The 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards comes to Nashville for the first time in its history on Wednesday, September 16th. Delayed from the original April date due to Covid-19, the show will take place in Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House, Ryman Auditorium, and Bluebird Cafe, with Keith Urban serving as first-time host.
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Billboard shares that the five nominees for the night’s top prize will perform a medley of their own hits at the very beginning of a show that will feature nearly two dozen performances. Keith Urban is going to host the show from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, while other performances will originate from the Bluebird Cafe and Ryman Auditorium.
It’s going to be a big start! The 2020 ACM Awards will kick off its 55th annual ceremony Wednesday (Sept. 16) with a performance by the nominees for entertainer of the year, Billboard can exclusively announce.
The nominees — Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs and Thomas Rhett — will be performing a medley of their greatest hits.
Billboard can also exclusively reveal the winners of the music event of the year, songwriter of the year and video of the year categories. For event of the year, Miranda Lambert’s “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” — which features Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, Caylee Hammack and Elle King — took home the honor.After a six-month delay as organizers figured out how (and where) to stage an awards show during a global pandemic, the 55th annual Academy of Country Music Awards finally announce their winners on Wednesday night. Dubbed “A Night of Heart and Hits Live From Nashville,” the ACMs, hosted by Keith Urban, will feature the requisite reading of the envelopes, along with a slew of live and pretaped performances. Here’s all you need to know.
When Are the ACM Awards?
The 55th annual ACM Awards are Wednesday, September 16th. Originally set for April 5th in Las Vegas but postponed because of the pandemic, the ACMs will originate from Nashville for the first time in their history.
Where Are the ACM Awards?
The ACMs will be held at three music venues synonymous with Nashville and country music: the Grand Ole Opry House, the Ryman Auditorium, and the Bluebird Cafe.
How Can I Watch the ACM Awards?
The ACM Awards air live on CBS, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on September 16th. The show airs on tape delay on the West Coast. You can watch a livestream of the show via CBS All Access (the streaming service is currently offering a 7-day free trial right now).
Riley Green and Tenille Townes were announced as New Male and New Female Artist of the year winners previously.
The 2020 ACM Awards begin at 8PM ET on Sept. 16. The show was postponed in April and moved to Nashville due to the coronavirus pandemic.Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett, and producer-musician Dann Huff are the top nominees with five each. Other multiple nominees include Blake Shelton, Dan + Shay, Old Dominion, and Luke Combs.
Who’s Nominated for Entertainer of the Year?
Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett, and Carrie Underwood compete for the top prize of Entertainer of the Year.
Who’s Performing at the ACM Awards?
Taylor Swift returns to the ACMs for the first time in seven years to debut the live performance of her Folklore track “Betty.” Other performers include Keith Urban with Pink, Thomas Rhett featuring Jon Pardi, Trisha Yearwood, Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Mickey Guyton, Tim McGraw, and Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Stefani. In addition, all five of the Entertainer of the Year nominees will open the show with a medley of their hits.
Who’s Hosting the ACM Awards?
Keith Urban will host the ACM Awards from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Presenters include Lauren Alaina, Lily Aldridge, Bobby Bones, and Darius Rucker.
Ahead of the broadcast, winners have been named in a handful of categories. In mid-August, Urban surprised Tenille Townes and Riley Green via Zoom to inform them that they were the New Artist of the Year winners. On Monday, three more winners were announced. Those included Thomas Rhett’s “Remember You Young” for Video of the Year and Hillary Lindsey winning her first Songwriter of the Year award. In the Music Event of the Year, the prize went to Miranda Lambert’s one-off cover of Elvin Bishop’s “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” featuring tourmates Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, Caylee Hammack, Tenille Townes, and Elle King.
The 2020 ACM Awards airs Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. Performers include Luke Combs, Maren Morris, Keith Urban with Pink, and Taylor Swift, marking her first performance on the ACMs in seven years.These country sensations who’ve received Academy of Country Music Awards nominations have incredible partners with whom they can celebrate. In honor of the 2020 ACM Awards on Sept. 16, Wonderwall.com is taking a look at the significant others of this year’s nominees! Starting us off is former professional hockey player Mike Fisher, who’s married to “Cry Pretty” singer Carrie Underwood. The couple, who met backstage at one of Carrie’s concerts in ’08, tied the knot in Greensboro, Georgia, in July 2010. They share two children — Isaiah and Jacob. Carrie is up for entertainer of the year and female artist of the year.