ACM Awards Promise Plenty Of Interesting Pairings

This year’s ACM Awards set for Sunday night (April 2) will be duo-heavy as tons of stars team up for performances on the 52nd annual awards ceremony. Among the artists collaborating on the telecast will be 14-time ACM Award-winner and former host Reba McEntire with contemporary Christian artist Lauren Daigle performing “Back to God,” Tim McGraw and Faith Hill performing the world TV premiere of their new single “Speak To a Girl,” Thomas Rhett and Maren Morris teaming up for “Craving You,” Cole Swindell and Dierks Bentley rocking on “Flatliner,” Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban performing their duet “The Fighter,” and Florida Georgia Line joining forces with tourmates the Backstreet Boys on a medley of tunes.

Brett Eldredge and Old Dominion have been added to the previously announced list of performers on the show, and presenters taking the stage this year include Lauren Alaina, Bobby Bones, Kane Brown, Savannah Chrisley, Todd Chrisley, Kacey Musgraves, Nancy O’Dell, Jake Owen, Kellie Pickler, Darius Rucker, Elliott Sadler, Miss America Savvy Shields, and Bubba Wallace.

The official red carpet pre-show for the “52nd Academy of Country Music Awards” will live stream exclusively on Twitter on April 2, starting at 6 p.m. ET.

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Lorie Hollabaugh

Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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