The 58th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards are tonight - and we want you to be prepared. There are some things you should know - first of which is, like last year, the awards will not be televised - it is an online-only event through Prime Video. This doesn't mean you have to pay to watch them - we'll cover that in a bit.
Here's a breakdown of everything you need to know about tonight's awards.
- When: 7pm EDT for the pre-show, 8pm EDT for the awards themselves.
- Where: The Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas, just outside Dallas.
- Who's hosting: Garth Brooks (first time ever) and Dolly Parton (third time)
- Who's nominated: Here's the complete list -
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Jason Aldean
- Kane Brown
- Luke Combs
- Miranda Lambert
- Chris Stapleton
- Carrie Underwood
- Morgan Wallen
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Miranda Lambert
- Ashley McBryde
- Carly Pearce
- Lainey Wilson
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Kane Brown
- Luke Combs
- Jordan Davis
- Chris Stapleton
- Morgan Wallen
DUO OF THE YEAR
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Maddie & Tae
- The War and Treaty
GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Lady A
- Little Big Town
- Midland
- Old Dominion
- Zac Brown Band
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Priscilla Block
- Megan Moroney
- Caitlyn Smith
- Morgan Wade
- Hailey Whitters
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Zach Bryan
- Jackson Dean
- ERNEST
- Dylan Scott
- Nate Smith
- Bailey Zimmerman
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville - Ashley McBryde
- Bell Bottom Country - Lainey Wilson
- Growin' Up - Luke Combs
- Mr. Saturday Night - Jon Pardi
- Palomino - Miranda Lambert
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
- Heart Like A Truck - Lainey Wilson
- Never Wanted To Be That Girl - Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde
- She Had Me At Heads Carolina - Cole Swindell
- Thank God - Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
- 'Til You Can't - Cody Johnson
SONG OF THE YEAR
- Sand In My Boots - Morgan Wallen
- She Had Me At Heads Carolina - Cole Swindell
- 'Til You Can't - Cody Johnson
- wait in the truck - HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
- You Should Probably Leave - Chris Stapleton
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR
- HEARTFIRST - Kelsea Ballerini
- She Had Me At Heads Carolina - Cole Swindell
- Thank God - Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
- 'Til You Can't - Cody Johnson
- wait in the truck - HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
- What He Didn't Do - Carly Pearce
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Nicolle Galyon
- Ashley Gorley
- Chase McGill
- Josh Osborne
- Hunter Phelps
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Luke Combs
- ERNEST
- HARDY
- Miranda Lambert
- Morgan Wallen
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
- At the End of a Bar - Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny
- She Had Me At Heads Carolina [Remix] - Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina
- Thank God - Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
- Thinking 'Bout You - Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter
- wait in the truck - HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
- Who's performing: Ed Sheeran will make his ACM Awards performance debut, while others to hit the stage include Hardy, Jordan Davis, Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Dolly Parton, Jelly Roll, Keith Urban, the War and Treaty, Lainey Wilson, and Bailey Zimmerman. Ashley McBryde will convene her Welcome to Lindeville collaborators Pillbox Patti, Caylee Hammack, and Brandy Clark for a rendition of "Bonfire at Tina’s," and Carly Pearce will duet with Trisha Yearwood on a special medley. Morgan Wallen was scheduled to perform but was recently put on six weeks vocal rest, so he's had to opt out.
- How to watch: The ACMs will stream live exclusively on Prime Video at at 8 p.m. ET and on the Amazon Music channel on Twitch. Pre-show coverage begins at 7 p.m. Amazon Prime members can watch the ACM Awards online free by logging in here. Don’t have an Amazon Prime account? Get a 30-day free trial here and use it to live stream the ACM Awards online for free.
Source: Yahoo