Dan + Shay won their fourth duo of the year award at the 59th Academy of Country Music ACM Awards on Thursday night (May 16).
“I'm freaking out right now,” Dan Smyers told the crowd at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, when he took the stage to accept the trophy, turning to his partner. “Say, I love you so much bro. I am so proud to be on this stage with you again. The past 10 years have been a wild ride, we've seen a lot of highs and a lot of lows, but the one thing that has remained the same is the love and support of this country music community. You are all family to us.”
Smyers went on to shout out his family and give a special message to his dog, Joy, who shared that he's “kicking cancer — right now.”
Shay Mooney then took the mic, noting, “I'm so nervous right now. You'd think you'd get less nervous the more you do this.''
He continued, “I'm a little overwhelmed and I look out here and I see all my friends. You're my family, man. Thank you guys for bringing us here and thank you for allowing us to make country music. God bless Texas, God bless country music, and God bless Reba McEntire!”
The awards show is hosted by McEntire and produced by Dick Clark Productions. (DCP is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a subsidiary of Penske Media Corporation and a joint venture between PMC and Eldridge. PMC is the parent company of Advertising sign.)
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