Academy of Country Music Awards 2022: What to know about the award show

A moment for the music! Stars far and wide rolled up for the iHeartRadio Music Awards on Tuesday, March 22. And while the evening was all about the industry’s tremendous talent, it was the next-level red carpet that sent Us spiraling. 

Jennifer Lopez had some major support on her big night!

Halsey wows in a very revealing look on the red carpet at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles on Tuesday (March 22).

It’s time for the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards!

The 2022 iHeart Radio Music Awards are here!

Making history! Haley Slaton‘s American Idol audition blew the judges away and made her the first pregnant contestant.

. The 23-year-old musician auditioned during Sunday's episode while five and a half months pregnant with a baby boy.«Being on the show pregnant is actually not going to be an obstacle for me,» Haley assured viewers on Sunday, telling host Ryan Seacrest that she'd already named her little guy, Jaelyn. She performed Miley Cyrus' «The Climb» for judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan, who all seemed to be on the fence after the performance. Luke called the audition «not perfect,» saying, «There were some amateur moments, but then there were some real moments.

Luke Bryan had fans quite surprised with his latest social media post featuring a heartfelt tribute to a family member very close to his heart.MORE: Luke Bryan performs new heartfelt song during ACM Awards - fans reactThe country star and American Idol judge took to Instagram to share a snapshot of himself with his older son Thomas "Bo" Bryan to celebrate his birthday.WATCH: Luke Bryan calls on fans to help him after ‘losing money’ in Las VegasThe two looked quite similar sitting in Luke's dressing room with him, with both also wearing baseball caps, and he wrote: "Happy birthday Bo Bryan. 14 already.

The fans are in charge! The first round of nominations for the 2022 CMT Music Awards have been announced — and the list is full of chart-topping artists.

Dolly Parton dedicated the 57th Academy of Country Music awards to the people of Ukraine on Monday (7 March). Opening the ceremony in Las Vegas, the “9 to 5” singer, who is famously apolitical, said: “Now, I don’t want to be political and this is not. I’d rather pass a kidney stone than do that.

Chris Willman Music WriterIt was as if the Academy of Country Music Awards put up a dare to the upcoming Grammys: Not only are we going to do a show out of Las Vegas a month ahead of yours, but we’re going to do at a stadium, we’re going to do it with four stages, we’re going to do it with no commercials (except for plenty of Prime Video trailers), and we’re going to bring it in at 2 hours, 1 minute and 24 seconds.The ACMs may not have been “Music’s Biggest Night,” but it was Music’s Most Concise Night.“We’re making history tonight,” host Dolly Parton said at the top of the show. “For the first time, we’re coming to you from Allegiant Stadium, and for the first time, we are streaming on Prime Video” — and, although it went unsaid, the truly historic part was not having a network or even cable broadcast component for a major awards show.

Hosted by Dolly Parton alongside by co-hosts Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett, the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards was a the two-hour concert event of the year live streamed globally on Prime Video tonight from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Luke Bryan has driven fans wild as he finally performed his new song, Up, during Monday's 57th Academy of Country Music Awards.MORE: Exclusive: ACM Awards nominee Carly Pearce pays heartfelt tribute to 'inspirational' Dolly PartonLuke teased he would be performing new music for his fans ahead of the awards. He shared a video on his Instagram stories straight from his Las Vegas dressing room, at the city's Allegiant Stadium.

Miranda Lambert is taking home her first-ever ACM Entertainer of the Year Award! Lambert nabbed the  honor at the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards Monday night. However, she wasn't actually on hand to accept the award in person.Host Dolly Parton presented the night's biggest honor, and shared the news of her win and absence.«I have always loved that girl, but unfortunately Miranda couldn't be here tonight because she's working overseas,» Parton shared.

Just one year after being banned from the ACM Awards, controversial singer Morgan Wallen has been welcomed back with open arms.

Cowboy cuties! The men of country music brought out all the stops for the ACM Awards on Monday, March 7. From western wear to black tie tuxedos, the red carpet was filled with a wide range of fabulous fashion. 

Chris Willman Music WriterThe Academy of Country Music Awards are underway in Las Vegas, for the show’s first streaming-only webcast, via Amazon Prime Video, its first at the cavernous Allegiant Stadium, and its first compacted into a two-hour, commercial-free format. Dolly Parton is hosting.The show will be even more performance-heavy than a typical awards show, with music segments said to be lasting up to a half-hour without interruption.Following is a list of winners as they come up on the webcast, with the triumphant contenders in bold.Several winners were announced in the days or even hour before the 8 p.m./5 PT showtime.