Lainey Wilson gained the evening on the 2025 Academy of Nation Music Awards, taking house 4 awards out of the six classes she was nominated in, together with Entertainer of the 12 months, Album of the 12 months, and Feminine Vocalist of the 12 months. Then again, Kelsea Ballerini arrived with three nominations and walked away with no awards.
Afterward, The Voice coach took to her Instagram Story to share a meme from Imply Ladies that addressed her response to the state of affairs. She shared pictures of Lacey Chabert within the traditional “And none for Gretchen Weiners” scene. Her boyfriend, Chase Stokes, additionally reacted to the losses by posting a video of Ballerini’s efficiency from the present with the caption, “Entertainer of the 12 months. Goodnight.”
Ballerini was nominated within the coveted class for the primary time however misplaced to Wilson, who took house the dignity for the second yr in a row. Ballerini additionally misplaced to Wilson within the Feminine Artist of the 12 months class, whereas each girls misplaced to Ella Langley and Riley Inexperienced for Musical Occasion of the 12 months and Visible Media of the 12 months, respectively.
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Over time, Ballerini has been left disenchanted by awards present outcomes. On the ACMs, she’s been nominated plenty of occasions, however solely gained as soon as when she took house New Feminine Vocalist of the 12 months in 2016. Of her 12 nominations on the CMA Awards, she’s solely gained twice (“Half of My Hometown,” her collaboration with Kenny Chesney, took house Music Video of the 12 months and Musical Occasion of the 12 months in 2021.)
Ballerini has additionally been acknowledged 5 occasions on the Grammy Awards, however by no means gained in any of her classes. On the 2024 present, it was an all-too-familiar scene as she misplaced to Wilson within the Finest Nation Album class. Her response afterward went viral, as critics thought she regarded irritated by the outcomes.
“You will be bummed on your loss and blissful for any individual else’s win on the identical time,” Ballerini mentioned on the time. “Two issues will be true and each maintain legitimate and priceless area. The face studying and response evaluation is pointless and hurtful to everybody. A girl’s win is a workforce win.”