Academy Of Country Music Awards Honors Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood As Entertainers Of The Year

Carrie Underwood has a very special guest on her new holiday album My Gift.

CMT on Wednesday unveiled the nominations for the 2020 CMT Music Awards, with Ashley McBryde, Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Sam Hunt and Thomas Rhett leading the nominees with three each. Other artists with multiple nominations include Blanco Brown, Carrie Underwood, Gabby Barrett, Kane Brown, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, Old Dominion and The Chicks, who landed their first CMT nomination since 2007.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVNBC is developing God’s Country, a drama inspired by Blake Shelton’s hit song of the same name.

Taylor Swift‘s live performance of ‘Folklore’ cut ‘Betty’ at the Academy of Country Music Awards has hit streaming services as part of her latest ‘chapter’ playlist for the album.The performance took place last week on September 17, and it now serves as the opening track on Swift’s ‘folklore: the yeah I showed up at your party chapter’ which was published today (September 21).Listen to the full playlist below:She performed the song on the stage of Nashville’s legendary Grand Ole Opry with an

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

 Blake Shelton  and Gwen Stefani  performed their song “Happy Anywhere” tonight at the American Country Music Awards on CBS. The virtual award show started 8pm EST and fans were eager to see their performance, one tweeted it was the only reason they were watching the show.

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.

Carrie Underwood won the award for Entertainer of the Year (alongside Thomas Rhett) and during her acceptance speech, she forgot to thank three very important people!

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

Taylor Swift went back to her roots for a stripped-down performance at the 55th Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards.The superstar took to the stage alone in Nashville, Tennessee, for the live debut of her single Betty.With only her guitar for company, Swift wore Khaki trousers and a sparkly top for a performance at the storied Grand Ole Opry.It was the first time Swift, who began as a country music star before evolving into a pop titan, had performed at the ACM Awards in seven years.

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.

For the first time ever, there has been a tie in the Entertainer of the Year category at the ACM Awards!

Taylor Swift performed ‘Betty’ live for the first time today (September 17) at the 2020 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards.The track was lifted from Swift’s latest album, ‘Folklore’, which the singer-songwriter surprise released in July.She performed the song on the stage of Nashville’s legendary Grand Ole Opry, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar with a harmonica player also in tow.

And the Entertainer of the Year award goes to… 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!

Academy of Country Music Awards are honoring the biggest names in country!Host Keith Urban took multiple stages in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday night to hand out this year's ACM Awards. Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett led the pack as two of the most-nominated performers of the night, with Morris receiving her first nomination for Group of the Year for her work with The Highwomen — alongside Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, and Amanda Shires.