ACM Awards Rescheduled for September

When the Academy of Country Music Awards air Sept. 16 on CBS, the winners will be exactly the same as if the show had beamed live from Las Vegas on April 5, as originally planned.

The ACM Awards might have had to be cancelled due to COVID-19 but that didn’t stop country music’s biggest names from coming together (virtually) to celebrate country music.

Before singing "Wasted Time" from his Nashville studio, 2019 ACM entertainer of the year Keith Urban – the first artist to deliver a remote performance during Sunday (April 5) night's ACM Presents: Our Country broadcast on CBS – stated what we're all thinking: "This is a very strange time."Urban sent thanks, support and respect from himself, wife Nicole Kidman and their daughters to "all the first responders out there, everybody in the healthcare field and the public safety officers as well."

Country music stars will come together on Sunday with acoustic performances recorded from their homes for a televised special that will replace the annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which were canceled due to the global coronavirus outbreak.

The Academy of Country Music and Dick Clark Productions announced Thursday the star-studded performance lineup for ACM Presents: Our Country.The show will airduring the time slot previously scheduled for the Academy of Country Music Awards, which have been postponed to Sept. 16 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A new TV special is rounding up the biggest names in country music.

The Academy of Country Music and dick clark productions announced Thursday (March 26) the star-studded performance lineup for ACM Presents: Our Country. The show will air during the time slot previously scheduled for the Academy of Country Music Awards, which have been postponed to Sept. 16 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Kelsea Ballerini,

Country Music's Party of the Year has a new date.  The Academy of Country Music Awards will now air Wednesday, Sept. 16.

As Hollywood events, film premieres, festivals and award shows postpone and cancel in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, a bit of good news has surfaced today as the 55th Academy of Country Music Awards has set a new live air date of Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. ET.

The Academy of Country Music Awards has officially declared a new date for its 2020 ceremony.

The 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards has a new date.Hosted by Keith Urban, the 55th ACM Awards will take place Sept. 16 on the CBS Television Network, organizers announced Monday (March 23).

The 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards have set a new live air date!

By Dino-Ray Ramos

The Academy of Country Music Awards has officially declared a new date for its 2020 ceremony.

The 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards has a new date.

Producers of the Academy of Country Music Awards have settled on a new date for the live CBS telecast, landing on Sept. 16, pushing back the ceremony five months from its originally scheduled April 5 perch.

A starry lineup of country music stars will do their bit by practicing social distancing, staying home and keeping the tunes coming for a special broadcast event, ACM Presents: Our Country. A yet-to-be revealed list of famous guests will perform at-home acoustic performances for the CBS special, scheduled to air 8 p.m.

The Academy of Country Music had to postpone their upcoming awards show because of the spreading coronavirus, but CBS will air a new television special featuring country stars performing from their homes. The academy announced Thursday that in place of their postponed awards show on April 5, “ACM Presents: Our Country” will feature conversations and at-home acoustic performances from country artists.

Days after announcing that this year’s ACM Awards telecast would be postponed from April 5 until September, the Academy of Country Music and Dick Clark Productions announced Thursday that they would be filling two hours of that abandoned time slot with a special called “ACM Presents: Our Country,” featuring at-home acoustic performances from some of the genre’s top stars.

The 55th Academy of Country Music Awards is the latest entertainment event to be postponed due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.