The 57th Annual ACM Awards returns to Las Vegas tonight, and it’s shaping up to be quite the evening. This year's show will be hosted by Dolly Parton, Gabby Barrett and Jimmie Allen, with the show taking place at Allegiant Stadium, and airing live for the first time ever on Amazon Prime (8 pm).
Of course, the ACMs will be chock-full of performances, including:
- Kelly Clarkson will pay tribute to Dolly with a performance of “I Will Always Love You.”
- Thomas Rhett will perform “Slow Down Summer,” and will be joined by Breland for “Praise The Lord.”
- Brothers Osborne will perform “Skeletons,” and will be joined by Brittney Spencer for “These Boots Were Made For Walking.”
- Maren Morris will perform her latest single “Circles Around This Town” for the first time.
- Walker Hayes will get the crowd dancing with “Fancy Like” and “AA.”
- Gabby Barrett and Jimmie Allen will pay tribute to Sin City with “Viva Las Vegas” and “Let’s Go To Vegas.”
- Jimmie will also give the debut performance of his new single “Down Home."
- And Gabby will perform “I Hope You Dance,” reprising her 2018 "American Idol."
- Kane Brown will perform his just released single “Leave You Alone.”
- Luke Bryan will perform "Up," and will join Jordan Davis for their number one hit, “Buy Dirt.”
- Parmalee and Blanco Brown will be joined by Brooke Eden for “Just The Way."
- Carly Pearce and Ashley McBride will perform their duet “Never Wanted To Be That Grl.”
- Chris Young will perform "Raised on Country,” and he’ll join Mitchell Tenpenny for “At The End of a Bar.”
- Other artists confirmed to perform include Eric Church, Chris Stapleton, Lady A, Dolly with Kelsea Ballerini, Jason Aldean, and Carrie Underwood.
- Presenters for this year’s telecast include Jason Aldean and Mickey Guyton, along with “Reacher’s” Alan Ritchson, Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, comedian Guy Torry, author James Patterson, “Yellowstone’s” Kelsey Asbille and Luke Grimes and more.
- As for this year’s nominees, Chris Young leads the pack with seven nominations including Album of the Year and Single of the Year for his Kane Brown collab “Famous Friends.” Coming in just behind him are Chris Stapleton and Walker Hayes with five and Miranda Lambert with four, including a nod for Entertainer of the Year and her record-tying 16th Female Artist of the Year nomination. (She’s tied with Reba McEntire.)
- Joining Miranda in the Entertainer of the Year category are Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Luke Combs, and Chris Stapleton.
- And two of the winners have already been announced, with Parker McCollum and Lainey Wilson wining New Artist, Male & Female, respectively. Miranda Lambert surprised both with the news. Check it out to the right, and the full list of nominees below:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Eric Church
- Luke Combs
- Miranda Lambert
- Chris Stapleton
- Carrie Underwood
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Gabby Barrett
- Miranda Lambert
- Ashley McBryde
- Maren Morris
- Carly Pearce
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Jimmie Allen
- Luke Combs
- Thomas Rhett
- Chris Stapleton
- Morgan Wallen
DUO OF THE YEAR
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- LOCASH
- Maddie & Tae
GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Lady A
- Little Big Town
- Midland
- Old Dominion
- The Cadillac Three
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Tenille Arts
- Priscilla Block
- Lily Rose
- Caitlyn Smith
- Lainey Wilson - WINNER
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- HARDY
- Walker Hayes
- Ryan Hurd
- Parker McCollum - WINNER
- Elvie Shane
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
29: Written in Stone – Carly Pearce
Country Again: Side A – Thomas Rhett
Dangerous: The Double Album – Morgan Wallen
Famous Friends – Chris Young
The Marfa Tapes – Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
"Buy Dirt" – Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan
"Famous Friends" – Chris Young and Kane Brown
"Fancy Like" – Walker Hayes
"If I Didn’t Love You" – Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood
"You Should Probably Leave" – Chris Stapleton
SONG OF THE YEAR
[Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
- "7 Summers" – Morgan Wallen
- "Buy Dirt" – Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan
- "Fancy Like" – Walker Hayes
- "Knowing You" – Kenny Chesney
- "Things A Man Oughta Know" – Lainey Wilson
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
[Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
- "Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)" – Elle King and Miranda Lambert
- "Famous Friends" – Chris Young and Kane Brown
- "I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version)" – Taylor Swift featuring Chris Stapleton
- "If I Didn’t Love You" – Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood
- "Never Wanted To Be That Girl" – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
- "Buy Dirt" – Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan
- "Famous Friends" – Chris Young and Kane Brown
- "half of my hometown" – Kelsea Ballerini featuring Kenny Chesney
- "If I Didn’t Love You" – Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood
- "Never Wanted To Be That Girl" – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
Source: Dr. Dave's Ultimate Prep