t Academy Of Country Music Awards are live on April 3rd on CBS
Miranda Lambert, six-time reigning ACM Female Vocalist of the Year, current three-time nominee and the only female nominee for Entertainer of the Year, will perform with the legendary Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and Keith Urban, current three-time ACM Award nominee and this year’s Mae Boren Axton Award recipient, will perform ZZ Top’s classic “Tush” on the 51st Academy Of Country Music Awards, to be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 3rd from 8-11 pm, live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. Also, Keith Urban, will perform his new single, “Wasted Time,” live on the broadcast.
Also performing is this year’s ACM New Female Vocalist of the Year winner, Kelsea Ballerini, who will be joined by pop superstar, Nick Jonas for a must-see performance and New Orleans rising star, Trombone Shorty, will duet with one of the shows biggest acts. The producers also confirm that Garth Brooks, who will be performing a concert in Ottawa, Canada that night, will be part of the event, but wouldn’t reveal further details.
Actor Tom Hiddleston and ACM Nominees Maddie & Tae have also been added to the lineup of presenters, which includes Miss America Betty Cantrell, Chris Janson, Jana Kramer, Martina McBride, Kip Moore, Kacey Musgraves, Nancy O’Dell, Jake Owen, Chase Rice, Kiefer Sutherland and Cole Swindell.
Previously announced performers include Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Cam, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Brett Eldredge, Sam Hunt, Charles Kelley, Tim McGraw, Dolly Parton with Katy Perry, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Chris Young with Cassadee Pope, Florida Georgia Line, Little Big Town and Old Dominion.
The 51st Academy Of Country Music Awards, co-hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley, is produced for television by dick clark productions.
