Brice and Pearce had already picked up the prize for Musical Event of the Year and have now become the fourth male /female duet to win single of the year
Written by Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins and Laura Veltz, Morris’ smash hit ‘The Bones’ was a sleeper hit and a cross-over success as it topped the country charts
The band retains their group of the year status after winning the award at last years ceremony.
The song, written by Pearce, Luke Combs, Randy Montana and Jonathan Singleton, was the last project producer busbee completed before his death.
In addition to the hardback a very special audiobook edition of the memoir, narrated by Carlile herself, will be released next Tuesday, April 20.
The positive test forces Bryan to pull-out of his ACM Awards performance this Sunday night.