PHOTOS: 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards – Backstage & Behind the Scenes

Rascal Flatts and Jason Aldean

Each spring, virtually all of Nashville packs their bags and heads to ‘Sin City’ for Country Music’s Party of the Year- the Academy of Country Music Awards. True to country music form, it’s like a big family reunion backstage and behind the scenes at the ACM Awards.

Check out photos of many of country music’s finest backstage at the ACMs below…

Jason Aldean and Darius Rucker

Keith Urban and Kimberly Perry

Kelly Clarkson, Reba, and KISS

Lionel Richie and LeAnn Rimes

Blake Shelton and Brad Paisley hug it out

Jay DeMarcus and Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts with LL Cool J

Blake Shelton and Gwen Sebastian

The Band Perry and KISS

Reba and Kelly Clarkson

Miranda Lambert and Laura Bell Bundy

Scotty McCreery

The Band Perry

Miranda Lambert and Steve Martin

Lee Brice and Deana Carter

Toby Keith

Taylor Swift

Luke Bryan

Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts’ Gary LeVox, and Chris Young

Ashton Kutcher, Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus, Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Jake Owen

Jake Owen and Girlfriend, Lacey

Blake Shelton and Reba

Eli Young Band

Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean

Ashton Kutcher and Kenny Chesney