BREAKING: ACM Awards Set New Air Date For Sept. 16

The 55th annual Academy of Country Music Awards has set a new air date, now slated for Wednesday, Sept. 16, airing live on CBS from 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. ET. The show will also stream live and on demand on CBS All Access.

As previously announced, Keith Urban, a 15-time ACM Award winner and reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year, will host the event.

A venue for the newly-rescheduled awards show, as well as a performer lineup, will be announced soon.

The Academy of Country Music will broadcast the two-hour special ACM Presents: Our Country during the ACM Awards’s original April 5 timeslot at 8:00 p.m. ET on CBS. The special will include at-home acoustic performances from top country artists, as well as clips of their favorite ACM Awards moments from previous years.

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Jessica Nicholson serves as the Managing Editor for MusicRow magazine. Her previous music journalism experience includes work with Country Weekly magazine and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) magazine. She holds a BBA degree in Music Business and Marketing from Belmont University. She welcomes your feedback at jnicholson@musicrow.com.

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