Kane Brown just made history at the ACM Awards.
The 27-year-old country singer became the first Black artist to win Video of the Year for “Worldwide Beautiful” at the annual awards ceremony. Brown’s win was declared on Wednesday during CBS This Morning, days before the ACMs are scheduled to happen in Nashville.
“I wrote this song with three of my buddies out of Nashville,” Brown expressed when told about his historic win. “We were just like, ‘You know, it would be a great day when everybody could just see the beautiful in the world… we’re all a little different, but we’re all just different types of beautiful.'”
“So we just wrote a song about it,” he continued. “When everything started coming out in the media, we felt like it was time to release it. Our fans were asking for it. I couldn’t ask for it to come out any better than it did.”
Brown is additionally up for Album of the Year for his collection, Mixtape Vol. 1. The nomination made him the first-ever Black country artist to be nominated in the category. ET talked with Brown a week ago, where he said the chance of leaving a mark on the world at the ACMs would be “amazing.”
“I’m not gonna put any pressure on me, but if it happens then, I don’t know, I’ll probably be speechless,” he said of potentially winning Album of the Year. “I think it’s a beautiful thing. I feel like… the doors are slowly opening and more black artists should be welcomed into the country music scene. It feels good to be a part of that history that’s happening. I can’t wait to see it, you know, five to seven years from now, and see if we got some more.”
He added that his collection is so “different,” adding that he truly liked his fans “for allowing me to experiment and do whatever, but still stick to the country roots and just love my music and listen to it regardless.”
Brown, then, will likewise be performing “Famous Friends” with Chris Young at the ACMs. He’s likewise set to take off and will commence his Blessed and Free Tour on Oct. 1
Facilitated by 15-time ACM Award champ Keith Urban and New Female Artist of the Year nominee Mickey Guyton, the 56th ACM Awards will respect and feature the greatest names and arising ability in country music.
The 56th annual ACM Awards will air Sunday, April 18 at 8 p.m. on CBS.