Just after Lainey Wilson lit up the stage with a cover of Little Texas’ “God Blessed Texas” into her new single, “Hang Tight Honey,” Clay Walker and Randy Travis presented Jordan Davis with song of the year at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards for his ubiquitous country radio hit “Next Thing You Know.”
“First off, I want to thank the fans for loving this song,” he said in his acceptance speech. “I love songwriting because of songs that won song of the year, so to be holding this right now is crazy.”
It was an exciting away to kick off the 59th annual ACM Awards, live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas. Reba McEntire is hosting for a record 17th time.
In her intro …