Keith Urbanscored the ACM Entertainer of the Year Award in 2019.
Before that, it was Jason Aldean.
Before Aldean it was Luke Bryan.
Because Thomas Rhett is sharing in her spotlight.
“How lucky are we!
The Academy of Country Music might feel lucky.
The country music Twitterverse, however, unequivocally does not.
She accepted the award, beaming and beautiful, in a sophisticated, sequined black dress.
Her fans, on the other hand, were not so thrilled.
There were a few tweets lamenting that Eric Church was “robbed again” (viaTwitter).
“Y’all just can’t let a female win EOTY can you?!
Anothertweeted"God forbid a woman wins entertainer of the year, right?
y’all cant let women succeed themselves.”
Harsh words, to be sure.
Will the backlash continue until the CMAs?
