Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, and Luke Bryan were the big country music winners at last night’s 2016 Billboard Music Awards.
Luke Bryan snatched up the ‘Top Country Artist’ title, Chris Stapleton was honored with the ‘Top Country Album’ distinction, and Thomas Rhett scored Top Country Song with his hit “Die a Happy Man.”
Rhett personally accepted the award and said in his speech, “This is incredible. Never in a million years did I think that being a songwriter sitting on a bus writing a song about who we love would win an award like this.”
2016 Billboard Music Awards Country Winners
Top Country Artist
Zac Brown Band
Luke Bryan (WINNER)
Sam Hunt
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Top Country Album
Chris Stapleton, Traveller (WINNER)
Luke Bryan, Kill the Lights
Sam Hunt, Montevallo
Zac Brown Band, Jekyll + Hyde
Carrie Underwood, Storyteller
Top Country Song
Sam Hunt, “Break Up in a Small Town”
Sam Hunt, “Take Your Time”
Little Big Town, “Girl Crush”
Thomas Rhett, “Die a Happy Man” (WINNER)
Chris Young, “I’m Comin’ Over”
Congrats to all of last night’s winners, presenters, and performers!
