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The big winner at the 2016 ACM Awards was Chris Stapleton, but none of his big wins make our Top 5 from the April 3 ceremony. The show was performance-heavy, and there are some spectacular performances to talk about today and all week.

So, who is responsible for Chris Stapleton’s success? That was what Dierks Bentley and Luke Bryan argued about for the majority of their opening monologue at the 2016 ACM Awards.

The biggest names in country music spent a weekend in Sin City to ring in the 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards, airing live Sunday night (April 3) on CBS. This year, the party was hosted by returning host Luke Bryan and newcomer co-host Dierks Bentley.

The 2016 ACM Awards winners list was starting to look like the 2016 CMA Awards, until the very end. Chris Stapleton and Little Big Town led the way in total wins, but the big award went to an Entertainer of the Year first-timer.

Friday night (April 1) the Academy of Country Music kicked off the fourth annual ACM Party for a Cause Festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, as Carrie Underwood headlined the special ACM Women of Country Night with a very special surprise guest.

Chris Janson's life has changed dramatically since the release of his first No. 1 single, "Buy Me a Boat," last year. Nominated for three ACM Awards, on tour with Blake Shelton and having several songs he wrote currently on the radio, Janson is all smiles when he sits down to chat with Taste of Country.

As co-hosts of the 2016 ACM Awards on Sunday (April 3), Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley are under a lot of pressure. Not only do they have to be entertaining, they also have to make sure not to offend any of their friends sitting in the audience.

The Academy of Country Music Awards — or ACM Awards, for short — have been Country Music's Biggest Party since the 1960s. The ACMs were the very first big program that celebrated country music, and since the debut, they have changed and even moved cities over the years. Now, we're looking back and reminiscing about some of the greatest ACM Awards moments ever.

The 2016 ACM Awards have decided to hand out some big awards early this year, and Florida Georgia Line won one of them in a surprise presentation in Las Vegas on Friday (April 1).

Eric Church has been announced as another early winner in the 2016 ACM Awards. The country superstar has won Video of the Year for his imaginative clip for "Mr. Misunderstood," the title song from his most recent album.

The 2016 ACM Awards are Sunday (April 3), and the award show's presenters have been revealed.

Luke Bryan will open the 2016 ACM Awards with a very special live performance.