Eric Church, Keith Urban Kick Off 50th ACM Awards By 'Pledging Allegiance to the Hag'
When it's the 50th anniversary of your award show, and it's being held in Texas, it's time to go big.
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When it's the 50th anniversary of your award show, and it's being held in Texas, it's time to go big.
Get the full winners list from the ACM Awards, held April 19 at 8 p.m. on CBS.
To get you ready for the ACMs being in Texas this year, we've put together a list of nine things you need to know about Texas music.
Sam Hunt, Reba is coming for you. Expect some hugs.
Thompson Square and Josh Turner open up on why the singer is so deserving of her accolades and how her single "Automatic" touched them.
Clint Black, Trisha Yearwood, Thomas Rhett, Hunter Hayes and Darius Rucker are also among the group of presenters.
In advance of the 50th ACM Awards this Sunday, Radio.com has compiled a who's who of nominated country artists to help you follow along.
Dierks Bentley's songs have struck a chord with not only country fans but fellow artists as well. Kip Moore and Darius Rucker weigh in.
Because of her success as a recording artist, concert headliner and country trendsetter, Lambert deserves to win Entertainer of the Year honors at the ACM Awards this Sunday.
Alabama and Loretta Lynn also scored pre-telecast awards.
It's Florida Georgia Line's first year being nominated for Entertainer of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards, but no one is surprised they made the cut.
Aldean broke new musical ground again this year with his R&B-flavored hit single "Burnin' It Down," and the fans loved it.
When it came time to emerge from his self-imposed retirement, Brooks chose to do so in a big—no, wait, make that HUGE—way. Watch our ACM Entertainer of the Year video profile.
Lambert put out a classic album, raised money for dogs and opened a bed & breakfast. What did you do last year?
"Looking back, it's truly an amazing year for me," Bryan says.
A second wave of country music superstars have been added to upcoming CBS TV special, 'ACM Presents: Superstar Duets.'
Alan Jackson, Martina McBride and more have also been added.
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ACM Awards with a fool-proof way of getting drunk on a plane, inspired by Dierk Bentley's No. 1 hit from his album 'Riser.'
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ACM Awards with a beer cocktail that will have you dancing like no one's watching, inspired by Lee Brice's "I Don't Dance."
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ACM Awards with this pretty-in-pink cocktail with a surprising kick that honors Miranda Lambert's 'Platinum' track.
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ACMs with a truly American concoction that tastes a bit like suntan lotion—in a good way, of course. The drink honors Kenny Chesney's No. 1 song from 'The Big Revival.'
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ACM Awards with a bro-tastic punch inspired by Florida Georgia Line's 'Anything Goes' hit song 'Dirt.'
Brooks & Dunn, Reba, Miranda Lambert, George Strait and Kenny Chesney are also among the seven artists honored by the Academy of Country Music with its 50th Anniversary Milestone Award.
When Jaren Johnston, Tom Douglas and Jeffrey Steele initially wrote the ACM Award-nominated song "Meanwhile Back at Mama's," they never intended for it to be a duet.
"Never have I heard the song written from the point of view of a guy who's in the back of a cop car with handcuffs on, watching a girl go completely redneck crazy at the cops," Keith Urban said.
