Find out about Parker McCollum, the country music star.
Parker McCollum couldn’t believe it when Miranda Lambert video-called him up. “I’m sitting at my mom’s house at Forth Worth,” he said, somewhat shocked to see Miranda instead of a last-minute interview. Miranda wasn’t looking to ask Parker any questions. Instead, she had some good news to deliver. “I’m telling you that you’ve won New Male Artist of the Year for the [ Academy of Country Music Awards] this year.” And with that, Parker’s jaw dropped. “Are you serious? I’m like, getting blurry vision right now,” he said, in utter shock. “Are you joking? You’re dead serious? I won?” He had to take it in, thinking about how he had just taken home his first ACM Award. “Oh my goodness. There’s no way. No way,” he said. Miranda, who was proud to see a fellow Texan do good, said he was “killing it” and that she wanted to toast his success when they meet up again. “This one’s for Texas, no doubt. That is wild,” he said. The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards airs tonight (Monday, March 7) from Las Vegas on Prime Video. Both Parker and Lainey Wilson, the winner of the New Female Artist of the year, will perform on the show. Before the ACMs kick off, here’s what you need to know about Parker. Born and raised in Conroe, Texas (near Houston), Parker worked summers on a ranch in Limestone Country. He fell in love with classic country artists like Willie Nelson, Buck Owens, and Porter Wagoner, according to CMT Edge. As a teen, he learned how to play the guitar and harmonica. He relocated to Austin and began to work on his country music career.
