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Dolly Parton had a heavy heart on Monday as she attended the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM).
The 76-year-old Strings of the Heart star delivered an opening monologue dedicating “the whole show” to Ukraine, asking everyone to pray to the people of Ukraine at the height of the Russian invasion.
“I love to laugh, I love to joke, and we’re going to have a good time tonight, but I want us to get some serious attention before we start with all our fun,” Parton said, addressing the crowded crowd. Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Now I don’t want to be a politician, and I’m not. I would rather get rid of a kidney stone than do this, but I want us to send our love and hope to our brothers and sisters in Ukraine.”
“So why don’t we just dedicate this whole show to them and pray for peace in this crazy old world?” she added before presenting a joint performance featuring Jimmy Allen and Gabby Barrett.
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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has confirmed 406 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s February 24 invasion began. And 801 more civilians had been injured as of midnight Sunday, the agency said, noting that the fighting had reached a stalemate. accurate reports, and the numbers are actually higher.
The attack prompted 1.7 million Ukrainians to leave the country.
Apart from Parton, Old Dominion’s Matthew Ramsey also gave his thoughts on Ukraine during their acceptance speech for band of the year.
“I am so grateful that Dolly said what she said at the beginning because I felt a little strange because we are here in this beautiful bubble where every person whose name is mentioned tonight was fighting for their dreams. But there are people. fighting for their lives right now, and that was a little weird. That’s why I’m so grateful that she said that. So thanks. We are so grateful for this award. I can’t be more grateful.”
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Viewers also took to Twitter to thank Parton for dedicating the show to Ukraine.
“Such a cool act – a request to support Ukraine,” wrote one person in particular. Another person said “thank you” to Parton.
Dolly Parton had a heavy heart on Monday as she attended the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM). She devoted all the shows to Ukraine. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for ACM)
Standing in a shimmery mosaic bodysuit, Parton opened the 2022 ACM in chic style. Certainly fitting for the glitz and glam of a Vegas night, Parton was equally self-deprecating and full of humour, taking a few bites at herself while relaxing the crowd before a jam-packed night of performances by country music’s top names.
“I wanted to shine tonight, did I do it?!” she said during her monologue. “I was walking through the hall, going on stage, and a disco ball fell right on me. I was covered in shards of glass.”
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“I just hope I don’t get pierced or I’ll be floating around this room like an inflatable doll,” she joked. “So catch me if you can!”
“What happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas and I’m so excited to be here in Vegas with our two amazing co-hosts Jimmy Allen and Gabby Barrett,” she added of the two outstanding young country stars. “Yes, now they are real, real. And you know how I hate all fakes.
Apart from Parton, Old Dominion’s Matthew Ramsey also gave his thoughts on Ukraine during their acceptance speech for band of the year. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
In an array of amazing performances, Chris Stapleton paid tribute to the victims of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival by performing his hit “Watch You Burn”. You will get your turn. The devil will watch you burn,” he sang in a hoarse baritone.
Morgan Wallen seemed to have moved on from his public scandal when he won the award for album of the year with Dangerous: The Double Album.
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After a leaked video showing him using racial slurs, ACM announced that they had banned “Wallen’s potential participation and eligibility” at last year’s awards show. At the time, the 28-year-old musician was subsequently suspended by his record label Big Loud Records and conglomerates such as iHeartRadio who were pulling his music from their stations.
Wallen waited several months before publicly breaking his silence on the incident by sharing a handwritten letter with fans on social media in April.
Morgan Wallen seemed to have moved on from his public scandal when he won the award for album of the year with Dangerous: The Double Album. (Photo by Kevin Winter)
In November, Wallen announced the “Dangerous Tour” for 2022.
In his ACM keynote on Monday, Wallen did not directly mention the issue and his absence from recent awards ceremonies, but may have alluded to it, saying that returning the honor home would “mean” for his one-year-old son, Indigo. Wilder, “that his father was a fighter, that he pursued his dreams and worked hard to make them come true.”
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“When I started this album, I was a child. By the time I released it, I was already a father,” he said in part.
Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood won the single of the year for their duet “If I Didn’t Love You” and Lainey Wilson for “Things a Man Oughta Know”. The artists later performed the songs live on the show, which featured many performances.
NASHVILLE, TN – DECEMBER 31: Miranda Lambert performs during the Live Nashville’s Big Bash New Year’s Eve Party at Casa Rosa in Nashville, Tennessee, in this image posted Dec. 31. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for The Green Room PR) (Photo by Jason Kempin)
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Miranda Lambert also received the long-awaited Artist of the Year award, and many fans took to social media to share their praise for the country star.
“You can say whatever the hell you want. But NOBODY, NOBODY deserves this award more than Miranda Lambert. 22 years later,” wrote one Twitter user, while another echoed the sentiment addition“Damnest Time!”
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The show aired live on Amazon Prime Video and attempted to create a party atmosphere while paying homage to tragedies both global and local.
Stephanie Pagones of Fox News Digital and The Associated Press contributed to this report.