The country star also sweetly shouted out the couple's daughters, Sunday, 16, and Faith, 14, while accepting the prestigious honor

To mark the occasion this year, Megan Moroney, Chris Stapleton, and Brothers Osborne covered — you guessed it — three Urban classics. Moroney took the stage first for a hushed acoustic performance of “Stupid Boy,” a single from Urban’s 2006 album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing.

With 16 Hot Country Songs No. 1s and 21 Country Airplay No. 1s, Keith Urban has been a force in country music in the 21st century. On Thursday (May 8) night's ACM Awards broadcast, the Aussie legend was saluted with the Triple Crown Award.