2020 ACM Awards To Open With Special Medley Performance By Carrie Underwood, Luke Combs And More

Ashley McBryde, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan and Maren Morris will all perform at this year’s show -- and they're all also nominated with some of the year's best music videos and performances.McBryde and Dan + Shay are two of the top nominees at this year's Music Awards — country music’s only entirely fan-voted awards show -- tied with Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Sam Hunt and Thomas Rhett. All scored three nods apiece and are competing in the coveted «Video of the Year»

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ashley McBryde, Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Sam Hunt and Thomas Rhett top the 2020 CMT Music Awards nominations with three each.In nominations announced Wednesday for the pandemic-delayed show, 14 videos are vying for the top prize of video of the year.

Chris Willman Music WriterProducers of the 2020 CMT Music Awards belatedly unveiled the list of nominees for the long-postponed telecast, and among the leading contenders, there was a six-way tie for first.

Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Combs were the big winners at the almost virtual Academy of Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday night (September 16, 2020).Rhett and Underwood were both named Entertainer of the Year at the close of the event, which featured a mix of live, virtual and pre-taped segments.Rhett’s prize was his second – he also picked up the Video of the Year gong at a pre-ceremony prizegiving at the beginning of the week.Combs also doubled up with the

Carrie Underwood and Thomas Rhett made history by being thefirst musicians to tie for the coveted title of Entertainer of the Year at the ACM Awards. Not only did their joint win make history, but Underwood's accolade made her the first female artist to win the award three times. In her acceptance speech, Underwood thanked God, the ACMs, fans, and members of her team — but she failed to mention three important men in her life.

There was a shocker at the end of the 55th ACM Awards, the first tie for entertainer of the year (or any major category, for that matter) in the show’s history. The co-winners were Carrie Underwood, winning in the category for the third time, and Thomas Rhett, winning in the category for the first time.Underwood is the first woman in ACM history to win entertainer of the year three times.

Academy of Country Music Awards!Though there wasn’t the usual jam-packed red carpet, on Wednesday, September 16, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Maren Morris and many more celebs dazzled in head-turning numbers for the biggest night in country music.But the sparse red carpet and lack of live audience wasn’t the only thing that was different this year. The 55th annual awards show took place at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, instead of the regular Las Vegas location.

Carrie Underwood and Thomas Rhett for entertainer of the year.While the award is a hallowed one among country musicians and fans alike, some fans weren’t terribly pleased to see it split between the two crooners.“Of course they had to make the ACM Awards Entertainer a Tie and make sure a man still won, couldn’t let a well deserving, hard working woman have it this year on her own,” said one viewer on Twitter. “Over this s–t.”“ACM Awards with a TIE for Entertainer of the Year?! Participation

The Academy of Country Music Awards left fans stunned when, for the first time in its history, the evening ended in a tie between Carrie Underwood and Thomas Rhett for entertainer of the year. While the award is a hallowed one among country musicians and fans alike, some fans weren't terribly pleased to see it split between the two crooners.

Carrie Underwood thinks her historic ACM Entertainer of the Year Award tie with Thomas Rhett is totally 2020 — but he couldn't be more shocked. «My heart is just racing so hard right now. I just saw Carrie in the hallway, actually, and I don't know what to say,» Rhett told ET's Rachel Smith backstage after host Keith Urban announced the pair's big wins on Wednesday night.

goes too… two people! In a surprise twist that even threw host Keith Urban for a loop, the big, final category of the 2020 ACM Awards was a tie!«We have a tie. This has got too got to be a first!» Urban said, stunned.

The Academy of Country Music Awards is all about recognizing contributions to the genre. To do just that, entertainer of the year nominee Carrie Underwood took to the stage to perform a medley of songs from some of country music's most iconic women.

Keith Urban knows how to kick off a show.

Carrie Underwood just wowed on the Grand Ole Opry House stage. During the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday, the 37-year-old singer honored trailblazing female Opry members by performing a medley of songs by Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrell, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton.Wearing a tea-length, pink dress, Underwood began her time on stage by expressing how much each of the women mean to her.«Patsy and Loretta.

Carrie Underwood is paying tribute to iconic females in country music.

Thomas Rhett and Jon Pardi charmed the audience as they took the stage at the Academy of Country Music Awards.

Carrie Underwood hits the stage at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry while participating in the opening number of the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards, which aired on Wednesday (September 16).