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The Academy of Country Music revealed more performers slated to take the stage at the 61st ACM Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Blake Shelton, Carter Faith, Dan + Shay, Ella Langley, Jordan Davis, Kane Brown, The Red Clay Strays, Thomas Rhett and Zach Top have been added to the lineup, along with New Female Artist and New Male Artist of the Year winners Avery Anna and Tucker Wetmore. This newest round of ACM Award performers join previously-announced artists Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, Riley Green, Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town and Miranda Lambert. The Academy of Country Music will announce additional performers and presenters in the coming weeks.
Shania Twain will make her debut as ACM Awards host when the show returns to the MGM Garden Arena stage later this month. Twain said in a statement that she’s “thrilled to be hosting the 61st ACM Awards in Las Vegas, a place that feels like home. It’s such an honor to be part of this incredible night celebrating Country Music’s biggest stars, especially with so many talented women leading nominations this year. I can’t wait to welcome all of the fans and artists out for this unforgettable night.”
Megan Moroney, Lambert, Langley and Wilson lead ACM nominations (nine, eight, seven and seven, respectively), followed by Chris Stapleton (six), Top (five), and Johnson (four).
See the full list of nominations here.
In the days leading up to the ACM Awards, Green will headline ACM Lifting Lives Country on the Green: Riley Green & Friends, and Keith Urban will headline ACM Next Wave: Country’s Beach Bash. Those events take place on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16, respectively.
The 61st ACM Awards will kick off at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT / 5 p.m. PT on Sunday, May 17.