Airdate: 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards

CMC will broadcast the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire, Live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, on Monday morning.

Carrie Underwood will perform the world television premiere of her upcoming single, her first public appearance and performance since her injury last November.

ACM Award nominees Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, and Thomas Rhett will also take the stage for must-see performances. Bebe Rexha will make her debut appearance at Country Music’s Party of the Year®, performing the chart-topping collaboration “Meant to Be” with Florida Georgia Line.

Multi-ACM Award winning artists Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Blake Shelton and Keith Urban will also perform at The 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards. Kane Brown, Kelly Clarkson, Alan Jackson, Little Big Town and Jon Pardi have been added to the all-star lineup of performers for The 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards™. Presenters include Cam, Dustin Lynch, and Kiefer Sutherland, The Ranch co-stars Sam Elliott and Ashton Kutcher, SEAL Team co-stars David Boreanaz, AJ Buckley and Max Thieriot, as well as The Talk host Eve.

Chris Stapleton leads with eight nominations in five categories, including his first nod for Entertainer of the Year. Stapleton is also nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year, and twice, as both artist and producer, in both the Album of the Year and Single Record of the Year; he received the Album of the Year nod for From a Room: Volume 1, and the Single Record of the Year nod for “Broken Halos”. He is also nominated twice, both as artist and songwriter, in the Song of the Year category for “Whiskey and You”. ™, LIVE

Also nominated in the category of Entertainer of the Year are Jason Aldean, Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban and Chris Stapleton.

Reigning Male Vocalist of the Year, Thomas Rhett earned six nominations, including his second in the Male Vocalist of the Year category. Rhett is also nominated twice, as an artist and producer for both Album of the Year for Life Changes and Vocal Event of the Year for “Craving You” (featuring Maren Morris). Lastly he is nominated for his first Music Video of the Year award for “Marry Me”.

Keith Urban earned five nominations, including his eighth nod for Entertainer of the Year and eleventh nod for Male Vocalist of the Year. Urban is also nominated for Song of the Year for “Female,” and twice, as both artist and producer in the Vocal Event of the Year category for “The Fighter” (featuring Carrie Underwood).

Reigning Female Vocalist of the Year, Miranda Lambert received four nominations, including her twelfth nod for Female Vocalist of the Year. She is the current record holder for most consecutive wins in the Female Vocalist of the Year category.

Reigning Vocal Group of the Year, Little Big Town, earned their twelfth nomination in the category. They are also nominated for Album of the Year for Breaker, and Single Record of the Year for “Better Man”.

Eighteen-time ACM Award winner Tim McGraw and sixteen-time ACM Award winner Faith Hill received their first-ever nomination as a duo in the Vocal Duo of the Year category.

Reba McEntire received her sixteenth nomination for Female Vocalist of the Year.

Monday 16 April at 10am AEST on CMC.