Let’s Go Girls! Shania Twain, Lainey Wilson, and Kacey Musgraves Take Vegas for the ACM Awards

The festivities continued at Next Wave, a seashore celebration in the center of the desert—which seems like a fever dream however was, in actual fact, very actual. ACM staged a whole sunset-soaked pageant hosted by rising stars Dasha and Ashley Cooke, with a closing efficiency by Keith Urban. The complete esplanade at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino was lined with seashore blankets and cowboy boots; their occupants ditching them to go dosey-doe in the ankle-deep water surrounding the stage. Fits of wind did little to cease individuals from dancing and performers from rocking out—though the tastes did ship a number of blowouts flying. “It was like I was in a 2000s rom-com,” Dasha laughed. “It was giving Belieber hair. It was not very cute.”

By the finish of the evening, hearth cauldrons blazed vivid and glow-in-the-dark seashore balls abounded throughout the resort. (You know it is a good celebration when Tucker Wetmore indicators somebody’s shoe with their spouse’s eyeliner and Keith Urban leaps straight into the pool—all at the identical hour.)

On the carpet the following afternoon, it felt much less like an awards present and extra like one large household reunion—simply with blue velvet drapes, flashbulbs, and photographers barking “Look here!” Guests buzzed about the information of the day, from who’d misplaced the most at the on line casino the evening earlier than (Hudson Westbrook, per Ashley Cooke) to who’d sweep the boards later that evening (Ella Langley, per all people). It was an limitless panoply of snakeskin boots and bolo ties, teased hair and sequins, all battling the dense Vegas warmth. Luckily, a really dapper Tyler Cameron was stationed mid-carpet with a truckload of Mountain Valley waters to maintain visitors cool. (It’s simple to recollect to hydrate when a veritable tall glass of water itself is reminding you to.)

With every dialog, it grew to become clear that the nation music set was very busy in each life and love. “That’s my husband,” beamed a newly married Lainey Wilsonpopping a hip and curving a thumb towards Devlin Hodges together with his emblematic Southern humor. The pair tied the knot a mere week in the past, having little time to delight in newlywed bliss earlier than launching again into their busy schedules. “It’s our honeymoon in Vegas!” As as to whether Hodges was excited to see Wilson carry out? “Oh, always,” he gushed. “He’s my biggest cheerleader,” she added.