Zoom, while Green was expecting a meeting with his team when Keith Urban appeared on-screen.
The country superstar was there to announce they had been named the New Female Artist of the Year and New Male Artist of the Year for the upcoming ACM Awards.
The other nominees for New Male Artist were Cody Johnson, Jordan Davis, Morgan Wallen and Russell Dickerson.
The other New Female Artist nominees were Caylee Hammack, Gabby Barrett, Ingrid Andress, and Lindsay Ell.
The 55th Academy of Country Music Awards will broadcast on Wednesday, September 16, after the original April 5th date was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.