52nd Annual ACM Awards: What To Expect
Who's excited for the ACM Awards? We are! Here's what you can expect from the big night!
It’s the week that “Vegas Goes Country” and the strip is turned into one rowdy honky tonk as the 52nd Annual ACM Awards takes over! Dubbed “Country Music’s Party of the Year,” many of your favorite country stars will turn in their cowboy boots and jeans for high heels and sparkles as they make their way to Vegas for the live broadcast and find out who tops them all when the awards are handed out.
We’ve gathered up a number of tips from the Academy of Country Music and put them all in once place so you know exactly what to expect when the ACM Awards kick off on Sunday, April 2! Here’s what we’re looking forward to from the 52nd Annual ACM Awards…
The Hosts:
Lierks is BACK! For the second year, Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley take center stage to host “Country Music’s Party of the Year!” There’s been plenty going on in the mainstream media lately, so we can only imagine what will be included in their opening monologue!
The Performers:
The list of performers goes on and on and we’re not complaining! Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Brothers Osborne, Jon Pardi, Maren Morris, Florida Georgia Line with the Backstreet Boys, Sam Hunt, Rascal Flatts, Thomas Rhett, Brett Eldredge, Old Dominion, Chris Stapleton, Cole Swindell, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Reba McEntire with contemporary Christian music artist Lauren Daigle, Kelsea Ballerini, and superstar couple Tim McGraw with Faith Hill are all expected to strut their stuff across the T-Mobile Arena stage.
The Presenters:
The group of people selected to hand out the awards is a vast mix of celebrities, ranging from singers to beauty queens and NASCAR drivers to radio personalities. Taking the stage to hand out awards will be Lauren Alaina, Bobby Bones, Kane Brown, Savannah Chrisley, Todd Chrisley, Kacey Musgraves, Nancy O’Dell, Jake Owen, Kellie Pickler, Darius Rucker, Elliott Sadler, Miss America Savvy Shields, and Bubba Wallace.
Most Anticipated Moments:
While the entire show is highly-anticipated, the collaborations are what we can’t wait to see! Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban will join forces for “The Fighter,” while Florida Georgia Line and Backstreet Boys create a medley that won’t soon be forgotten. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill will make the television debut of their new single, “Speak to a Girl,” while Cole Swindell teams up with his mentor, friend and tour mate Dierks Bentley for a performance of “Flatliner.” Reba will give it “Back to God” as she performs with Lauren Daigle, and our prayers came true with the announcement of Thomas Rhett and Maren Morris joining forces for a debut of their new duet, “Craving You.” With collabs like that, you have to watch!
The Winners:
The categories are stacked and competition is fiercer than ever before, but only one artist will take home a trophy from each category. Who do you think will be crowned the winners? Only time will tell, so get your bracket in order and see how many you can guess correctly!
The 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards will broadcast live from the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 2 (live 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. Fans can also catch the official red carpet pre-show for the awards with a live stream on Twitter on April 2, starting at 3pm PT/6pm ET.
See the full list of nominees HERE.
