New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The Academy of Country Music, dick clark productions and CBS announced today the full superstar performance lineup for the 56TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, airing live on Sunday, April 18 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
The artists include Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Lee Brice, Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Mickey Guyton, Ryan Hurd, Jack Ingram, Alan Jackson, Elle King,
Miranda Lambert,
Little Big Town, Ashley McBryde, Maren Morris, Carly Pearce, Jon Randall,
Thomas Rhett,
Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, The War and Treaty, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, CeCe Winans, and Chris Young.
Over 25 artists will perform more than 30 songs from three iconic Country
Music venues: the Grand Ole Opry House,Nashville�s historic Ryman Auditorium and The Bluebird Cafe. Additional details on the exciting performances including unprecedented collaborations and surprising moments will be announced in the coming weeks. First-time ACM Awards performances from many of the legendary artists in the lineup can be found BELOW.
Hosted by 15-time ACM Award winner
Keith Urban and New Female Artist of the Year nominee Mickey Guyton, the 56th ACM Awards� honor and showcase the biggest names and emerging talent in Country Music. Official 56th ACM Awards sponsors include 1000 Stories� Bourbon Barrel-Aged Wine, Ford, Security Benefit and T-Mobile.
The health and safety of the artists, fans, industry, staff and partners involved in the ACM Awards is the number one priority. All guidelines set forth by national, state and local health officials will be closely followed and implemented during the production along with additional safety measures to be instated by dick clark productions and the Academy of Country Music.
For more information, visit ACMcountry.com. You can also like Academy of Country
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The 56th 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 on Sunday, April 18, 2021 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network, and will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. R.A. Clark, Barry Adelman and
Linda Gierahn are executive producers. Damon Whiteside is executive producer for the Academy of Country Music.
