Miranda Lambert again Brendan McLoughlinThe chemistry was undeniable at the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards.
Although the couple did not walk the red carpet before the ceremony on Sunday, May 17, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, they were seen loved up at the same table as the singer. Ela Langley during the Prime Video broadcast.
McLoughlin, 34, jumped to her feet and began clapping as Langley’s hit song “Choosin’ Texas,” which Lambert, 43, wrote and produced, took home the award for Single of the Year, marking Lambert’s 20th ACM win. The couple also posed for photos with their fellow nominees Lainey Wilson with her new husband, Devlin “Duck” Hodgesinside the stadium.
Lambert received eight ACM Awards this year, including Female Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Music Event of the Year and Visual Media of the Year for “Singing Song” no. Chris Stapleton and the Annual “Trailblazer” Music Festival with Reba McEntire again Lainey Wilson. Lambert also performed her new song, “Crisco,” wearing denim with a white cowboy hat during the show.
Brendan McLoughlin, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson and Devlin “Duck” Hodges
John Shearer/Getty Images for ACMLambert and McLoughlin have kept a very low profile since tying the knot in January 2019. He is due in September 2024. Us Weekly Covering the story, he gave a rare insight into the relationship of the two outside the public eye.
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“I think the thing I’ve learned the most is that communication is everything,” he said Us at that time. “Love never ends. You have to talk s***. And you have to back off sometimes and be willing to listen when you have something important to say. Love is hard some days, but the reward is so worth it.”
Lambert also praised McLoughlin for challenging him in positive ways.
“He calls me, and I love that, I need that,” she explained of her husband. “I don’t think it’s healthy for people, especially musicians or celebrities, to surround themselves with yes, if you surround yourself with a group of people who are loyal to you, you will move forward, and it will be healthy in the long run.
The biggest names in country music are gearing up for the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards. The 61st annual awards show moves from Texas to Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17. “We couldn’t be more excited to return to the MGM Grand for the 61st ACM Awards next May, the venue for the biggest award show. […]
As for how the duo spend their free time, Lambert insisted they are just like any other couple.
“We’re cool,” he commented. “When we’re off work, I’m on my patio for a hang vibe. We’ll make drinks and listen to music. Sometimes we’ll have the best parties by ourselves. He likes what he calls ‘happy hour music’ – Twenty Matchbox and Goo Goo Dolls. So we have different tastes, but we’ll sit there for hours and listen. Sometimes I say to him, ‘We’re good,’ we’re amazing.”
Five years into her marriage to McLoughlin, Lambert looked back on their whirlwind romance.
“I just went for it; no risk, no reward,” he said Us of marrying McLoughlin after three months together. “I just felt like the worst that could happen, I’m alive.
He continued, “If you don’t put your heart out there, are you going to get the big love that everyone wants, the songs they talk about, the movies they talk about?
