The Academy of Country Music revealed a star-studded lineup of presenters for this year’s 60th ACM Awards. The ceremony, hosted by Reba McEntire, is set to take place on Thursday, May 8th; streaming exclusively on Prime Video from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
The new round of presenters just announced include Blake Shelton, Carly Pearce, Clint Black, Crystal Gayle, ERNEST, Gabby Barrett, Gretchen Wilson, Jordan Davis, Lee Ann Womack, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Parker McCollum, Riley Green, Sara Evans, Sugarland, The Oak Ridge Boys and Wynonna Judd.
Additional presenters will include R&B star Lionel Richie, actress/singer Rita Wilson, NASCAR driver Chase Elliott, and Amazon Music’s Amber Anderson and Kelly Sutton. The show will also feature collaborative performances by Jelly Roll & Shaboozey; Backstreet Boys & Rascal Flatts; and Brooks & Dunn with Cody Johnson.
This year’s show will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the ACMs, and is set to open with 12 straight minutes of music highlighting the last six decades of ACM song of the year winners. In addition, Keith Urban will receive the ‘ACM Triple Crown Award,’ which he clinched in 2019 when he was named ‘Entertainer of the Year’, in addition to having previously won ‘New Male Artist of the Year’ (2001) and ‘Male Artist of the Year’ (2005-06).
The 60th annual ACM Awards will air live on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on Prime Video from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
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