Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year
The Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year is the biggest competitive category presented at the Academy of Country Music Awards. The award has been given annually since 1970, and is the final award presented at the ceremony.
Chris Stapleton, the 2023 reigning Entertainer of the Year.
Six-time winner Garth Brooks.
Five-time winners Alabama.
Five-time winner Kenny Chesney.
Kenneth Arnold Chesney is an American country singer. He has recorded more than 20 albums that include more than 40 Top 10 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, 32 of which have reached number one. Many of these also have charted within the Top 40 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, making him one of the most successful crossover country artists. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
Kenny Chesney performing in 2007
Kenny Chesney performing in the East Room of the White House on May 16, 2006, at the official dinner for Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Mrs. Janette Howard
Kenny Chesney's Poets and Pirates tour bus in 2008
Kenny Chesney during a performance in Jacksonville, Florida on August 30, 2008
