The 2018 Billboard Music Awards were held on Sunday night in Las Vegas and hosted by vocal powerhouse Kelly Clarkson! Check out which country music stars walked away with awards below!
2018 Billboard Music Awards: Country Music Winners
Top Country Artist
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Sam Hunt
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton — WINNER
Top Country Male Artist
Sam Hunt
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton — WINNER
Top Country Female Artist
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris — WINNER
Maren also totally killed it on stage with her performance of “The Middle” with Zedd and Grey! Catch her live performance at the close of this article.
Top Country Duo / Group Artist
Florida Georgia Line — WINNER
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
Top Country Tour
Luke Bryan — WINNER
Florida Georgia Line
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
Top Country Album
Kane Brown, Kane Brown
Luke Combs, This One’s for You
Thomas Rhett, Life Changes
Chris Stapleton, From A Room: Volume 1 — WINNER
Brett Young, Brett Young
Top Country Song
Kane Brown ft. Lauren Alaina, “What Ifs”
Sam Hunt, “Body Like a Back Road” — WINNER
Dustin Lynch, “Small Town Boy”
Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be”
Brett Young, “In Case You Didn’t Know”
By the way, country music icon Alan Jackson also earned an award…
Top Christian Album
Alan Jackson, Precious Memories Collection– WINNER
Elevation Worship, There Is A Cloud
Hillsong UNITED, Wonder
Hillsong Worship, Let There Be Light
MercyMe, Lifer
Now, for Maren’s electric performance…
“The Middle” Lyrics
Take a seat right over there, sat on the stairs
Stay or leave, the cabinets are bare and I’m unaware
Of just how we got into this mess, got so aggressive
I know we meant all good intentions
So pull me closer
Why don’t you pull me close?
Why don’t you come on over?
I can’t just let you go
Oh baby, why don’t you just meet me in the middle?
I’m losing my mind just a little
So why don’t you just meet me in the middle?
In the middle
Baby, why don’t you just meet me in the middle?
I’m losing my mind just a little
So why don’t you just meet me in the middle?
In the middle, oh
Take a step back for a minute, into the kitchen
Floors are wet and taps are still running, dishes are broken
How did we get into this mess? Got so aggressive
I know we meant all good intentions
So pull me closer
Why don’t you pull me close?
Why don’t you come on over?
I can’t just let you go, oh
Baby, why don’t you just meet me in the middle?
I’m losing my mind just a little
So why don’t you just meet me in the middle?
In the middle
Looking at you, I can’t lie
Just pouring out admission
Regardless of my objection, oh
And it’s not about my pride
I need you on my skin
Just come over, pull me in, just
Oh, baby, why don’t you just meet me in the middle?
I’m losing my mind just a little
So why don’t you just meet me in the middle?
In the middle, no no
Baby, why don’t you just meet me in the middle? Oh Yeah
I’m losing my mind just a little
So why don’t you just meet me in the middle? Oh
In the middle
Baby, why don’t you just meet me in the middle, baby?
I’m losing my mind just a little
So why don’t you just meet me in the middle, middle?
In the middle, middle
Congrats to all those honored last night! Share this news with other country music fans!
