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57th Academy of Country Music Awards nominations are here! On Thursday, Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett announced the nominees for this year's ACMS, with Chris Young leading the pack with seven nods.Miranda Lambert, the most-nominated female artist in ACM history, earned five nominations this year, including a record-tying 16th nod in Female Artist of the Year category, of which Reba McEntire previously held the sole record.Walker Hayes, a first time nominee, was also nominated five times. Jordan Davis, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood and Morgan Wallen earned four nominations each, while Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Dave Cobb, Ashley McBryde and Lainey Wilson were each recognized three times.Blake Lively earned two nominations, her first nods at a music awards show, for producing and directing Taylor Swift's music video for «I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version).» Swift's brother, Austin Swift, was also nominated for his work as a producer on the video, while the singer herself nabbed her first ACM nomination since 2018.The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Dolly Parton and co-hosts Barrett and Allen, will stream live on Prime Video from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Monday, March 7 at 8:00 p.m.

Dolly Parton -- and a few of her friends!Last week, the 76-year-old country music legend was announced as the host of the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards by Prime Video, the Academy of Country Music and MRC. Parton will be joined by additional co-hosts Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett. In March, the 2022 celebration will stream live without commercial interruption on Prime Video from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.«I am so excited to be hosting the ACM Awards on March 7 from Vegas.

Dolly Parton!The country music legend was announced at the host of the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards by Prime Video, the Academy of Country Music and MRC on Thursday. Parton, 76, will be joined by additional co-hosts, set to be announced at a later time.

Academy of Country Music Honors ceremony.The ACM revealed the full line-up of the artists who will be performing at the history Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, during this year's show, including the last four acts to be announced — Trace Adkins, Ronnie Dunn, Alan Jackson and Brittney Spencer.Some of the other A-list performers who will hit the stage for the big show include Lauren Alaina, Devin Dawson, Jessie Jo Dillon, Sara Evans, Nicolle Galyon, Chris Janson, Jamey Johnson, Toby

aired live from Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House, Ryman Auditorium and Bluebird Cafe.

Keith Urban and Breland make a great duo in their first collaboration “Out The Cage”.

Leslie Jordan has a dream collaborator when it comes to his gospel music. ET spoke with the actor at theACM Awards on Sunday, where he talked about his new gospel album, and having lunch with Kacey Musgraves.Jordan released, a collection of classic and original gospel hymns, earlier this month.

Marren Morris was ready to party after her big night at the ACM Awards. After the awards show ended, “The Bones” singer, 31, boarded a limo bus with husband Ryan Hurd and got frisky! Maren posted a video on Instagram showing herself, still decked out in her gorgeous champagne ACMs gown, grinding on a shirtless Ryan while he grabbed her butt.

Thomas Rhett! The 31-year-old performer took home the Male Artist of the Year Award at the 2021 ACM Awards on Sunday. Rhett sat alone in the award show's minimal audience due to COVID protocol, but was getting a lot of love and support from home. «To my wife and my three baby girls sitting at home watching this on the TV, I love y'all so much,» Rhett declared during his acceptance speech. ET's Rachel Smith caught up with Rhett right after his big win where he dished about how his wife, Lauren

Dan + Shay don't have any hard feelings after their live performance during this year's ACM Awards included a tech glitch.«Apparently there was an audio/video sync issue on the television broadcast,» the country music duo tweeted on Sunday, after their performance of «Glad You Exist» at the Bluebird Cafe.

2021 ACM Awards. From performing together to showing their spouses' support, each duo brought love and looks to the 56th annual award shows red carpet.Female Artist of the Year winner, Maren Morris, and her husband, Ryan Hurdperformed together for the first time Sunday night, singing a heartfelt rendition of their song, «Chasing You.» The new parents shared a passionate kiss on stage as they belted out the song that tells the story of their love.

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.

Blanco Brown is making his first public appearance since a tragic, head-on collision that left him in the ICU last year.

Chris Stapleton and his wife, Morgane Stapleton, were set to perform «Maggie's Song» at this year's ACM Awards. However, when the performance came, some fans were surprised to see Miranda Lambert sitting in for the number.As it turns out, Morgane had to step away due to a prior doula commitment, ET has learned.In her place, Miranda joined the artist, meaning she was a part of three different performances during Sunday's show.

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

Jimmie Allen is making history at the 2021 ACM Awards, and he's hoping he won't be the last.The country superstar is already heading into the weekend with a trophy in hand.Allen won the New Male Artist of the Year award ahead of Sunday's ceremony, making him the first Black artist to win in the category.«For me it shows where the world has gone, as far as inclusion for everyone,» he told ET's Rachel Smith as he co-hosted Friday's show. «It's a beautiful thing.

Kenny Chesney's upcoming Academy of Country Music Awards performance means a lot to him for a number of reasons.

