Ella Langley nabbed five awards on Sunday – including female artist of the year – at the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards.
The 27-year-old vocalist also performed at the event, which was held in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
The Hope Hull, Alabama native was named artist-songwriter of the year while her track Choosin’ Texas claimed the honors for song of the year and single of the year.
In addition, Don’t Mind if I Do, Langley’s collab with Riley Green, was named music event of the year.
In her speech for song of the year, the Weren’t for the Wind artist said she was ‘at a loss for words’ amid the occasion.
‘I’m trying to get to say something but I can’t,’ an emotional Langley told the crowd.
Ella Langley, 27, nabbed five awards on Sunday – including female artist of the year – at the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards
The vocalist performed at the event in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena
The You Look Like You Love Me singer, accepting the honors for female artist of the year, named three of the four women she was nominated against – Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini and Megan Moroney.
‘Thank you to the women in this category – to the women in this life,’ she said. ‘This is a weird thing to do.
‘And today, I was having a strange day … I walked right into Lainey’s room and she hugged me.’
Langley said that ‘and all of a sudden, here comes Miranda Lambert in her pink hat … Kelsea, thank you so much for lovin’ on me.’
She declared, ‘I would not be standing up here without the encouragement of so many women.
‘Thank you to the women – I would not be standing up here without them – so, thank you.’
The upstart country music artist also thanked her ‘family, for showing up and being weird as always’ and Jesus Christ ‘for letting me do this for a living.’
Langley also played an acoustic rendition of her track Be Her in a performance at the event, which had been streamed on Prime Video.
Langley, accepting the honors for female artist of the year, named three of the four women she was nominated against
Don’t Mind if I Do, Langley’s collab with Riley Green, was named music event of the year.
The Weren’t for the Wind artist delivered an emotional set of speeches on Sunday
Kelsea Ballerini, Langley, Miranda Lambert and Lainey Wilson posed for a shot at the show
The rising star had been nominated for seven overall honors at the show, which Shania Twain hosted.
Langley at the show was outfitted in a bridal white corset dress with a high neck and low back.
Green expressed his appreciation to Langley for her work on their track Don’t Mind if I Do in their acceptance speech for music event of the year.
‘I’ll start by thanking my very lovely and talented duet partner, Miss Ella Langley, for being a part of this song,’ he said. ‘I wrote this song and knew there was something special about it.’
Green said that when they recorded the song ‘in Nashville, Tennessee, in the studio, [Langley] showed up in her pajamas and sang what you hear on the track.’
The rising star had been nominated for seven overall honors at the show
Langley at the show was outfitted in a bridal white corset dress with a high neck and low back
Cody Johnson, 38, was another big winner in Vegas on Sunday, as he was named entertainer of the year; and male artist of the year
Langley said in reply, ‘I had on jeans and a T-shirt, thank you very much.’
Green added, ‘She might sleep in those, I don’t know. But I knew that it was never gonna get any better than that.
He said, ‘I’m so proud of how far you’ve come, and you continue to surprise everybody with everything you do in your career.
‘More than anything, I’m really proud of how you represent our home state of Alabama.’
Langley is currently on the road on her The Dandelion Tour, which extends through August 15.
‘You know we had to take this record on the road,’ she said. ‘So excited to announce The Dandelion Tour!’ she said on social media February 2.
‘Also, bringing some of my favorite people along, you won’t wanna miss this.’
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