Keith Urban picked up his first ACM Entertainer of the Year award during Sunday night’s (April 7th) show, following November’s CMA Entertainer of the Year win.
When he heard his name, he took a moment with his wife Nicole Kidman before hugging his fellow Entertainer nominees and heading to the stage to thank his team and his fans.
“I’ve been nominated nine times, so at some point I come to terms and accept that the nomination is the award,” Keith says backstage. “I don’t know how things go that way sometimes, but I love what I get to do and I put everything into it, but I know all the others do too. It’s just…thank you, God, really.”
Having wrapped up his recent Graffiti U World Tour, Keith is set to play a handful of festivals this summer, including the Sun Fest in West Palm Beach, Florida May 5th.
Audio / Keith Urban reacts to his first ACM Entertainer of the Year Award.
DownloadKeith Urban (ACM Entertainer) OC: …really. :27
“I’ve been nominated nine times, so at some point I come to terms and accept that the nomination is the award. I don’t know how things go that way sometimes, but I love what I get to do and I put everything into it, but I know all the others do too. It’s just…thank you, God, really.”
Audio / Keith Urban accepts the 2019 ACM Entertainer of the Year award.
DownloadKeith Urban (ACM Entertainer acceptance speech) OC: …of you. :54
“Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. I’m gonna run out of time. Kix (Brooks), Ronnie (Dunn), Reba (McEntire) thank you so much…and congratulations on your induction, boys. Fantastic. I running out of time…baby girl, I love you so much. My team, thank you, every one of you. To the fans out there, you are amazing…you have no idea how much you mean to me. No idea. Baby girl, I love you and our girls Sunday and Faith who are at home watching right now. My whole team, and Dan McCarroll, thank you so much, CAA, Darren Murphy, my whole gang…I’m gonna run out of time here in a minute. Mike, Cindy, everybody I love you guys. God bless…I did thank Sunday and Faith, baby. Country radio, I love you so much. Thank you so much. God bless everyone of you.”
