2021 ACM Awards: Keith Urban declares 'Nashville is back'

Out of office! Maren Morris and her husband, Ryan Hurd, jetted off for some fun in the sun after heating up the stage at the 56th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday, April 18.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- The 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards will host a very special crowd who will finally get to see live music performances again.A small group of vaccinated medical workers will be in the audience for this year's show, airing on Sunday on CBS from multiple venues in Nashville, Tennessee.

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As well as co-hosting Sunday’s 2021 ACM Awards with Keith Urban, Mickey Guyton also took the stage for an incredible performance.

Jimmie Allen had quite the night at Sunday’s 2021 ACM Awards.

The 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards aired on CBS on Sunday night, and with it, a pair of noticeable faux pas. Since the coronavirus pandemic forced the entertainment industry to go remote, award shows have been no stranger to technical difficulties and mishaps that have marred broadcasts.

Luke Bryan took home the Entertainer of the Year award at Sunday night's ACM Awards. Bryan was nominated alongside Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett, Eric Church and Chris Stapleton for the night's top trophy.The 44-year-old country singer and judge was set to perform at the 56th annual awards show before receiving a positive COVID-19 diagnosis earlier this week.«I am amazingly surprised.

Maren Morris got choked up after her big win. The songstress took home the trophy for Song of the Year during Sunday's ACM Awards, and fought back tears as she accepted the honor.Morris won the award for her song «The Bones,» which she co-wrote along with Jimmy Robbins and Laura Veltz, and accepted the trophy on behalf of all of them at the Opry House in Nashville.«This is really bittersweet because I didn't write this by myself,» Morris said.

Keith Urban is rocking the 2021 ACM Awards stage!

Mickey Guyton totally blew us away with her performance at the 2021 ACM Awards!

Carrie Underwood just wowed at the Academy of Country Music Awards.

Miranda Lambert and Elle King shut it down for their performance of «I'm Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)» at the 2021 ACM Awards on Sunday! Lambert and King (who is pregnant with her first child) opened the show by performing their hit single.Rocking matching leather jackets with colorful pink and teal fringe, the powerhouse songstresses owned the stage with their effortless confidence and country-rock star energy.The anthemic tune — backed by bright blue and magenta lights and a sizable band

Chris Young and Kane Brown kicked the 2021 ACM Awards off to an awesome start thanks to their foot stomping duet.

The 2021 ACM Awards are happening tonight on CBS and we’re recapping every red carpet look from the event!

Mickey Guyton gave a powerful performance of “Black Like Me” at the Grammys last month, it was a statement moment for her and all of the other African-American artists who are stomping across country music’s color lines.No doubt — black artists such as Guyton, Kane Brown, Jimmie Allen and Nashville veteran Darius Rucker are leading a diversity movement in the traditionally white country-music industry.

A huge night for country music! The 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards are set to honor the biggest names in country music on Sunday, April 18.

The 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards are happening soon!