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Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert To Perform At ACM Awards

The Academy of Country Music today announced Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Maren Morris, Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett, Old Dominion and Thomas Rhett featuring Jon Pardi as…

Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert To Perform At ACM Awards
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The Academy of Country Music today announced Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Maren Morris, Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett, Old Dominion and Thomas Rhett featuring Jon Pardi as performers for the 55th Academy Of Country Music Awards live from Nashville.

For the first time in the show’s history, the 55th ACM Awards will take place in Nashville, broadcasting from three iconic Country Music venues: Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium and The Bluebird Cafe.

Artists at the Ryman include Kelsea Ballerini performing “Hole in the Bottle,” Gabby Barrett performing her No. 1 hit “I Hope,” Maren Morris performing “To Hell & Back,” Old Dominion performing a special medley of their No. 1 hits, and Thomas Rhett featuring Jon Pardi, performing their No. 1 hit “Beer Can’t Fix.”

Artists at The Bluebird Cafe include Jimmie Allen performing his No.1 hit “Make Me Want To,” Luke Combs performing “Better Together,” Miranda Lambert featuring songwriters Natalie Hemby and Luke Dick performing “Bluebird,” and Tim McGraw performing his recently released single “I Called Mama.”

Additional acts and presenters, including artists performing from the Grand Ole Opry House, will be announced in the coming weeks.

Hosted by Keith Urban, the 55th ACM Awards will be broadcast on Wednesday, September 16 (live 8:00-11:00 PM ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network, and will be available to stream on demand on CBS All Access.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.