Academy of Country Music Awards

ACM Awards hits record low ratings, join the ceremony slump

By Lynn Elber Apr. 20, 2021 07:17 PM EDT

In this Aug. 3, 2020 photo, Mickey Guyton is photographed during a remote portrait session in Los Angeles on Aug. 3, 2020, left, and Keith Urban appears at the 13th Annual ACM Honors in Nashville, Tenn. on August 21, 2019. Guyton and Urban will host the Academy of Country Music Awards in April. (AP Photo)

Keith Urban, Mickey Guyton have chemistry as ACM hosts

By Kristin M. Hall Apr. 16, 2021 10:33 AM EDT

Gena Johnson poses in her home studio in Nashville, Tenn. on April 8, 2021. Johnson, a recording engineer, is the first woman to ever be nominated for engineer of the year by the Academy of Country Music. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

ACM nominee engineer Gena Johnson crafts hit records

By Kristin M. Hall Apr. 13, 2021 10:26 AM EDT

FILE - This April 7, 2019 file photo shows host Reba McEntire on stage at the 54th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. The Academy of Country Music Awards is coming back to Nashville in April for a second time to hold its awards show at three different venues. The show will air on April 18 on CBS from the Grand Ole Opry House, the Ryman Auditorium and the Bluebird Cafe. The show is normally held in Las Vegas every April, but moved to Music City last year when the coronavirus pandemic delayed their show to last September. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

ACM Awards show returns to Nashville venues in April

Feb. 16, 2021 11:00 AM EST

Thomas Rhett, right, winner of the entertainer of the year award, elbow bumps host Keith Urban on stage during the 55th annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the Grand Ole Opry House on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett tie for top prize at ACMs

By Kristin M. Hall Sep. 16, 2020 03:15 AM EDT

FILE - Eric Church performs at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Ariz. on March 28, 2017. Church will perform at this year's ACM Awards in Nashville. (Photo by Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP, File)

ACM Awards brings live performances back to TV amid pandemic

By Kristin M. Hall Sep. 14, 2020 12:18 PM EDT

AM Prep-Music

Apr. 06, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
COUNTRY MUSIC ACADEMY AIRS SHOW IN LIEU OF AWARDS - BECAUSE OF COVID-19 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music’s biggest stars should have...

This combination photo shows country music stars, from left, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood, who are among 23 performers that will be featured in “ACM Presents: Our Country,” an at-home country music special that is airing on CBS on April 5, in lieu of their delayed Academy of Country Music awards show. (AP Photo)

At home with kids, pets and spouses, country stars play on

By Kristin M. Hall Apr. 05, 2020 11:36 PM EDT