With the 60th Annual ACM Awards coming up this week, let’s take a look back at one of the most memorable ACM moments in recent history. To be fair, country music awards shows always come off a little cheesy, a little too safe, and to be honest, quite boring… but every so often, you get a moment like this that really sticks in your mind. Of course, we all remember country music power couple Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton.  Blake and Miranda met back in 2005 during a performance of “You’re The Reason God Made Oklahoma” for CMT’s 100 Greatest Duets concert. Blake was married at the time, but their chemistry was pretty evident on stage, and while he probably didn’t decide to leave his wife right there, Shelton divorced the following year in 2006. He started dating Miranda shortly after that, and they got married in 2011. Right around that time, Blake and Miranda also went on a run for the ages, releasing hit single after hit single and cleaning up at awards shows. Blake and Miranda both won CMA Awards for Male and Female Vocalist of the Year from 2010 to 2014, with Miranda winning in 2015 as well. And as far as ACMs go, Miranda was cleaning up there too.  The pair finally called it quits in 2015 after just 4 years of marriage. So flash forward to 2019 and Miranda was already married to husband Brendan McLoughlin, Blake was seeing Gwen Stefani, but Miranda still took the opportunity to throw a little shade at Blake during her performance slot. She blew the roof off, performing a medley of hits including “Kerosene,” “Gunpowder and Lead,” and a few more classics, but the moment that left everybody’s jaw hanging open was when she changed the lyrics of “Little Red Wagon” from “I live in Oklahoma” to a rather emphatic: “I got the hell out of Oklahoma.” Savage. I mean, she wasn’t living with Blake in Oklahoma anymore so it makes sense to change the lyric, but at the same time, it was an obvious shot at her ex-husband. And while their relationship might’ve been old news at the time, we were all still praying that the camera would pan over to show Blake’s face in that moment. I’m not sure if that was a producer choice, or if the camera folks just dropped the ball, but c’mon… we gotta be better right there. Great moments like this are pretty rare for the ACMs. To be fair, she had been performing the song this way for quite some time by 2019, but with Blake Shelton in the room? That was definitely a first. It feels like she might’ve put a little something extra behind it with Blake sitting right there… and I don’t blame her for it. At the end of the day, Blake is a pretty good sport and definitely one who doesn’t take himself too seriously. He’s was more than happy with his new relationship at the time so I could definitely see him laughing about it. Check it out: The fact @mirandalambert actually said I got the hell out of Oklahoma pic.twitter.com/Kgxa2FpWk0 — Lindale Tx Ran Fan (@Ranfan1997) April 8, 2019 Of course, it’s not all bad blood. Miranda has since discussed her song “Over You,” which she wrote with Blake about his late brother who passed away in a car accident. She called the song a really special moment and added that she was “glad” they had that together: “It was really a special moment and I’m so glad we shared that song and that it helped his family heal, to have that together.” It went on to win Song of the Year at both the CMAs and the ACMs. Later in the night, Miranda joined the King of Country Music and fellow Texan, George Strait, for a moving performance of “Run.” And for my money, it’s one of Strait’s best tunes and adding Miranda into the mix just takes it to another level. The 60th Annual ACM Awards are set to air this coming Thursday, May 8th, at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. 2025 ACM Awards Nominees We have Ella Langley leading the pack with a whopping eight nominations and Morgan Wallen is sitting right behind her with seven nods, including a deserved Entertainer of the Year. Texas cowboy, Cody Johnson and powerhouse Lainey Wilson also come in with seven. Behind them, the great Chris Stapleton has six nominations, while Riley Green enjoys a breakout year with 5. Country music newcomer Post Malone also has 5. Zach Top snuck in with two nominations, one for Album of the Year for Cold Beer & Country Music and a New Male Artist of the Year, which he has already won, and bands like the Red Clay Strays and Flatland Cavalry also received nominations, so it’s cool to see some genuinely great country bands and artists finally get the recognition they deserve. Of course, country music awards shows always tend to lean pretty commercial, but we’re finally starting to see some indie bands get some love… baby steps. And with all that being said, here are the nominees: ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Kelsea Ballerini Luke Combs Cody Johnson Jelly Roll Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen Lainey Wilson FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Kelsea Ballerini Ella Langley Megan Moroney Kacey Musgraves Lainey Wilson MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Luke Combs Cody Johnson Jelly Roll Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen