Brothers Osborne Wins Duo of the Year at 2022 ACM Awards: 'Always Comes as a Huge Surprise'

For Brothers Osborne, two is now won!

The country singers took home the prize for duo of the year at the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on Monday night.

TJ, 37, said the award was a pick-me-up after their latest single, "I'm Not For Everyone," was pulled from country radio last week. "I needed a little wind put in our sails," he told the crowd.

John, 39, said the pair "never ever expect" awards "literally ever," adding that it "always comes as a huge surprise" whenever they win.

He then gave a shoutout to his wife Lucie Silvas, who was not in attendance at Monday's event, in addition to his new dog Django and the brothers' mom and dad and several others for their support. TJ told boyfriend Abi Ventura that he loved him during his brief speech.

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Brothers Osborne beat out Brooks & Dunn, Dan + Shay, LOCASH and Maddie & Tae for the win.

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"I love you all, couldn't have done it without you," John continued before adding "Couldn't have done it without my brother, I love him to death."

The duo released their third album Skeletons in 2020, and gave it a re-release in January with three new songs.

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TJ later expanded on his comment in the ACMs press room. "[We feel] like we're underdogs the whole time. And I think part of it is that we don't get necessarily a lot of the love that some of the other artists do on radio. I'm not necessarily criticizing anyone specifically for that, but it's just a fact," he told reporters.

"I guess some people were upset that I said that, but [it's a] true statement — our single literally got pulled last week and we just won an award. But in these moments, it gives us that energy to keep pushing forward."

Added John, "There is more than one way up the mountain ... I feel like as days go on, as we progress and things evolve within the industry, there are a lot more avenues. And to have a lot of success at radio is really amazing and it has done a lot of people a lot of good and changes their lives. But there is more than one way to do it."

TJ, who publicly came out as gay last year, made headlines in November after he sang the pair's hit "Younger Me," about his experience coming to terms with his sexuality, at the CMA Awards, then shared a kiss with Ventura while on his way to accept the vocal duo of the year award.

"I was like, 'I hope this doesn't make anyone uncomfortable, but this is how I feel.' I love this person, and I want to be open in every way," he later told ET. "Hopefully [it can] show people that they also don't need to hide or alter themselves in any way."

Speaking in the press room Monday, TJ said, "Ultimately, what do we want in this life? It's just really to be loved you know and I think we have that. And so at the end of the day, everything else is really a cherry on top. It gives us a lot of comfort, just being ourselves and doing things that may be artistically on the edge because at the end of the day, we — and it sounds really cheesy — but we really do have what we need and want and will ever want and so there's really not much to lose at that point. It's really just about trying to make a difference, whatever that looks like."

Brothers Osborne are currently nominated for best country album at the upcoming Grammy awards.

The ACM Awards, hosted by Dolly Parton, Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett, are streaming live from Las Vegas on Amazon Prime.