Carrie Underwood Fans Angry Over Entertainer Tie With Thomas Rhett

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

September 17th, 2020 11:52 AM

While Carrie Underwood was gracious when she accepted the Entertainer of the Year honor at last night’s (9/16) ACM Awards,  her fans online aren’t so happy about it. For the first time in ACM history, the Entertainer of the Year was a tie; Underwood shared the award with Thomas Rhett.

Twitter has been abuzz with fans angry over Carrie having to share the honor with a man.

One fan Tweeted, “CARRIE finally wins #Entertaineroftheyear and she has to share it with a man…. #ACMs.”

Another fan piped in, “That is BS!!!!!! @ACMawards just trying to be politically correct after a show in which social justice was mentioned. WTF!!!!! @carrieunderwood deserves to be #entertaineroftheyear without having the shadow of a tie attached to it.”

One more fan was upset that it was given to a woman in the first place saying, “You’re telling me that two men that will play their hearts out in sold out arenas: one had a tour where he had no opening acts and sung for 3 hours, the other has sold out arenas in a matter of seconds doesn’t win the damn TIE for #EntertainerOfTheYear? @ACMawards is messed up.”

Backstage after her win, Underwood gushed about getting the top honor, tie or not.

Some fans on Twitter were actually happy about it one saying, “Yes!!!! Well deserved by both! @ThomasRhett and @carrieunderwood #ACMAwards #EntertainerOfTheYear.”

And Carrie fans weren’t the only ones hot about the tie, one Thomas Rhett diehard said, “The #ACM tie for #entertaineroftheyear seems like a giant slap in the face to the women of the country music industry. I love Thomas Rhett, but it’s like saying ‘well the academy believes TR should get it but we knew it would piss peeps off so we ALSO gave it to Carrie Underwood.'”

Thomas, like Underwood, also gushed about his win in this backstage video.

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  Host Luke Bryan, winner of Entertainer of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year for "The Only Way I Know," poses in the press room during the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 7, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  Entertainer of the Year award winner Keith Urban poses in the press room during the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  Jason Aldean, winner of Entertainer of the Year, poses in the press room during the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 3, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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  Taylor Swift accepts the Entertainer Of The Year Award onstage at the 47th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 1, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  Carrie Underwood poses with her three awards in the press room at the 42nd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  George Strait performs onstage during the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 7, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

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