{"id":110769,"date":"2026-05-04T09:43:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cknxam\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/tucker-wetmore-win-acm-best-new-male-artist\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T09:43:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:43:28","slug":"tucker-wetmore-win-acm-best-new-male-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cknxam\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2026\/05\/tucker-wetmore-win-acm-best-new-male-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"Tucker Wetmore Win ACM Best New Male Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Tucker Wetmore<\/strong>\u00a0was surprised onstage\u00a0during the final night of his three-show, sold-out run at the\u00a0O2 Forum Kentish Town in London, England, and was officially crowned\u00a0<strong>ACM Best New\u00a0Male Artist<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marks the first time in recent history the Academy of Country Music has sent a trophy internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rising star was surprised when\u00a0<strong>Thomas Rhett\u00a0<\/strong>interrupted the show with a video message prior to Wetmore\u2019s mother, Sia, presenting him the award onstage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visibly moved by his win, Wetmore hugged his mother in gratitude while accepting his award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wetmore will\u00a0perform live at the\u00a0<strong>61st Academy of Country Music Awards<\/strong>, on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 8 p.m. from the <strong>MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@acmawards\/video\/7634730176017878303\" data-video-id=\"7634730176017878303\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@acmawards\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@acmawards?refer=embed\">@acmawards<\/a> <p>If anyone can interupt @Tuck\u2019s show, it&#8217;s his own mom and <a title=\"acmawards\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/acmawards?refer=embed\">#ACMawards<\/a> winner @Thomas Rhett. They surprised him onstage tonight in London with the news that he won his FIRST ACM Award for New Male Artist of the Year! \ud83c\udfc6\ud83e\udd79<\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - ACM Awards\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7634730195766758174?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; ACM Awards<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tucker Wetmore\u00a0was surprised onstage\u00a0during the final night of his three-show, sold-out run at the\u00a0O2 Forum Kentish Town in London, England, and was officially crowned\u00a0ACM Best New\u00a0Male Artist. This marks the first time in recent history the Academy of Country Music has sent a trophy internationally. 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