JASON ALDEAN, DIERKS BENTLEY, GARTH BROOKS, LUKE BRYAN, KENNY CHESNEY, ERIC CHURCH, MIRANDA LAMBERT, REBA, BLAKE SHELTON, GEORGE STRAIT, KEITH URBAN, AND FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE PLUS NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR NOMINEES SAM HUNT, THOMAS RHETT AND COLE SWINDELL, TO PERFORM ON THE 50TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® AWARDS, BROADCAST LIVE FROM AT&T STADIUM IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2015 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

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JASON ALDEAN, DIERKS BENTLEY, GARTH BROOKS, LUKE BRYAN,

KENNY CHESNEY, ERIC CHURCH, MIRANDA LAMBERT, REBA, BLAKE SHELTON,

GEORGE STRAIT, KEITH URBAN, AND FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE

PLUS NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

SAM HUNT, THOMAS RHETT AND COLE SWINDELL

 

TO PERFORM ON THE 50TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® AWARDS

 

BROADCAST LIVE FROM AT&T STADIUM IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS

SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2015 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

 

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Encino, CA (March 11, 2015) – The Academy of Country Music and dick clark productions announced the first round of all-star artists who will take the stage at the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards, Country Music’s Party of the Year®. The epic lineup for the Academy’s golden anniversary show includes country icons Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Reba, Blake Shelton, George Strait, Keith Urban, Florida Georgia Line, plus Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett and Cole Swindell. The ceremony, co-hosted by Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton, will be broadcast LIVE from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 8:00 PM – 11:30PM ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.

 

Exclusive to the 50th ACM Awards, reigning Entertainer of the Year and Artist of the Decade, George Strait, will debut new music. Also, Reba will be returning to the ACM Awards to perform for the first time in five years on the telecast.

 

In addition to performing, this year Miranda Lambert leads the ACM Awards with eight (8) nominations.  Dierks Bentley follows with seven (7) nominations, while Florida Georgia Line received five (5) nominations, and Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, as well as Eric Church each earned four (4) nominations.  Jason Aldean was nominated for three (3) awards, Blake Shelton received two (2) nominations, Garth Brooks is nominated for Entertainer of the Year and Keith Urban received a nomination in the Video of the Year category.  This year’s ACM New Artist of the Year Presented By Kohl’s nominees include Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett and Cole Swindell.

 

Ticket packages for the 50th ACM Awards are available NOW at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets to the ACM Awards sold out last spring in a record 18 minutes, but as staging changes became final for the telecast, seats to the previously SOLD OUT Awards have been added.   Additional performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks. For more information on the ACM Awards and all ACM events, visit www.ACMcountry.com, like us on Facebook, Instagram or follow us on Twitter at @ACMawards for more immediate updates.

 

About the Academy of Country Music Awards

The 50th Academy of Country Music Awards is dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in the country music industry.  The show is produced for television by dick clark productions and will broadcast LIVE from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, R.A. Clark and Barry Adelman are executive producers.  Bob Romeo is executive producer for the Academy of Country Music.

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