WATCH: New Artist Winners Announced for the 2018 ACM Awards

The winners of the new artist categories have been announced ahead of the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards next month. Lauren Alaina, Midland, and Brett Young each received a phone call from Reba McEntire over the weekend to share the breaking news.

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Alaina, Midland (Mark Wystrach, Cameron Duddy, Jess Carson), and Young have all earned their first-ever ACM Award wins for New Female Vocalist of the Year, New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year, and New Male Vocalist of the year, respectively. 

Lauren Alaina is also nominated for Vocal Event of the Year for "What Ifs" with Kane Brown. Midland landed  nominations for both Vocal Group of the Year and Single Record of the Year for "Drinkin' Problem" as well. 

The 2018 ACM Awards will broadcast LIVE from Las Vegas on Sunday, April 15 at 8pm ET on CBS.

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Over the weekend @Reba called the ACM New Artist of the Year winners to let them know they had won! Let’s just say our New Female Vocalist of the Year had us all in tears. Congrats @Lauren_Alaina! #ACMawards pic.twitter.com/q0DN9jJuje

— ACM Awards (@ACMawards) March 26, 2018

The ACM for New Vocal Group of the Year goes to @MidlandOfficial! And yes, that really was @Reba on the phone! #ACMawards pic.twitter.com/yfYJptBejW

— ACM Awards (@ACMawards) March 26, 2018

In case you didn’t know, the ACM for New Male Vocalist of the Year goes to @BrettYoungMusic. Check out his reaction when @Reba broke the news… #ACMawards pic.twitter.com/dWs81CMl1j

— ACM Awards (@ACMawards) March 26, 2018