New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Country Music's Party of the Year just got bigger with all-star collaborations added to the 54TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. The awards telecast, hosted by Reba McEntire, will air LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden
Arena in Las
Vegas on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 8:00 PM ET / delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.
The ACM Awards will once again feature "ACM Flashbacks," a fan favorite moment honoring classic country music hits and/or the artists whose music continues to influence musicians and fans alike. This year's "ACM Flashbacks" will feature 29-time ACM Award-winning duo
Brooks & Dunn performing with
Luke Combs (ACM New Male Artist of the Year), and the king of country music and 24-time ACM Award winner
George Strait performing with
Miranda Lambert. In addition, Lambert, the most-awarded artist in ACM Awards history with 32 wins, will perform a flashback medley of her greatest hits.
Multi-platinum award-winning global superstar
Khalid has been added to the star-studded lineup and will perform with Kane Brown. Additional exciting collaborations include
Jason Aldean (ACM Dick Clark Artist of the Decade Award honoree) &
Kelly Clarkson,
Dierks Bentley & Brandi Carlile,
Eric Church & Ashley McBryde (ACM New Female Artist of the Year),
Dan + Shay &
Kelly Clarkson,
Florida Georgia Line & Jason Aldean, and
Maren Morris & Brothers Osborne.
Previously announced performers include
LANCO (ACM New Group of the Year),
Little Big Town, Reba McEntire,
Thomas Rhett,
Chris Stapleton and Carrie Underwood. Additional acts and presenters will be announced in the coming week.
Tickets for the ceremony are available for purchase now at www.axs.com. For more information on the ACM Awards and all ACM events including ACM Party for a Cause®, visit ACMcountry.com. You can also like Academy of Country
Music on Facebook or follow on Twitter and Instagram for more immediate updates.
The 54th Academy of Country
Music Awards™ is dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in the country music industry. The show is produced for television by dick clark productions and will broadcast LIVE from MGM Grand Garden
Arena in Las
Vegas on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 8:00 PM ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. R.A. Clark, Reba McEntire, Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco are executive producers. Pete
Fisher is executive producer for the Academy of Country Music.
