An Encore Presentation of the 51st
ACM Awards Airs Monday, April 4 on
CMT (Canada)
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TORONTO, March 14, 2016 /CNW/ - Global brings Country
Music's Party of the Year® back to Canada as the 51st Academy of
Country Music Awards® premieres Sunday, April 3 at 8 pm ET/PT on Global. The boot
stompin' soiree continues Monday, April
4 at 8 pm
ET/5 pm PT with an encore
presentation of the ACM Awards on CMT
(Canada). Hosting this year's
event is reigning ACM Awards Entertainer of the Year
Luke Bryan and megastar Dierks
Bentley who will honour some of country music's best and
brightest stars, and hottest emerging talent, straight from
Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Lighting up the stage with blockbuster performances are co-hosts
Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley as well as country superstar
Keith Urban, multi-Grammy Award®
winner Carrie Underwood, music duo
Florida Georgia Line, newcomer Cam,
country music veteran Kenny Chesney
and chart-topper Tim McGraw debuting
his new single "Humble and Kind." Also scheduled to perform are
Kelsea Ballerini, Eric Church, Sam
Hunt and more.
Nominations for country music's cream of the crop have been
announced, with singer-songwriter Chris
Stapleton leading the pack with seven nods, followed by
country rocker Eric Church and
newcomer Cam with six nominations each. Additional nominees include
Little Big Town up for five awards, Chris
Janson, Miranda Lambert and
Thomas Rhett each up for three, and
Zac Brown Band nominated for Vocal
Group of the Year.
The 51st Academy of Country Music Awards is
produced by dick clark productions. Allen
Shapiro, Mike Mahan,
R.A. Clark, Barry Adelman and Mark
Bracco are executive producers. Bob Romeo is executive
producer for the Academy of Country Music.
Viewers who miss the live event can watch country's hottest
stars take the stage following the broadcast the next day on
GlobalTV.com and the Global Go app.
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