Miranda Lambert and her husband, Brendan McLoughlin, are definitely looking forward to this Sunday's ACM Awards.

2021 Academy of Country Music Awards will honor the biggest names in country on Sunday — but a few country crooners have already nabbed awards! The show is guaranteed to be jam-packed with live performances from the biggest names in music, and will also see a slew of coveted trophies being handed out to some deserving performers.Going into Sunday's show, Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton led the pack with six nominations each.

Dierks Bentley is opening up about the changing landscape of country music. Bentley and The War and Treaty spoke to ET from their ACM Awards rehearsal about performing «Pride (In the Name of Love)» at the 56th annual awards show and how the duo not only took the song to a different place, but country music too.«It takes on a whole new life when The War and Treaty came in.

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Mickey Guyton is more than ready to make history at the 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards. The singer will join Keith Urban as the emcees for the 56th annual awards ceremony, making her the first-ever Black woman to host the show. During an appearance on , Guyton revealed to Gayle King that Urban asked her to co-host personally.

Lady A may be one of the biggest acts in country music, but their children keep them «humble.»Ahead of their 2021 ACM Awards appearance, ET's Rachel Smith spoke with Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood about how they're getting ready for their «Like a Lady» performance — and the not-so-subtle shade one of their kids gave them.«On the ride over here I told my son, I said, 'Hey, dad is going to be on TV for the award show.' And he said, 'Taylor Swift has more awards than you, right?»

Carly Pearce is going bold at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. The singer told ET's Rachel Smith that fans can expect a «flashy» performance from her at Sunday night's awards show.«I've been in a lot of black and white, you know, in all my social media.

ACM Awards are headed back to Nashville. The 56th annual ACM Awards will take place on Sunday, April 18 after the nominations for the country music awards show were revealed in February by Kelsea Ballerini and Brothers Osborne as well as by ET's Rachel Smith.Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton cleaned up in nominations, leading the pack with six nods each.

Kane Brown just made history at the ACM Awards.The 27-year-old country singer became the first Black artist to win Video of the Year for «Worldwide Beautiful» at the annual awards ceremony. Brown's win was announced on Wednesday during, days before the ACMs are scheduled to take place in Nashville.«I wrote this song with three of my buddies out of Nashville,» Brown expressed when told about his historic win.

Gabby Barrett and Jimmie Allen are already big winners at the 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards… and the ceremony hasn't even happened yet!Ahead of Sunday's ceremony, Keith Urban -- who's splitting hosting duties with Mickey Guyton -- recorded a personalized video card for both Barrett and Allen to tell them that they're the 2021 New Artists of the Year.Barrett was initially confused when she received what Urban called «mighty fine news,» but expressed delight with screams and giggles as she

Luke Bryan has contracted COVID-19. The 44-year-old country singer took to his social media to share the news with his fans on Monday.«I'm sad to say I won't be a part of tonight's first live @americanidol show,» Bryan wrote on his Instagram Stories.

Kane Brown is hitting the road. The singer announced on Thursday that he’ll be kicking off his Blessed & Free Tour on Oct.

ACM Awards are headed back to Nashville. The 56th annual ACM Awards will take place on Sunday, April 18 after the nominations for the country music awards show were revealed in February by Kelsea Ballerini and Brothers Osborne as well as by ET's Rachel Smith.Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton cleaned up in nominations, leading the pack with six nods each.

Kelsea Ballerini is a ray of sunshine, inside and out!ET exclusively spoke with the 27-year-old country singer via Zoom this week, to discuss everything from her stunning cover shoot for  magazine to life at home with her husband, Morgan Evans.

Academy of Country Music Awards has found its hosts! Mickey Guyton and Keith Urban will emcee the 56th annual awards ceremony, it was announced on Thursday. This will be Urban's second consecutive year hosting the ACM Awards, and Guyton's first. She's also the first-ever Black woman to host the show.

ACM Awards are headed back to Nashville! The nominations for the 56th annual ACM Awards were revealed on Friday morning by country music superstars Kelsea Ballerini and Brothers Osborne as well as by ET's Rachel Smith.Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton cleaned up in nominations, leading the pack with six nods each.

Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton scored big with the 2021 ACM Award nominations! The country singers each earned six nominations this year, which were announced Friday.Miranda Lambert, who's the most-nominated female artist in ACM history, came in at second with five nods.

Gwen Stefani, John Legend and Pink are looking to add a new award to their collections! On Friday, ET's Rachel Smith exclusively announced that all three artists earned their first ACM Awards nominations ahead of the April ceremony.Pink and Stefani are both nominated in the Music Event of the Year category, the former for her and Keith Urban's track, «One Too Many,» and the latter for the song «Nobody But You,» which she recorded with her fiancé, Blake Shelton.