ACM Award News

Entertainer of the Year nominee Jason Aldean, Album of the Year nominee Luke Bryan, four-time Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney, rising country music star Eric Church (pictured above), two-time Male Vocalist of the Year Toby Keith, reigning Female Vocalist of the Year Miranda Lambert and 14-time ACM Award winner Tim McGraw are scheduled to perform at the 47th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, co-hosted by Reba and Blake Shelton. The ACM Awards air Sunday, April 1, at 8/7c.

Entertainer of the Year nominee Blake Shelton, Male Vocalist of the Year nominee Chris Young, reigning New Artist of the Year The Band Perry, two-time Vocal Group of the Year Lady Antebellum and 10-time ACM Award winner Rascal Flatts are scheduled to perform at the 47th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS.

Academy of Country Music Awards New Artist of the Year nominees Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes and Scotty McCreery will perform at the 2nd Annual ACM Fan Jam and Post-Award Concert, hosted by Zac Brown Band (pictured above), at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Their performances at the ACM Fan Jam, the fans-only live concert event taking place in Las Vegas during and after the 47th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, will be broadcast during the Awards, Sunday, April 1 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on CBS. Photo credit: C Taylor Crothers

Song of the Year nominee Dierks Bentley and reigning Male Vocalist of the Year Brad Paisley are scheduled to perform, and music legend Lionel Richie and reigning Entertainer of the Year nominee Taylor Swift are set to present as part of the 47th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS.

“The Hunger Games” star Liam Hemsworth, “NCIS: Los Angeles” star LL COOL J, Zac Brown, Brantley Gilbert, Scotty McCreery, The Band Perry, KISS and Thompson Square are scheduled to present as part of the 47th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS.

Two and Half Men's Ashton Kutcher will present at Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards. He'll join fellow CBS presenters LL Cool J and Beth Behrs. Photo: Robert Voets/Warner Bros. ©2012 Warner Bros. Television. All Rights Reserved.