DUO OF THE YEAR Brooks & Dunn Brothers Osborne Dan + Shay Muscadine Bloodline The War And Treaty GROUP OF THE YEAR Flatland Cavalry Little Big Town Old Dominion Rascal Flatts The Red Clay Strays NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Kassi Ashton Ashley Cooke Dasha Ella Langley – Winner Jessie Murph NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Gavin Adcock Shaboozey Zach Top – Winner Tucker Wetmore Bailey Zimmerman NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR Restless Road The Red Clay Strays – Winner Treaty Oak Revival ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)] ● Am I Okay? (I’ll Be Fine) – Megan Moroney Producer: Kristian Bush Record Company-Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Nashville ● Beautifully Broken – Jelly Roll Producers: BazeXX, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell, Devin Dawson, Charlie Handsome, Ben Johnson, mgk, The Monsters & Strangerz, Austin Nivarel, SlimXX, Ryan Tedder, Isaiah Tejada, Alysa Vanderheym Record Company-Label: BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville / Republic Records ● Cold Beer & Country Music – Zach Top Producer: Carson Chamberlain Record Company-Label: Leo33 ● F-1 Trillion – Post Malone Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins Record Company-Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records ● Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson Producer: Jay Joyce Record Company-Label: BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville SINGLE OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)] ● A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey Producers: Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry Record Company-Label: American Dogwood / EMPIRE ● Dirt Cheap – Cody Johnson Producer: Trent Willmon Record Company-Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville ● I Had Some Help – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins Record Company-Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records ● White Horse – Chris Stapleton Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton Record Company-Label: Mercury Nashville ● you look like you love me – Ella Langley, Riley Green Producer: Will Bundy Record Company-Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)] ● 4x4xU – Lainey Wilson Songwriters: Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson Publishers: Louisiana Lady; One Tooth Productions; Reservoir 416; Songs of One Riot Music; Sony/ATV Accent ● The Architect – Kacey Musgraves Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne Publishers: Songs for Indy and Owl; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing ● Dirt Cheap – Cody Johnson Songwriter: Josh Phillips Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing; Write or Die Music; Write the Lightning Publishing ● I Had Some Help – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen Songwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters, Ryan Vojtesak Publishers: Bell Ear Publishing; Master of my Domain Music; Poppy’s Picks; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing; Universal Music Corporation ● you look like you love me – Ella Langley, Riley Green Songwriters: Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron Raitiere Publishers: Back 40 Publishing International; Langley Publishing; One Tooth Productions; Sony/ATV Tree; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)] ● Cowboys Cry Too – Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan, Alysa Vanderheym Record Company-Label: Black River Entertainment ● I Had Some Help – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins Record Company-Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records ● I’m Gonna Love You – Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood Producer: Trent Willmon Record Company-Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville ● we don’t fight anymore – Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Carly Pearce Record Company-Label: Big Machine Records ● you look like you love me – Ella Langley, Riley Green Producer: Will Bundy Record Company-Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] ● 4x4xU – Lainey Wilson Producer: Jennifer Ansell Director: Dano Cerny ● Dirt Cheap – Cody Johnson Producer: Dustin Haney Director: Dustin Haney ● I’m Gonna Love You – Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood Producers: Christen Pinkston, Wesley Stebbins-Perry Director: Dustin Haney ● Think I’m In Love With You – Chris Stapleton Producers: Wes Edwards, Angie Lorenz, Jamie Stratakis Director: Running Bear (Stephen Kinigopoulos, Alexa Stone) ● You Look Like You Love Me – Ella Langley, Riley Green – Winner Producer: Whale Tale Music Directors: Ella Langley, John Park, Wales Toney ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Luke Combs ERNEST HARDY Morgan Wallen Lainey Wilson SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Jessi Alexander Jessie Jo Dillon Ashley Gorley Chase McGill Josh OsborneThe post ACM Awards 2019: Miranda Lambert Shades Ex-Husband Blake Shelton With “I Got The Hell Out Of Oklahoma” Lyric first appeared on Whiskey Riff.