ACM CEO Damon Whiteside on the ACM Awards, Female Power and the Organization's Future

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.

The 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards is being postponed.

The Academy of Country Music said its April 5 awards show will still go on at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, but officials are monitoring the spread of the coronavirus. The show's organizers announced Wednesday that host and reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban will perform on the kudocast, airing live on CBS, as well as nominee Miranda Lambert with Lindsay Ell, Caylee Hammack, Elle King, Ashley McBryde and Tenille Townes.

The first round of performers at the upcoming 2020 ACM Awards have been revealed!

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Academy of Country Music said its April 5 awards show will still go on at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, but officials are monitoring the spread of the coronavirus.

The 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards is set to have some blazing hot performances! The annual awards show, which is airing live on CBS on April 5, announced on Wednesday that Miranda Lambert will be headlining the ceremony. 

The Academy of Country Music said its April 5 awards show will still go on at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, but officials are monitoring the spread of the coronavirus.

The Academy of Country Music announced today the first round of performers for the 55th ACM Awards.

Despite the ongoing global health crisis which has triggered the collapse of a growing list of major events, the 2020 ACM Awards will go ahead next month with an all-star lineup.The Academy of Country Music’s annual awards show will be staged April 5 in Las Vegas as planned, with Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert among the first round of performers, Billboard can reveal.Also performing on the night will be Lindsay Ell, Caylee Hammack, Elle King, Ashley McBryde and Tenille Townes, with more big

In a sense, Maren Morris and Jon Pardi are both competing against themselves in the album of the year category at the upcoming Academy of Country Music Awards. In addition to being nominated for their own albums, they are featured on other albums that are nominated. In addition to being nominated for her second major-label album, GIRL, Morris is featured on Miranda Lam

By Pete Hammond

Miranda Lambert is the top winner in three categories at the Academy of Country Music Awards, winning album, song and female artist of the year more often than anyone else.As we count down to the 55th annual ACM Awards on April 5, let's look back at the most frequent winners in these and nine other key categories.Entertainer of the year: Garth Brooks (6).

Keith Urban is your host for the 2020 ACM Awards! The star revealed his new gig on Thursday, the same day the list of nominations for the Academy of Country Music's annual award show was released. Urban, who is nominated for Male Artist of the Year, also took the opportunity to drop a new single, "God Whispered Your Name." "As if having a new song out today wasn't enough, I also get to host the ACM Awards in April," Urban said in a statement.

The 2020 ACM Awards nominations were announced on Thursday (Feb.