Hierbij een update van The Academy Of Country Music Awards die op 18 april plaatsvinden in Nashville en via CBS worden uitgezonden. Hieronder een overzicht van de optredende artiesten:
- Jimmie Allen
- Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney, “Half of My Hometown”
- Gabby Barrett
- Dierks Bentley with the War and Treaty, “Pride (in the Name of Love)”
- Brothers Osborne, “I’m Not for Everyone”
- Kenny Chesney, “Knowing You”
- Eric Church, “Bunch of Nothing”
- Luke Combs, “Forever After All”
- Dan + Shay, “Glad You Exist”
- Mickey Guyton, “Hold On”
- Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris, “Chasing After You”
- Alan Jackson, “You’ll Always Be My Baby” and “Drive (For Daddy Gene)”
- Lady A
- Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall, “In His Arms”
- Miranda Lambert and Elle King, “Drunk (and I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
- Little Big Town
- Ashley McBryde
- Carly Pearce and Lee Brice, “I Hope You’re Happy Now”
- Thomas Rhett, “What’s Your Country Song” and “Country Again”
- Blake Shelton, “Austin” and “Minimum Wage”
- Chris Stapleton, “Maggie’s Song”
- Carrie Underwood, My Savior gospel songs medley featuring CeCe Winans
- Keith Urban
- Chris Young and Kane Brown, “Famous Friends”
De genomineerden:
Entertainer
- Luke Bryan
- Eric Church
- Luke Combs
- Thomas Rhett
- Chris Stapleton
Female
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Miranda Lambert
- Ashley McBryde
- Maren Morris
- Carly Pearce
Male
- Dierks Bentley
- Luke Combs
- Eric Church
- Thomas Rhett
- Chris Stapleton
Duo
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Florida Georgia Line
- Maddie & Tae
Group
- Lady A
- Little Big Town
- Old Dominion
- The Cadillac Three
- The Highwomen
New Female
- Ingrid Andress
- Tenille Arts
- Gabby Barrett WINNER
- Mickey Guyton
- Caylee Hammack
New Male
- Jimmie Allen WINNER
- Travis Denning
- Hardy
- Cody Johnson
- Parker McCollum
Album
- “Born Here Live Here Die Here”, Luke Bryan
- “Mixtape Vol. 1”, Kane Brown
- “Never Will”, Ashley McBryde
- “Skeletons”, Brothers Osborne
- “Starting Over”, Chris Stapleton
Single
- “Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert
- “I Hope,” Gabby Barrett
- “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
- “More Hearts Than Mine,” Ingrid Andress
- “The Bones,” Maren Morris
Song
- “Bluebird,” Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Natalie Hemby
- “One Night Standards,” Ashley McBryde, Nicolette Hayford, Shane McAnally
- “Some People Do,” Jesse Frasure, Matt Ramsey, Thomas Rhett, Shane McAnally
- “Starting Over,” Chris Stapleton, Mike Henderson
- “The Bones,” Jimmy Robbins, Maren Morris, Laura Veltz
Video
- “Better Than We Found It,” Maren Morris
- “Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert
- “Gone,” Dierks Bentley
- “Hallelujah,” Carrie Underwood and John Legend
- “Worldwide Beautiful,” Kane Brown
Songwriter
- Ashley Gorley
- Michael Hardy
- Hillary Lindsey
- Shane McAnally
- Josh Osborne
Music Event
- “Be A Light,” Thomas Rhett f/Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, Keith Urban
- “Does To Me,” Luke Combs f/Eric Church
- “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
- “Nobody But You,” Blake Shelton f/Gwen Stefani
- “One Beer,” Hardy f/Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson
- “One Too Many,” Keith Urban f/P!nk
Bass Player
- Jarrod Travis Cure
- Mark Hill
- Tony Lucido
- Steve Mackey
- Glenn Worf
Drummer
- Fred Eltringham
- Evan Hutchings
- Derek Mixon
- Jerry Roe
- Aaron Sterling
Guitar Player
- Corenflos
- Kris Donegan
- Jedd Hughes
- Ilya Toshinskiy
- Derek Wells
Piano/Keys Player
- David Cohen
- David Dorn
- Charlie Judge
- Mike Rojas
- Benmont Tench
Specialty Instrument Player
- Alicia Enstrom
- Jim Hoke
- Danny Rader
- Mickey Raphael
- Ilya Toshinskiy
- Kristin Wilkinson
Steel Guitar Player
- Spencer Cullum
- Dan Dugmore
- Mike Johnson
- Russ Pahl
- Justin Schipper
Audio Engineer
- Jeff Balding
- Jason Hall
- Gena Johnson
- Vance Powell
- Reid Shippen
Producer
- Buddy Cannon
- Dave Cobb
- Dann Huff
- Jay Joyce
- Joey Moi